Wolfie Zero

Ah, a last minute change from what I was gonna do for two reasons. One; I was supposed to see the other guys today but more important things came up. Two; this one is punk! So fuck yeah, and, huzzah for anarchy with all that fun stuff in all…

Bad Religion - American Jesus

Bad Religion are pretty much going to the musical end scale that the Rolling Stones are at… they are all really old now!Formed in 1980 by Greg Graffin (vocals, keyboards), Jay Bentley (bass guitar), Jay Ziskrout (drums), and Brett Gurewitz, also known as “Mr. Brett” (guitar) - Gurewitz is also the owner of one of the biggest Indie record labels, Epitaph Records - was formed as a social commentary about the ills of society. To quote Greg Graffin:

Faith in your partner, your fellow men, your friends, is very important, because without it there’s no mutual component to your relationship, and relationships are important. So faith plays an important role, but faith in people you don’t know, faith in religious or political leaders or even people on stages, people who are popular in the public eye, you shouldn’t have faith in those people. You should listen to what they have to say and use it.

I really like this song as it kind of sticks a middle finger up to the Bible Belt in America, and also to the whole culture America lives in. Also has relevences today as when it was first written, it was aimed towards George H Bush for his whole “Jesus fucking loves us” and now with George W “Dubuwa” Bush saying “Jesus want me to be my baby’s mamma!”

So yes, enjoy this one! But if you want to get an album by them, two choices Process of Belief and also Stranger than Fiction.

Laters.

Punknews.org has picked up on something very questionable (mind you, not just talking about the punk writers in this list but in general).

Blender doesn’t like lyricists: Greg Graffin, Panic! The Disco, Ben Gibbard, Henry Rollins, Dashboar

Now that they’re done with Sting, Blender has unveiled the rest of their list of the “Worst Lyricists in Rock.” The list takes objection to Professor Greg Graffin, saying:

Graffin hit the ground running in 1982 with the naive indignation of “Fuck Armageddon … This Is Hell!” (“We’re living in the denouement of the battle’s gripping awe”) and has maintained similar standards ever since.

Not content to take on just one punk icon, they also look at Henry Rollins:

Ever since hardcore pioneers Black Flag broke up, this self-styled Renaissance man has ­produced material that is unremittingly intense and silly. He claims to write only when he’s ­unhappy, as is made plain by tracks such as “Burned Beyond Recognition” and “Gun in Mouth Blues”; other men would just try and meet more girls.

It also rips into Ryan Ross of Panic! At the Disco, saying:

The guitarist and chief lyricist for Vegas emo dandies Panic! At the Disco, Ross writes like the quill and inkwell never went out of fashion, cramming his tarantellas full of baroque wordplay and breathless verbal curlicues.

Don’t forget Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service:

He’s got five albums of come-ons so abstruse the ladies will barely notice him tugging on their ankles.

Finally, Dashboard Confessional gets a turn:

Most of us chuck our eighth-grade diaries; Chris Carrabba sings his. To legions of ­adoring fans, this former special-ed teacher’s vein-opening anthems about love and heartbreak are emo gospel. To the other 99 percent of the world, they’re crybaby doggerel.

You can check out the rest of the list here.

Take the example of Chris Carrabba; yes, he does talk about what would be “high-school love”, but doesn’t make that bad, just choice. Of course you’re not going to like it if you are in a healthy relationship with 2.4 kids, but some do because it’s good to them.

I suppose it’s just subjective opinion really. Then again, if Sting is the worse… could cause a bit of a ruckus. I can see why you can’t comment on it!

Laters.