Bad Religion are punk rock icons, they've been around since the beginning and have seen the entire scene and sound change and evolve all around them. During their recent Canadian tour I had the opportunity to sit and talk to bassist Jay Bentley for a while. I wasn't sure what to ask him - after all, what do you ask someone who has seen it all? I decided to pick on some events that had been making major headlines as of late and Jay happily went along with them and brought out new insights and ideas for the heated debate.
[Read the interview at the PunkSite.]
matthew kristof
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i think it's nice that jay backed up so much criticism and falsehoods regarding the record industry and the way music has become. his points about itunes today vs singles off 7" records 25 years ago were answered well...you can tell it was from someone who has seen much change and can make an honest assessment about the change surrounding him. his ideals and views seem to be in the right place, and his comments don't attack anyone...it's nice to see that not everyone in the music industry gets ahead by bad-mouthing and putting down certain genres and people. look at bad religion and what they stood for when they started...do you ever see them attacking anyone?
10/02/2008 at 01:00
i think it's nice that jay backed up so much criticism and falsehoods regarding the record industry and the way music has become. his points about itunes today vs singles off 7" records 25 years ago were answered well...you can tell it was from someone who has seen much change and can make an honest assessment about the change surrounding him. his ideals and views seem to be in the right place, and his comments don't attack anyone...it's nice to see that not everyone in the music industry gets ahead by bad-mouthing and putting down certain genres and people. look at bad religion and what they stood for when they started...do you ever see them attacking anyone?
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Anthony
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It was a rushed write-up before heading into class, and, yes, a little presumptious, which made me come off sounding a little accusational, and yes, a bit stupid. The statement on age was more comparible to a hypothesis than an accusation.
But, you are right, the "quote, un-quote" was poorly established, thus misleadingly portrayed as "your" quote only. I Meant it to refer to and exemplify the number of statements made by punk veterans of earlier periods, that often proclaim punk to be finished. I got carried away, and a little unfocused, even naive, yes, but I did not disagree with on the musical part.
10/01/2008 at 22:40
It was a rushed write-up before heading into class, and, yes, a little presumptious, which made me come off sounding a little accusational, and yes, a bit stupid. The statement on age was more comparible to a hypothesis than an accusation.
But, you are right, the "quote, un-quote" was poorly established, thus misleadingly portrayed as "your" quote only. I Meant it to refer to and exemplify the number of statements made by punk veterans of earlier periods, that often proclaim punk to be finished. I got carried away, and a little unfocused, even naive, yes, but I did not disagree with on the musical part. |
jabberwock
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anthony, i'm pretty sure i was ONLY talking about the success of the MUSIC. nowhere in there did i talk about culture.
i don't mind you calling me old and removed, but i would appreciate you using FACTUAL statements that i have made.
""it's finished...the rebellious aspects of the music are dead...etc, etc..." which I find totally untrue. I'm not discrediting Jay, only criticizing his lack of awareness when it comes to some of the modern subsets of punk subculture... of which his age, 'time away' from the younger scene may play a large role (which cannot be his fault). However, he is right about the 'music itself' not having anything that hasn't already been done, bands struggling to incoporate anything into punk from metal, to hip-hop, to various indie types, there are many "cultural" aspects to punk lifestyle that remain very fresh (even if the music is not), and very rebellious."
10/01/2008 at 18:47
anthony, i'm pretty sure i was ONLY talking about the success of the MUSIC. nowhere in there did i talk about culture.
