Reason to Believe were the most atypical of the mid-late 1980's Southern California hardcore bands. Their lyrics were poetic and talked about personally meaningful topics like love and respect for women, and poetry itself, and stood apart from the obtuse LA-NYC scene warfare double-talk, and anthemy finger-pointing songs of the day, they were more influenced by DC bands than by any of their local peers. However, this doesn't mean they did not play anthems which invoked many a pointed finger sing-along...
These are photos from concerts where Reason to Believe played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Dehumanizers / Reason to Believe / Vampire Lesbos / Fearless Iranians From Hell Aug 14, 1988 Sacramento, California, United States Uploaded by Sacramento Shows
Reason to Believe / Pitchfork / Isocracy / Crimpshrine Feb 19, 1988 Davis, California, United States Uploaded by Sacramento Shows