Smoking crack

EDIT:

Ha, Just watched the vid through and realised my deliberate mistake about Cherry Beach - it's the 7th song on the set list. Everything else is true...


Career Suicide formed around the same time as Fucked Up - 2001 or thereabouts - Jonah is in both bands and their recorded output tailed off a little when Fucked Up became a full-time project.

Now things are kicking off again, they've been playing shows, have an imminent new LP and last weekend they played in England for the first time since 2008; the same year their last record, 'Cherry Beach' (7") came out. The London shows were great and on the last night they played a few extra songs, one of which was 'Cherry Beach'...

Below is a set list and video of the last night, the song doesn't appear on either, but they definitely played it at the end. It was really hot, sweaty and beer soaked. I'd 'danced' a little too enthusiastically and when the extra songs started, I was trying to decide if it would be less cool to have a heart attack in the mosh pit, or vacate and sit down, but then Cherry Beach came on and I had to stagger around a little longer. Fortunately they stopped just about then and I was able to sit on the edge of the stage clutching my chest and so, just before the ambulance came, I bagged a set list...

Here's the vid:

And here's a discography:

SUICIDE DISCO

so one by one i let them go 

all the things that i've ever known 

the anchors fall out of my head 

i can't look back at what i've shed

the tears are pouring from my eyes 

those little weights i try to cry 

to shake the earth and leave behind 

i see things like i've never seen 

become someone i've never been

by now i've dropped so many things 

it's like i've grown a pair of wings 

my mind supine, the kiss of sky 

so fresh, so close, it seems that i can fly

where is the ox that left and got away 

i flew away from all the pain of stress and tears 

tear the sun and moon and split the sky 

into the sky the light the peace of mind to find 

find the beast and set a golden yoke 

Logold

Is that what the Logo is for?

Yeah, that's how logos work. Records are sort of a casual way of participating in someone else's project; you mostly have them as a background to whatever else you're working on and devoting your attention to. Wearing a Fucked Up shirt or armband means you are taking part in the project, because you are broadcasting the band into the world. We've only made like 50 shirts and a couple hundred armbands, but we used to be amazed when people we'd never met before would buy a shirt; we played the Reverb with Kill Your Idols a few years ago and some pretty hip woman walked out of the club wearing the Logo, out into whatever culture she was part of, to trasmit FU to her crowd. We got the circle-F into a Treble Charger video here in Canada, who are a major label pop band, because our friend Ben wore it when he did a cameo in it with Arvil Lavigne. 

We're trying to get them everywhere. That's why we pay for our friends to get it tattooed if they want. Bands get confused into worrying about lettering, band pictures and that shit on their records; first you have to get a logo if you want to get yourself into peoples brains. That's how Black Flag got popular, by reproducing themselves through their logo all over LA. Those aren't just bars, they have a meaning. That's how sigils work, they sneak through the corner of your eye and into your subconcsious where they start to pick at your life.

From MRR 'Interview' 2004

Some nerd has just put together this playlist of a few of the FU tracks featured exclusively on compilations...

Compilations Featuring Fucked Up(Illustrated List)

This is a list of all the compilations featuring Fucked Up that I know of. A few of them will get their own separate page.

The tracks highlighted in red were mostly unique to the particular recording - youtube links to some of these are included.

Toronto City Omnibus
Format: 12" Vinyl
Year: 2003
FU Tracks: "Generation" / "Last Man Standing" (Later appeared on "Epics in Minutes" CD)
Label: Schizophrenic Schiz 018

Notes: Made by record lovers for record lovers.

Variants: Three vinyl colour variants (Black, Clear & Green)

Town of Hardcore 
Format: 7" Vinyl
Year: 2003
FU Track: "88"
Label: Town of Hardcore

Notes:  Came with issue 6 of TOH fanzine.

Variants: 500 pressed of which 200 had stamp on inside of fold out cover.

Generations: A Hardcore Compilation 
Format: CD & 12" Vinyl
Year: 2005
FU Track: "Dropout"
Label: Revelation Records Revelation 130

Notes: Sleeve and insert with lots of B&W pictures of hardcore dudes. Bought one copy, but can live without the variants...

Variants: CD plus three vinyl variants:
Test press: 42 black Vinyl
1st press: 550 red vinyl
1st press: 550 blue vinyl

Pink Eye Club Chi-Town Get Down
Format: CDR
Year: 2005
FU Tracks: "Search For The Words" (From "Secret" 7") "Dance Of Death" (Original Rough Mix)
Label: Not on label

Notes: Numbered edition of 50 made for the Pink Eye solo band tour.

