Lucky (fifteen album)
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Lucky was a 1999 album by the punk
band Fifteen
, named after local musician (and former bassist for the band) "Lucky Dog", who had recently committed suicide. Lucky himself had been mentioned on Green Day
's first two albums, wrote a blurb in the art booklet for 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and was thanked in Kerplunk!
. The album was filled with political songs, most notably ones like Stolen Life, where singer/songwriter Jeff Ott
takes an anti police stance, and My Congressman and War On Drugs, which criticize the government for hurting drug addicts and non-violent drug users and accusing politicians for using them as a scapegoat and an excuse for "genocidal" campaigns (eg. "incarcerating all the homeless"). Drugs would later become Jeff Ott's main focus as an activist, having been a drug addict for most of his life. (starting when he became homeless around age 14)
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Fifteen
Fifteen (band)
Fifteen was a punk rock band formed by Jeff Ott. Ott was the group's main songwriter and only consistent member. According to Ott, the band had a total of fifteen members by the time it finally disbanded in 2000: Jack Curran, Mikey Mischief, Mark Moreno, Jean Repetto, Lucky Dog, Chris Flanagan,...
, named after local musician (and former bassist for the band) "Lucky Dog", who had recently committed suicide. Lucky himself had been mentioned on Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
's first two albums, wrote a blurb in the art booklet for 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and was thanked in Kerplunk!
Kerplunk!
-Personnel:* Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar, drums on track 6* Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals* Tré Cool – drums, lead vocals and guitar on track 6* John Kiffmeyer – drums on tracks 13-16Production...
. The album was filled with political songs, most notably ones like Stolen Life, where singer/songwriter Jeff Ott
Jeff Ott
Jeff Ott is an activist, musician, author, and longtime member of the Berkeley punk community, having fronted such bands as Crimpshrine, and Fifteen.-Partial history:...
takes an anti police stance, and My Congressman and War On Drugs, which criticize the government for hurting drug addicts and non-violent drug users and accusing politicians for using them as a scapegoat and an excuse for "genocidal" campaigns (eg. "incarcerating all the homeless"). Drugs would later become Jeff Ott's main focus as an activist, having been a drug addict for most of his life. (starting when he became homeless around age 14)
Track listing
- Family Values
- Lucky
- My Congressman
- I Am a Man
- Man Against Man
- Stolen Life
- Evolve
- Welcome to Berkeley
- Mount Shrink Wrap
- Land
- War on Drugs
- We Will Win
- Sinseriously
- Payback Is Beautiful
- When the Hell Is He Going to Fucking Shut up Already?(Spoken)