Poison Idea

Confuse And Conquer

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Legendary hardcore punks Poison Idea, formed back in 1980, are back with Confuse And Conquer!

For a band heavily influenced by the California punk scene, Poison Idea never had the unhinged manic qualities one found in Black Flag or the Circle Jerks. Their song structures and musicianship were much more hard rock-oriented, and that continues on Confuse. “Bog” opens the album in classic PI style: fast hook-laden riffs, go-for-broke drumming, and Jerry A doing his best Darby Crash-on-steroids impersonation. The piano intro on “Psychic Wedlock” recalls the epic “Plastic Bomb” from 1990’s Feel The Darkness, but halfway through slows down to an uncharacteristically doomy psychedelic passage before shifting back into high punk gear. It’s an unexpected but welcome move. “Hypnotic” has a Social Distortion rockabilly vibe, replete with gang vocal “Hey! Hey!”s and “WhooaaOOOooaa”s. “Cold Black Afternoon” brings the circle pit home with a relentless hardcore energy, leaving only enough room for a ripping tap-happy solo before slamming into the equally fast and furious “Rhythms Of Insanity”. A respite comes in the form of “Dead Cowboy,” awash in spaghetti Western worship down to the twangy Telecaster tone and bullwhip cracks.

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