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Against Me!
Before becoming a full-fledged punk band, Against Me! was an acoustic solo project spearheaded by Tom Gabel, who began playing shows as a 17-year-old in Gainesville, Florida. Starting in 1997, Gabel performed as a solo act wherever anyone would have him, drawing much influence from early acoustic protest music. By 2001, he'd beefed up his sound with the help of a full band -- including guitarist James Bowman, drummer Warren Oakes, and bassist Andrew Seward -- but there would always be some anarchism and Billy Bragg in the group's raucous braggadocio. After a few initial 12" and 7" releases, Against Me! issued the fan favorite Reinventing Axl Rose in 2002. The underground hit blended elements of punk, folk, and country into socially conscious and impassioned anthems. Continuing their reputation of always being on the road, the musicians logged countless tour dates around the country in support of their early material.
A slightly more polished album, As the Eternal Cowboy, was released in 2003 on the indie label Fat Wreck, followed by a compilation of that album's demos titled The Original Cowboy. After the release of a DVD (We're Never Going Home) and another 7", the band returned with its most mature effort to date, 2005's Searching for a Former Clarity. A subsequent headlining tour in support of the introspective, politically aggressive album saw Against Me! proudly hitting every U.S. state, and they signed with Sire Records in December 2005. Later they issued a rough version of Searching for a Former Clarity, titled Total Clarity. They were back on the road by spring 2006, this time opening for the Alkaline Trio, and spent the summer months playing the main stage at the Warped Tour. Though the guys were officially signed to Sire's roster, they released their last indie album in the form of Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!, a concert album recorded while on tour in London with Murder by Death.
In July 2007, the band's major-label debut -- New Wave, a decidedly more rock-oriented record produced by Butch Vig -- hit shelves. New Wave was the first album by Against Me! with no acoustic tracks; it was also their first on a major label's tab. Reviews were generally favorable, and the band toured heavily in support of its release. By the summer of 2009, drummer Warren Oakes had officially left the group to pursue an alternate career as a restaurateur, eventually opening up a Tex-Mex eatery in Gainesville. Hot Water Music's George Rebelo joined in his place, and the revised lineup re-enlisted Butch Vig to produce the White Crosses album, which appeared in mid-2010. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi
A slightly more polished album, As the Eternal Cowboy, was released in 2003 on the indie label Fat Wreck, followed by a compilation of that album's demos titled The Original Cowboy. After the release of a DVD (We're Never Going Home) and another 7", the band returned with its most mature effort to date, 2005's Searching for a Former Clarity. A subsequent headlining tour in support of the introspective, politically aggressive album saw Against Me! proudly hitting every U.S. state, and they signed with Sire Records in December 2005. Later they issued a rough version of Searching for a Former Clarity, titled Total Clarity. They were back on the road by spring 2006, this time opening for the Alkaline Trio, and spent the summer months playing the main stage at the Warped Tour. Though the guys were officially signed to Sire's roster, they released their last indie album in the form of Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!, a concert album recorded while on tour in London with Murder by Death.
In July 2007, the band's major-label debut -- New Wave, a decidedly more rock-oriented record produced by Butch Vig -- hit shelves. New Wave was the first album by Against Me! with no acoustic tracks; it was also their first on a major label's tab. Reviews were generally favorable, and the band toured heavily in support of its release. By the summer of 2009, drummer Warren Oakes had officially left the group to pursue an alternate career as a restaurateur, eventually opening up a Tex-Mex eatery in Gainesville. Hot Water Music's George Rebelo joined in his place, and the revised lineup re-enlisted Butch Vig to produce the White Crosses album, which appeared in mid-2010. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi
Selected Discography
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Track List: White Crosses
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Track List: Americans Abroad - Live In London
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Track List: Searching For A Former Clarity
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Track List: As The Eternal Cowboy
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Track List: I Was A Teenage Anarchist EP
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Track List: Reinventing Axl Rose
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Track List: Russian Spies / Occult Enemies (Single)
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I'm sorry for being so long winded, but I just really needed to get that out there. Also, I agree with slappin15, they really need to change the bio.
4. Being trans* is not the same as crossdressin g (also as a sidenote, don't refer to crossdressin g as being a transvestite , that's an archaic term used by people who thought that gender noncomformin g people needed to be fixed, and who did all sorts of horrible things to them
5. Don't call people tranny, I actually haven't seen that here, but it's a good thing to note. It is a horrible oppressive slur used by many people who have (cont.
3. Holy f**k, being transgender does not mean you aremessed up in the head or whatever other bs I've seen people saying. Its just something that happens sometimes in nature where a person's sex gets screwed up (not the best wording but whatever) it is not their choice and I have no idea how some cis people can think that with (cont.
1. Sex is biologic. Gender is how a person identifies and is much more important. You should use pronouns based on people's gender (or whatever they specifically tell you is okay to use) not on their sex
2. Even when referring to Laura in the past, you should use the (cont.)
Still, I'm glad to see them continually progress as musicians, and people.
Burn down the whitehouse - The Scams
Confessing childhood secrets, of dressing up in women's clothes
I don't think you're actually listening to the music. I think you'd much rather hold onto your silly homophobia (except he's not gay so... anti-transve s t i t e - i s m ? ) then just listen.
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I'm amazed that you could be underwhelmed by these guys live...
I've been going to punk shows for 20+ years, and when I finally got a chance to see these guys live, I was blown away...
I expected a good show, but I was really unprepared for how great these guys were live..
I mean, if I had to rank the best shows I've seen over the years, this is totally in my top 5 ever
1. GG Allin '88(when I was 16 years old and had no idea what I was getting into)
2. GWAR '91 (I would have paid 10