this is top ten for me (the album).
― Throwing Muses are reuniting for my next orgasm! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 April 2010 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
They remember what it was like to be young, don't hesitate about sentimentalizing how they knocked down white crosses in graveyards, but don't forget for a moment that they're in a better place now.
― Throwing Muses are reuniting for my next orgasm! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 April 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah as much as I absolutely prefer their old stuff it makes me happy that they've found success.
― dyªº (dyao), Monday, 26 April 2010 00:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I love this band. They deserve to be huge. My favorite from White Crosses is Suffocation. The only band around now (besides Wire) who could make a catchy chorus out of "Modern life in the western world"
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 26 April 2010 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
album art is pretty rad
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/White_Crosses.jpg
― imma sb (samosa gibreel), Monday, 26 April 2010 02:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i liked this band when i was a teenager and when they were were teenage anarchists
― imma sb (samosa gibreel), Monday, 26 April 2010 02:09 (thirteen years ago) link
but when it came time to throw bricks through that starbucks windows YOU LEFT ME ALL ALONE (all alone)
― dyªº (dyao), Monday, 26 April 2010 02:11 (thirteen years ago) link
always admired how that chorus is really clunky when you just say it but when tom powers through it it sounds like the most natural thing in the world
I'll make my way back home to youHead north on San Marco Avenue.
― Mordy, Monday, 26 April 2010 06:21 (thirteen years ago) link
this album is so good
after "because of the shame" my favs right now are "we're breaking up" and "high pressure low" (love how the "high pressure low" chorus keeps growing)
― nabisco infiltrator (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 27 April 2010 05:48 (thirteen years ago) link
mordy i remember now that you loved 21st century breakdown too
― ibaka flocka flame (J0rdan S.), Friday, 30 April 2010 05:56 (thirteen years ago) link
lol, yeah. I was just thinking how these albums are similar, tho 21st Century is way more theatrical (which is prob appropriate that Green Day is turning those songs into Broadway numbers) and this feels a lot rawer.
― Mordy, Friday, 30 April 2010 06:42 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah totes -- "ache with me" is super 21st century breakdown tho & the pianos of "we're breaking up" feel that way too
― ibaka flocka flame (J0rdan S.), Friday, 30 April 2010 06:46 (thirteen years ago) link
the new Gaslight Anthem is striking me in a really similar way to this too
― Mordy, Friday, 30 April 2010 06:47 (thirteen years ago) link
we used to get high together / instead of getting high alone
― Mordy, Friday, 30 April 2010 06:50 (thirteen years ago) link
because of the shame i associate with vulnerability, i am numbing myself completely
― Mordy, Friday, 30 April 2010 06:53 (thirteen years ago) link
heard the teenage anarchist song; haaaated it
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 May 2010 11:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I just watched the music video for it and thought it was dope also maybe MIA should watch it she might learn something
― Did you in fact lift my luggage (dyao), Saturday, 8 May 2010 12:41 (thirteen years ago) link
http://stereogum.com/381371/franz-nicolay-joins-against-me/news/
― ksh, Friday, 21 May 2010 04:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Weird.
― Mordy, Friday, 21 May 2010 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah.
― ksh, Friday, 21 May 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
what is he even going to play?
― jonathan blapelbon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 21 May 2010 06:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm really not into Against Me! suddenly playing a keyboard on all their tracks.
― Mordy, Friday, 21 May 2010 06:51 (thirteen years ago) link
ha right
― jonathan blapelbon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 21 May 2010 06:53 (thirteen years ago) link
The more I listen to this the more I like it... and I liked it right off the bat.
How is their last album compared to this? All I remember is that one single that sounded like Franz Ferdinand, which I quite liked.
― rennavate, Friday, 21 May 2010 07:08 (thirteen years ago) link
The one issue I'm having with this album is that the lyrics are so bleak. Like I've been turning on Gaslight Anthem a bunch because it sounds amazing and has a really warm feeling and the lyrics are vague enough to tune out when my attention is elsewhere. This Against Me! album tho is brutal. "Narrow visions of autonomy / You want me to surrender my identity," turning into this old man looking back on his more rebellious days when he was still full of life. Or "because of the shame I associate with vulnerability / i am numbing myself completely," which turns in the end into a death (the mother burying her kid), or the super depressing "We're Breaking Up" track where he's looking around his broken relationship and wondering what to do with their shared bands and shared friends. So generally I'd rather listen to something not so completely depressing - it's not half as good as something like Blue, but it's about as relentless.
― Mordy, Friday, 21 May 2010 07:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Well to me it's a lot about how this former teenage anarchist is dealing with being 30 (or nearly 30), realizing he can't be that kid anymore. But yeah, a lot of it's bleak shit. Is that so bad, though?
― rennavate, Friday, 21 May 2010 07:17 (thirteen years ago) link
No, I mean, it can be great. I think the new album is really powerful. But I don't always want to be in that headspace, and it transmits affect really effectively.
