love when they play acoustic and love there live shit i have their live cd and in my opinion its one the best against me are great and there music is great
I agree. I fuckin love New Wave, and I love their old stuff too. Against Me! probably had a reason to try something new, I know if I'm ever in a band, I'd do the same thing. A true fan would love the band either way.
Anyone who says against me is a moron, they are still putting out amazing music, they still hold the same beliefs as they did on previous albums, the only difference is they are making more money (which they deserve) and they are reaching a larger audience. so take your negative oppinions and shove it
i love how everyone keeps saying their sellouts b/c they have a successful music career - so when a band gets signed they're supposed to walk away out of fear of making moeny for doing something they love? that makes perfectly logical sense...
love them & have had a blast every time i've seen them. they have such energy on stage. it definitely makes for a good time.
was trying to post a response-somehow got cut off. Being from both a small "sh*thole" (reno) as well as SF, these guys are not sell-outs. Please focus you frustration on the real sell outs such as Greenday or many of the pop-crap bands from the late 90s. Please listen to oldschool like J Church, although I doubt kids now would know where they got their NAME unless you lived in SF before the band was like 40 years old as I am 31 and have been a fan of J Church since 'cringer' and I was 14!
so.. selling out eh? i guess if you ever got a raise at your job, your selling out! maybe they should turn down the offers to make money? nothing wrong with trying to make a better life for yourself...against me is one the greatest bands ever in my opinion (not that my opinion is anything) i jus hate when a band is good, gets recognition, starts making money, is playning big venues so more people can see em..and then comes the "they sold out" bull...
Name me a famous punk band who haven't sold out to some degree?
It's called life. Everyone has to eat, to have somewhere to live. I'm afraid that's the way it is, punk is not just about music. It's about politics, it's about a message. When that dies, then Punk has sold out.
Oh yeah! One more thing! A bunch of you back stabbers need to lay off of the black folks too! You're shooting yourself in the foot by doing that! Think I haven't been paying attention didn't you?
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Um.. Yeah... This isn't New Wave music. I can't understand anything you're saying. Sounds more like grunge rock to me. Stop pretending to be me Kurt Cobain. Didn't you get enough of that in the 90's? And I don't have anything against punk rockers. I smell a rift cutting rat... again. "The things you say, your purple pose just gives you away. The things you say. You're Unbelieveable. WHOA! BUMP BA BUMP!" Sorry to "jump on the wagon" but that's what you get for peeping into peoples windows.
Whoa, whoa whoa, whos the poser motherfucker you or this guy. I would say you you piece of shit and I would actually fight you over this I knew who you were.
No cherries in this tree asswipe! Ever been stabbed? I have! Ever had your teeth knocked out? I have! Lots of other shit too! Just giving you some of your own medicine! Admit you come to 80's New Wave videos and talk shit about our music. That's all I'm saying. By the way. What's that video about where it shows a soldier coming out from behind a burning building. Looks like it means burn down a soldiers house since there's no telling what you're singing about mumbles!
I hope you do realize that New Wave is the name of the song, not the genre. Kurt Cobain was awesome (and will always be)and if you are just going to bash on other people's taste in music, then just go listen to your new wave music somewhere else.
I don't understand why people say against me sold out. I mean isn't it the goal of every band out their to make money sellimg their music or their brand. I mean give me a break they're doing what we would like to do making money playing music they love to play what if anything is wrong with that?
obviously you never listened to the old against me. They used to sing about how they would never sell out and just sing for the good time. They were oposed of the media like MTV and Much Music and they all of a sudden signed with them... if thats not selling out I dont know what is.
Don't we all just wanna stay real, and live for the moment? Yeah we do, but noone can. We have to do certain things in order to survive. The music is still good, and they still put the same ammount of passion in to it as they did in "reinventing axl rose".
they still sing about how they won't sell out, just listen to stop, if they stay underground their whole life, they're fucked, they'll make no money, and have a small number of fans, probably not have any fun, and eventually break up, and no one wants that, oh boo hoo, they signed to a major label, they're still punk rock and they sound great, so shut the fuck up, i dare you to make a band and make underground music your whole life and try to make a career out of it.
