NoMeansNo are a band originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and… Read Full Bio ↴NoMeansNo are a band originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and now located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The band have never had, or have ever seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe. They tour fairly often on both continents and maintain a dedicated fan base.

The band was formed in 1979 by brothers Rob Wright (bass guitar and vocals) and John Wright (drum set, keyboards and vocals). Their name derives from an anti-date rape slogan. For their first four years the duo's music would seem to be influenced as much by jazz and progressive rock as punk rock. The musical press described their earliest recordings as "Devo on a jazz trip, Motörhead after art school, or Wire on psychotic steroids." NoMeansNo have been credited with being an influence on, and perhaps even the genesis of, math rock.

The brothers Wright began recording as a two-piece in their parents' basement in 1979. These recordings, heard on their first two self-released 7"s, consisted of full rock band arrangements and had a new wave, warped-pop sound, different from subsequent recordings. When, in the early 1980s, the duo began gigging simply with bass, drums and vocals, the present form of their distinct sound slowly took shape. The songs they played in this period are documented on the "Mama" LP (re-released in 2004 on their own Wrong Records.)

In 1984, they added Andy Kerr (who played with John Wright in Infamous Scientists) on guitar and vocals. Kerr preferred pseudonymity and used such pseudonyms as "Buttercup" or "None-Of-Your-Fucking-Business". He brought a distinct hardcore punk edge to the group, and stayed until 1991. He is often erroneously credited for penning the lyrics of NoMeansNo songs on which he sang, perhaps due to deliberately vague liner notes and frequent vocal moonlighting (Kerr sings lead or co-lead vocals on nearly half the songs on Wrong for example). Kerr's vocals were a necessity for a period of time in the 1980s when Rob Wright was recovering from nodules on his vocal cords. While Rob Wright is the band's lyricist and main songwriter, all members have contributed songs to NoMeansNo records, and nearly all their material is credited to the entire band.

Wrong is widely considered the band's best and most representative record ("The playing is incredibly skilled, with the Wright brothers effortlessly shifting tempos and time signatures and Kerr's razor sharp lyrics clicking right into place").

After Kerr's departure, the Wright brothers recorded "Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?" as a duo. They subsequently recruited guitarist Tom Holliston from Showbusiness Giants and The Hanson Brothers, and have continued touring and releasing records, including "Worldhood of the World (as such)", "Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie", "One", and most recently, "All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt" which was released on August 22, 2006. The album was released by AntAcidAudio in the United States and Southern Records in Europe.

The album "One", released in 2000, featured "two stunning covers that only make sense coming from NoMeansNo": a slow stoner rock-styled version of The Ramones' Beat On The Brat, and rather authentic fifteen-minute version of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, (complete with electric piano and congas) featuring lyrics by Rob.

NoMeansNo initially released records with seminal punk rock record label Alternative Tentacles. This relationship ended in 2002. The band has since been reissuing old albums through Southern Records under their own Wrong Records imprint.

Even their earliest recordings demonstrate impressive instrumental technique ("some of the most complex instrumentation you're ever likely to find in punk rock"). Jazz has been an influence on the group; Rob's basslines have a loping, melodic quality often reminiscent of Charles Mingus, and John's drumming sometimes sounds a bit like Elvin Jones or Art Blakey.

NoMeansNo's output features a seemingly endless flow of "Wright/wrong/right" puns, and significant measures of black humour, with "pointedly warped lyrics", such as on "Dad" from Sex Mad. The song was a minor college radio hit, and has been called "a bit chilling, even though it's spit out at slam-pit's pace". The first person narrator details a rampaging father's physical and sexual abuse, ending with what's been called a "killer end touch—the baldly delivered line 'I'm seriously considering leaving home.'". One critic (while noting the group's "savage intelligence") suggests that NoMeansNo might well be "the secret influence on a fair amount of both early-'90s math rock and emo, what with the barely controlled fervour of the singing and the sudden jerks back and forth in the rhythm section."

Equally striking about the band's back catalogue is their ability to jump from style to style and still maintain their musical identity. They leap from dirge to thrash, complication to simplicity, discordant to melodic and still sound like themselves.

John's drumming style has been mentioned as an influence to others, including Dave Grohl.

