THE PYRAMIDS - Birth / Speed / Merging LP NY Hardcore time hasn’t healed the wounds

time hasn’t healed the wounds

‘Nassau’ lives up to the promise of their debut and raised the bar for things to come

1981 would document this fabled journey with crucial performances that show the band evolve from noisemaking lout cultists into true post-punk legends

but listening with the score and images is even more entertaining — you might hear the bird calls at the beginning of “warren

were punk in the moment before punk cut ties with solos and five minute songs

THE PYRAMIDS - Birth / Speed / Merging LP NY Hardcore time hasn’t healed the woundsBirth Speed Merging was recorded in 1976 after the band's move to San Francisco. The album closes the Pyramids' 70s trilogy and makes more use of studio technology: adding overdubs and other effects, a marked departure from the previous two releases, though at no cost to the urgent message and energy of their earlier works.