Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in Gainesville, Florida, United States, in 1997 by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. Since 2001, the band's lineup has also included guitarist James Bowman. After releasing three studio albums through independent record labels, Against Me! moved to Sire Records for 2007's New Wave, which reached no. 57 on the Billboard 200. Their fifth album, 2010's White Crosses, was their most successful, reaching no. 34. In 2011 the band launched their own record label, Total Treble Music, through which they plan to release future albums. In 2012 Grace publicly came out as transgender, beginning a transition to living as a woman and dropping her birth name. The band finished recording their sixth studio album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, during the summer of 2013, and released it on the twenty-first of January, 2014.
Against Me!, also known as The Acoustic EP, is the second widely distributed release by the punk band Against Me!. No tracks on the album contain any electricinstruments or drums, only acoustic guitars and an acoustic bass. The original vinyl version, released November 2001, had four tracks, and two extra songs were included on the CD version released in February 2003. Electric versions of several songs appeared on the band's debut full-length Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose.
This EP was never officially titled. The words "Acoustic EP" do not appear anywhere on the album or in the liner notes. In a manner similar to that of The Beatles's White Album, it is technically self-titled, but is nearly always referred to as The Acoustic EP, including on the band's official website.
On this recording, Against Me! is Laura Jane Grace and Dustin Fridkin.
Against Me!, more commonly known as Tom's Demo Tape, or simply the First Demo, is a demo album and the first release by Laura Jane Grace under the name Against Me! in June 1997. Physical copies of the tape are extremely rare; (likely non- existant at this point), however, all 6 tracks can easily be found circulating on YouTube.
All lyrics and music written and composed by Laura Jane Grace.
Track listing
References
Against Me! This Room Feels Like It's Going To Explode. exclaim.ca.
White Crosses (in German: Weiße Kreuze) is a memorial for those who died during the Cold War at the Berlin Wall. It is located at the shore of the river Spree in Berlin next to the Reichstag building, which houses the German parliament. Established by the private group Berliner Bürger-Verein on the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Wall in 1971 it was first located east of the Reichstag on a fence directly in front of the wall. After the German reunification in 1990 it kept its location until construction of the new government buildings next to the Reichstag was started at the end of that century – Berlin was chosen to be the new capital of Germany.
During construction the memorial was moved to a location south of the Reichstag next to the Tiergarten. On the 50th anniversary of the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany it was moved to the new location on the riverbank, which is slightly north-west of its original location. The opening speech was given by then President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse.
White Crosses is Against Me!'s fifth studio album, and their second to be released on Sire Records. As with its predecessor, 2007's New Wave, the album was produced by Butch Vig. It is also the first (and only) Against Me! album to feature George Rebelo, drummer of Hot Water Music, following the departure of previous drummer Warren Oakes.
Recording began in August 2009, finishing two months later. The mixing and mastering of the album finished in February 2010, and it was released June 8. The initial pressing of the record included four bonus tracks.
On March 17, 2010 their first video from the album, "Rapid Decompression," was released online via AOL. A four-track digital EP for "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" was released as the first single from the album, on April 20, 2010.
The two B-sides from White Crosses are "David Johansen's Soul", of which an acoustic version was released on Black Crosses, and "Dead Generations" – which remains unreleased.
Reception
White Crosses received generally favourable critical acclaim, despite being leaked three months before its retail release date. The album was mainly praised for its success in merging Against Me!'s long-time punk rock style with, according to critics, a newfound ethos of "arena-" or "radio rock", through its melody and "big" sound.
In recording their fifth studio album, White Crosses, Against Me! also recorded acoustic versions of songs written for recording the album. In a press release on their website, Against Me! announced the single for release following their European tour, "to tide UK fans over until the band return for their headline shows with Fucked Up, Japanese Voyeurs and Crazy Arm in November," with an acoustic version of the song. In interviews, Grace has explained the meaning of the song: "I wrote the majority of the record in St Augustine, in Florida where I recently moved to and just around the corner from my house there's this church and the front lawn is covered in these little white crosses, and behind them there's a piece of text saying each of the crosses is there to represent how many abortions occur in America every day. So the song is in essence a pro-choice song, and seeing those crosses everyday, I fantasised about smashing them down, or driving my car through them. I think there's something to be said for acts like that - it'd be very gratifying, but instead I play music and write about this stuff. That's why I say in the lyric, "I wanna smash them all".
Against Me!, the self-titled 12" EP by punk band Against Me! was their first real release. There were originally 500 copies of the record printed. However, due to a mastering defect on the vinyl, only 145 copies were originally released to the public, 50 of which were sold at the record release party. Thus, actual copies of the record are extremely rare, though the tracks are widely circulated on the internet. The remaining 355 copies were eventually released through personal sales by the band.
Track listing
1 "Haste Killed Creativity"– 5:04
2 "I Am Citizen"– 2:56
3 "Walking Is Still Honest"– 3:28
4 "Rock'n'Roll Bullshit"– 3:24
5 "All Or Nothing"– 4:02
Personnel
Band-
Laura Jane Grace- Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica on "I Am Citizen"
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Against Me! - "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" HD [Official Video]
New official video for Against Me!'s "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from their upcoming album "White Crosses". Directed by Marc Klasfeld.
