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Against Me!
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Gainesville, Florida (1997 – present)
Against Me! is a punk band originally from Naples, Florida, and later relocated to Gainesville, Florida. They are known for their distinct, heavily folk-influenced sound and energetic live shows (Spin named them one of the 25 greatest live bands in 2006). Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was the highly-acclaimed Reinventing Axl Rose. In December of 2005, they signed to Sire Records, and released their major label debut, New Wave, on July 10, 2007.
Tom Gabel started Against Me! in 1997 as a solo act at the age of 17. He would only occasionally perform with support from drummers and/or bassists. This period in the band was marked by playing guerrilla shows in a college apartment complex laundromat, emphasizing the D.I.Y. sentiments of their work. Gabel self-released one demo tape, officially entitled Against Me!, but more commonly known as Tom’s Demo. While copies of the cassette itself are extremely rare, internet file-sharing programs have helped to circulate the songs amongst fans.
Another demo cassette was released the following year on Misanthrope Records, with a slightly more complete band, titled Vivida Vis. Only five hundred copies of this album were made, but file-sharing once again popularized it. Perhaps the most well-known song on the record, “Shit Stroll” is still routinely requested by the audience at Against Me! shows. The band rarely, if ever, obliges these requests.
Tom Gabel started Against Me! in 1997 as a solo act at the age of 17. He would only occasionally perform with support from drummers and/or bassists. This period in the band was marked by playing guerrilla shows in a college apartment complex laundromat, emphasizing the D.I.Y. sentiments of their work. Gabel self-released one demo tape, officially entitled Against Me!, but more commonly known as Tom’s Demo. While copies of the cassette itself are extremely rare, internet file-sharing programs have helped to circulate the songs amongst fans.
Another demo cassette was released the following year on Misanthrope Records, with a slightly more complete band, titled Vivida Vis. Only five hundred copies of this album were made, but file-sharing once again popularized it. Perhaps the most well-known song on the record, “Shit Stroll” is still routinely requested by the audience at Against Me! shows. The band rarely, if ever, obliges these requests.
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Pints of Guinness Make You Strong
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Reinventing Axl Rose
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Don't Lose Touch
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Sink, Florida, Sink
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You Look Like I Need a Drink
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Miami
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Shoutbox
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deanster321 wrote:
I mean, purely for the sake of pleasing their existing fans.
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deanster321 wrote:
Whatever you think of New Wave, doing exactly what their fans want wouldn't be too sincere.
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murih wrote:
want them back to the days where they made such rad songs like Impact -.-
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Streetlight wrote:
New CD can't compare to old stuff, it's only decent at best.
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St0f wrote:
Eight tour dates in France, when is it Belgium's turn guys?
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GriffBlick wrote:
RadicalEddie! they played some of those songs in 2006 on the Americans Abroad tour! but since the new album they havent played as much old stuff.. which is sad because i love 'Unsubstantiated Rumors...' and all of The Eternal Cowboy
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RadicalEddie wrote:
Well music is subjective so I’m “entitled” to my opinion, just as you are. Glad I can drag out the debate more :)
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TrafficHaze wrote:
I really like how you think you're entitled to have the final word on what New Wave "is."
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RadicalEddie wrote:
I love how people are still debating New Wave, it is what it is, and that's six good songs, and four bad ones. I really like AM! though, always will be sticking with them. However I really get heated when I see them play the same stuff live. Please Please add more elements into the show guys! How about playing Miami, Even At Our Worst, I Still Love You Julie, T.S.R., etc.
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c4rrot wrote:
woot!
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Diotor wrote:
new wave is actually a pretty decent album, but it just sounds far too clean and polished to be an against me! album, to be honest. still decent, though.
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gizzy16 wrote:
eh i'm not so sure. New wave is certainly a good cd, its just that the old three are great cds.
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dfielder wrote:
To everyone who says they've sold out , go fuck yourselves their new cd is just as good as any of their older stuff.
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misfitofska wrote:
problems is such a good song.
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spraypainthero wrote:
@conatz, just listen to the song and read the lyrics, you can't take it too seriously. its just a fun song.
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h10rat wrote:
@jimmert: sex pistols too and they were just a bunch of drug addicted idiots.
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edwardo44 wrote:
Fuck you Against Me Fuck you so hard.
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nervous_brkdown wrote:
Success is selling out.
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Jimmert wrote:
The Clash went from playing squats to stadiums too. they went down in history as one of the best and most influential (punk)bands ever.
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TrafficHaze wrote:
You know what I hope? I hope they do something original that tops all of their old music instead of trying to recreate something they've already done.
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Events
- Aug 16 Warped Tour Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, California, United States
- Aug 17 Warped Tour 2008 Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States
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- Band Members
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- Andrew Seward (2002 - present)
- Dustin Fridkin (2001 - 2002)
- James Bowman (2000 - present)
- Kevin Mahon (1998 - 2001)
- Tom Gabel (1997 - present)
- Warren Oakes (2001 - present)
