Christmas in April

S: Pssst. Pssssssst. Oi! Bottle! 

B: Yes? 

S: It's mid April. 

B: So? 

S: You told me to remind you, remember? 

B: Did i? Whoa, watch where you're pointing those eyebrows. Gimme a second...carry the one...flip it and reverse it... oh, yeah! We're supposed to find out if that Christmas album by The Vandals works out of context. Fire up the old yuletube log. 

Believe it or not, The Vandals have the same problem as Kansas. Remember how critics  hated Kansas for being Kansas, but hated then even more when they started being Foreigner instead? Well, for some reason that i can't understand, critics don't like The Vandals because they keep making music that focuses on juvenial humor. Guys, that's what this band is, that's their box of raisins. If you don't like it, stop reviewing their albums. If your review is "i don't like The Vandals," then my response is "why did you interrupt what i was doing to tell me that?" 

Merry Christmas, here's some machine gun fire and police sirens. First track is amazing. You could choose to interpret it as sarcasm or not, but either way they are pointing out the absurdity of the entire situation. If you really think that way, which admit it some of you do, then you'll probably be offended. Why? You don't care what The Vandals think, you asked Santa for a gun so you can shoot them if they get near your house. Juvenile or not, the whole thing is Absurd. 

I don't mean no disrespect because he's old and mean, but why do we keep inviting Grandpa to Christmas when he doesn't know my name and hits me with his cane for no reason? I love Grandpa, but he legitimately wants to make us miserable. 

I bought you a Christmas present, but you didn't buy me one. Screw you. 

I could keep going, but yeah this album is awesome. I don't even think it's particularly juvenile. Every song is a playfully obnoxious look at the absurdity of not being honest about anything. Christmas doesn't magically make everything better. 

Honestly, this album is amazing. These are incredibly complex situations, viewed from a high level of self-deprecating objectivity. This album is actually highly intellectual, and it points out the sheer insanity of defining the entire value of human life around one imaginary bipolar cataclysm in late December. 

Yep, this album is at least 1,000 times better outside of its context. You're totally allowed to hate The Vandals, but i can't imagine why you would put that much effort into it, especially considering Oi to the World! is a fantastic album, and they are an amazingly underappreciated punk band. 

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