Russ’ Record RainbowThere’s a tweet going around… hold on… let me find it….
Found it:
John Leavitt says
“Me at 15: The Dead Kennedys are right about everything.
Me at 20: Actually, these issues are way more complex
Me at 28: But really it comes down to larger, systemic issues
Me at 35: The Dead Kennedys were right about everything.”
And, honestly, I can’t think of a better way to sum up both the significance of the Dead Kennedys and the lifecycle of a maturing punk.
They were right about an AWFUL lot of things. They had the right ideas the whole time. They called out punk for being stagnant before it even really caught on. They called out the punk scene as just a place for skinheads to throw bows. They even called out fucking GAS.
GAS! Like, this shit should be cheap because it’s a tool for us and somehow we’re letting GAS run our lives.
Astounding.
And, hey, how about the time they were brought to court on obscenity charges (thanks, Tipper Gore) and were so convincing that the prosecution OPENLY TOLD THE PRESS that 1) they, the prosecution, were wrong and 2) the Dead Kennedys’ music, statements, arguments, and stands actually made a lot of sense. It’s pretty rare for a side of a legal battle to tell the press that they were wrong the whole time. You just don’t say that. You don’t ADMIT that you were wrong to the PRESS.
When idealistic punks - the ones like me who get way too wrapped up in philosophy and never stop taking things seriously - talk about what punk rock SHOULD be, it’s the Dead Kennedys. It’s DK, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, etc but it would be tough for any band to come close to making a statement like Dead Kennedys did.
What a great band.
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Found it:
John Leavitt says
“Me at 15: The Dead Kennedys are right about everything.
Me at 20: Actually, these issues are way more complex
Me at 28: But really it comes down to larger, systemic issues
Me at 35: The Dead Kennedys were right about everything.”
And, honestly, I can’t think of a better way to sum up both the significance of the Dead Kennedys and the lifecycle of a maturing punk.
They were right about an AWFUL lot of things. They had the right ideas the whole time. They called out punk for being stagnant before it even really caught on. They called out the punk scene as just a place for skinheads to throw bows. They even called out fucking GAS.
GAS! Like, this shit should be cheap because it’s a tool for us and somehow we’re letting GAS run our lives.
Astounding.
And, hey, how about the time they were brought to court on obscenity charges (thanks, Tipper Gore) and were so convincing that the prosecution OPENLY TOLD THE PRESS that 1) they, the prosecution, were wrong and 2) the Dead Kennedys’ music, statements, arguments, and stands actually made a lot of sense. It’s pretty rare for a side of a legal battle to tell the press that they were wrong the whole time. You just don’t say that. You don’t ADMIT that you were wrong to the PRESS.
When idealistic punks - the ones like me who get way too wrapped up in philosophy and never stop taking things seriously - talk about what punk rock SHOULD be, it’s the Dead Kennedys. It’s DK, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, etc but it would be tough for any band to come close to making a statement like Dead Kennedys did.
What a great band.
#vinylrecords #vinylcollection #recordcollection #vinylcommunity #vinyl #recordoftheday #recordcommunity #musicsky #vinylsky #deadkennedys #punk #punkrock #punkrecords #punkrecordcollection #deadkennedysrecord
