Black Flag - Loose Nut lp

Black Flag - Loose Nut lp "Released as part of ‘84-‘85 album deluge, Loose Nut feels like a band re-energized, but also a band that’s a little too light on editing. My War and Slip It In drew the line in the sand that Black Flag wasn’t just Damaged and that to them, the gap between ’81 and ’84 was an eon.If anything, the 84-85 albums, with their linear and riff-centric progression stated that the band didn’t want to be pigeon-holed as either ”hardcore” or “punk” and frankly, the music from that period was often more heavy metal than punk. The band would struggle with this identity, as while there are some riff monsters from the period (i.e. “My War,” “Scream,” “Rats Eyes,”) there’s also a lot of filler.But, at least during the Loose Nut period, the band found a semi-happy medium between their impulses. “Annihilate” is nearly a straight-up metal song rooted in one of the band’s most crushing riffs. It’s telling that Ginn, who is master of the oblong, tricky riff, is able to so easily