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 Review by: primeevil7 See others by this writer Good Clean Fun (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on December 14th 2004
I was first intriguied by Good Clean Fun when Ronald Reagan died and Pastepunk's Jordan Baker wrote a short obituary saying that if that president was a punk rock group, he'd be Good Clean Fun. Interested, i scoured the net, finally finding a link to their homepage, to which I heard "Who Shares, Wins."
If I want to make cookies and you have the tins then we'll bake together cuz who shares wins / if I want to bowl and you have the pins then we'll bowl together cuz who shares wins / If I have the helmets and you have the Schwins then we'll bike together cuz who shares wins...THE SONG WAS FUNNY. I don't want to sound like a burned out, jaded scenester, but Good Clean Fun was a breath of fresh air. Hardcore is notorious for taking itself terribly seriously, and Good Clean Fun didn't at all. Sure, it had its serious moments as "Next Year In Jerusalem," "Song For The Ladies," and "My Best Friends" proves, but the highlights were the ones where Good Clean Fun just had fun, like "Vegan Revolution Draft Dodger Anthem," "The Ice Cream Man Cometh," "In Defense Of All Life And Loserdotcom." But it would all be for naught if the songs sucked. They didn't. True, it was youth crew hardcore with a straight edge bent, but they did it well. It wasn't derivative, but you knew where it came from. By no means was Good Clean Fun new or innovative, but it was powerful and fast, a lot like their much celebrated contemporaries in Kid Dynamite, but straight edge. The lyric sheet actually includes the lyrics to every song. It's all done in a tongue in cheek way, on one page, with stuffed animals dressed up like the moshing ninjas at shows. As an added bonus, the songs were all remastered so they sound clear as day. In short: it's a solid retrospective any way you cut it, a complete discography of an unfairly underrated group. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
As a europeen I already pick up the new album on their tour... they still awesome... nothin more or less! This is not the complete discography by any means, quite a few songs off 7"s are missing. Fucking Awesome though. "To the guy who said these guys should be seen live, obviously there's a bit of an issue with that, since they're broken up, but I'd love to have seen them live." i'm positively positive that this band kicks a whole lot of ass... Did anyone ever notice that the NOFX song "Quart in Session" and "Franco-Unamerican" sound EXACTLY THE SAME! even with the stupid lil breakdown at the end. geat band. to the guy who called me fuckhole - incorrect dickface - was only released on cd. Dickface. AWESOME band. One of my favorite sxe bands. GCF is a great band. Im positively positive. it was released on vinyl you fuckhole There are some fucking funny songs on this. Good band. oh man, I've been rocking to "Firestorm" SO HARD lately its ridiculous. I'm having a party this weekend and I think its gonna be on the rotation. i love jan but jan loves saves the day! To the guy who said these guys should be seen live, obviously there's a bit of an issue with that, since they're broken up, but I'd love to have seen them live. Why oh why was this not released on vinyl? Yes! Everyone needs to give it up for this band. You shouldn't take them so seriously- "I hate straight edge hardcore". These guys were a 90s version of Crucial Youth "Be Like Me and Mr. T" "Positive Dental Outlook" "Be Kind, Rewind." You know, a joke straight edge band. Without the comic book. oh man. "I was first intriguied by Good Clean Fun when Ronald Reagan died and Pastepunk's Jordan Baker wrote a short obituary saying that if that president was a punk rock group, he'd be Good Clean Fun. Interested, i scoured the net, finally finding a link to their homepage, to which I heard "Who Shares, Wins." GCF have a few songs that are really fantastic hardcore fun, but it seems like a lot of their stuff isn't amusing enough to qualify as parody and isn't sufficiently musically inspired to qualify for extended play. Definitely one of those bands that should be seen live and skipped on disc. This band is so fucking awesome. So it's positive hardcore without the "I'll fucking stab you in the fucking throat if you mess with my fucking crew" lyrics? So revolutionary! Just more of the same old. Just more of the same old. a song for the ladies and hang up and drive are hilarious. bringing back the fun in hardcore. hmmmm...evr releasing an album thats not crap. interesting in deed.... |
