To say that Underdog were one of my favorite bands would be an understatement. Richie, Russ, Dean were in heavy rotation in my car and basement during 1988 into 1989 with the sounds of the demo morphing into one of the great hardcore records ever written: The Vanishing Point. I've never quite understood why it ended there. In hardcore there doesn't have to be a reason. It doesn't matter. The recordings they left created an indelible impression on me. Fast forward to now. If you have seen this blog at all you will have seen the stills I've shot over the last couple years. Here you see my feeble video skills at work recored with my Nikon D800 straight to the camera sound. From the THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP of Dean's bass pedal to the crashing open chords A Lot To Learn was one of my favorite tracks back then and I love it no less now....

Underdog - A Lot To Learn Black and Whitevideo captured with Nikon D800 of Underdog performing at St. Vitus in Brooklyn NY

You say you're in command
You've got the upper hand
And yet you hate and you fear
What you won't understand
You're superior
They're inferior
They have no place in your masterplan
What you call "pride" and "power"
I see as weakness and cowardice
Your every action governed
At ignorance and prejudice
Your philosophy is sheer stupidity
You're the enemy
And I will fight you until my dying day
I vow that I will not live your way
You'll come to learn
That you've got a lot to learn
When you love you are loved in return 
You will have to bear the cross that you burn
You've got a lot to learn
I'm strong
I don't need to belong
You have shown
And I've known all along
That you're wrong
And I will never back down
I'll never give in
I'll never quit
I'm in the right and I know it
Your racist elite are doomed to defeat
I've come to learn
That I've got a lot to learn
When I hate I'm hated in return
From now on it's love I'll try and give
That's got to be the better way to live
No matter what I won't return your hate
Not me
But I will fight you any way you choose
I won't surrender
I won't capitulate
I'm free
I'm going to win
You're going to lose