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Warrior Soul Albums: Sounding like no one else, Last Decade Dead Century (1990) is an undiscovered classic. HUGE thunderous sound, with Kory setting out his manifesto. It fitted in with no genre and was ahead of its time (Grunge kids would have LOVED it if they had existed and had Warrior Soul been from Seattle and not New York). Drugs, God And The New Republic (1991) had a more stripped down sound - less bass, more treble. More post-punk sounding and with Joy Division seemingly an obvious influence. The songs were less formed than their debut and seemed a little rushed. Salutaions From The Ghetto Nation (1992) had a slightly warmer production than the previous album and a bit of a 70's feel to it. It also hinted at their future directions - with outright Punk Rockers and Psychedelic Stoner Songs. Chill Pill (1993) is a dissapointment. Far too much wierd druggy stuff going on. The Joy Division influences are still there, and there is the odd punk work out, but otherwise far too many meandering, wasted songs. Plus the quality of songwriting is not there. Space Age Playboys (1994) - a new indie label (bye bye Geffen) and a new lease of life - PUNK ROCK N ROLL! My only worry is that this features a very different line up and was originally released as a DIFFERENT BAND - the Space Age Playboys!! But then someone realised that Warrior Soul had a fanbase and it was released under their name. I love this album - it is punk rock, and post punk re-invented. Think The Psychedelic Furs with a Metal injection. Gone is the druggy haze, thankfully. Classics (2000) For whatever reason, Kory reformed the "Classic" Warrior Soul line up - but not the original one. And they re-recorded a collection of Warrior Soul songs, some of which only Kory had previously featured on. The debut album songs sound more raw and punkier, but no songs sound as good as the originals. 'We Are The Government is 'Intro' and 'Interzone' by Joy Division. It is nowhere near as good as the 'Drugs, God..' version.. You can never go back and you can never recapture....... Chinese Democracy (2008)/Destroy The War Machine (2009) Kory assembles a new band and pisses off his old band mates. BUT it works. Oh yes! The two albums are the same tracks just under different titles (the first being a pop at Guns N Roses' still unreleased album). Here we get all the old topics of Warrior Soul songs mixed onto one album - the outspoken left-wing politics, the fuck-you attitude, the take-your-brains-out fun side - it's all here. And it's mostly fast, punk rock/metal and a good mix of all eras of Warrior Soul.