SUMMERHOLIDAYS VS PUNKROUTINE VS COACHELLA VS THE SEXIEST MAN IN SWEDEN.
Hey all,
Refused were/are one of my favorite bands from my teenage years and rightfully so, they released The Shape Of Punk To Come. I never bought into their ideologies as I was more interested in the music and I always thought it was kind of strange for a band (something that needs some sort of profit in order to survive, like a business) to preach anti-capitalist sentiments. BUT I did admire that they had something to say with their music and that they were so adamant on NOT re-uniting because it would completely void everything said in their final “manifesto” as well as The Shape Of Punk To Come and their previous catalogue.
I’m not here to crash anyone’s “Refused AREN’T Fucking Dead” parties, but does no-one else feel that this completely diminishes any integrity they had? Playing Coachella for (I’m assuming) at least 500 grand plus unabashedly cashing in on merchandising with 14 new shirts/hoodies doesn’t seem right from a band who stated, “we will never play together again and we will never try to glorify or celebrate what was. All that we have to say has been said here or in our music/manifestos/lyrics and if that is not enough you are not likely to get it anyway.”
I feel like a huge stick in the mud as nearly everyone else celebrates this reunion, but Refused were a great example of integrity in a culture that celebrates the exact opposite and now they’re just like every other band. Thoughts?
- Jeff
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He isn’t wrong.
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