I remember my little brother playing "Buzz or Howl" for me (I was a hippie and he was a hardcore LA punker 7 years my junior - the other song he introduced me to was Slayer's "Chemical Warfare") and I was hooked.
Indeed. As the oldest, I had to hunt downstream. He actually turned me on to a lot of punk (Bad Brains) and metal (Celtic Frost) I wouldn't have otherwise known about.
I remember those guys! Nice to delve into my punk past too. I recently had a conversation about how I miss the social commentary of that old stuff. Where’s the ire now? We need more of that.
Good question. Seems like there ain't as much politics in music as there used to be. I was really happy to hear this track from Ryan Bingham last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SzOW96sYS8
Follow up to this point: I was just listening to the Off Camera podcast, where Sam Jones interviews Common. They have a really good discussion about art as resistance (https://offcamerashow.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-134-common-rerun-GHLhwBWU), and I realized that hip-hop is where the ire is. I just don’t hang out there much so I missed it.
Thanks for this excellent trip back to college days. These guys said a helluva lot in a few succinct lines.
I remember my little brother playing "Buzz or Howl" for me (I was a hippie and he was a hardcore LA punker 7 years my junior - the other song he introduced me to was Slayer's "Chemical Warfare") and I was hooked.
Marc Maron is always talking about that magical "older brother" that introduces you to all the cool stuff. You've flipped the script.
Indeed. As the oldest, I had to hunt downstream. He actually turned me on to a lot of punk (Bad Brains) and metal (Celtic Frost) I wouldn't have otherwise known about.
Bad Brains was a terrific band. Never got into Celtic Frost, but I ain't dead yet...
One of your best, Fletch!
Another great read. Thanks. The Minutemen still makes it onto my playlist from time to time. Few of their contemporaries do.
I honestly don't spend that much time listening to them but I use lines from their songs as passwords.
Or rather, I did. Now clearly I have to stop since I just posted it on the internet.
I remember those guys! Nice to delve into my punk past too. I recently had a conversation about how I miss the social commentary of that old stuff. Where’s the ire now? We need more of that.
Good question. Seems like there ain't as much politics in music as there used to be. I was really happy to hear this track from Ryan Bingham last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SzOW96sYS8
Follow up to this point: I was just listening to the Off Camera podcast, where Sam Jones interviews Common. They have a really good discussion about art as resistance (https://offcamerashow.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-134-common-rerun-GHLhwBWU), and I realized that hip-hop is where the ire is. I just don’t hang out there much so I missed it.