NoMeansNo's alter ego is TheHanson Brothers, a quartet with John singing and different drummer. Nearly a Ramones tribute band, the Hanson Brothers play fun punk rock as a mock group of backward Canadian ice hockey fans. The lyrics centre on ice hockey, beer and girls. The name comes from characters in the 1977 George Roy Hill film Slap Shot, starring Paul Newman.

Rob Wright's alter ego is Mr. Wrong, who dresses as an authoritarian priest and often poses with a shotgun. Mr. Wrong is simply Wright on bass and vocals with no other instrumentation. It is rumoured that Wright also plays upright bass in a traditional jazz band who play standards, but he keeps this side of his life fuzzy in interviews.

Tom Holliston released several albums with his band Showbusiness Giants as well as three solo albums.

Andy Kerr and John Wright played in the early 1980s in the Infamous Scientists. Kerr, after leaving NoMeansNo, released a solo CD and collaborated with Victoria musician Scott Henderson in Hissanol. Kerr most recently has begun a duo called Two Pin Din in the Netherlands.

'TIL I DIE
NoMeansNo Lyrics

We have lyrics for ''TIL I DIE' by these artists:

Anthony. I wrote you a letter Explaining my pain I sat and wondered I…
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. All my niggas get reckless, I got your rent on…
Bradley Bridges You′re the roof and the rain The arc in my flood You're…
Brian Wilson Time: 2:46 brother publishing co. bmi Brian wilson I'm a co…
Poor Jeremy The world seems fine til I open my eyes Until I…
Stemm I won't be taken... But I'd give it all to you... Time…
Supersuckers Well I might be the singer in a big rock…
Tha N.S.S.G.'s I will trust in the Lord all the time, ALL…
The Beach Boys I'm a cork on the ocean Floating over the raging sea How…

The Beach Boys/Musicfire.in I'm a cork on the ocean Floating over the raging sea How…
The Wilsons I'm a cork on the ocean Floating over the raging sea How…
Total Loss I've been working so much I ain't got time for sleep And…
White Flowers I'm a cork on the ocean Floating over the raging sea How…

We have lyrics for these tracks by NoMeansNo:

