Their first 12" was released in 1998, followed by their debut CD, "This Is Just The Beginning" and "No Gimmicks Needed" LP on Blackout! Records the next year. The band subsequently signed to Side One Dummy Records and released two albums, "Funeral For A Feeling" in 2001 and "From Companionship To Competition" in 2005. KYI has also released quite a few EP's and split EP's including 2002's split with fellow LIHC band Crime In Stereo.
By January, 2006 the band had been together for ten years and celebrated by playing an anniversary show with friends Inhuman, Ensign, Two Man Advantage, Shell Shock and others at CBGB.
They disbanded in the May of 2007, playing their final show in a parking lot to 200-300 people, including many close friends. Local authorities shut down the originally intended last show after the audience far exceeded the venues capacity, and so it had to be moved last minute to a car park at a LI rehearsal studio.
Some members of the band founded Black Anvil.
Just The Beginning
Kill Your Idols Lyrics
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The opening lines to Kill Your Idols’ song Just The Beginning are a scathing criticism of people who lack sincerity in their art, specifically music. This is suggested in the repeated use of the phrase “so many people have no clue”. The lyrics suggest that these people may be more focused on fame or financial gain, rather than creating art for the sake of expression or a love of music.
The song then poses the question of whether these people create music for expression or just for personal gain. This is seen in the lines “Is it expression-or just to get laid? Is it your life-or just to get paid?”. The song offers a counterpoint to these choices, suggesting that there is another way, one that is not driven by the need to “play the game” or be pompous.
In the chorus, the song seeks to redefine what it means to be a musician, suggesting that one does not need to adhere to the choices made by the mainstream. It seeks to empower those who want to do things their way, without being afraid of rejection or alienation from the mainstream. This is encapsulated in the lines “We don’t need to live by the choices you’ve made, we’ll do it our way, because we’re not afraid.”
Line by Line Meaning
So many people(3x)have no clue
Many people don't understand
There is no sincerity(3x)in what they do
They lack genuineness in their actions
Do you love music-or financial gain?
Do you have a true passion for music or just want to make money?
Take pride in creation-or searching for fame?
Do you create for the sake of art or just to be famous?
If you want to get ahead, you’ll just play the game
If you want success, you'll conform to what is popular
Your objective is pompous and lame
Your goal is arrogant and unimpressive
Is it expression-or just to get laid?
Do you create for self-expression or to impress others sexually?
Is it your life-or just to get paid?
Is music your true passion or just a means of income?
We don’t need to live by the choices you’ve made
We don't have to follow your lead
We’ll do it our way, because we’re not afraid
We'll create music our own way without fear
Contributed by Samantha D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@chuy8356
You know it's gonna be an awesome record because of the finger pointing on the cover.
@harleygerken747
🤣😂🤣
@martinbirk9839
Point a lot of fingers in my youth
@haterate3641
i feel like punching thru my wall
@harleygerken747
I saw these guys on Acid at a US Bombs show at Bo Jangles in Roseville, Ca in the very early 2000s. These guys put on a fucking HECK of a live show! I was just tripping balls and dancing with the other kids, having a good old time because didn’t know they were a straight edge band. THEN they covered Small Man, Big Mouth by Minor Threat, which really altered rmy acid trip….
But thankfully Duane Peters snapped me out of my existential internal struggle when he talked shit to the wrong girls and promptly got his ass kicked in the Bo Jangles Parking lot by said girls.
Good times…
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@letloverule100
Classic album.
@Climberson
Aaargh, so good!
@reidellis1988
Saw these guys play in '99 with Kid Dynamite. Great fuckin show.
@reecherdbrown8156
Play this album loud and proud, while driving!
@alanr4263
Great Band.Grest Guys.Fingers to the sky with HxC Pride!!!!!!!