Show Notes
HardLore is joined by Ryan George & Todd Jones of CARRY ON for a thorough deep dive into the complete history of the band, following their long awaited return this past June at Tied Down fest, and on the eve of their hometown return at Sound & Fury festival.
From beginning as a metallic band called Persevere in Atascadero, California, to changing their name (and their many lineups), recruiting Todd, Corey Williams and Nick Jett in the band, finding their musical identity on their Roll With The Punches 7", refining it on their one and only album A Life Less Plagued, and Ryan infamously deciding to stop being straight edge, quickly ending the band...
This is a fascinating window into a band Bo and I grew up listening to and loving for 20+ years, and it was honor to be in the room as these two shared so much about such a beloved band. X's always win.
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00:00:00 - Start 00:01:13 - Hello Welcome 00:02:18 - Ryan Finding Hardcore & Meeting Todd 00:07:19 - Becoming Straight Edge / Strife's Influence in the 90s 00:12:37 - Persevere / Ryan's First Band 00:16:14 - CARRY ON 00:23:44 - Revisiting Carry On Lyrics / The Line Is Drawn 7" 00:31:07 - Pickle Patch 00:32:04 - Roll With The Punches / Todd Joining Carry On 00:40:57 - Off My Chest 00:46:14 - Pardon This Interruption... 00:48:15 - American Nightmare & Signing to Bridge Nine 00:52:25 - A Life Less Plagued 01:16:27 - Ryan Questioning Hardcore & Straight Edge 01:19:37 - Breaking Edge 01:22:56 - Terror 01:24:02 - Reconciling Post Edge Break 01:26:42 - Ending Carry On 01:28:58 - New Carry On Material? 01:31:40 - Carry On Ends, Terror Begins 01:33:35 - Hearing The Terror Demo 01:34:19 - Last Shows At Showcase Theater 01:41:30 - Youth Code 01:44:24 - The Carry On Coke Lines Shirt 01:46:22 - Carry On From 2005 - 2025 01:52:48 - Expectations Going Into the Upcoming Sets 01:54:53 - Tied Down, Returning to the Stage 01:58:28 - Theoretically Giving Up On Music 02:01:18 - Youth Code And Getting Into Industrial Music 02:09:55 - Veganism 02:13:29 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
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