ISOCRACY “Welcome to El Sob” demo
[Originally Published: Issue #6, circa 1989]
ISOCRACY is a hardcore band from the San Francisco suburb called El Sobrante. ISOCRACY is the concept of a government of equals. ISOCRACY is Al Sobrante on drums, Lenny on guitar, Martin on Bass, and Jason on vocals.
ISOCRACY “Welcome to El Sob”: You can’t beat the price of this one – 60 minutes of music for $2. Total zaniness come from these four folks. Their style is an all-out thrash. So, they’re not the most talented band – but they make definitive creative use of what they know. Most of the songs average about a minute long, so there’s not too much room for variety. But somehow, their originality makes up for their lack of variety. My one major is about their lyrics. What I mean is that some songs talk about racism, some about politics, and some about love and other personal feelings. I don’t have anything against a band covering many topics, but ISOCRACY just barely scratches the surface of the topics they cover! A small complaint, admittedly, because all-in-all, this is a fine job. Look for a future interview.