Grade's first album And Such Is Progress, was included in Alternative Press's 10 Essential Metal-core Classics, and in 2008 they were featured in AP Issue 240 as one of the 23 bands who helped shape punk, alongside such legendary bands as BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS, FUGAZI, CRO-MAGS, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, UNBROKEN, DESCENDENTS, DRIVE LIKE JEHU and HUSKER DU.
Grade's albums (LP) include Such is Progress (1996)(1998 re-issue), Separate the Magnets (1997), Under the Radar (1999), The Embarrassing Beginning (2000), and Headfirst Straight to Hell (2001). They have played and toured with hundreds of influential bands like Fugazi, Jimmy Eat World, At The Drive-In, Cave-In, The Explosion, Taking Back Sunday and were signed to Victory Records.
And Such Is Progress
Grade Lyrics
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The lyrics in Grade's song And Such Is Progress talks about the current state of the world we live in where people are unconscious and lack sensibility. It points out the self-interest that drives individuals, and how education is failing to guide people beyond the path of uniformity towards critical thinking. The song encourages people to rebel against the conditioning that has led to the current state of affairs and to challenge the authorities that protect the interests of a few people.
The song criticizes the capitalist system that has become corrupt and has failed the people. The solutions to the problems that we face as a society are available, but they are ignored. It calls for the need to educate ourselves and others, learning from those who have rebelled against the status quo and dared to think beyond the perimeters of mindlessness. The song ends with the phrase "and such is progress," which implies that we can only progress as a society if we make an effort to change our ways of thinking and working towards a better future.
Overall, the lyrics of And Such Is Progress are thought-provoking and encourage listeners to reflect on the issues that we face as a society. It highlights the importance of individual effort towards change and the need to challenge authority for a better future.
Line by Line Meaning
we are living in a world of unconsciousness
The world lacks awareness and consciousness.
and in this world we are devoid of all sensibility
In such a world, we lack sensitivity.
a gross self interest of undefined proportions
People are only concerned about themselves without any limit.
education eliminates itself diluting the path which leads beyond the curriculum of uniformity
Education systems are failing to encourage divergent thinking and creativity.
and the actuality of thinking, expanding, defying and redefining
Education should focus on developing innovative and challenging thinking, expanding knowledge, and challenging preconceived notions.
I propose that we depart from the duties that we have been conditioned to serve
We should reject societal expectations that limit us and explore new ways of thinking and acting.
a civil disobedience of sorts in order to reroute the political authorities which control the execution of law and order that service the few
We must take civil disobedience to challenge and change corrupt political systems that benefit only a few.
I defy what capitalism has become and I defy what it has done to me
The artist rejects the current capitalist system and the negative impact it has had on their personal life.
and living in this world the solutions that are so desperately needed are provided yet ignored
Despite there being solutions to problems, they are often ignored, leaving issues unresolved.
an intellectual insurgence awaits as we educate each other and learn from those who have gone beyond the perimeters of mindlessness
People need to educate one another beyond mediocrity, learning from those who push past societal norms and values.
... and such is progress.
This is what progress looks like: changing attitudes, challenging systems, and learning from others.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: GREG TAYLOR, KEVIN FINLAYSON, KYLE BISHOP, MATTHEW JONES, SHAWN MAGILL
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@jakecash6068
I found this on vinyl at a yard sale for a quarter! I was fuckin stoked to say the least!
@xx-tl1fg
this is the band that led me down the emo rabbit hole in the late 90s
@jaredbrown4331
just what I needed today
@theyliveglasses4667
One of the greatest bands, very slept on indeed.
@dialecticas
How do you describe this band to people who haven’t heard them before? I liked them in ~1996/97 when I first heard them but quickly moved away from whatever you’d call this genre.
@dialecticas
@@diydylana3151 Interesting about the post-hardcore bit. I’d consider a band like Jones Very or maybe even Fugazi or something to be more post-hardcore. The “post-“ bit makes me think a little more about deconstructed elements and Grade sounds more like they’re not deconstructing as much mixing in elements of almost Midwest emo with the screamy type of stuff that’s often referred to as emocore or screamo or whatever the hip kids call it.
To add a bit, I’m both interested and sort of repulsed by a lot of these discussions about subgenre definitions. I don’t mean to be antagonistic or overly critical…that’s the stuff I don’t love. I do like placing sounds within some sort of framework though, so I just want to make that distinction so I’m not taking part in something I don’t like.
@aggro666
emo-core
@aggro666
this is what was emo..a different approach to hc!!!!!out of the hardcore scene at the time bands like grade and new day rising out of Ontario and bands like puritan out of pa took a different approach to their expression thru the hxc scene at the time..
@aggro666
@@diydylana3151 Christian NO!!!!!!never heard that!!!
@reidellis1988
Kyle Bishop kissed me. Jk.