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“Urban Struggle” by The Vandals
From the EP Peace Thru Vandalism (1982)
“Urban Struggle” by The Vandals appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1988 and 1994. It was first released in 1982 on the EP Peace Thru Vandalism. Its best result is #177 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,372 alternative song of all time.
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"Urban Struggle" comes off Peace Thru Vandalism, the 1982 debut EP from American punks the Vandals and one of the earliest records on Epitaph, the label Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz had started the year before. Thom Wilson produced it, with Stevo singing lead, Jan Nils Ackermann on guitar, Steve Pfauter on bass and Joe Escalante on drums, and the band took the writing credit together.
The EP laid out the Vandals' game plan: fast punk rock played for laughs, at a time when most bands around Los Angeles and Orange County were busy with politics and social ills. Restless and Time Bomb both brought it back in 1989.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 436 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1992 | 177 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 460 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
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