With everyone and their mom ripping off Black Flag's steez these days (cough... Rostarr, Blaqstarr... coughcough) the Lab felt it was time to teach you your roots. Remember kids, there's more to the band than the Raymond Pettibon cover art. Greg, Dez and the boys had a special place in their hearts for good old fashioned drinking anthems with just the right amount of irony and self-loathing. "Six Pack(1)" fits right into that category. This is still in the pre-Rollins period with Dez on vox and Dukowski on bass and honestly it's pretty fucking hard to beat. If you want to hear the Flag at their most furious, this is a great place to start. Both cuts on side B are full scale rants on the Reagan era. Good thing so much has changed... P.S. This album features possibly the most surreal run out etching ever. It makes me hungry. Recommended.

reviewed by Newjack