but yeah both (NOU & Refused) are awesome, as is the make-up. Not as much into the rhetoric, but the records are fantastic.įunny that this is all being mentioned, last week i did an interview with a swedish hc-blog were i mentioned that i got into NOU, The Make-Up, Fugazi & all the other DC stuff via Refused. Like Greek to a Caucasian child, most will never understand even partially the spirit that lurks in these movements for it is about something higher than mere music. I love how much though they put into the entire concept of their band versus just focusing on one thing or another and ignoring everything else (which I think too many bands do, personally). The Nation of Ulysses is unmatchable by any band ever they have created a dialectic, a movement, and a youthful assault of the mind and senses. David's records are great in the kind of 70s pop singer/songwriter flavor (hell, parts of Go Down sound like midperiod Billy Joel records, like "The Crotch of Saturday Night", and this was the guy that drummed on "Rather Be Alive for chrissakes), and Dennis has tried just about everything else. the nation of ulysses - 13 point program to destroy america lp1. It shows that there can be life after "hardxcore" music and that similar passion and intelligence can be put into other forms. David Sandstrom's solo records (Go Down is a particular favorite) are really awesome, and Dennis's recent power-pop group The Lost Patrol Band is a lot of fun too.
Frankly Refused was an amazing boilingpot of ideas and where the members took that creative energy afterward is fascinating. oh look, International Noise Conspiracy).Īll of that being said, I legitimately think Refused and Dennis are geniuses too.
Nearly every track on the album is played at breakneck speed. members of it began MakeUp) and where Dennis went (and he starts. A raging collection of songs preaching an ideology of insomnia, teenage rebellion, and sharp dressing, the Nation of Ulysses' 13-Point Program to Destroy America comes across as a blueprint for the complete overthrow of adult society in favor of one ruled entirely by the cool kids. Not as much into the rhetoric, but the records are fantastic.Īnd absolutely, Dennis Lyxzen is totally a student of Ian Svenonious, especially if you observe where NOU went (i.e. I love how much though they put into the entire concept of their band versus just focusing on one thing or another and ignoring everything else (which I think too many bands do, personally).
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