None More Black

I think this band is fantastic and it is too bad that they have broken up...what do you guys think??

"this is satire" is one of the best records i own.

i'm glad there are others!...yea man File Under Black is fantastic too....along with Loud about loathing....although it is a tie between File and Satire for which is their better album in my opinion

I wish I had seen them

Oh man me too. But I'm not sure they even ever came over here. If they did I'm unaware of it which makes it not so bad, like it's not like they played my town and I just didn't bother going.

"Oh, there's legwork" might actually be the greatest song ever recorded.

Anyone heard the 7 song demo? Some great stuff on there.

I agree with whoever said "Oh, There's Legwork" may be one of the best songs ever recorded. It's my personal alltimefavorite song.

But getting to the point.. None More Black was fantastic and just brilliant. Kid Dynamite was great too, and so is Jason's new band, LaGrecia. (If you want to check them out, I have a few of their songs.. also there are videos from when they were on the punkyard on youtube). I prettymuch just love anything Jason Shevchuk touches, I guess. But no really. Everyone should check out None More Black. Their best songs are:

Oh, There's Legwork
Never Heard of Corduroy
We Dance On The Ruins of The Stupid Stage
10 Ton Jiggawatts
and the demo of That's So Franco.

So so so good. Check them out.

Oh, There's Legwork was actually the first NMB song I ever heard, and it pretty much made me love them at first listen.

So I know there are at least a couple of you in here who like None More Black so this might already be common knowledge to you.. but for the rest of you.. they had a song on their album This Is Satire that was inspired by touring with Against Me! Jason said the following in an interview apparently;

"We were on tour with Against Me!, it was right after their Fat debut had come out. And for some crazy reasons, they were getting a lot of shit for signing to Fat. A lot of their diehard fans were really giving them shit because of it. Anyone who had anything to say to them, they would welcome them with their open arms, they would invite them to backstage. And one night in Pittsburgh, these kids approached the band with all these insults about the direction of the band while eating the band's food and drinking their beer! And that's where the title came from, these guys eating a peanut butter sandwich, like "you guys are terrible, but I'll eat your food, I'll eat what you've been rewarded as a touring band". The song is not about Against Me! in particular, it's about a certain person who treated them with disrespect."

Here's the lyrics, if you're interested:

Would you exist without all the fists
The music clenched for you?
You're dressed up like a full-bodied anarchist
Right down to your views

It's more than points that break, there's no threat, little promise
To your life, so you take it out on music.
Your talk is cheap, and I don't want to hear it
Go preach to your fucking choir

You piss and moan for what's no longer your own
You're pissing on the motives of my friends
I understand what you're saying, what you're going through
But your point never ends.

It's more than points that break, there's no threat, little promise
To your life, so you take it out on music
Your talk is cheap, and I don't want to hear it
Go preach to your fucking choir

The ticket price, the songs that you write.
We've got out eyes on you
The internet is just a minute away
And I'm telling on you

It's more than points that break, there's no threat, little promise
To your life, so you take it out on music
Your talk is cheap, I don't want to hear it
Go preach to your fucking choir

-You Suck! But Your Peanut Butter Is Okay (None More Black)

Its crazy how it still totally applies. Love that band.

Haha, I was just listening to this song! I love the lyrics and had never heard the story behind them before. That's so interesting. & I can't believe some shitheads had the nerve to actually insult them while eating their food. Woww.

laurendelore wrote:

Haha, I was just listening to this song! I love the lyrics and had never heard the story behind them before. That's so interesting. & I can't believe some shitheads had the nerve to actually insult them while eating their food. Woww.

Same here. I actually always wondered what those lyrics were about.

Thats pretty cool, thanks for sharing

you know, I always wondered who this song was about...
now it actually makes sense! (btw, amazing track)

Patron wrote:

Oh, There's Legwork was actually the first NMB song I ever heard, and it pretty much made me love them at first listen.

VERY TRUE

also, has anyone checked out the latest from LaGrecia on their myspace? NMB nostalgics will be pleased with their latest recording.

Oh, There's Legwork is also one of my Fav's.

I'm looking forward to hearing This is Satire on Vinyl

LaGrecia is amazing. I guess they deleted Slower Than Manassas and You Like Baseball I Like Ghosts, so if anyone needs them, or even the rips from the Punkyard show, I've got you covered.

those are awesome tracks! The new one "According to My Notes" has a stark similarity to a lot of the tracks on File Under Black, which is a very good thing if you ask me!

I've never listened to LaGrecia, but I'll have to check them out.

do it. NOW!

I love According to My Notes haha. I didnt even have "demo-itis" from being used to the old/acoustic version. Everything Jason touches turns to gold.

I mean i have been listening to "The ratio of people to cake" over and over today


LOVE IT.

i fucking love this song and this band...i love the line "little promise to you life so you take it out on music"
great song
great band
fantastic album.

i heard a lot of their song titles are from other places...like the ratio of people to cake is from Office Space if i recall correctly...

"Milton Waddams: The ratio of people to cake is too big."

"We dance on the ruins of the stupid stage" is a quote from Mallrats

Yeah there's a few song titles on File Under Black that are lines from Seinfeld. (Everyday Balloons, Bizarro Me, Dinner's for Suckers..) Ice Cream with the Enemy was taken from Mighty Ducks 2.

AM!ShitSTroll wrote:

i heard a lot of their song titles are from other places...like the ratio of people to cake is from Office Space if i recall correctly...

"Milton Waddams: The ratio of people to cake is too big."

"We dance on the ruins of the stupid stage" is a quote from Mallrats

And bands with no sense of humour reference obscure Victorian poetry in their song titles.