Song of the Day 11/01/12: Mindless Self Indulgence – You’ll Rebel to Anything (As Long as It’s Not Challenging)

Ive posted about my love for Mindless Self Indulgence in the past. Mostly I love their insane beats and industrial punk/rap stylings full of non-sensical offend everyone kind of lyrics. It’s kind of like South Park, with the make fun of everything and everyone including yourselves to effectively nullify any real complaints. In a rare instance, this Mindless Self Indulgence song actually has a message that isnt mindless. This is a stab at any group of whiny middle class rich kids who join together to show how messed up their lives are while bonding over common  musical interest (most likely directed at scene kids based on the time of its release. Ok seriously, its directed at scene kids.). I love the lyrics and the insane way the song kind of unwinds over time. To understand what kind of band MSI is, you must also realize that a large part of their fan base, was these exact kind of people. So this isnt a band writing a hate song towards say, teenie boppers who listen to Britney Spears; This was the band actively attacking their own fans. Brilliant. You either love ’em or hate ’em.

Song of the Day 01/22/11: Mindless Self Indulgence – Planet of the Apes

Mindless Self Indulgence is exactly as described. Mindless and ridiculous. ITs completely self indulgent both for the band and the listener. I first listened to them while working at Silver Barn when i was 15 and i would just jam out in the milk room to the whole album and dance around where no one could see me. Its like a music version of south park, and by that i mean that its crass, racist, offends just about everyone, and can be pretty funny. Its important to note the tongue in cheekness of the whole thing. Frankenstien Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy, of which Planet of the Apes is a track, is an extremely addictive album and i really recommend you listen to it in album form, not one track at a time, but since this is a song of the day, i picked one i found particularly catchy and not too dirty. Most songs on the album top out at like 2 minutes but change styles within song, sometimes every 20 or 30 seconds. ITs completely chaotic and yet somehow AMAZINGLY catchy. You’ll find yourself singing along to all the melodies in no time. Its not for everyone, AGAIN, this album can be VERY OFFENSIVE to some. Just wanted to express that. If thats not a problem, go find it right away.