Discovery: I've been waiting for artists like this to come up! Ones that I listen to so often, the entire entry comes easy. Against Me! was another one of those bands I heard about as a result of being pretty dialed into the punk rock scene and reading about them in magazines (remember print!?). What really cemented my love for this band, however, was seeing them open for Anti-Flag (I know... guess who else was on the tour... Rise Against!) on the Death of a Nation tour in 2003 or maybe it was 2004. Since then, I've pretty much seen Against Me! every time they tour close, everywhere from a tiny show at a recording studio to a sold-out arena (with Foo Fighters in 2008).
Result: Though this was not the first Against Me! record I heard chronologically, it was their first full-length release and represents a raw sound that has since been polished a little with later releases. This album will always have a special place in my heart, and Against Me! songs always coincide with pals for me, never more apparent than when they were being sung by my friend Max in a room full of my friends. Check that video here. I wouldn't change these times for the world.
Stand-out Tracks: "Pints of Guinness Make You Strong", "Reinventing Axl Rose", "Baby, I'm an Anarchist!"
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