0 2 = 1 0 + 2 = 1 Race to the finish line at…
0 + 2 = 1 0 +2 =1 Race to the finish line at a dead…
04 Two Lips Two Lungs and One Tongue He kept trying He kept trying But he couldn't find out Why h…
05-I Think You Know Circling Haw Dive, bite Clench and jerk A spray of bright Re…
07-Brainless Wonder I need lunch Feed me now I need lunch When's my break?!!!…
07.Nomeansno.I need you I want to come home now I've been away…
12- teresa give me that knife Can you picture me standing there? I see it can you…
13-i am wrong I know What i know I'm no hero Say yes,…
15 Forget Your Life ================ Now if You Feel Like nothing Nothing and no…
15. no sex It's the holy trinity, Mom and Dad and little me…
16 Dark Ages ~~~~~~~~~~ We are living in the, in the dark ages Haven't se…
2 He kept trying He kept trying But he couldn't find out Why h…
A Little 2 High Thumb it on the plunger and press it to your…
All Lies Lies are the words that I use When you look up…
And That's Sad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We should not make a fuss What would become …
Angel and Devil Wake up screaming in the middle of the night Felt a…
Approaching Zero Hardly warm you're not feeling normal Your pulse is faded, …
Ashes I smell something burning... it's us Sausage lips and greas…
Beat on the Brat Beat on the brat beat on the brat Beat on…
Beauty and the Beast ==================== Beauty lies in the eyes Behold the eyes…
Big Dick Like a monkey in a zoo, You're half gorilla too When you…
Bitch's Brew Fog and night after a thirsty day It was a hot…
Blinding Light Blind, white Roaring light The eye of god Ripping through th…
Body Bag ======== They say the eyes are the windows of the soul But…
Brainless Wonder I need lunch Feed me now I need lunch When's my break?!!!…
Brother Rat =========== Let's go out and see what we see Let's go out…
Brother Rat / What Slayde says Let's go out and see what we see Let's go…
Burn I've got a problem, but what can I do My…
Canada Is Pissed Well, we settled in and all lived hand to mouth Pooled…
Cats I spy with my lizard eye and everything I see…
Dad I went home, I was feeling so alone. I know I've…
Dance Of The Headless Bourgeoisie Listen man, never mind who this is We've got your wife Yea…
Dark Ages ~~~~~~~~~~ We are living in the, in the dark ages Haven't se…
Dead Bob Quiet es a mouse Gentle es a lamb Happy es a clam Dead…
Dead Souls Dead souls, Dead souls they're coming, I'know (2 times) Dead…
Disappear Nobody has his own place in the back He keeps it…
End Of All Things You are here I am here Fear Bound in fear We are here I see…
End Of The World Why does the sun go on shining Why does the sea…
Everyday I Start to Ooze I guess you heard my head turned brown I lost several…
Faith Faith i call your name When the moonlit sky shines in…
Forget Your Life ================ Now if You Feel Like nothing Nothing and no…
Forward to Death I don′t need your way of life I can't stand your…
Ghosts Thin voices call out of thin air Do you really…
Give Me The Push Give me the push, give me the push Over the side,…
Going Nowhere Hey, buddy, you know me, I guess you've heard my…
He Learned How to Bleed For all to see, open your hands and show the…
Heaven is the Dust Beneath My Shoes Yesterday all my friends decided to have a party But they…
Hello You will not follow me Hello, goodbye Take the first tur…
Hello / Goodbye You will not follow me Hello, goodbye Take the first turn a…
Human Phone your mom, you're human Don't play dumb, you're human I…
Hunt the She Beast Laugh you asshole and try to be brave My God, what…
I Am Wrong I know What i know I'm no hero Say yes,…
I Can't Stop Talking I keep myself awake at night I try to stop, but…
I Get Up in the Morning I get up in the morning Go to bed at…
I Got Shot All that you fucking got why donæ?° you give it…
I Need You I want to come home now I've been away…
I See a Mansion in the Sky How many notes could post man post if a post…
I Think I Know Circling Haw Dive, bite Clench and jerk A spray of bright Re…
I'm All Wet (go into mediation) I'm all wet My feet don't work, I'm …
i'm an asshole I listened hard to all your talk, but with none…
I'm Doing Well Out of a clear blue sky Hear the ringing of the…
I'm Dreaming and I Can't Wake Up I'M DREAMING AND CAN'T WAKEE UP I watch everything on TV…
I've Got a Gun All that you fucking got why donæ?° you give it…
Im An Asshole I listened hard to all your talk, but with none…
In Her Eyes Friends say that i better be cool They say I'm playing…
It The dead walk..... Do you hear that sound? Do you hear that…
Jesus Was A Terrorist Jesus was a terrorist Enemy of the state That's what the rom…
Joy Joy....…
Joyful Reunion I don't buy your explanations Your short sighted expectation…
Junk ~~~~~ He thought he was putting his things in the right…
Kill Everyone Now ================= Here it is lonely Here where I lie Here it…
Life In Hell "Life in Hell" by Nomeansno Foolish girl in swelling woman H…
Life Like Life-like, a place to live and clothes wear Life-like, star…
Living in Detente Living in detente where buildings grow so great All the…
Living Is Free You've had your dreams come true Made him into something new…
Lonely ~~~~~~~ You tell me I should not be All by myself, that's…
Long Days I grew days I grew them long I grew them short I wasted…
Lost Faced with several choices All of them wrong Snap out of it,…
Love Thang You must feel funny. You must feel flattered I heard you…
Lullaby Let the bells ring out Let the bells ring out The hero…
Machine I don't like to see you cry You're alone and I…
Madness and Death ================= There are no words that can describe The j…
