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The roots of Against Me!'s rousing punk-folk sound lie in Tom Gabel's guitar-and-stool troubadourship around his native Gainesville, FL. The band around him would eventually solidify, and get considerably louder as punk bands often do. But there would always be some anarchism and Billy Bragg in the raucous braggadocio. After a few initial 12" and 7" releases, Against Me! issued Reinventing Axl Rose through No Idea in 2002. As the Eternal Cowboy followed from Fat Wreck in 2003, and (show more)

The roots of Against Me!'s rousing punk-folk sound lie in Tom Gabel's guitar-and-stool troubadourship around his native Gainesville, FL. The band around him would eventually solidify, and get considerably louder as punk bands often do. But there would always be some anarchism and Billy Bragg in the raucous braggadocio. After a few initial 12" and 7" releases, Against Me! issued Reinventing Axl Rose through No Idea in 2002. As the Eternal Cowboy followed from Fat Wreck in 2003, and after a live DVD (We're Never Going Home) and another 7", the band returned with 2005's Searching for a Former Clarity. By that point Against Me!'s lineup included Gabel, James Bowman, Warren Oakes, and Andrew Seward.
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Reviews

Against Me! Russian Spies [7-inch]

Against Me!

Russian Spies [7-inch] (2011)

Sabot

Against Me! Total Clarity

Against Me!

Total Clarity (2011)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! High Pressure Low [7-inch]

Against Me!

High Pressure Low [7-inch] (2010)

Sabot

Against Me! White Crosses

Against Me!

White Crosses (2010)

Sire

Against Me! I Was a Teenage Anarchist

Against Me!

I Was a Teenage Anarchist (2010)

Sire

Against Me! / Cancer Bats live in Vancouver

Against Me! / Cancer Bats

live in Vancouver (2010)

Sire

Against Me! The Original Cowboy

Against Me!

The Original Cowboy (2009)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! New Wave B-Sides

Against Me!

New Wave B-Sides (2008)

Sire

Against Me! New Wave [Deluxe Edition]

Against Me!

New Wave [Deluxe Edition] (2008)

Fargo

Against Me! Thrash Unreal [7 inch]

Against Me!

Thrash Unreal [7 inch] (2007)

Sire

Against Me! New Wave

Against Me!

New Wave (2007)

Sire

Against Me! White People for Peace [7 inch]

Against Me!

White People for Peace [7 inch] (2007)

Sire

Against Me! Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!

Against Me!

Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!! (2006)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! From Her Lips to God's Ears (Energize-O-Tron) [12 inch]

Against Me!

From Her Lips to God's Ears (Energize-O-Tron) [12 inch] (2006)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! Sink, Florida, Sink [7 inch]

Against Me!

Sink, Florida, Sink [7 inch] (2005)

No Idea

Against Me! Searching For A Former Clarity

Against Me!

Searching For A Former Clarity (2005)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! We're Never Going Home DVD

Against Me!

We're Never Going Home DVD (2004)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! As The Eternal Cowboy

Against Me!

As The Eternal Cowboy (2003)

Fat Wreck Chords

Against Me! The Disco Before the Breakdown

Against Me!

The Disco Before the Breakdown (2002)

No Idea

Against Me! is Reinventing Axl Rose

Against Me!

is Reinventing Axl Rose (2002)

No Idea

Against Me! Reinventing Axl Rose

Against Me!

Reinventing Axl Rose (2002)

No Idea

Against Me! Crime as Forgiven By

Against Me!

Crime as Forgiven By (2001)

Plan-It-X / Sabot

Against Me! Acoustic

Against Me!

Acoustic (2001)

Sabot

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Interviews

Against Me!

Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at 4:31 PM (EDT)

Tom Gabel of Against Me!

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 8:20 PM (EST)

Franz Nicolay (W/IFS, The Hold Steady, Against Me!)

Monday, July 19, 2010 at 8:00 PM (EDT)

Tom Gabel (Against Me!)

Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 8:00 PM (EDT)

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