Screams from the Gutter
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{{Infobox album
| name = Screams from the Gutter
| type = studio
| artist = Raw Power
| cover = Screams From the Gutter Front Cover.jpg
| alt =
| recorded = 4–5 September 1984{{cite web|url=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0LlLsHTI_uM/W50TYqiXYOI/AAAAAAAAZ0k/6uX7h667oFEN3yUlX74yq-8Ij3sM6PWAwCLcBGAs/s1600/raw-power%2Bitaly.jpg|title=Screams From the Gutter – Back Cover (Album) |publisher=blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=4 July 2019}}
| venue =
| studio = Hit City Midwest, Indianapolis, Indiana{{cite web|url=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0LlLsHTI_uM/W50TYqiXYOI/AAAAAAAAZ0k/6uX7h667oFEN3yUlX74yq-8Ij3sM6PWAwCLcBGAs/s1600/raw-power%2Bitaly.jpg|title=Screams From the Gutter – Back Cover (Album) |publisher=blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=4 July 2019}}
| genre = {{hlist|Hardcore punk|crossover thrash}}
| label = Toxic Shock{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/289214-Raw-Power-2|title=Raw Power at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}}
| producer = Raw Power, Paul Mahern{{cite web|url=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0LlLsHTI_uM/W50TYqiXYOI/AAAAAAAAZ0k/6uX7h667oFEN3yUlX74yq-8Ij3sM6PWAwCLcBGAs/s1600/raw-power%2Bitaly.jpg|title=Screams From the Gutter – Back Cover (Album) |publisher=blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=4 July 2019}}
| prev_title = You Are the Victim
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = After Your Brain
| next_year = 1986
}}
Screams from the Gutter is the third{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/screams-from-the-gutter-mw0000739700|title=Screams from the Gutter – Review |publisher=allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}} studio album by Italian hardcore punk band Raw Power, released in 1985 by American independent label Toxic Shock Records.
Background
Based out of Reggio Emilia, Raw Power was founded in 1981 by brothers Mauro (vocals) and Giuseppe Codeluppi (guitar). The band has endured multiple lineup changes throughout the years, with the Codeluppi brothers operating as the core.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/raw-power-mn0000402670/biography|title=Raw Power – Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}} Raw Power debuted in 1983 with You Are the Victim.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/raw-power-mn0000402670/biography|title=Raw Power – Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}} While touring in the United States in 1984, the band played in Los Angeles with the Dead Kennedys. It was at that show that they were spotted by Bill Sassenberger, owner of Toxic Shock Records, which resulted in the band signing with the label.{{cite web|url=http://rawpowerhardcore.com/wp/?page_id=8|title= Biography Raw Power (Official Website)|publisher=rawpowerhardcore.com |date= |accessdate=4 July 2019}}
Reception and sales
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/screams-from-the-gutter-mw0000739700|title=Screams from the Gutter – Review |publisher=allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}}
}}
AllMusic editor Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album a perfect five-star rating, describing it as "one of the all-time classics of the '80s crossover movement" and "as seminal a document of '80s crossover as has ever been recorded".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/screams-from-the-gutter-mw0000739700|title=Screams from the Gutter – Review |publisher=allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}}
Exclaim! editor Rob Ferraz described the album as "a must have for anyone with even a remote interest in '80s hardcore".{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/raw_power-screams_from_gutter|title=Raw Power Screams From the Gutter|publisher=exclaim.ca |date= |accessdate=5 July 2019}}
The album sold 40,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/screams-from-the-gutter-mw0000739700|title=Screams from the Gutter – Review |publisher=allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=11 March 2019}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = State Oppression
| length1 = 1:31
| title2 = Joe's the Best
| length2 = 0:30
| title3 = Bastard
| length3 = 0:59
| title4 = A Certain Kind of Killer
| length4 = 1:10
| title5 = Army
| length5 = 1:38
| title6 = My Boss
| length6 = 1:20
| title7 = No Card
| length7 = 1:30
| title8 = Power
| length8 = 0:53
| title9 = Start A Fight
| length9 = 2:30
| title10 = Don't Let Me See It
| length10 = 2:27
| title11 = Hate
| length11 = 2:01
| title12 = Raw Power
| length12 = 1:01
| title13 = Our Oppression
| length13 = 1:20
| title14 = We're All Gonna Die
| length14 = 1:44
| title15 = Police, Police
| length15 = 1:06
| title16 = Nihilist
| length16 = 1:23
| title17 = Politicians
| length17 = 2:01
| total_length = 26:28
}}
Personnel
- Mauro Codeluppi – vocals
- Davide Devoti – lead guitar
- Giuseppe Codeluppi – rhythm guitar
- Maurizio Dodi – bass
- Helder Stefanini – drums