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  Review by: Chris See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on October 27th 2006
I've always felt that country and punk music shared a common bond: both draw from personal experiences displayed in a raw, no-holds barred form of expression. Of course, both also have the their respective "dark sides" of cliché lyrics, ridiculous costumes and obnoxious fans.
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"i am always amazed at the stupidity of some people on this site. anyways just in case you didnt get the memo, people talking shit about dead people isnt in. indeed, get a life." i am always amazed at the stupidity of some people on this site. anyways just in case you didnt get the memo, people talking shit about dead people isnt in. indeed, get a life. They really should have done a cover of a Waylon Jennings song. is it me or does Annies Song sound like Lagwagons Brodeo??? I think it is. No mention that the lyrics to Ghost Riders is a nod to Brokeback Mt The first song would be better if it stayed being a country song. The jump to punk halfway through sounds really forced imo haha, i love punk mixed with country, anyone remember tha band... uhhh... jackass? whatever, fun stuff! i hope the stop in my town :D "In the hierarchy of artistic credibility, the Ironic Punk Cover falls somewhere just below erotic Harry Potter fan-fiction and just above Anne Geddes photography. I’d say that it’s partially due to the trend of “hilarious” ironic covers that punk music has at this point thoroughly lost its good name and ought to be retired forever as a failed social experiment. Some of the foremost purveyors of this tripe, serving only to deteriorate the social value of punk music while hiding behind the incredibly irritating guise of fun-loving wisecrackers are Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. They’re formed from the dregs of the worst pop-punk bands in the world, and their entire gimmick is ironic punk covers. They’ve released something like five albums, all chock-full of unmitigated worthlessness, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be stopping anytime soon. Although I usually don’t advocate violence, I would be more than happy to see them all carved up like turkeys if it meant that they’d finally just shut the fuck up. -SomethingAwful" In the hierarchy of artistic credibility, the Ironic Punk Cover falls somewhere just below erotic Harry Potter fan-fiction and just above Anne Geddes photography. I’d say that it’s partially due to the trend of “hilarious” ironic covers that punk music has at this point thoroughly lost its good name and ought to be retired forever as a failed social experiment. Some of the foremost purveyors of this tripe, serving only to deteriorate the social value of punk music while hiding behind the incredibly irritating guise of fun-loving wisecrackers are Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. They’re formed from the dregs of the worst pop-punk bands in the world, and their entire gimmick is ironic punk covers. They’ve released something like five albums, all chock-full of unmitigated worthlessness, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be stopping anytime soon. Although I usually don’t advocate violence, I would be more than happy to see them all carved up like turkeys if it meant that they’d finally just shut the fuck up. -SomethingAwful Actually... "they guy that made the comment about joey cape and derrick " Is my fucking hero. About time. In the hierarchy of artistic credibility, the Ironic Punk Cover falls somewhere just below erotic Harry Potter fan-fiction and just above Anne Geddes photography. I’d say that it’s partially due to the trend of “hilarious” ironic covers that punk music has at this point thoroughly lost its good name and ought to be retired forever as a failed social experiment. Some of the foremost purveyors of this tripe, serving only to deteriorate the social value of punk music while hiding behind the incredibly irritating guise of fun-loving wisecrackers are Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. They’re formed from the dregs of the worst pop-punk bands in the world, and their entire gimmick is ironic punk covers. They’ve released something like five albums, all chock-full of unmitigated worthlessness, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be stopping anytime soon. Although I usually don’t advocate violence, I would be more than happy to see them all carved up like turkeys if it meant that they’d finally just shut the fuck up. -SomethingAwful nice try paul "Sunday Morning Coming Down" was written by Kris Kristofferson, not Johnny Cash...though Johnny Cash did do a version of it. they guy that made the comment about joey cape and derrick needs to fucking get a life Such a good