| Against Me! – I Was a Teenage Anarchist Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Mech is absolutely right. The more I listen to this, the more I feel this is Gabel's goodbye to punk rock, explaining that he's ready to grow and move on. "I was a teenage anarchist But then the scene got too rigid It was mob mentality They set their rifle sights on me Narrow visions of autonomy You want me to surrender my identity..." A perfect example of this exact thing happening can be found in a number of songs' comments sections on this very website. I mean, in regards to AM!, the punk rock community has definitely turned into a mob mentality, and he's become public enemy #1. Can't really blame Gabel for wanting to broaden his horizons and move on when his previous fan-base mostly consisted of fickle and jaded kids who are terrified of "their" bands changing outside of the strict expectations they place, hating on any band that doesn't sound the exact same forever. Plus, if you look at Gabel's influences, it's not surprising that his music is taking a turn towards more of an 80s rockish sound. He's covered a few The Replacements tracks, even. Shouldn't be very shocking to anyone. |
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| Against Me! – I Was a Teenage Anarchist Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Mech, you hit the nail on the head perfectly. I honestly feel bad for AM! They're obviously wanting to go in new directions, as Gabel's taste in music is broadening and changing, but the punk kids will constantly be here to remind them that they feel abandoned. |
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| Against Me! – Ache With Me Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This is a really pretty song. The album is different and stands alone, like every Against Me album before it. I like it, though. I'm just anticipating the wave of negativity that will be flooding the comments section of these new songs. It's bound to happen, since punk-rock kids just loooove to hate on AM! these days. |
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