Variants: Individually hand numbered

Killed by Canada
Format: CD
Year: 2006
FU Track: "Try A Little Togetherness" (Cover of song by the soul band 'The Younghearts')
Label: Fans Of Bad Productions  FOBP15

Notes: Punk / hardcore comp on Canadian label

Vice CD/DVD #5 Presented By Radar.net
Format: CD/DVD
Year: 2006
FU Track: "Baiting The Public" (From "Hidden World" LP)
Label: Vice Records

Hassle: Volume One
Format: CD
Year: 2007
FU Track: "David Comes To Life" (From "Hidden World" LP)
Label: Hassle Records HODD033CD N/A

Notes: Punk / hardcore compiled by Radio 1 DJ Daniel P Carter

Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 07
Format: CD
Year: 2008
FU Track: "Year Of The Pig" (Edit)
Label: Counter Culture Records CC 07

Notes: The sixth annual Rough Trade compilation. Compiled by the RT staff.

All Areas Volume 97
Format: CD
Year: 2008
FU Track: "Twice Born"  (From "Chemistry of Common Life" LP)
Label: Visions Magazine  CA ALLAREASVOL97

Notes: German Visions Magazine #188 (11/2008). Release comes in a cardboard sleeve.

Live At The Devil's Triangle Vol 11
Format: CD
Year: 2008
FU Track: "Baiting The Public"  (Recorded Live in The Pit at KFJC, Los Altos Hills, CA.)
Label: KFJC

Notes: The CD was a donation premium sent out to contributors to KFJC 89.7 FM, Los Altos Hills, CA in 2008

Killed By Trash 2
Format: 12" Vinyl
Year: 2008
FU Track: "Job" (Cover of Nubs Song)
Label: P. Trash Records Full Trash 20 

Variants: Test Pressing plus three sleeve variants
775 with regular sleeve (this).
125 with 2 colors (black/red) silk-screened sleeve, printed on thick white paper.
100 "Band Only Edition" with 2 colors (black/gold) silk-screened sleeve, printed on thick grey paper

Ontario.Music.Discover.Celebrate
Format: CD Promo
Year: 2009
FU Track: "The Peaceable Kingdom" (From "Chemistry of Common Life" Vinyl LP)
Label: Ontario Media Development Corporation

Notes: This track appears on the vinyl version of the Chemcom LP, but not on the CD

Matador At 21
Format: CD & 12" Vinyl
Year: 2010
FU Track: "Son The Father" (From "Chemistry of Common Life" LP)
Label: Matador OLE 1000-1

Notes: 21st anniversary of Matador 'The release has been assigned the catalog number OLE-1000, which is pushing it a little bit because we’re really only up to OLE-949... A budget-priced double vinyl set reproduces the contents of Disc 5, ‘Matador Today,’... All proceeds from the set will go to benefit three charities

Variants: Double LP & Ltd 6 CD box set

Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute To Swingin' Utters
Format: CD
Year: 2010
FU Track: "Lazer Attack" (Cover of Swingin' Utters song)
Label: Red Scare CCCP 135-2

Notes: Various punk bands cover Swingin' Utters.

Mixed Combat Vol.1 2010 Recorded Live! On KBOO 90.7 FM PDX
Format: Cassette
Year: 2010
FU Track: "Baiting The Public" (Live)
Label: Life During Wartime  

Notes: Compilation of bands recorded playing live on 'Life During Wartime' radio show (Portland Or).

Punkdistro-Y A Promotional Bombination In 28 Blasts!
Format: CD Promo
Year: 2011
FU Track: "Fixed Race" (From "Dangerous Fumes" 7")
Label:  Farewell Records FWR #38 La Familia Releases

Notes: 

Intended Play (Matador & True Panther 2011-2012)
Format: 12" Vinyl
Year: 2012
FU Track: "Into The Light " (From "Byrdesale Garden City" 7")
Label:  Matador ‎– OLE-981-1, True Panther Sounds

Notes: This (insanely) budget-priced vinyl sampler showcases new tracks and now-classics from Matador/True Panther circa 2011-2012...

 

Rated G.G.
Format: 7" Vinyl
Year: 2012
FU Track: "Clap Clap Clap" (G Rated cover of GG Allin )
Label:  WFMU

Notes: WFMU Gift given as incentive to donors.

Variants: Regular black vinyl and ltd transparent brown vinyl

Toronto City Omnibus

Sleeve - Front

Head Space

Byrdesdale Spa has definitely seen better days, but it's not a bad place to wander around with the Pavilion demo blasting out on the Walkman...