Funeral Oration - 1983-1985

I was never crazy about the later-period Funeral Oration stuff, but these early recordings are top notch. I was lucky enough to get an original copy of the 1983 demo, There's Nothing Left to Laugh About, back in 1989 from someone who was selling off his demo collection for practically nothing. This tape is probably the lesser known of all their recordings, and it's a shame, because it's so much better than anything else they ever did. Raw and melodic basement thrash that never lets up, and only slows down once for the song Walls. They really tapped into something great with this demo, and in my mind it's simply legendary. I ripped this demo, and the follow-up, The Godsend, from the original tapes, and they came out surprisingly good. The 1983 demo is pretty rare from what i understand, and i doubt you'll find a quality copy of this anywhere else. Enjoy. The 1984 demo is great as well, although it's mostly re-recorded tracks from the '83 tape, much cleaner sounding and not as urgent. There are still some gems on there. Also here is the band's first 12" and full length. Punk rock rarely gets better than this, check it out for yourself.

Funeral Oration Collection