Born Against / Yuppicide - Live at ABC No Rio Split 7"

Born Against / Yuppicide - (not quite) Live at ABC No Rio Split 7"
Yuppicide's Myspace
Born Against's Myspace

"How many many Germans are you gonna find at ABC NO RIO?"
-Steve of Yuppicide


WHAT I ORIGINALLY WROTE (see UPDATE below for some Real Talk!)
This is one of my new favorite splits. Featuring two legendary New York hardcore bands playing three songs each at one of the NYC scene's most beloved venues, the ABC No Rio squat (which is no longer a squat house), I'd call this a must have for any fan of early NYHC.

Yuppicide, who reunited last weekend after a twelve year hiatus, deliver a solid performance with a Negative Approach cover to boot. The Born Against side sounds like total chaos. Since one of the guys from Yuppicide asks "why has the stage diving stopped? Do you guys not like us?" after they play their first song, it seems like Born Against probably had kids flying towards them they whole time they played.



UPDATE!
I was talking to one of the guys from Yuppicide about this split and they shared a rather interesting story.

Basically, it's a sham. The show never happened, nor did Yuppicide and Born Against ever, EVER play a show together. Ever. This split is comprised of tracks from various shows they did in Germany that were than cobbled together by a small German label and released without either band's consent or knowledge. They then cobbled together a fake show flyer to put on the cover.

It's an unauthorized bootleg of a show that never happened on a tour that didn't exist, featuring two bands who never shared a stage with each other.

Tell tale signs of fakery:
1. "$27 at the door." For a hardcore show at a squat house? Really?
2. Listen to the crowd chatter. You'll hear a surprising amount of German.