With the release of Life. They changed the course of hardcore history. One of if not the most important record of the 90s. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Life. Unbroken on AllMusic - 1997.
Secrets don't make friends and they definitely don't make spouses. One password download for mac. I have dreamt my whole life of what love should look like, I have never expected prince charming to come knocking at my door with a glass slipper but I have always expected love to be patient, kind, gracious, forgiving, selfless, you know. The way God loves us. Regret.” 1 contributor Second and final LP by San Diego hardcore band Unbroken. Considered one of the most important albums of 90s hardcore.
Unbroken was a hardcore band from San Diego, California. They were influential in the Southern California hardcore scene during the mid-to-late 1990s. The band chose the name Unbroken because they wanted to emphasize their dedication to the straight edge philosophy of drug abstinence. However, most of the members have since given up this belief.
The band’s members were also in the groups Struggle, Swing Kids , Kill Holiday, Julia, Some Girls, Smooth Man Automatic, Johnny Angel, Stabbed By Words, and Over My Dead Body before, during, and after Unbroken’s existence.
Guitarist Eric Allen committed suicide 3 years after the break up of the band. The band reformed soon after Eric’s death for 1 show as a benefit to Eric’s family.
This is probably my favourite hardcore record. The emotion going through this record is too intense to put to words. Musically it very much sounds like the 90's. Heavy, slow (with some fast parts defintely influenced from Slayer,) and powerful from front to back. Lyric wise it's honest and comes straight from the heart..a heart full of bitterness and hate. Life.Love.Regret is definitely one of, if not the most, influential albums in heavy hardcore.
BONUS: Courtesty of xSTUCK IN THE PASTx here's the original inserts.
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Year of release:
1994
Tracks:
A1: D4
A2: end of a lifetime
A3: in the name of progression
A4: razor
A5: final expression
B1: blanket
B2: recluse
B3: the set up
B4: curtain
This is where they turned from a great band into a legend. With the release of Life. Love. Regret. they changed the course of hardcore history. One of if not the most important record of the 90s. You need this!!!
Only pressed two times and was out of print for a very long time until the discography release hit the streets. Which actually means that the Album is still out of print. But so what. Actually you need all their stuff anyway and the Reissue. Repackage. Reevalute. release is the easiest way.
For RSD 2014 Indecision Records did a beautiful 20th anniversary pressing bu it sold out quickly so again it's out of print.
TEST PRESS
no idea how many were made but i believe there was only one set of test pressings made for the original two pressings. no idea if Indecision did a Test Press for the 20th anniversary edition.
pictured is a copy from the collection of Ferry xthreesomex1st press:
Label: New Age Records
Cat. #: NAR 22
A-Side Matrix: NA-22-1 i don't know if this is rendezvous or deja vu L-42968
B-Side Matrix: NA-22-2 i saw nine pictures of jesus suffering + i didn't know which one to choose L-42968-X
vinyl color: black
1st press:
Label: New Age Records
Cat. #: NAR 22
A-Side Matrix: NA-22-1 i don't know if this is rendezvous or deja vu L-42968
B-Side Matrix: NA-22-2 i saw nine pictures of jesus suffering + i didn't know which one to choose L-42968-X
press run: 500?
vinyl color: clear blue
2nd press:
Label: New Age Records
Cat. #: NAR 22
A-Side Matrix: NA-22-1 i don't know if this is rendezvous or deja vu L-42968
B-Side Matrix: NA-22-2 i saw nine pictures of jesus suffering + i didn't know which one to choose L-42968-X
vinyl color: black
For some reason the 1st press covers and Todd Beattie side of the insert didn't come out the way they were supposed to so New Age fixed that on the 2nd press. Also this time around they used glossy paper for the lyric insert.
here are some comparisons of the differences between 1st and 2nd press:
| Although the images are a lot clearer on the 2nd press I also love the way the 1st press covers look. Somehow I feel it fits the overall mood of the record just a little better. |
| this is the best picture I could take to show the difference between the 1st press flat and 2nd press glossy lyricsheet |
| You can clearly see the issue the band/label had with the way this came out the first time around. So for the 2nd press they slightly changed the layout and now you can actually read what Todd Beattie wanted to get across. I just don't know why they chose to zoom in on the Doré painting they used for the background? |
3rd press:
Label: Indecision Records
Cat. #: ind93
A-Side Matrix: PIRATES PRESS IND85 A 80858E1/A
B-Side Matrix: PIRATES PRESS IND85 B 80858E2/A
vinyl color: black/ maroon split vinyl
press run: 775
20th anniversary standard edition
For some reason the Catalogue no. etched into the matrix isn't the correct one as featured on the jacket's spine and the labels website.3rd press:
Label: Indecision Records
Cat. #: ind93
Unbroken Life Love Regret Poster
A-Side Matrix: PIRATES PRESS IND85 A 80858E1/A
B-Side Matrix: PIRATES PRESS IND85 B 80858E2/A
vinyl color: blue/red vinyl with black splatter
press run: 208
20th anniversary limited (first ever) Japan Tour & last US show edition
Cover has additional lettering saying life. love. regret. in japanese.
Unbroken Life Love Regret Cd
Unbroken Life Love Regret Rar