Originally published in Verbicide issue #4

It’s interesting that The Casualties feel that they need to define punk rock. In track 11 — titled “Punk Rock” — they state, “Make some noise/piss ’em off/fuck ’em up/that’s punk rock.” They then go on to trash straight-edgers, vegans, hippies (fuck Hendrix?), the government, national holidays, and all the while bitch about how tough it is to be “victims” and “society’s rejects.” I see…it’s cool to rip on anyone different than you, but you expect the world to embrace you with open arms?

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