January 6, 2009

Balance - In Like A Lion 7"

Owww, I gotta be careful here. These dudes might not even sport pubic hair, but they seem kinda mean.

"You little rat stabbed us in the back / You're walking around talking shit / Did you think you'd get away with it? / You can never come back here you scum / So stay the fuck out!"

I double checked the insert more than once, but it really seems as if this record came out in 2009. That's 24 years after Ray Cappo first complained about his lack of sleep or something on the record
Can't Close My Eyes. Twenty-fucking-four years! (Looking at the photos of the band members, their parents were probably having intercourse around that time.)

So, well... I guess this is supposed to be hardcore. It just leaves me wondering whether this version of "hardcore" refers to the subgenre of punk, or some kind of pornography. I see very little (if any) punk content here, and considering the graphic nature of the artwork and the record title, well... your guess is good as mine.

"Say it to my fucking face instead of talking shit about me and my friends / Say it to my fucking face instead if you dare."

I'm absolutely amazed by these lyrical gems, especially how beautiful the words "face" and "fuck" go together. Let's have a closer look at the cover: the gorilla on the left side is pounding his chest while getting a tittie man hug by the gentleman behind him. The singer (on the right side) is handing him some archaic phallic symbol (almost shaped like a banana, so even the gorilla can get the point) and teaches him how to open his mouth for fellatio. To make an already wonderful picture even more perfect, the back of the gorilla's t-shirt says Mouthpiece. One can only wonder what this refers to. Maybe it's got something to do with the words "face" and "fuck", I'm not sure.

"Say it to my fucking face if you dare / I'll be waiting for you right here."

Now hold on second... "right here" is not a very exact geographical description, and to be honest, I'm not really into that kind of smut. I like to have a beer or seven every now and then, which is something you don't seem to like, and your music is very fucking awful. No, thanks.

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4 comments:

georg reinhardt said...

geile rezi, dankedanekdanke! ich steh auf dem stuhl vor ehrerbietung...

J. said...

das ist aber ned der cappo ..

Thomas said...

aber übergay.

athina said...

you don't seem to know much about swedish punk or punk at all to call it anything. I think they are an awesome local band for me (or were) and I'm sorry to tell you but they are a bunch of great people as well.