Y'Think Skrewdriver kinda got into it? They were the leaders of the whole White Power Punk movement in The UK. But , they began as a Pub - Rock band with no Nazi affiliations. Then they got involved with The National Front. Their Singer , who died a few years ago , was facing a murder charge in the killing of a Black man. I don't know if his guilt or innocence was proven, or not. For their notoriety , and being banned in the US (sOME OF THEIR RECORDS TURN UP AS REISSUES.), their original releases are now fetching big bucks. I saw one for a dollar , once. I was tempted to sell it on eBay , and turn the money over to The Holocaust Museum. These things have a way of biting you on the ass , even if you mean well.
That's not to say they did'nt have some good Rock'n'Roll songs , it's just the lyrical content I could'nt get into. I've known peopel who are'nt Right WIng at all , but , listen to Skrewdriver. Even some BlacK PEOPLE DO. It's not that I'm so PC , I'm for free speech , but , there's a lot of things that irritate me , not always on a political level , and I have the right to not listen to them.
"Bad Habits " was kinda like a Bubblegum song. "Gimme Some Head" IS Bubblegum. Any song that says "Gimme" at least two or three times qualifies. "Gimme Gimme Gimme Some" by The Skunks , then , Sons of Hercules , is an excellent example.
Feedera was some fucked up shit.....IN A GOOD WAY. I know Frank Discussions ex - roommate. Frank never "Stole " Jello's wife.
Eater was a great group. "Get Raped" is rude , indeed , but a band CALLED "The Raped " followed in their wake , and , reportedly , they were even younger than Eater !!! They had a song about pedophelia , too.
Ah , yes, The Dictators had several . They turned a lot of negative stereotypes on their ear. "Back To Africa" , the title sounds caustic. But , it's about cultural confusion , when a White guy dates a Ghananian (?) woman. This was a subject almost never touched on in the day , barring the Hot Chocolate / Stories classic "Brother Louie". IN A HUMOROUS WAY , the song attains PC status.
"Master Race Rock" was'nt about bringing back The SS. It was ABOUT BRINGING BACK BURGERS, HOT RODS , HAVING FUN , GETTING SOME EXERCISE , HYGEINE , AND LOVING THE LADIES. LET'S GO !
Just calling themselves "The Dictators" pissed the elders off. Why would proudly Jewish men call themselves that? Because it's hilarious. It's reversing a stereotype. People thought Jews could'nt be macho , cocky , even arrogant , until they got a load of HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA.
I always thought the infamous line " I knocked 'em dead in Dallas , they did'nt know we were Jews." was a reference to Jack Ruby . mAYBE NOT..........
EVEN TODAY , WHEN YOU SEE HDM IN PERSON , HE SUMMONS MANY NON - BIBLICAL JEWISH HEROES - HENNY YOUNGMAN , LENNY BRUCE , MAX BAER (THE FATHER AND THE SON). i'M SURE HE'S GLAD TO WEED OUT ANYONE WHO'D SAY HE'S NOT PC , LIKE IT'S A BAD THING......BUT , MOST PEOPLE GET IT. IT'S TOTAL BORSCHT BELT . HANDSOME DICK , SYL SYLVAIN , AND SCANT FEW OTHERS ARE KEEPING IT ALIVE.
NEVER THOUGHT OF "Useless Eater" as un - PC , JUST A REFLECTION OF THE OVER-INDULGENT LIFESTYLE THAT PUT MIKEY VOMIT INTO AN EARLY GRAVE. I DID'NT KNOW HIM ( I KNEW THEIR DRUMMER), But , I remembe rwhere I was when I heard he'd died.