I wish it wasn't so trendy to talk shit on Against Me! I mean, who are the real sell outs, the band playing music they enjoy, or the ones who've called themselves fans jumping on the 'we hate against me!' band wagon to run their mouths on the internet.
These guys sound great acoustic! If anyone likes to see them live, uncensored, and exclusive, check out their Official Kyte Channel where they produce their very own content! You can view it through their Official Myspace!..Check it out!!
i agree. just to clarify, i am by no means insulting them. im saying they are amazing, and shouldn't be judged or placed in a category of "selling out" just because of controversy over their new record. you either like it or you don't, but they're still amazing and there's no denying it.
the only reason the crowd doesnt seem into it is because this is one of the three songs that they played from New Wave (i think it was a thanksgiving present) the crowd was a lot of old fans, and the energy was incredible for the rest of the set, especially during wagon wheel and tonight we're gonna give it 35%. just check out the video for baby i'm an anarchist. this was the best show i've ever been to. fucking incredible.
well yes, tom was a one man acoustic folk punk band. his first sound was also his real sound, from vivida vis, to the self titled ep, to reinventing axl rose, that was the real intended song. sure this is acoustic, with tom, but his it folk or punk? not really
against me sadly has turned more alternative rock then anything else
To add to that, I wouldn't even call this alternative rock; it's just boring rock. I don't want to tell anyone not to listen, it's just that their music used to mean a lot more to me than it does now.
Exactly. I mean, when you change your sound, sign to a major label, and charge 20-30 bucks a show, all while screaming you aren't selling out(Well, not so much anymore, eh Tom? The cocaine finally catching up to your voice?) you definitely still kick ass...
I understand their old fan's sympathies. You love a band and then they become big so now you have to share them with others. Okay. But that doesn't mean their music sucks. New Wave was SO critically acclaimed and all their "fans" can say is 'they sold-out (I'll pummel that person who coined that term).
Whatever they are, sell-outs, punk, folk rock, gansta rap, they're still better than many of the other stuff out there.
why is everyone so obsessed with these genres, and how do you know what toms real sound is, do you know him? are you him?
im sure you wish you were but youre not, and until you learn how to sing and play with as much honesty and intesity as they do, i think you should just stop talking
it's amazing
i <3 agains me!
BrutalPornoGrindDiL 3 years ago
love when they play acoustic and love there live shit i have their live cd and in my opinion its one the best against me are great and there music is great
pink2ndgen 3 years ago
I wish everyone would get over the whole sell out thing in general. Just shut up and listen, if you don't like it, shut it off...
That's what its there for.
virginmaryaxxe 3 years ago 6
I agree. I fuckin love New Wave, and I love their old stuff too. Against Me! probably had a reason to try something new, I know if I'm ever in a band, I'd do the same thing. A true fan would love the band either way.
mustkillpreps 3 years ago
Easy its called evolving the sound. If you listen to each CD you can see it slowly changing to this sound.
TheRand0mHero89 3 years ago
Oh yeah, It is like that for every band pretty much.
mustkillpreps 3 years ago
Anyone who says against me is a moron, they are still putting out amazing music, they still hold the same beliefs as they did on previous albums, the only difference is they are making more money (which they deserve) and they are reaching a larger audience. so take your negative oppinions and shove it
tedis445 3 years ago
omg everytime i come on youtube to watch vids of my favorite bands..other fans hate on them for "selling out" trying new things isnt selling out...
against me are extremely talented and they are also the nicest guys i ever met..
Chickawhaaa 3 years ago 2
I like New Wave and bands often evolve and change their styles all the time. Don't like it, don't buy it. OMG IT ISNT PNUX ENOUGH LOLOLOL
matt00926 3 years ago
if they sold out, they woulda quit. theyre still doin live shows bc of the fans right? then hoes that a sell out
bobbykotrba 3 years ago
do you know what a sell out is? sell out means they sell out their beliefs for money and change what they are about and what not
ErnestoMag 3 years ago
i love how everyone keeps saying their sellouts b/c they have a successful music career - so when a band gets signed they're supposed to walk away out of fear of making moeny for doing something they love? that makes perfectly logical sense...
love them & have had a blast every time i've seen them. they have such energy on stage. it definitely makes for a good time.
maggiedoherty 3 years ago
incase you havent realized, this is still good music
BRudy87 3 years ago 4
All you kids do is complain .
