Good Clean Fun
“Between Christian Rock and a Hard Place”
Equal Vision Records

Good Clean Fun are not a Christian band—in fact they are a joke hardcore band whose shtick (I thought) had presumably run out a long time ago. For no real reason they’re back to spread their tongue in cheek Posi-Hardcore message.

Yes I smirked at some of the lyrics (i.e. Sometimes she’d play him music while they’d lie in the dark/He finally heard old Fugazi, he said, (this sounds like bear vs. shark) than I sat back and thought wait a minute, why am I bothering to read lyrics for a band that is this foolish. “A Little Bit Hardcore, a Little Bit Hardcore” is a perfect example. It sounds like every other song the band has ever recorded..which of course is a staple in the career of most “crew” hardcore bands. This band will be huge in the smaller hardcore scenes. The singalongs are retarded and fun to sing. The fat girl that sings”Punk Rock Love” also bothers me a lot. And of course the gem of this record, “The Myspace Song”, is going to make this band way bigger than they should be. Go to www.myspace.com/goodcleanfun!!!

When they try to write a serious song like “A Healthy Dose of Reality Television” 30-something singer Mr. Issa comes off as a bitter couch potato. He must have been pretty bored to bring his band out of retirement.

It might be “Good Clean Fun” for 16 year olds, but for old fucks like me Good Clean Fun is still a one trick pony. I’d like Good Clean Fun to know that the “cruelty-free, positive lifestyle” that they wear on their sleeve is a crock of shit. I’ll take my Chain of Strength, Gorilla Biscuits & Youth of Today with a Jack and Coke and a giant cheeseburger. Deal with it.

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