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Reagan Youth is tagged as: punk, hardcore punk, hardcore, punk rock, political

Reagan Youth is an American punk band started by singer Dave Rubinstein (Dave Insurgent) and his friend and guitarist Paul Bakija in Queens, New York City in early 1980. They have been labeled a peace punk band, but are more commonly cited as an pivotal band in introducing the style of hardcore punk to the East Coast punk scene. Their name is a word play on Hitler Youth. An important group in the New York/New Jersey hardcore scene, they performed very regularly at CBGB and toured the U.S. extensively, often with other early punk bands such as the Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains and Misfits. The Beastie Boys and Rancid, among other significant successful punk rock and alternative rock groups, have cited Reagan Youth as an influence.
Starting in 1980, they were in existence for almost ten years, but only managed to release one album during their existence as a band (in 1984): originally titled Youth Anthems for the New Order, it was rereleased as Reagan Youth (Vol. 1) by the small independent label New Red Archives in 1989. This album eventually sold 40,000 copies. A second album, titled Volume 2, recorded in 1989, was completed and released in 1990, after the official breakup of the band. Both are still available on vinyl, as well as a CD titled A Collection of Pop Classics that comb...
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Top 10 Reagan Youth Songs
Reagan Youth
New Aryans
Degenerated
No Class
I Hate Hate
Go Nowhere
Anytown
Jesus Was a Communist
In Dog We Trust
Urban Savages
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Top 10 Reagan Youth Albums
A Collection of Pop Classics
Live & Rare
Punk Rock New York
At War With Society
Punk Rock New York (re-release of classic 1980's band)
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