Watch the video and shut up.
Don't like it... don't watch it!
revolutionisus 3 years ago 11
was trying to post a response-somehow got cut off. Being from both a small "sh*thole" (reno) as well as SF, these guys are not sell-outs. Please focus you frustration on the real sell outs such as Greenday or many of the pop-crap bands from the late 90s. Please listen to oldschool like J Church, although I doubt kids now would know where they got their NAME unless you lived in SF before the band was like 40 years old as I am 31 and have been a fan of J Church since 'cringer' and I was 14!
jhilborn2317 3 years ago
what songs would you recommend?
I am eager to discover more old school and i would appreciate it a lot if you could help me out a tad.
thanks
Steveyy999 3 years ago
walking is still honest.
rice and bread.
Impact.
Sink florida sink.
baby i'm an anarchist
iamchris318 3 years ago
hey thanks man, this stuff is great.
man how i wish I was born in the 60s haha.
Steveyy999 3 years ago
I really like Turn those clapping hands into angry balled fists
opethsoldier 3 years ago
Yeah j church is alright.
I love my philly punk.
Kid Dynamite ftw.
anonlovesxenu 3 years ago
Kid Dynamite is one of the best bands to ever come out of the north east. Jason was an amazing vocalist
BRudy87 3 years ago
PLEASE...
jhilborn2317 3 years ago
Y is Tom in the middle of the stage???
He's usally on the left.....
JimNightshade831 3 years ago
conformity???
jarkuza91 3 years ago
Selling out is just a term used by bands who never got anywhere. "Oh, they have money and girls that means they sold out...".
They can do whatever the they want.
RiderzFan2262 3 years ago 2
If we all stayed the same person we were 10 years ago we'd be pretty fucking dull! We grow and stretch out our artistic
wings with different challenges. If you happen to get paid along the way, I would hardly define that as selling out.
daffydyl 3 years ago
so.. selling out eh? i guess if you ever got a raise at your job, your selling out! maybe they should turn down the offers to make money? nothing wrong with trying to make a better life for yourself...against me is one the greatest bands ever in my opinion (not that my opinion is anything) i jus hate when a band is good, gets recognition, starts making money, is playning big venues so more people can see em..and then comes the "they sold out" bull...
kingink04 3 years ago 5
Name me a famous punk band who haven't sold out to some degree?
It's called life. Everyone has to eat, to have somewhere to live. I'm afraid that's the way it is, punk is not just about music. It's about politics, it's about a message. When that dies, then Punk has sold out.
Rant Over.
BealoLloyd 3 years ago 5
the only punks who dont sell out are the ones who burn out and die.
nonamemaddox2007 3 years ago
fuck niggers
tungadar 3 years ago 2
Oh yeah! One more thing! A bunch of you back stabbers need to lay off of the black folks too! You're shooting yourself in the foot by doing that! Think I haven't been paying attention didn't you?
TheDifferAnt 3 years ago
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omg this band sucks
mastrbasser 3 years ago
are you fucking kidding me? you cunt.
silentxmusical 3 years ago
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Um.. Yeah... This isn't New Wave music. I can't understand anything you're saying. Sounds more like grunge rock to me. Stop pretending to be me Kurt Cobain. Didn't you get enough of that in the 90's? And I don't have anything against punk rockers. I smell a rift cutting rat... again. "The things you say, your purple pose just gives you away. The things you say. You're Unbelieveable. WHOA! BUMP BA BUMP!" Sorry to "jump on the wagon" but that's what you get for peeping into peoples windows.
