I'm positively positive for Good Clean Fun

One of my longest standing criticisms of hardcore is that, as a genre, it takes itself WAY too seriously. The fact that a bunch of straight-edge, vegan dudes could poke fun at their subcultures is both a praise of them and a knock on their scenes. People who can make me laugh are much more likely to get me to take them seriously than people who think their beliefs are immune from jokes and digs.

The flawless Earth Crisis parody "In Defense of All Life" both skewers militant veganism and reminds people that hey, maybe the most overzealous practitioners are not the people to take cues from. It's possible to pay loving tribute while mercilessly skewering (see Hot Fuzz), and Good Clean Fun manages to actually make me pay attention through youth crew choruses, breakdowns, the spoken word bridge that explains what the song is about that Ian MacKaye did as a joke but now fucking everyone does, the word cramming on the lyrics...etc. etc.

The Asian Man Records Tour going on right now has advertised "making punk fun again!" GCF ain't doing too shabby, either.

A Little Bit Emo, a Little Bit Hardcore - http://www.mediafire.com/?nmgmo1ynrti

Ex-Straight Edge Ex - http://www.mediafire.com/?zwbwrqgpfd0

Hats Off to Halford - http://www.mediafire.com/?i2x1xl4fgtm

In Defense of All Life - http://www.mediafire.com/?m1ztgytog1z

Positively Positive - http://www.mediafire.com/?nv9y05mtdlb

Shopping For a Crew - http://www.mediafire.com/?gsmz9mrzjlz