SONG: "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder"
ARTIST: Useless ID
ALBUM: "Symptoms"
YEAR: 2012
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Haifa, Israel
YEARS ACTIVE: 1994 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" is a song that appears to be about a brutal relationship with an ex-girlfriend who has mental issues. Those issues seem to get a whole lot worse when she doesn't take her meds! The vocalist just wants her to go away but she keeps coming back even though the relationship is over. He's dealing with a psycho obviously!
USELESS ID DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1998 - Dead's Not Punk (Falafel Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
1999 - Get In The Pita Bread (Falafel Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2001 - Bad Story, Happy Endings (Kung Fu Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2003 - No Vacation From The World (Kung Fu Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2004 - Redemption (Kung Fu Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2008 - The Lost Broken Bones (Suburban Home Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2011 - The Lost Broken Tunes Vol. 1 (Bullion Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2011 - The Lost Broken Tunes Vol. 2 (Bullion Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2012 - Symptoms (Fat Wreck Chords)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2016 - State Is Burning (Fat Wreck Chords)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON USELESS ID
Useless ID formed as a band back in 1994, hailing from Israel. After recording a few full length albums and EP's in their native Israel, the band caught the ear of The Ataris frontman Kris Roe. Roe invited the band to be on a split EP with his band The Ataris in 1999, called "Let It Burn". This gave Useless ID some exposure in the United States. Kris Roe would go on to help the band sign with Kung Fu Records and he produced their first album on that label, 2001's "Bad Story, Happy Ending". Much like Roe and The Ataris were instrumental in helping out Useless ID, another band, No Use For A Name, were also instrumental in lending a hand to Useless ID. No Use's frontman Tony Sly helped produce and write the band's 2003 album "No Vacation From The World". No Use and The Ataris would always welcome Useless ID to open for them on tours in the States as well as Europe. It was no surprise that when Tony Sly passed away in 2012, the guys in Useless ID took the news very bad as he was a major mentor for them. Useless ID rounded out their deal with Kung Fu with the release of "Redemption" in 2004. When Useless ID dropped "The Lost Broken Bones" in 2008, you could sense they were starting to change up their style a bit. Early on, they were very much a pop punk band and while, they still could be considered pop punk, they were getting a little more rough around the edges. It was probably just the band maturing and for me, I think it was for the better. In my mind, it all came together for the band with their 2012 album "Symptoms". I really feel like this is the album where they really found their sound and it's really a solid album. Maybe the influence of signing with Fat Wreck Chords rubbed off on the band. The band's most recent full length, 2016's "State Is Burning" is a solid album as well. The last release for Useless ID was an EP called "7 Hits From Hell" in 2019. Useless ID is a very good punk band. As I said earlier, the band was mainly pop punk early on, in the same vein as The Ataris but around 2008, they shifted to a more mature sound, I'll call it aggressive pop punk!! I really dig the slight sound shift. I think they are a better band because of it. I first heard of Useless ID from the 1999 split with The Ataris. Being a huge No Use fan, you can definitely hear Tony Sly's influence on "No Vacation From The World". But it was 2012's "Symptoms" that made me go all in with Useless ID. That is just a really solid punk rock album. These guys seem to stay pretty active in regards to releasing new material so I wouldn't be surprised to see them put out a new album soon.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
No Use For A Name
Authority Zero
Lagwagon
Millencolin
The Ataris
TEN USELESS ID SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Before It Kills
2. Killing A Ghost
3. It's Alright
4. We Don't Want The Airwaves
5. No Time For Me To Be A Teenager
6. Running Late
7. At Least I Tried
8. Dissolve
9. Leaving Town
10. Confused
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