That's what's being said about Straight Edge people. And you know it's true. We are a bunch of moralizers constantly reminding you that we've 'got better things to do'. Perhaps that's why I like the song but maybe it's just a great song.
I always like to dip my feet into uncharted waters. You never know what you're going to find. Sometimes it's a gem like the 7" featured here.
About a year and a half ago I discovered the awesome Shotgun Solution Blog. The person running it pretty much has the to me unknown territory of Power Pop / Pop Punk mapped out while I'm still struggeling to remember the bands I downloaded and like. I never cared much for Pop Punk or Power Pop Everything I heard that was associated with that genre I didn't like. And I really don't know where to draw a line between the two. But at some point I realized there are actually some really great things to unearth from that drawer. Naturally I rejoiced upon finding a fine source.Although it got pretty quiet on her/his blog lately, for a while there were shitloads of posts to check out. Too many actually for me to keep up with. So once in a while when my schedule allowed it I downloaded a bunch of stuff and unfortunately only gave it a quick listen resulting in quite a bit of confusion. Mostly I cannot remember which bands I like and which ones are too pop-y or beatle-esque for me. And yes, that means I don't like The Beatles. In my book they did nothing good for Rock'n'Roll. I'm with the Meatmen on this. '2 down 2 to go'. But let's get back to what I like. You know?! Be postive. Straight Edge. PMA. All that stuff.
My memory works best with pictures and has quite a few downloaded covers stored somewhere in the back of my head which I will recognize should one be sitting in a box I'm flipping through at a store. On the downside I cannot remember if the music is any good. Especially when being somewhere with no possibility to listen to the thing it really bums me out. Lucky me Vinyl Pirate in Zuerich had a listening station.
The Locals - you never have fun b/w yes or no 7"
'You never have fun' rightfully owns the A-Side to this 45.It's a total hit mixing powerfull pop music with the right amount of punk rawness.It's rough edges are sure to catch on to anyone even remotely susceptible to this music.
'Yes or no' is a solid B-Side.It incorporates the same qualities yet isn't as good.Come on. There has to ba a second place.
Griffy Records published the original pressing in 1980 and the last one on ebay sold for $86. While that is considerably less than the $315 someone had to dig up for a copy in 2009 before the reissue was released by Sing Sing Records in 2010, I couldn't be bothered to bring up anything close to that.
I'm very happy having found a NM copy of the by now also kinda hard to find repress with a pricetag you'll find on most of the recently rereleased classics.
Next time I take out some records to spin for an audience this one will most definitely be among them.