TheDifferAnt 3 years ago
Whoa, whoa whoa, whos the poser motherfucker you or this guy. I would say you you piece of shit and I would actually fight you over this I knew who you were.
TheShimmons115 3 years ago
No cherries in this tree asswipe! Ever been stabbed? I have! Ever had your teeth knocked out? I have! Lots of other shit too! Just giving you some of your own medicine! Admit you come to 80's New Wave videos and talk shit about our music. That's all I'm saying. By the way. What's that video about where it shows a soldier coming out from behind a burning building. Looks like it means burn down a soldiers house since there's no telling what you're singing about mumbles!
TheDifferAnt 3 years ago
I hope you do realize that New Wave is the name of the song, not the genre. Kurt Cobain was awesome (and will always be)and if you are just going to bash on other people's taste in music, then just go listen to your new wave music somewhere else.
musicismylife707 3 years ago 3
someones being a bit of a dick. relax, its just music
1hampi89 3 years ago
YEAH! Welcome to my nightmare!
TheDifferAnt 3 years ago
I don't understand why people say against me sold out. I mean isn't it the goal of every band out their to make money sellimg their music or their brand. I mean give me a break they're doing what we would like to do making money playing music they love to play what if anything is wrong with that?
apollo0012 3 years ago 2
word, i hate the whiners shouting "sell outs".
gregorymwishart 3 years ago
obviously you never listened to the old against me. They used to sing about how they would never sell out and just sing for the good time. They were oposed of the media like MTV and Much Music and they all of a sudden signed with them... if thats not selling out I dont know what is.
MrPoophouse 3 years ago
Don't we all just wanna stay real, and live for the moment? Yeah we do, but noone can. We have to do certain things in order to survive. The music is still good, and they still put the same ammount of passion in to it as they did in "reinventing axl rose".
Ghostbustax 3 years ago
they still sing about how they won't sell out, just listen to stop, if they stay underground their whole life, they're fucked, they'll make no money, and have a small number of fans, probably not have any fun, and eventually break up, and no one wants that, oh boo hoo, they signed to a major label, they're still punk rock and they sound great, so shut the fuck up, i dare you to make a band and make underground music your whole life and try to make a career out of it.
7xGerardx7 3 years ago
amazing!
shaylan8 3 years ago 2
i went to thye show the night bfore at the HOB it was pretty beast.
MetalSkater34 3 years ago
I wish it wasn't so trendy to talk shit on Against Me! I mean, who are the real sell outs, the band playing music they enjoy, or the ones who've called themselves fans jumping on the 'we hate against me!' band wagon to run their mouths on the internet.
machou1 3 years ago 6
great point, someone with some sense, ELITIST PUNKS, GO FUCK YOURSELf!
oEternalCowboYo 3 years ago 2
They did sell out, though.
The anarchist band going on a major label?
Their music is still good, don't get me wrong, but they sold out their morals and that makes them sell outs. Sorry.
I still listen to them. But they sold out. 'Nuff said.
lxAdie 3 years ago
Let me know when they're putting their songs in a nike ad or something, and maybe I'll give a shit.
machou1 3 years ago
Pardon them for trying to get their music out there
maybe they should stop being a popular band and go back to working in the service industry or something
Tuckerisprettycool 3 years ago
I forgot who said this but, "Fuck yes we sold out. We sell out every night."
So what if there on a major label?
Their message is just as strong as it was and its even more accessible to the public.
wafflejones 3 years ago 2
-Joe Strummer
jarett26 3 years ago
I love how all the New Wave fans are more bigoted than elitist punx. I'm not quite sure if I'm surprised or not.
ShuddaBeenARockStar 3 years ago
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talkfan 4 years ago
haha yeah put him where he belongs
like the good ol' days
wigglesmyman 4 years ago
Tom deserves to be on the left side of that Stage.
BestHax12 4 years ago
I was at this show, and I must admit it was odd and disappointing in a way for them to change stage positions.
UrsaMinor 3 years ago
i agree. just to clarify, i am by no means insulting them. im saying they are amazing, and shouldn't be judged or placed in a category of "selling out" just because of controversy over their new record. you either like it or you don't, but they're still amazing and there's no denying it.
tinydancer510 4 years ago
Sounds better acoustic.