― Mordy, Friday, 21 May 2010 07:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Terrific album.
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 July 2010 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link
yes
― the resulting pussy stubble (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 11 July 2010 23:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Why do me and J0rdan like the same rock albums all the time? Is there some reason that Against Me! and Titus Andronicus appeal to AUTOGOONS in particular?
― ᵧₒᵤᶫᵒSᵉ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
J0rdan, do you like Torche too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgvqEJstNrw
― ᵧₒᵤᶫᵒSᵉ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Are we talking about White Crosses or New Wave? Not that it really matters. They're both excellent.
The new one doesn't have anything as epic as Thrash Unreal, but it's probably more consistent overall. The only problem with New Wave for me was side 2 was not nearly as good.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 12 July 2010 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I had NO idea the Against Wave cult reviles White Crosses (check out the Amazon reviews). How is it so bloody different -- except they've gotten better at what they do?
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Against Me's fans turn on them with every album iirc
― ᵧₒᵤᶫᵒSᵉ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:14 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, i was gonna say, i thought they turned on them after "new wave"
― the resulting pussy stubble (J0rdan S.), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:17 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah whiney idk why we both dig the same rock albums -- add my chem & 21st cent breakdown to the list
Titus Andronicus & Torche are heavier than shit like Broken Social Scene w/o being as heavy as something like, I don't know, Mastodon (to pick an example of popular metal stuff)
― ksh, Monday, 12 July 2010 00:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm gonna make a thread about it so we don't clog up this one
― ᵧₒᵤᶫᵒSᵉ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:18 (thirteen years ago) link
that torche is really sweet, for some reason i always thought they were some baroness type metal
― the resulting pussy stubble (J0rdan S.), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:19 (thirteen years ago) link
whiney there's already a thread about this sort of rock album -- mordy started it
― the resulting pussy stubble (J0rdan S.), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe this isn't exactly what you were thinking tho
Post-Boss American Shades of Working Class Rock Music Thread
focuses more on gaslight anthem i guess, no idea if you like them
― the resulting pussy stubble (J0rdan S.), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=77&threadid=81488#unread
― ᵧₒᵤᶫᵒSᵉ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 July 2010 00:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Oddly enough, or maybe not, but the last two Against Me! albums are my favourite of theirs. This probably says alot about my tastes.
― rennavate, Monday, 12 July 2010 04:54 (thirteen years ago) link
ohhh man, as a huge early AM! fan I am listening to this right now. I didn't care for their last couple but the first song on this gave me goosebumps.
― like a ◴ ◷ ◶ (dyao), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:06 (thirteen years ago) link
'white crosses' is such an anthem, I can't get past it every time I put the album on
love the way he says "home-to-you" and "av-uh-nue"
really wanna go to an AM! show and jam to this
― like a ◴ ◷ ◶ (dyao), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:59 (thirteen years ago) link
― rennavate, Friday, May 21, 2010 3:17 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark
cursory feeling is not only can he not be that kid anymroe, but he realizes how... windmill-tilting it all was? "politics were too convenient" - he's wiser, has perspective from which to evaluate and condemn his past actions, but is still waiting for some new ideology to replace it - "looking for context and perspective, looking for some kind of distraction" - and his old impulses keep returning to fill the void...
Mordy OTM about how bleak lyrically this album is, probably because I feel like I am at a similar place in life these guys are
― like a ◴ ◷ ◶ (dyao), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:06 (thirteen years ago) link
"with my name tattoo'd into your skin" and later, the reverse-shot: "with your name tattoo'd into my skin"
despite the sentiments proffered, love how vulnerable the song makes tom seem.
― like a ◴ ◷ ◶ (dyao), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
thing is, I don't think he's quite closed off that chapter of that life yet. he doesn't have as much distance from that period as he would like himself or you to believe. "I've got no judgment for you/come on an ache with me." he's exhausted his veins, but he's still open - if someone were to come along and revitalize his prior leanings, I don't doubt he'd join in.
― like a ◴ ◷ ◶ (dyao), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Rae is fucking awesome. Point final.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 11 May 2012 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
Brett Anderson was also quite clearly using Bowie as a playbook. worked about as well in the US for Suede as it did for Bowie lol
worked less well because Bowie sold millions of records in American and got two #1 hits
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 May 2012 01:06 (eleven years ago) link
British = fruits?
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:41 PM Bookmark
Naw, just trying to point out the British press is probably much more relevant to that conversation than the American press you automatically jumped to.
― The Reverend, Friday, 11 May 2012 01:20 (eleven years ago) link
well, I think I was clear about distinguishing between his coverage (and sales) here and the Yoo Kay.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 May 2012 01:22 (eleven years ago) link
I see the band is touring with the Cult (um) this summer. I wonder how long is Tom planning to tour as Tom? And will she continue to tour as Laura? Will she tour in Against Me! or is that the end of the band?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 11 May 2012 13:58 (eleven years ago) link
i guess that will become clearer soon, the RS.com blurb ends with:
The full story of Gabel's transformation is in the latest issue, on newsstands this Friday (May 11th). In it, the singer tells Josh Eells about her history of gender dysphoria, the specifics of the transition process and what becoming Laura Jane Grace will mean for the future of Against Me!
