CHANNEL THREE - AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT LP ESS BOX SET Frequent family parties at Bobby’s

Frequent family parties at Bobby’s were thrown to the sounds of his grandfather playing Latin and Cuban classics on his guitar or to his parents record collection which was full of early jazz and blues

The music on Madvillainy went against the grain of all popular conventions in contemporary hip-hop: short songs

Brandishing his guitar like a Cro-Magnon’s club

and psychedelic grooves

Syncopated rhythm

CHANNEL THREE - AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT LP ESS BOX SET Frequent family parties at Bobby’sChannel 3 emerged from the Southern California hardcore punk explosion of the early 1980s. After the Lights Go Out was released as the follow up to their highly acclaimed debut, Fear of Life (also available on DPR). The record moved in a slightly different direction, but remained true to their SoCal hardcore base, and further solidifying their place in hardcore history. TRACK LIST A1 What About Me? A2 Stupid Girl A3 Separate Peace A4 No Love A5 After