Morning Glory - This Is No Time Ta Sleep (2001)

1. It'll Get Better 0:00
2. So Ya Wanna Be A Cop? 3:31
3. Gang Control (feat. Popeye & Skwert) 7:02
4. This Is No Time Ta Sleep 10:13
5. Summerburst 12:18
6. Return tha Bomb (feat. Spade & Loon) 15:06
7. Circle N 20:21
8. Long Live Revolution Rock 23:02
9. Extraordinary 26:20
10. Say Something True 30:23
11. The War Is Over 33:40
12. The War Returns 35:34
13. So Ya Wanna Be A Cop? (feat. Stza) 39:10
14. Divide By 43:17
15. Untitled 49:13
16. Travel On 52:10

More info about the release:

This Is No Time ta Sleep is the first studio album by New York crust punk band Morning Glory. It was released in 2001 on Revolution Rock Records.

A few quotes from a review by punknews.org: (https://www.punknews.org/review/5992/...)

"This Is No Time ta Sleep was home-recorded and self-released by Ezra. Despite its humble beginnings, the album sounds like it was made in a professional studio. (Sounds kinda like shit to me but still fucking great :d, it was recorded at the C-Squat near Tompkins Square Park btw)
As with his LoC-penned songs, Ezra keeps a very melodic flow in his Morning Glory output. However, just because the songs are nice to listen to doesn't mean they don't have an edge to them, both sonically and lyrically.

For most of the album, Ezra maintains a soaring texture with his almost Bruce Dickinson-like voice and melodic riffs. This means that when Morning Glory does decide to get down and dirty, the songs sound extra rough. The early version of "Gang Control" is almost as menacing as the NWA song from which it borrows its refrain, and it positions it over a menacing ska beat and snapping drums. Popeye, who fans will recognize from the CV song "Crack Rock Steady," puts a sandpaper edge to the words. When Ezra steps back from the mic on "Return of tha Bomb" to let rapper Redrum tear it up over a Limp Bizkit-like riff, he somehow miraculously not only makes it not suck, but be one of the best rap/rock combos next to "Sabotage."

While the songs feature a kaleidoscope of vocal variety, from both Stza and a score of other singers, the tempos of many of the songs tend to be similar. This speedy tempo was probably used to stress the urgency of Ezra's messages. Unfortunately, sometimes this also makes the messages blur together and difficult to separate. But, when the album does slow its tempo to press a feeling, the result comes through in spades. When the acoustic "The War Is Over" flows in after a moment of silence, its quietness is louder than most hardcore albums. But, then again, when the band is loud and fast, they totally blow the place out, too.

Those jonesing for some LoC stylings will be skanking it up to the "So Ya Wanna Be a Cop?" reprise, which features Stza and Ezra going head to head on vocal duties, battling and supporting each other for mic control.

Unfortunately, This Is No Time ta Sleep is a very hard album to find. Ezra released it in very limited quantities, so if you're lucky enough to find a hard copy, it'll probably cost you a bundle.

Unadulterated Ezra commanding the controls creates a vivid soundscape, but doesn't quite have the variety of LoC. But, that's not such a bad thing as Ezra's singular view is pretty complex, definitely making it a good hit for Crack Rock Steady fans."