― some dude, Friday, 11 May 2012 14:35 (eleven years ago) link
If anybody can fit the phrase gender dysphoria into a lyric, it will be Laura Jane Grace.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 11 May 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
i read the full story the other day, it said he plans on performing as a woman when they go on tour at the end of may
― J0rdan S., Friday, 11 May 2012 16:18 (eleven years ago) link
wait nevermind, i misremembered -- she talks in the piece about performing onstage as a woman, but i guess there are no solid plans
it does say that she plans on being on hormones by the time they go on tour at the end of may
― J0rdan S., Friday, 11 May 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
The pitchfork post on the story includes a live YouTube vid of Gable solo (with long hair!) doing a new track called "Gender Dysphoria Blues." would link, but I'm on my phone.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 11 May 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
Halford came out well past their commercial peak.
Halford came out repeatedly AFAIK, the first I ever heard of Judas Priest was in a "heavy metal primer" in Smash Hits, which casually mentioned he was the only out gay in metal
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Saturday, 12 May 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6wturVSLc1qzpf0co1_1280.jpg
― J0rdan S., Monday, 9 July 2012 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
awesome
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 02:02 (eleven years ago) link
aw
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
http://youtu.be/35xd5OzEqro
Performing 'The Ocean' live in Colorado. The sheer look of joy on Laura's face around 1:10 when she hits the second verse is so incredible.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 02:24 (eleven years ago) link
(And the cheers from the crowd at those lines.
Better recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNY7mcupfrs
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
i was totes going to buy tickets to this. i'm glad i waited:
Against Me!BAD RELIGION TOUR CANCELLATIONUnfortunately we have to cancel all of our appearances scheduled for the upcoming tour with Bad Religion and Polar Bear Club.Canceling a tour is definitely not a decision we would make lightly. At this moment, due to our current uncertainty over who is going to be playing drums with us, we feel like we are lacking the ability to put on the show our fans deserve and we think that the best thing for us to do right now is take some time to regroup and finish a record.Our most sincere apologies to Bad Religion, Polar Club and all of the agents and promoters involved with the tour but most importantly to the fans who were coming out to see us.If anyone who bought tickets doesn't want to go to the show now or walks away from the show feeling disappointed we'll definitely do our best to accommodate some spots on our guest list next time we pass through your town, which hopefully won't be too long from now. Sincere apologies. - Against Me!
― Mordy, Monday, 4 March 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
http://dyingscene.com/news/fat-mike-nofx-and-atom-willard-the-hell-to-record-with-against-me/
― Mordy , Saturday, 1 June 2013 23:34 (ten years ago) link
Huh. Cool.
― steening in your HOOSless carriage (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 2 June 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bePBQA30vQ
― steening in your HOOSless carriage (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Saturday, 15 June 2013 06:18 (ten years ago) link
HOOS are you coming around to reinventing axl rose??
― 乒乓, Saturday, 15 June 2013 11:09 (ten years ago) link
Oh yeah dude, around late winter last year it became my favorite
― steening in your HOOSless carriage (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Saturday, 15 June 2013 14:06 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/SKHsa1z.jpg
― Mordy , Monday, 15 July 2013 14:58 (ten years ago) link
badass
― BIG HOOS aka the denigrated boogeyman (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 15 July 2013 15:08 (ten years ago) link
this is temporarily available for free download at their website right now http://www.againstme.net/
both songs are great
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 00:34 (ten years ago) link
excited!!
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
also i was sort of worried about the status of the proper record bc they lost both their bassist and drummer recently but apparently they've finished recording it
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 00:41 (ten years ago) link
yeah i'm kinda skeptical that this is coming out
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 16 July 2013 00:44 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7WanzlOvGg
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 00:45 (ten years ago) link
saw them at riot fest last weekend, it got really emotional. if the rest of transgender dysphoria blues is as good as the new songs they played it'll be a really important record to me. in like a deeply personal way
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 19:34 (ten years ago) link
always extremely jealous when someone gets a chance to see them live
anticipating the hell out of the new record
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 19:56 (ten years ago) link
Same here. I played White Crosses a few weeks ago and was shocked anew by "Suffocation."
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link
found a decent live video of "transgender dysphoria blues"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq_va3wNfFo
the lyrics are incredible
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 20:30 (ten years ago) link
you want them to notice the ragged ends of your summer dressyou want them to see you like they see every other girlthey just see a faggotthey hold their breath not to catch the sick
rough surf on the coast, i wish i could've spent the whole day alone with you
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 20:31 (ten years ago) link