This was originally released on Vulture Rock records for a vinyl only release. Pure Impact has released the album on CD. 13 songs of violent anthems about drinking, bashing commie traitors, and just havin' plain ole skinhead fun. "Thugs not drugs" stands out above the rest. Ultra-patriotic, ultra-violent... no bullshit American Oi!(-core) from Connecticut, if your not a vinyl collector make sure to get this CD release. (review courtesy of www.realskinheads.net)

Glad Peter from Pure Impact sent me some of his older stuff because this is a real classic. Y.O. were a short-lived Oi-core band out of CT that played a mix of street punk and old 80’s NYHC that reminded me a bit of the old CT masters, Forced Reality. As I’ve said before, few bands can pull this off but these guys managed to. There was one fast n’ catchy anthem after another. Musically, the lineup was tight, and they thankfully avoided anything like ballads, boring slow numbers, songs about fashion, etc. in favor of quick odes to America, standing up for each other and of course, their brew of choice and pride of Milwaukee, Pabst Blue Ribbon. My favorite track music-wise was Aggro, which was almost straight out HC and then added a really sweet rock and roll style guitar solo. United Skins was also outstanding, being more of a melodic sing a long Oi! number. As previously mentioned, the lyrics on here covered things like brotherhood, patriotism, fighting, drinking, etc. in a straight from the gut, non-PC way. There were a couple of standouts though, first being the song Thugs Not Drugs that was a great indictment of drug use in the subculture as well as Generation: Lost which was about how the 60’s counterculture/new left movement is really made up of the children of the rich. The packaging on this was of course perfect, with multiple band photos, all the lyrics and the now classic PBR and Stars and Stripes cover. It’s a shame these guys had to split after one release like this, I’d have loved to see them evolve and mature because the raw material was definitely there to make a great band. Anyway, I definitely recommend this one. One of the few American bands of the last five years to come along with both great music and a little something to say along with it. Pick this up. Last Watch

The Youthful Offenders have been together since about 1996 or so. Jim (vocals), Tom (drums), and Adam (bass) played in poor excuses for bands before Brian (guitar) came along. The four of us then put out a crappy demo, which Wayne (lead guitar) heard and liked, I guess. He had just quit and / or been kicked out of Hatebreed so he needed another band to join. Since his arrival, we've recorded a demo, a 7" EP, a full length record, and 4 tracks for various compilations. Discography: - 2 out of print demo tapes - the "Independence day" EP released on Vulture rock Records with 2 songs off the LP and 2 songs off the "Bloodshed" demo tape - the song "Face Up To It" on the "The spirit can't be killed" Warzone tribute CD on Hatecore Records of Indiana - the "Domination" LP released on Vulture Rock Records (sold out) - "Domination" soon to be released on CD on Pure Impact - 3 new songs on the next "Super yobs" compilation due out soon on Vulture Rock Records. Over our history, we've played with The Bruisers, Oxymoron, The Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law, The Anti-Heros, Forced Reality and about a million other awesome and not-so awesome punk, Oi! and hardcore bands. I guess the latest news is that we just got back from the "Midwest Oi! Fest" in Kansas City, Missouri. It was two days of awesome Oi! bands from all around the US. We made the trek across the country with Connecticut legends Forced Reality to play this show, and it proved to be well worth the non-stop driving and speeding tickets. Awesome bands to watch out for that we saw during the fest are the Brassknuckle Boys and The Staggers (formerly Riot Squad). And if you haven't picked up the new Forced Reality 7" and CD EP, your missing out on some world class rock n roll. Youthful Offenders is sort of in a transition process right now, so really we are just looking to write some new material and play out of Connecticut. Recently Mikey Dingle has more or less joined the band on guitar, playing with us a lot filling in for Wayne. Vinyl collectors, take note: as for the "Domination" LP released on Vulture Rock, we have the last 100 or so remaining copies. Vulture Rock is out of them and will not be re-pressing them. So, if you want a copy, e-mail us at youthfuloffenders@yahoo.com or pbrontap@aol.com and we'll send one out. This is your last chance to pick up the LP version of our debut full-length before Pure Impact releases the CD version. We don't have our own webpage now, but visit www.forcedreality.net and we'll be there. (bio written by Tom, June 2000)