Open Your Eyes (Warzone album)
Open Your Eyes is the second full-length album from New York hardcore band Warzone. It was released in 1988 on Caroline Records, a year after their first album, "Don't Forget The Struggle, Don't Forget The Streets". It was co-produced by guitarist Dr. Know, of the Washington, D.C. hardcore band, Bad Brains. One of the tracks, "Always – A Friend For Life", was a re-recording of a song from their debut EP, "Lower East Side Crew" (1987), as was "We're The Crew" from their previous album. In 1994, Another Planet re -issued the album on the same disc as "Don't Forget The Struggle...". Lyrically, the band strived to distance themselves from the racist skinhead label, which had haunted them from inception. Other lyrics discussed oppression, togetherness, and the sense of belonging to a bigger, extended family. Musically, the album featured straightforward New York Hardcore with plenty of room for mosh indulgence. However, the first signs of musical experimentation emerged with occasional guitar flourishes.