Episode 64 - Jacob Gunter: Youth of America by Wipers

Out guest on today's episode is our new friend Jacob Gunter @whereis.jacob, @moonage.music : Although Youth of America isn’t my favorite Wipers album, it holds a special place in the Wipers discography, particularly of their early work. Stylistically it feels transitional without any loss of conviction, almost as if Greg Sage is putting down stakes. Songs like Pushing the Extreme could be a repudiation of Punk’s abandonment of core principles, and with songs running past the 10 min. mark it’s clear the Wipers were not playing to anyone but themselves. They made the road by walking. <br/><br/>Youth of America, and the Wipers, are a relatively new discovery for me. It’s not an album that I’ve lived with for a lot of years so I’m still growing into it. That does makes it a bit more challenging to speak about; however, in response to the personal and immediate impact they and Greg Sage have had on me I wanted to shine a light on it. If I had heard YOA and the Wipers years ago, I likely would have listened too fast and missed them. As it turns out, they’re exactly what I need now.<br/><br/>Greg Sage forever!