This was originally released on the One Band, 5 Songs Patreon on July 10, 2024.

I first met Steve Long while working in the America Online call center in Oklahoma City. One day, he was wearing a Bad Religion t-shirt, I said “I like your shirt,” and we have been friends ever since. Steve is the cohost/host of the podcasts Rebel Rock Radio and Radio Unfriendly and former frontman of the bands Get Fired and Otisburg.

Steve was a guest on One Band, 5 Songs in July 2024 to discuss the legendary Bad Religion. Find links to all of Steve’s projects and social media at https://bio.link/otter272.

Hailing from San Francisco, CA, Dead To Me has released three full-length albums, three EPs, and a smattering of singles and splits. Despite the relatively short discography and multiple lineup changes, the band has remained consistent, putting out some of the most powerful and emotionally important music of the 21st Century.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Part 1

00:05:33 - “Special Professional” from Cuban Ballerina (2006)

00:07:54 - Part 2

00:14:31 - “Ran That Scam” from Little Brother (2008)

00:17:08 - Part 3

00:23:56 - “California Sun” from African Elephants (2009)

00:27:34 - Part 4

00:31:10 - “Never Relief” from Moscow Penny Ante (2011)

00:34:07 - Part 5

00:46:38 - “Tune It Out” from I Wanna Die in Los Angeles (2016)

00:48:39 - Part 6

References and Clip Sources:

Wikipedia - Dead to Me (band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_to_Me_(band)

Discogs - Dead To Me: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1177133-Dead-To-Me

Rate Your Music - Dead to Me: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dead-to-me

Oklahoma Lefty - EP Review: 'I Wanna Die in Los Angeles' by Dead To Me: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2016/10/ep-review-i-wanna-die-in-los-angeles-by.html

Dead to Me (Chicken) interview with PunkWorldViews @ PRB 2012: https://youtu.be/JA2emdrdm_Q

This was originally released on the One Band, 5 Songs Patreon on May 14, 2024.

TL;DL

• Chronic Town (EP; 1982): ****

• Murmur (Full-length debut; 1983): ****½

• Reckoning (1984): ***½

• Fables of the Reconstruction (1985): ***

• Lifes Rich Pageant (1986): ****¾

• Document (R.E.M. No. 5) (First crossover success; final record for IRS Records; 1987): ****¾+

• Green (Warner Bros. debut; 1988): ****

• Out of Time (First # 1 album on Billboard; 1991): *****

• Automatic For The People (1992): ****½

• Monster (1994): ***½

• New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Final record with drummer Bill Berry; 1996): ***