Opposition
Rising- Get Off Your Ass Get Off Your Knees 10” EP review
Unlike the LP and the sound started
by the preceding band Mouth Sewn Shut, the first three songs are strictly
hard-hitting, heavy, misanthropic hardcore punk. “Guilty” is about the distrust in one’s
fellow man and inverse to the principles of the judicial system (the only
realistic approach for a cynic or a pessimist).
“No Way Out” is a discussion of how those involved in the scene, much as
they try to get out and live a “normal” life, don’t seem to be able to, and
should instead accept one’s existence as a cog in a countercultural
machine. The ‘lifers’ of this social
scene, the ones who have really stuck around for an extensive period of time,
really ARE in it for life, whether they have the absolute desire to be or
not. “I’m an Infidel”, even though it
sounds like an advertisement for a particular type of wine (zinfandel, for
those who are wondering), is the angriest, hardest song on the record. Rather than criticizing one religion, it
points the finger at the evangelical/Abrahamic religions, who condemn
nonbelievers as so-called ‘infidels’ who must face conversion or
destruction. A very memorable tune. The B-side is completely different than the
A-side; the first song “Get Off Your Ass, Get Off Your Knees” is in the tune of
the Mouth Sewn Shut/first album, in that it has the upbeat ska/reggae tone
mixed with the anarcho punk undertones in the lyrics and vocals. It is very danceable and catchy, for all
those who enjoy the bubblegum sensation of catchy, danceable song. The last song is a remix of songs on the
first LP into a slower version; a medley, so to speak. Nothing new, but it’s easier to understand
the lyrics, which is good in a way.
Packaging on the record is nice, though I think it could have fit on a
7”. Nice work.
-Aunty Social
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