Mase666 4 years ago
I feel Differently about that
BestHax12 4 years ago
the only reason the crowd doesnt seem into it is because this is one of the three songs that they played from New Wave (i think it was a thanksgiving present) the crowd was a lot of old fans, and the energy was incredible for the rest of the set, especially during wagon wheel and tonight we're gonna give it 35%. just check out the video for baby i'm an anarchist. this was the best show i've ever been to. fucking incredible.
tinydancer510 4 years ago 2
against me is b far my favorite band but i mean come on wheres the enrgy
its definitly not in this video
supernothing691 4 years ago
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What is this?
Maybe We Did It All for Don Acoustic, but New Wave???
There're trying to show they haven't lost touch with their roots, but are embarassing themselves...I miss the old Against Me!
ARSNLFAN4 4 years ago
i still love against me but i defintly agree that they ned to leave the acoustic songs acoustic and leave the electric songs electric.
supernothing691 4 years ago
the sound is really muffled
grosspie36 4 years ago
Hey Dave you are totally in this video.
It's too bad this show looks really lame.
I wish the old Tom could see the new Tom.
guywulfing 4 years ago
You do realize tom started as an only acoustic/ folk punk band.. so.. this is the old tom when he plays acoustic.
dipiuty 4 years ago
well yes, tom was a one man acoustic folk punk band. his first sound was also his real sound, from vivida vis, to the self titled ep, to reinventing axl rose, that was the real intended song. sure this is acoustic, with tom, but his it folk or punk? not really
against me sadly has turned more alternative rock then anything else
dropkick37 4 years ago
Exactly what I meant to say below!
To add to that, I wouldn't even call this alternative rock; it's just boring rock. I don't want to tell anyone not to listen, it's just that their music used to mean a lot more to me than it does now.
guywulfing 4 years ago
Against Me! doesnt have a genere
they can be punk
or folk
or alternative
and still kick ass
thats why they are so good, they aren't confined to genre's like the rest of you are.
SkaBergSka 4 years ago 3
Exactly. I mean, when you change your sound, sign to a major label, and charge 20-30 bucks a show, all while screaming you aren't selling out(Well, not so much anymore, eh Tom? The cocaine finally catching up to your voice?) you definitely still kick ass...
SYOS 4 years ago
because im sure that you wouldnt play music with a positive message for a career.
you an idiont.
brotherinferior0 4 years ago
Haha, I agree. But that doesn't mean this isn't boring. heh
guywulfing 4 years ago
Exactly
jimmytalent89 4 years ago
I understand their old fan's sympathies. You love a band and then they become big so now you have to share them with others. Okay. But that doesn't mean their music sucks. New Wave was SO critically acclaimed and all their "fans" can say is 'they sold-out (I'll pummel that person who coined that term).
Whatever they are, sell-outs, punk, folk rock, gansta rap, they're still better than many of the other stuff out there.
Tom, Andrew, Warren, James, I salute you.
wolfeyes108 4 years ago
well said
iwriggs 4 years ago
why is everyone so obsessed with these genres, and how do you know what toms real sound is, do you know him? are you him?
im sure you wish you were but youre not, and until you learn how to sing and play with as much honesty and intesity as they do, i think you should just stop talking
buttboy99 4 years ago 3
ahmen
brotherinferior0 4 years ago
Man i cant believe how worste they got. Btw James seems to gained more weight.
Fennistil 4 years ago
This video seems kind of anti-Andrew.
MsJustinChris 4 years ago
toms in the middle what the fuck!
junskey 4 years ago
What the fuck?
MyTunnel 4 years ago
See, this version is the Against Me! I know and love.
courtneylynne92 4 years ago
F'ing magical.
I always hope for a acoustic set when I see them, but never get to. I suppose this will have to do..... *sigh*
SonoftheWolves 4 years ago
I wanted to go. :[
queenopain4skiba 4 years ago
Awesome!
Ryeband 4 years ago