JFA - Out Of School

     Today's post is the 500th blog entry, thanks to those of you that have visited, hopefully you've enjoyed the music. As 500 seems a landmark number I'm posting a classic song from 1981. It's raw, fast and punk as fuck. enjoy.

  JFA (Jodie Foster's Army) have been around since 1981, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, they got together shortly after Jodie Foster obsessive John Hinckley Jr's failed assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. The first line up featured Brian Brannon (vocals), Don Redondo (guitar), Michael Cornelius (bass) and Mike "Bam-Bam" Sversvold (drums). Brannon and Redondo have remained permanent fixtures throughout the band's long history. Heavily influenced by (and influential on) the southern Californian skateboard scene, they're one of the earliest and best US hardcore bands.

  Their first release was the Blatant Localism ep which came out on Placebo Records. Debut album was 1983's classic Valley Of The Yakes, a record that was said to have "broke the mold for anyone else coming after them." 

  There's been many bass players and drummers featuring down the years but currently those positions are held by Corey Stretz and Carter Blitch. 

  This is Out Of School.....

Fresh out of school, nowhere to go
no more lunch money to save for the show
no more hangin' round with the usual crew
there's nothin' to do, nothin' to

no more chicks to love
no more classes to ditch
no more jocks to hate
no more teachers that bitch
if you wanted a chick or needed a fuck
all you needed was a 4wd truck
but life is different now
sit back and think holy cow
runnin' out of money fast
the easy life is in the past
[Chorus]
If you wanted a piece of ass
all you needed was a 6 pack and gas
but life is different now
sit back and think holy cow
runnin' out of money fast
the easy life is in the past
[Chorus]