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Pints of Guinness Make You Strong 00:00
The Politics of Starving 02:39
We Laugh at Danger 05:45
I Still Love You Julie 09:01
Scream It Until You're Coughing up Blood 12:15
Jordan's 1st Choice 14:45
Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious... 16:52
Reinventing Axl Rose 19:16
Baby, I'm an Anarchist! 21:41
Walking Is Still Honest 24:21
8 Full Hours of Sleep 27:00
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New official video for Against Me!'s "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from their upcoming album "White Crosses". Directed by Marc Klasfeld.
"White Crosses", produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, will be released on June 7/8!
Pre-order the new album today - http://bit.ly/aHyjdI
"I Was A Teenage Anarchist" digital EP available now on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-was-a-teenage-anarchist-ep/id366366103
http://www.againstme.net
New official video for Against Me!'s "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from their upcoming album "White Crosses". Directed by Marc Klasfeld.
"White Crosses", produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, will be released on June 7/8!
Pre-order the new album today - http://bit.ly/aHyjdI
"I Was A Teenage Anarchist" digital EP available now on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-was-a-teenage-anarchist-ep/id366366103
http://www.againstme.net
Reinventing Axl Rose ( No Idea 2002 )
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Pints of Guinness Make You Strong 00:00
The Politics of Starving 02:39
We Laugh at Danger 05:45
I Still Lo...
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Pints of Guinness Make You Strong 00:00
The Politics of Starving 02:39
We Laugh at Danger 05:45
I Still Love You Julie 09:01
Scream It Until You're Coughing up Blood 12:15
Jordan's 1st Choice 14:45
Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious... 16:52
Reinventing Axl Rose 19:16
Baby, I'm an Anarchist! 21:41
Walking Is Still Honest 24:21
8 Full Hours of Sleep 27:00
Reinventing Axl Rose ( No Idea 2002 )
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Pints of Guinness Make You Strong 00:00
The Politics of Starving 02:39
We Laugh at Danger 05:45
I Still Love You Julie 09:01
Scream It Until You're Coughing up Blood 12:15
Jordan's 1st Choice 14:45
Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious... 16:52
Reinventing Axl Rose 19:16
Baby, I'm an Anarchist! 21:41
Walking Is Still Honest 24:21
8 Full Hours of Sleep 27:00
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Against Me! - Don't Lose Touch - from the album "Searching for a Former Clarity" Another gem from the Sunshine State! Inspired by hurricanes, swamp gators, and corrupt elections, this punk rock magnum opus is their most mature stuff yet. Search Party!
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Against Me! - Don't Lose Touch - from the album "Searching for a Former Clarity" Another gem from the Sunshine State! Inspired by hurricanes, swamp gators, and corrupt elections, this punk rock magnum opus is their most mature stuff yet. Search Party!
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New official video for Against Me!'s "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from their upcoming album "White Crosses". Directed by Marc Klasfeld.
"White Crosses", produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, will be released on June 7/8!
Pre-order the new album today - http://bit.ly/aHyjdI
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http://www.againstme.net
Reinventing Axl Rose ( No Idea 2002 )
TRACK LISTING:
Pints of Guinness Make You Strong 00:00
The Politics of Starving 02:39
We Laugh at Danger 05:45
I Still Love You Julie 09:01
Scream It Until You're Coughing up Blood 12:15
Jordan's 1st Choice 14:45
Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious... 16:52
Reinventing Axl Rose 19:16
Baby, I'm an Anarchist! 21:41
Walking Is Still Honest 24:21
8 Full Hours of Sleep 27:00
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Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in Gainesville, Florida, United States, in 1997 by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. Since 2001, the band's lineup has also included guitarist James Bowman. After releasing three studio albums through independent record labels, Against Me! moved to Sire Records for 2007's New Wave, which reached no. 57 on the Billboard 200. Their fifth album, 2010's White Crosses, was their most successful, reaching no. 34. In 2011 the band launched their own record label, Total Treble Music, through which they plan to release future albums. In 2012 Grace publicly came out as transgender, beginning a transition to living as a woman and dropping her birth name. The band finished recording their sixth studio album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, during the summer of 2013, and released it on the twenty-first of January, 2014.
I wake up in the morning and I drink from the fountain. I wake up in the morning with the same unanswered questions. I don't know what's going to cure my unsettled stomach. Street kids collect spare change in a conch shell on the side walk; their teeth are yellow, their hair is tangled. Their minds are vapid and they laugh wild in their depravity. I'll make my way back home to you, head north on San Marco Avenue. White crosses on the church lawn, I want to smash them all. I want to smash them all. Pony tails swinging back and forth behind beach blonde college girls out for a jog. Saint Augustine, shine your light down on me! Pop hits from the 90's echo out of tourist filled bars. I am met with arms crossed under dirty looks, I am treated like a common thief. I'll make my way back home to you, head north on San Marco Avenue. White crosses on the church lawn, I want to smash them all. I want to smash them all. Eaves-dropping in on conversation, I wander aimless leering at strangers. Strung out on the amphetamines that you gave to me. Eye-balled with suspicion by a pencil skirt in high heels, you realize that you're talking to yourself. Cannon fire explodes out over the bay. I'll make my way back home to you, head north on San Marco Avenue. White crosses on the church lawn, I want to smash them all. Looking for context and perspective, looking for some kind of distraction. White crosses on the church lawn, I want to smash them all.