It Just Gets Worse

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It Just Gets Worse is the title of an Anal Cunt album, released in 1999 on Earache Records as MOSH 195 CD. It contains a total of 39 tracks and was very controversial.

The song "Into the Oven" ranked #12 on Blender Magazine's "MOST GRUESOME LYRICS … EVER!" list.

Recording Info

The album was recorded between August 1998 and August 1999, although the majority of it was recorded after the band's 1998 tour in Japan. The guitar and drums were recorded on a 4-track at Anal Cunt's practice space and the vocals were recorded on a PA in the studio, where vocalist Seth Putnam mixed it, meaning it has the harshest sound of any of the band's full-length albums. It was then released after their 1999 European tour with the band Flächenbrand and was the last of the band's albums released under the Earache label.

Controversy

The album was understandably the subject of much controversy, receiving bad reviews and heavy criticism from much of the music press. It was intentionally created to be incredibly offensive and contains blatant vulgarity, in the form of misogyny, racism, sexism, anti-Semitism and general tastelessness.

The lyrics of the album discuss topics that are generally considered taboo in music, although they are designed to be deliberately offensive and therefore can not be considered representative of the band members' views. Topics include rape, violence against women, child sexual abuse and the Holocaust.

The record label had reservations before the albums release and were concerned about the reaction that the content of some of the songs might provoke. This caused them to change some of the song titles. One such song was Your Kid Committed Suicide Because You Suck, which was changed from the original title of Connor Clapton Committed Suicide Because His Father Sucks. Even though it is likely Eric Clapton has never heard of Anal Cunt, Earache Records were afraid they might get sued if they kept the original title, obviously overlooking the fact that the lyrics still contain the lines,

Eric Clapton sucks
Eric Clapton sucks
Eric Clapton's gay
And he's fucking gay

In the song Easy E Got AIDS From F. Mercury, Freddie Mercury was shortened in the title for similar reasons.

Earache Records also censored the lyrics to some of the songs on the album, namely "Women: Nature's Punching Bag" and "Body By Auschwitz".

Rumours that Earache Records were sued as a result of this album are untrue.

Songs

Some of the songs were written for a particular reason, other than merely to provoke offence. The song "Beating Up Hippies For Their Drugs At A Phish Concert" from the Thrash Of The Titans compilation LP was also originally recorded for this album under the name "Stealing Drugs From Hippies At A Phish Show", but wasn't on the final cut.

I Became A Counselor So I Could Tell Rape Victims They Asked For It

This song was written following the band's performance at a straight edge vegan festival in Syracuse, New York. The band had played the song "Women: Nature's Punching Bag" and had received complaints from women in the audience, which inspired them to write an even worse misogynistic song. It is alleged that the promoter only invited Anal Cunt to play to "piss everyone off". [1]

Extreme Noise Terror Are Afraid Of Us

In 1997, Anal Cunt were supposed to go on tour in Europe with the bands Extreme Noise Terror and Iron Monkey, but Extreme Noise Terror had them kicked off the tour when they found out they would be playing, although it is unknown whether this was for personal reasons or as a result of violence and controversy Anal Cunt had shown at previous concerts, such as those depicted on the EP Breaking The Law. This song was written as a reprisal.

Hitler Was A Sensitive Man

This is a song where Seth Putnam tried to offend people by writing a song where there is nothing to take offense at. The lyrics are entirely true, meaning that people who want to get annoyed with the band for the subject matter cannot as they have no grounds on which to base their argument. It can therefore be considered a short biography of Hitler, as the lyrics contain lines such as:

He hired gay and handicapped officers
He was concerned about overpopulation
If Hitler was alive today
He'd listened to The Cure, The Smiths, and Depeche Mode

Chris Barnes Is A Pussy

This song is basically an open invitation for ex-Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under member Chris Barnes to fight vocalist Seth Putnam. The episode started in 1996 when Putnam attended a Six Feet Under show with guitarist Josh Martin, as Anal Cunt were looking for a new drummer and decided to hand out flyers there. Putnam and Martin heckled the band throughout the show and when they got off stage, Barnes attempted to attack Putnam. When Putnam actually challenged Barnes to a fight, however, he did not accept the offer and Putnam was removed from the club. The rivalry between them has continued since, resulting in this song.

Tim Is Gay

This is a song about the original Anal Cunt drummer Tim Morse.

BT/AC

This is a song about grindcore band Brutal Truth.

Track listing

  1. "I Became a Counselor So I Could Tell Rape Victims They Asked for It"
  2. "Easy E Got AIDS from F. Mercury"
  3. "I Like Drugs and Child Abuse"
  4. "Laughing While Leonard Peltier Gets Raped in Prison"
  5. "I Convinced You to Beat Your Wife on a Daily Basis"
  6. "I Sent Concentration Camp Footage to America's Funniest Home Videos"
  7. "Rancid Sucks (And The Clash Sucked Too)"
  8. "I Paid J. Howell to Rape You"
  9. "I Pushed Your Wife in Front of the Subway"
  10. "Extreme Noise Terror Are Afraid of Us"
  11. "You Rollerblading Faggot"
  12. "I Sent a Thank You Card to the Guy Who Raped You"
  13. "I Lit Your Baby on Fire"
  14. "Body by Auschwitz"
  15. "I Intentionally Ran over Your Dog"
  16. "Sweatshops Are Cool"
  17. "Women: Nature's Punching Bag"
  18. "I Snuck a Retard into a Sperm Bank"
  19. "Your Kid Committed Suicide Because You Suck"
  20. "I Ate Your Horse"
  21. "Hitler Was a Sensitive Man"
  22. "You Robbed a Sperm Bank Because You're a Cum Guzzling Fag"
  23. "I Made Your Kid Get AIDS So You Could Watch It Die"
  24. "I Fucked Your Wife"
  25. "Into the Oven"
  26. "I Gave NAMBLA Pictures of Your Kid"
  27. "The Only Reason Men Talk to You is Because They Want to Get Laid, You Stupid Fucking Cunt"
  28. "I Made Fun of You Because Your Kid Just Died"
  29. "Domestic Violence Is Really, Really, Really Funny"
  30. "Dictators Are Cool"
  31. "Deadbeat Dads Are Cool"
  32. "I'm Really Excited about the Upcoming David Buskin Concert"
  33. "Being Ignorant Is Awesome"
  34. "You're Pregnant, So I Kicked You in the Stomach"
  35. "Chris Barnes Is a Pussy"
  36. "Tim is Gay"
  37. "BT/A.C."
  38. "I Sold Your Dog to a Chinese Restaurant"
  39. "I Got an Office Job for the Sole Purpose of Sexually Harassing Women"

Line-up

  • Seth Putnam - vocals
  • Josh Martin - guitar
  • Nate Linehan - drums, backing vocals on #39

Guest Appearances

  • Choke (from the band Slapshot) - backing vocals on #1-3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21-24, 26-29, 31, 34 and 36
  • Anal Cunt Gestapo - backing vocals on #5, 21, 35 and 36

External links

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