Youth Of Today

Here's an early Christmas present, the long-awaited Youth Of Today!

Youth Of Today are a four-piece hardcore punk band from Danbury, Connecticut that were originally around from 1985 to 1990. Despite being from Connecticut, their impact was really felt in New York. Without a doubt, they're easily one of the most important and influential bands in hardcore history. They were integral in the original Youth Crew scene, as well as furthering straight edge to incorporate vegetarianism. They only released material in their original five-year run together, which included putting out classics like Break Down The Walls and We're Not In This Alone, which are both monumental records in hardcore punk.

In addition to the obvious influence Youth Of Today had, their members were also active in a ton of other burgeoning punk bands at the time, including Gorilla Biscuits, Side By Side, Project X, Judge, Shelter, CIV, and Quicksand, to name just a few. Youth Of Today have reunited numerous times since their original run. Like I said before, their only recorded material is from their first five years, though they still ended up being fairly active over the next few decades through tours and festivals and such. The first two reunions were one-off shows in 1994 and 1999, then a European tour in 2003. Since 2010, they've played shows fairly frequently each year, mostly making festival appearances. This year particularly, their classic line-up that recorded We're Not In This Alone has reunited. Enjoy.

Can't Close My Eyes (1985)

1. Expectations

2. Crucial Times

3. I Have Faith

4. Youth Of Today

5. Take A Stand

6. Positive Outlook

7. Can't Close My Eyes

8. We Just Might

9. Youth Crew

Break Down The Walls (1986)

1. Make A Change

2. Thinking Straight

3. Stabbed In The Back

4. Take A Stand

5. Honesty

6. One Family

7. Break Down The Walls

8. Shout It

9. Time To Forgive

10. Positive Outlook

11. Standing Hard

12. Free At Last

13. Youth Of Today

We're Not In This Alone (1988)

1. Flame Still Burns

2. Slow Down

3. Choose To Be

4. Put It Aside

5. Wake Up And Live

6. No More

7. What Goes Around

8. Potential Friends

9. A Time We'll Remember

10. Live Free

11. Understand

12. Prejudice

13. Keep It Up

Youth Of Today (1990)

1. Disengage

2. Modern Love Story

3. Envy

Take A Stand (1992)

1. Slow Down

2. Malfunction (Cro-Mags)

3. Can't Close My Eyes

4. Potential Friends

5. I Have Faith

6. Stabbed In The Back

7. Keep It Up

8. Better Than You (Gorilla Biscuits)
9. Put It Aside

10. Youth Crew

11. Break Down The Walls

12. Anarchy In... (Sex Pistols)

13. Make A Change

14. Flame Still Burns

15. Take A Stand

16. Pushed Too Far (Sick Of It All)

17. A Time We Will Remember

18. Shout It

19. Choose To Be

20. One Night Stand

21. No More

22. Can't You See (Crippled Youth)

23 Prejudice

24. Wake Up And Live

25. Honesty

26. Talk Is Cheap (Bold)

27. Positive Outlook

28. Together

29. Youth Of Today

30. Understand

Live At Van Hall, Amsterdam, 1989 (1996)

1. A Time We'll Remember

2. No More

3. Break Down The Walls

4. Can't Close My Eyes

5. Malfunction (Cro-Mags)

6. Minor Threat (Minor Threat)

7. Standing Hard