Count Five: Jose Gonzalez's Top Hardcore Records

Posted on Oct 31st 2007 5:00PM by Mike Spinella
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The gentle acoustic folk songs that singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez is best known for are radically different from the music that inspires him the most. When the Swedish musician appeared on The Interface for the first time, he mentioned in passing to Spinner, in regard to New York hardcore foursome Sick of It All, that "Lou's [Koller] voice is amazing, one of the best hardcore voices ever!" With Gonzalez holding such deep passion for such an unlikely genre, it was natural he would come up with a list of his five favorite hardcore songs.

1. Sick of it All, 'Scratch the Surface': [One of] the ultimate hardcore singalong records! 'Step Down' was for a long time the song we used to listen to before going out.

2. 108, 'Threefold Misery': The wiiiiiiiickedest bass intro of all times!

3. Refused, 'The Shape of Punk to Come': A classic. They were the most influential Swedish hardcore band during the '90s, and they put the tiny town of Umeå on the map.

4. Inside Out, 'No Spiritual Surrender': Zack de la Rocha on vocals. He has the best scream voice on Earth.

5. Renascence, 'Renascence': The best Gothenburg hardcore band ever. It featured "Antik" Mangan on vocals and Ille Pille on drums. There is a tension in the music that makes you shiver. Too bad they broke up after the early death of Näsan.

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