SONG: "Holy Shit"
ARTIST: Against Me!
ALBUM: "Searching For A Former Clarity"
YEAR: 2005
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Naples, Florida
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997 - 2020
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
The Against Me! song "Holy Shit!" is widely considered a detailed critique of a stagnating rock scene and, more generally, the music industry at large.
AGAINST ME! DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2002 - Reinventing Axl Rose (No Idea Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2003 - As The Eternal Cowboy (Fat Wreck Chords)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2005 - Searching For A Former Clarity (Fat Wreck Chords)
* Peaked at #114 on the Billboard 200
2006 - Americans Abroad! Against Me! Live In London! (Fat Wreck Chords)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2007 - New Wave (Sire Records)
* Peaked at #57 on the Billboard 200
2010 - White Crosses (Sire Records)
* Peaked at # 34 on the Billboard 200
2014 - Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Total Treble Music)
* Peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200
2015 - 23 Live Sex Acts (Total Treble Music)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2016 - Shape Shift With Me (Total Treble Music)
* Peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON AGAINST ME!:
Against Me! formed as a band back in 1997, hailing from Naples, Florida. Well, actually it started as just a solo acoustic project for lead singer Tom Gabel. It seemed that every EP they would release after their first one, more band members would join. By the time of the release of their debut full length in 2002, "Reinventing Axl Rose", Against Me! was a full band. In 2003, Against Me! signed with infamous punk rock label Fat Wreck Chords. There, they released 2003's "As The Eternal Cowboy" and 2005's "Searching For A Former Clarity". The latter being the first Against Me! album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #114. In 2007, Against Me! signed a major label deal with Sire Records and released two albums with them, 2007's "New Wave" and 2010's "White Crosses". In 2012, Tom Gabel announced that he was transitioning into a female as he had a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria. He took the name Laura Jane Grace from that point on. The band also created their own label at this time, Total Trebel Music, which all of their future albums were released on beginning with 2014's "Transgender Dysphoria Blues", which would be the band's highest charting album, peaking at #23. In 2016, Against Me! dropped "Shape Shift With Me". This was the last release by Against Me!. The band toured up until 2020 but the Covid pandemic really put a halt to the band's activities. I guess they were moving forward with a new album, but Covid just halted everything and ultimately, Against Me! has been on an indefinite hiatus. Laura Jane Grace has said that the band has not broken up and she still wants to continue on with the band but just doesn't see it happening anytime soon due to the band members working on other projects at the time. Grace has also been hard at work on her solo career as well. Against Me! is a punk rock band. I call bands like theirs "gruff punk". Not sure if that's even a real genre or whatever but they remind me of bands like Hot Water Music or Off With THeir Heads, bands that have "gruffy" vocals for lack of a better term. Not even sure what gruffy means! You know what I mean!! I got into Against Me! in 2005. I saw the "Don't Lose Touch" video and I was instantly hooked. I always saw them as a band that stood out from the pack. I would put them in a leader category, definitely not a follower. I'm hoping they get their act together and reunite to make new music soon. I got my fingers crossed!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Laura Jane Grace
The Menzingers
Alkaline Trio
The Lawrence Arms
Off With Their Heads
TEN AGAINST ME! SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. I Was A Teenage Anarchist
2. Don't Lose Touch
3. Black Me Out
4. Baby, I'm An Anarchist
5. Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
6. Sink, Florida, Sink
7. Thrash Unreal
8. Crash
9. Because Of The Shame
10. Lost And Searching In America
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