Another State of Mind

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04/25/2016 Probably the best documentary on punk rock that I have personally seen. "The Decline of Western Civilization" is more entertaining and has better music in it, but this feels more authenticate and deals with some interesting realities that that film does not confront. The setup is a North American tour set up by Youth Brigade for themselves and Social Distortion. It's a real D.I.Y. effort with Youth Brigade buying an old school bus and putting up the money and making the arrangements. A lot of the youthful idealism of punk rock is faithfully captured ... the shows are all "all ages" shows, the bands stay in communal houses in cities they visit, and nobody is in it for the money ... or at least they don't think they are. The movie also captures what happens when youthful idealism runs full steam into real life. The bus breaks down, they don't get paid for shows, and pretty soon nobody is getting paid anything, and band members and roadies start deserting the tour. The tour is essentially called off in DC where the bus fails completely and Social Distortion jump ship. Fascinating stuff from an "early days of punk rock" perspective (especially for Canadians since the tour goes through Canada first ... Calgary, Winnipeg and Montreal are highlighted), but interesting even for those not interested in punk per se. See more 02/02/2012 This was a cool document of what it was like to be in a hardcore band on the road in 1982. See more 04/17/2011 Classic punk film of record label BYO's tour in Canada. Featuring great footage of Social Distortion, Youth Brigade, and even hardcore legends Minor Threat. See more 11/10/2010 if you love punk rock music and want to see what it was like for these guys before punk was a bit more excepted and to see the beingings of a young mike ness and social distortion definatly the film you want to see See more 07/17/2010 3 stars for the school bus and all the fat lips, +1 bonus star for mike ness thrashing around on the floor. See more 07/09/2010 My favorite part has to be Mike Ness describing his typical day, which basically consists of getting up, watching 8 or 9 hours of TV, then going out to party. Amazing. Spot Chris Walter in the Winnipeg crowd for bonus points! See more Read all reviews

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