i don't mind you calling me old and removed, but i would appreciate you using FACTUAL statements that i have made. ""it's finished...the rebellious aspects of the music are dead...etc, etc..." which I find totally untrue. I'm not discrediting Jay, only criticizing his lack of awareness when it comes to some of the modern subsets of punk subculture... of which his age, 'time away' from the younger scene may play a large role (which cannot be his fault). However, he is right about the 'music itself' not having anything that hasn't already been done, bands struggling to incoporate anything into punk from metal, to hip-hop, to various indie types, there are many "cultural" aspects to punk lifestyle that remain very fresh (even if the music is not), and very rebellious." |
Anthony
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While many people asscoaited with train-hopping don't like to associate themselves with the word "punk," because of all the negative connotations mainstream media has given it, these kids are all very punk rock. Crusties, they're often called, but essentially, they're all punks, stemming from punk roots/ubringings.It's far from finished, and this isn't me romanticising something that I'm struggling to cling to, just my honest opinion, gathered from personal experience with it... and train-hopping/squatter culture, although NOT NEW, is only one examply of something keeping punk rock culture very fresh among other aspects.
10/01/2008 at 17:34
While many people asscoaited with train-hopping don't like to associate themselves with the word "punk," because of all the negative connotations mainstream media has given it, these kids are all very punk rock. Crusties, they're often called, but essentially, they're all punks, stemming from punk roots/ubringings.It's far from finished, and this isn't me romanticising something that I'm struggling to cling to, just my honest opinion, gathered from personal experience with it... and train-hopping/squatter culture, although NOT NEW, is only one examply of something keeping punk rock culture very fresh among other aspects.
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Anthony
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The interview is good, but Jay mentions, like many other punk rock veterans of the late 70's, and early 80's american Hardcore era, that "it's finished...the rebellious aspects of the music are dead...etc, etc..." which I find totally untrue. I'm not discrediting Jay, only criticizing his lack of awareness when it comes to some of the modern subsets of punk subculture... of which his age, 'time away' from the younger scene may play a large role (which cannot be his fault). However, he is right about the 'music itself' not having anything that hasn't already been done, bands struggling to incoporate anything into punk from metal, to hip-hop, to various indie types, there are many "cultural" aspects to punk lifestyle that remain very fresh (even if the music is not), and very rebellious. For example, the train-hopping culture, and all the cities across the U.S. that serve as hubs for these autonomistic youth. (i.e. San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis, Ashville, NC... Richmond, VA).
10/01/2008 at 17:34
The interview is good, but Jay mentions, like many other punk rock veterans of the late 70's, and early 80's american Hardcore era, that "it's finished...the rebellious aspects of the music are dead...etc, etc..." which I find totally untrue. I'm not discrediting Jay, only criticizing his lack of awareness when it comes to some of the modern subsets of punk subculture... of which his age, 'time away' from the younger scene may play a large role (which cannot be his fault). However, he is right about the 'music itself' not having anything that hasn't already been done, bands struggling to incoporate anything into punk from metal, to hip-hop, to various indie types, there are many "cultural" aspects to punk lifestyle that remain very fresh (even if the music is not), and very rebellious. For example, the train-hopping culture, and all the cities across the U.S. that serve as hubs for these autonomistic youth. (i.e. San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis, Ashville, NC... Richmond, VA).
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matthew kristof
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nucleophilic attack on the phospholipid bilayer???
10/01/2008 at 16:58
nucleophilic attack on the phospholipid bilayer???
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Brett Religion
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Phospholipid Bilayer???
10/01/2008 at 16:45
Phospholipid Bilayer???
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Phosphorus
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It's probably an unpopular opinion, but personally I think the acoustic stuff is great, and I would love for them to try building from there. Plugging back in, but making some tracks that are slower and more musically vibrant and textured.
10/01/2008 at 13:02
It's probably an unpopular opinion, but personally I think the acoustic stuff is great, and I would love for them to try building from there. Plugging back in, but making some tracks that are slower and more musically vibrant and textured.
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Kerouac Cat
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I'd be in heaven if Brett wrote 12 songs which he thought were better than Won't Somebody - I bet it will appear on the next album.
10/01/2008 at 12:47
I'd be in heaven if Brett wrote 12 songs which he thought were better than Won't Somebody - I bet it will appear on the next album.
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