'I don't like them, but they're good at what they do'.

Surely if you don't like them then you don't think they're good? If you think what they do is good then you like them. Stop pussyfooting around calling a band shit. It's just one of those things people say that don't really make much sense, but for some reason a shit load of people say it.

I'm listening to Leftover Crack for the first time in a year or two. I used to love them, and I really don't understand how haha. The music is alright but it's nothing amazing. The singing sucks and the lyrics are ridiculous. It sounds like when a 15 year old tries to write a political song. Take this gem for instance, from One Dead Cop:

One dead cop
No more donut shop
More dead cops
Might make the hurting stop
Kill cops [7x]

I never took such pleasure in a death
A hatred born of freedom’s dying breath
The police kill and then they lie some more
In a conspiracy to cage the poor.

Anytime I hear the word conspiracy used in a serious context, I cringe. Yeah, the cops definitely want to put all the poor in prison, like. You fucking moron.

I think when it comes to political lyrics, I've never found anyone better or even anywhere near as good as Chris Hannah. That lad is too intelligent. For comparison, check out Resisting Tyrannical Government:

Why don't we all strap bombs to our chests and ride our bikes to the next G-7 picnic?
It seems easier with every clock tick.
But whose will would that represent?
Mine? Yours? The rank-and-file's?
Or better yet: the Government's?
But I don't want to catalyze or synthesize the second Final Solution.
I don't want to be the Steve Smith of the Revolution.
Do you see the analogy?
We're the Oilers. The World Bank- the Flames!
And just 2 minutes remain in the 7th game of the best of 7 series!
Yeah, Jesus saves! Gretzky scores! The workers slave.
The rich get more. One wrong move and we risk the cup.
So play The Man, not the puck.
Why don't we plant a mechanic virus and erase the memory of the machines
that maintain this capitalist dynasty?
And yes, I recognize the irony that the very system I oppose affords me the luxury
of biting the hand that feeds.
But that's exactly why priviledged fucks like me should feel obliged to whine and kick and scream - until everyone has everything they need.

Those last two lines are pure genius. Amazing. I'd like to see that drug ridden dope from Leftover Crack write something of that caliber.

That's all I wanted to say.