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''Born to Expire'' is the debut album from New York band, Leeway. It was recorded in November, 1987. Delays postponed its release to January, 1989 – jointly on Rock Hotel and Profile Records. It was followed up by ''Desperate Measures'' in 1991. In 1996, Another Planet re-issued the album on the same CD as ''Desperate Measures''. == Overview == Lyrically and vocally, Leeway were firmly rooted in the hardcore punk genre as could also be seen by the company they chose to keep – Corrosion of Conformity, Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, Sick Of It All, and Prong to name but a few. Musically, however, it was most definitely metal and a compromise label of thrash/crossover was achieved but still left a few questions unanswered. In truth, many fans of both genres had their likes and dislikes – even between songs. Guitarist and songwriter, A.J. Novello, had this to say on the dichotomy caused by this album: "(the album) came out and surprised everyone because it was totally metallic sounding... (it) re-wrote the book on New York hardcore. Leeway just about killed hardcore because we used heavy guitar sounds and spent time on actual tones and textures instead of throwing things together haphazardly." 〔Eric Wielander's liner notes from the 1996 Another Planet re-issue of ''Born to Expire''/''Desperate Measures''〕 Most of the songs are played at thrash metal pace but at hardcore punk-style track lengths. The band even had time to experiment with rap and funk on "Catholic High School". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Born to Expire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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