Mama's Little Boy Come the night, come the night All the man want to…
Manic Depression Manic depression is touching my soul I know what I want…
Mary My mind is buried at the bottom of the sea…
Metronome I want to break the things that seek To control, I…
Mondo Nihilissimo 2000 Nothing means anything, everything's permitted Nothing is f…
More ICBMs Yea, here I am in Northwest US Watching the world making…
Mr. In Between Love or hate me i don't care Every step you…
My Politics Don't ask me what to do I get sick just thinking…
My Roommate Is Turning Into a Monster He just sits and watches T.V. He doesn't look at me,…
No Big Surprise I hauled my ass to hell and gone Put the boots…
No Fgcnuik A-one A-two A-one, two A-one, two, three, four All I s…
No Fucking All I see are cocks and cunts All I hear are…
No Rest for the Wicked We are you, you are not We are you, you…
No Sex It's the holy trinity, Mom and Dad and little me…
Now Now if I had the courage I'd pour in your…
Nów Now if I had the courage I'd pour in your jar All…
Obsessed We're bad So bad We're bad So bad We're bad So bad We're…
Oh No! Bruno! Too much, stay out all night Too much, but that's alright …
Oh! No! Bruno! Too much, stay out all night Too much, but that's alright To…
One Fine Day One fine day When I'm strong enough It stand up out of…
Our Town In our town, murders, happen everyday When the temperature, …
Pigs and Dogs Everyone's committing suicide So why don't you and I Go jump…
Predators When wo were young we played among the flowers And sucked…
Rags 'n Bones Well, Christ was married on the cross My father was married…
Real Love ~~~~~~~~~~ Real love is scary You try to hide when it looks…
Red Devil Red devil bites your neck Your tongue's stiking out, your co…
Red on Red Red on red You make me Not what was or could be Not…
Remember I recall at the end of it all You were…
Revenge You've spread your wings and learned to fly You've tried and…
Rich Guns I hear the rich guns go pop pop, Arriba! All this…
Rise Rise, rise and sin no more Rise, rise and sin no…
River When I speak the words I repeat Are lost within this…
Self Pity Nobody lows me. Like I do Nobody loves me. Like I…
Sex Is Philosophy Sex is philosophy, philosophy is sex Porno Video Sex Sex x i…
Sex Mad I have to have you far too much I have to…
Sitting on Top of the World One summer day She went away Gone and left me…
Slowly Melting ============== Our floating houses, on molten granite Our li…
Slugs Are Burning Slugs are bruning, see the phosphospherence In the fetid st…
Small Parts Isolated And Destroyed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's been said before bu…
So Low SO LOW I'm flipping in the wind like a flag on…
Some Bodies =========== I like some bodies. I hate some bodies. With som…
State Of Grace First I told to myself there was no more than…
Stock Taking Are you getting what you want? And are you getting what…
Stop It No more. No way. No more. I say. You do it.…
Teresa Give Me That Knife Can you picture me standing there? I see it can you…
The Day Everything Became Nothing ================================= The day everything became …
The End Of All Things You are here I am here Fear Bound in fear We are here I see…
The Fall Do you know the meaning of ? this is love,…
The Graveyard Shift Of course I think about it I think about it all…
The Jungle I did not sail the seas or fly on the…
The Land of the Living ====================== There are those who are silent yes wh…
The Night Nothing Became Everything ================================= The day everything became …
The Phone Call I had to call, I know it's late I had to…
The Rape I've been sentenced to all the things I had to…
The River When I speak the words I repeat Are lost within this…
The Tower The sword of truth is just another weapon Let me live…
The Valley of the Blind Nothing, nothing, Nothing, nothing Zero They lied about the…
The World Wasn As I was driving around aimlessly, a waking dream occurred…
Theresa Give Me that Knife Can you picture me standing there? I see it can you…
This Story Must Be Told He pushed her in the alley, and he tried to…
This Wound Will Never Heal A tree stands in a field The field is bordered by…
Tired Of Waiting I got tired, tired, tired of waiting Tired of waiting, waiti…
Tow Lips Two Lungs And One Tongue He kept trying He kept trying But he couldn't find out Why h…
Try Not to Stutter I got a two ton wreck wrapped around my neck A…
Tuck It Mixed emoitions up for grabs in bed He wants some love…
Two Lips He kept trying He kept trying But he couldn't find out Why h…
Under The Sea Sunken wrecks rise from the Sand silent ships on dry land Wh…
Victim's Choice Ready or not Eehaw, looks kile I got a datem boys You…
Victoria Newly weds, nearly deads Seas of green skies of lead Constan…
Victory ~~~~~~~~ When I set out on this journey I thought it would…
Wake Up Wake up! Wakey, wakey, eggs and bacey Use your noses, wake u…
We Are the Chopped We are the chopped, the chopped The lecer drops and stops Th…
What Slayde Says ================ Slayde is my buddy, my pal, he is my brothe…
When Putting It All in Order Ain't Enough When all those tomorrows get crammed into now You stop like…
Who Fucked Who? Who fucked who? Who took who? And what you took, will…
Wiggly Worm You are not in focus (Pinch the buns und pass…
Would We Be Alive Help us, help us, help us, Please if we could see…
You Are Not One Mother, father, sister, brother Now you know where you belon…

Youth Youth, I see In your heart the red blood flows Down like…

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