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 Review by: GlassPipeMurder See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on August 28th 2005
As far as EPs go, it is rare to find one that doesn't become obsolete within a year after it's released. Too many bands put out EPs only to fill their next studio album with four or five songs that have already been released via said EP. That is not the case with Fifteen's There's No Place Like Home. Three of the songs, "Ain't Life A Drag," "All The Good Times," and "Hey Joe" came from the out-of-print 7-inch Ain't Life A Drag, which makes this EP even more special since it gives the listener three songs that otherwise would have become extinct.
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great ep!! you cant go wrong with this I'd have to say that Land Mine is one of my favorite Fifteen songs. I'm not pretending to know what actually happened back then. The fact that I openly admit to being 17 is kind of a testament to that. I'm saying that from the chronology of it all (at least to a teenager who has to go out of his way to learn about this crap), that was the first time their homophobia became an issue. I don't think people who previously accepted gays would stop because they "became Rasta", and that's my main issue. Most inner-city minorities are generally brought up to hide homosexuality or hate it, because it's honestly dismissed as "disgusting". Therefor, I think it's kind of dumb to assume that a bunch of guys from DC were going to buy into a utopian ideal (that I even support) is kind of stupid. I didn't state that all actual Rastafarians were homophobic, nor did I state that all homophobes were Rastafarian. Most homophobes I know aren't rasta. Most rastas I know aren't homophobes. I think it has more to do with general ignorance and fear than religion. Case in point: The Bad Brains never preached homophobia before the incident with the Big Boys. "Like how, for some reason, the liberal punks expected a bunch of inner-city D.C. black guys to embrace homosexuality." Who remembers this? The problem lies in the fact that the "crust punk" scene Fifteen got popular in (yeah they were just standard 90's punk) is filled with double-standards and hypocrisy. In fact, the dude who "warned" me about how crazy Jeff Ott is and about how much Jello Biafra "sold out" is notorious for using girls (not women... I don't call 16 year olds women) for sex. i know nothing about this band, ive heard them a few times... but their lead singer might be the ugliest man alive "I still say Lucky is the best pop/punk cd ever created." I've always loved fifteen, as for Jeff Ott's personal faults, I don't really care, I've heard many people call him a hippocrite, I've also heard people say that he sincerely cares about what he does, and agrees with the messages in his music. I don't know. WHen I saw them on the Take Action TOur he sure as fuck rambled alot about racism, sexism, food not bombs etc. "And I thought www.skatedork.org/fifteen was their official site?" Ahh Fifteen. I still say Lucky is the best pop/punk cd ever created. And to all the people who push the whole 'rapist' deal, Jeff Ott did a zine a while back (i think about 8-9 issues) where he explains everything, and talks about a bunch of other important things. Sure ive never met the guy, but from reading what he wrote, he comes off as a very understandable guy. But hey, as ive said, ive never met him. That last one was me, by the by. And I thought www.skatedork.org/fifteen was their official site? I wouldn't say incoherent thoughts or ideas. All of his written material is really well thought out. I admit some of his "bonus" tracks (like the last track on "Lucky") aren't exactly poetry, but it seems as if its all stream of conscious. For the people leaving the Ott comments I appreciate the ones who have something to say. I'm just stating what I've heard. I've never met the guy and am currently in question of if I should see him live or hear him speak somewhere. While I do enjoy a good ammount of his work I have no urge to see a man speak or perform who has nothing but incoherent thoughts and strange ideals. I'm just trying to see if those are actually his bag. Yeah, Jeff Ott is a scumbag rapist. then again, i dont know him personally and cant say anything about that. but just as a one time thing he seemed like a nice enough guy i met the guy recently and he seemed to be very approahable and i talked to him along with everyone else that was present for as long as we wanted. Jeff can be very difficult to deal with. His rigid ideas about what's right and wrong leave no room for gray areas, at least not in my dealings with him over the years. We haven't spoken for years, but I haven't heard any different from people who have spoken to him more recently. Less diplomatic people would say he's a nutjob. I can't listen to this band anymore after seeing that crazy fuck do his spoken word. Wow, sounds like that Jeff Ott guy should join the River City Rebels, where he can joke about his rapist follies with some sympathetic friends. Don't know about this EP (never hearing it), but I can say I have liked a good handful of Fifteens work. That being said I must ask does anyone know if Jeff Ott is actually an asshole? I don't mean a rapist (that's been talked about and is now a moot point), but I've heard he's hard to talk to and can be very abrasive sometimes for no reason. Soon to be reissued on Asian Man or Fat Wreck... Definetly not amazing, but ok. I care about rape. Jeff Ott and Fifteen fucking rock. I heard that Jeff Ott guy admitted to being a rapist. Who cares? |
