Look Back and Laugh
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{{Short description|American hardcore punk band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Look Back and Laugh
| image =
| caption =
| origin = Oakland, California, U.S.
| genre = Hardcore punk, thrashcore
| years_active = 2004–2007
| label = Ebullition, Lengua Armada Discos, Maximumrocknroll, Deranged Records
| associated_acts = Yaphett Kotto, Dead and Gone, Destroy, Talk Is Poison, Lesser of Two
| website = {{url|lookbackandlaugh.net}}
| current_members =
| past_members = Casey Watson
Brian Stern
Tobia Minckler
Mark Wilcox
Moses Saarni
}}
Look Back and Laugh was an American, San Francisco Bay Area-based, 1980s style hardcore punk band, featuring members from many notable Bay Area bands, named after a song title by Minor Threat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/interviews/look-back-and-laugh/|title=Feature: Interviews – Look Back And Laugh|website=Scenepointblank.com|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}
History
Look Back and Laugh was formed by former members of the bands Yaphett Kotto, Dead and Gone, Destroy, Talk Is Poison, and Lesser of Two.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/519 |title=Dusted Features [ Still Single Vol. 2 No. 3 ] |access-date=February 25, 2010 |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612065743/http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/519 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Lesser+of+Two|title=Lesser of Two music, videos, stats, and photos|website=Last.fm|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} The band was formed as a hobby by its members who wanted to focus on other priorities in their life while still having a musical outlet.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/no-ambition-no-problem/Content?oid=1081228|title=No Ambition, No Problem|first=Michael|last=Crumsho|newspaper=East Bay Express|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} Despite this the band released three full-length albums in its three-year existence on two prominent independent labels Ebullition and Lengua Armada Discos.{{Cite web |url=http://missinglink.net.au/search.php?item=LOOK+BACK+AND+LAUGH |title=Missing Link Records: Look Back and Laugh |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811034735/http://missinglink.net.au/search.php?item=LOOK+BACK+AND+LAUGH |archive-date=August 11, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Musical style
Look Back and Laugh plays a mixture of 1980s-style hardcore punk and Southern California thrashcore. The music style was chosen to reflect some of the members' early musical influences. The name, Look Back and Laugh, was chosen to represent this choice because of its literal meaning, as well as the fact that it is the title of a song by Minor Threat, an 1980s hardcore punk band.
Discography
- 2003: Look Back and Laugh – 12"/CD Lengua Armada Discos
- 2004: Look Back and Laugh/Dropdead Split – 7" Armageddon Label
- 2005: Look Back and Laugh – 12"/CD Lengua Armada Discos
- 2006: Street Terrorism – 7" Deranged Records
- 2007: State of Illusion – 7"/Shaped 12"/CD Lengua Armada Discos
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.lookbackandlaugh.net/}}
- [http://www.myspace.com/lbal Look Back and Laugh] on Myspace
Category:Punk rock groups from California