album. Maybe not their best from start to finish but the first four songs on this album get the ball rolling better than any of their previous albums. I don't care if they're a silly band. I quite like the Gimme Gimmes. They're a nostop party fat mike is gerad way's doppelganger Skiba on vocals? Interesting. Paul, not to be a bitch about it, but the comment clearly said "i think that "sunday morning coming down" is supposed to be a sped up version of the clash's RENDITION of "police and thives". that was a bad description of wikipedia. the fact that anyone can contribute to it is what keeps each entry in check. people might abuse it, but if you follow the guidelines, only facts are to be posted, with citations if possible. I love the Gimmes, this disc is fun (and there's nothing wrong with that). The vocals sound A LOT like Matt Skiba on some of the songs. hahahahahaha.........joey cape is a fucking whiny over-sensitive nancy boy. he probably spends his nights curled up with derricks old shirts and sobbing in his bottle of zima. The covers done by Me First wouldn't qualify as parodies. The notes haven't changed, they've just been "punked up." "Chris - you don't need to get an artist's/songwriter's permission to do a cover song recording. It's allowed under a compulsory license in the Copyright Act. I forget what the current rate is (between 8 and 10 cents is the best I can remember at the moment, with exceptions for longer songs), but you have to pay that per copy produced to the relevant publishing rights organization. An album full of cover songs can get mighty expensive to do if you're paying full statutory rate, though usually that's not the case. And if the song just happens to be in the public domain (an ever rare occurrence), you're in luck!" I'm so buying this CD for my ride home from Baltimore to Fairfax tonight. someone should review the latest bloodhoung gang album so that people can be warned against buying it. please don't even listen to it GOD PLEASE DON'T My favorite Gimme Gimmes album is Blow in the Wind. I love them all though. My only real disappointment with this is the lack of funny liner notes done by Chris Dodge, that are in all the other ones. Love their Country sounds amazing though. not to be a bitch about it, but you all know 'police and theives' is a Junior Murvin reggae song from the 70's that the Clash covered on their first album. So Me First's interpolation would be a cover of a cover. fun as usual...a bit short...and not as enjoyable as when they cover genre's I actually like...I still think 'blow in the wind' and 'have a ball' are their 2 best (thats the 70's one right?). you know, the first one, which is still probably the best. Summary of how the Converge review will go: Nice review. i like what this guy said... this score is for the gimmes playing toronto nov 30th with the sainte catherines Most fun album of the year, by far. I can't stop listening to it. >>>How they were able to get Garth to agree to this will baffle me for years. Money talks, bullshit walks, I guess Excellent review. "i think that "sunday morning coming down" is supposed to be a sped up version of the clash's rendition of "police and thives".....it sounds like the bass line sped up really fast and then the one guitar play strokes down and stops and the other goes up and stops like in the clash tune" Here's what the review should of been: there's no way they're trying to make it sound like Fuck Armaggedon at the start of that song, it's not even anywhere close. I definitely hear Misfits and Damned, but can someone please tell me how "Lookin' For Love" sounds anything at all like "Fuck Armageddon, This is Hell"??? You know at first I was rather cold to this album because I wasn't familiar with any of the original songs unlike with all the other previous Gimme Gimme releases but now that this one has warmed up on me I think it's just as awesome as all the other Gimme Gimme albums. yeah, this album was good for about 10 listens and then i think i just wore it out.....can't wait to see them live, though I definitely hear Misfits and Damned, but can someone please tell me how "Lookin' For Love" sounds anything at all like "Fuck Armageddon, This is Hell"??? i think that "sunday morning coming down" is supposed to be a sped up version of the clash's rendition of "police and thives".....it sounds like the bass line sped up really fast and then the one guitar play strokes down and stops and the other goes up and stops like in the clash tune this still isn't a red scare fest review. Here is the new Converge reviews, in it's entirety: These guys, that is. These need to tour soon. or the planes mistaken for stars i did... blah. probably converge on a tuesday? Here is the new Converge reviews, in it's entirety: ...And this is suppose to be a replacement for the Converge review or something? |
