Yeah Baby.... AGAINST ME!
I put them in the 10 best bands around. They have a new album coming out in the spring.
I've maintained Against Me! could be the next Clash... a band the defies expectations, and creates something amazing.
But maybe....
Anyone remember 1987? Anyone remember 7 Seconds?
7 Seconds had released what was a career-defining album Walk Together Rock Together, were on the verge of something grand, and then released a change of pace record called : New Wind.
The album was released in a hail of angry and narrow minded fans shouting "SELL OUT"
Against Me! recently released a career-defining album Searching for a Former Clarity (the best album of 2005) and are definately on the verge of something grand, and are about to release a new album called.... New Wave
No one has heard a note yet, and there's a hail of angry and narrow minded fans shouting "SELL OUT"
20 years later, perhaps there is some similarity.
Or not....
Perhaps they are the next U2.
Bear with me a second.
Back in 1985 U2 had released 3 albums, and had defined their sound to the point of near-perfection. This culminated with the War album (quite possibly the final, triumphant note of "The Big Sound" era).
With the release of The Unforgettable Fire, U2 started exploring their music a bit deeper.
Bizarre as it may sound, cries of "SELL OUT" rang loudly.
A rabid following put their fingers in ears, shouted "LA LA LA" and refused to accept that a band should grow beyond helicopter guitar riffs and videos of them marching around in the snow.
7 Seconds tried.... U2 succeeded.
I have high hopes for Against Me!
In March, I'm headed up to the wilds of Grand Rapids. Home of DeVos, Van Andel and a bunch of other creepy white christian dutchmen to see the band play.
Slightly less creeepy and quite a bit more fetching is Lil' Ms. Kristin, who is going with me to the show.
Anyone in GR... Go see this band. March 10th, Skelletones.
It may be like 1983, when U2 played Dooley's.
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