Life, Love and the Pursuit of Justice
Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Justice is the first solo album (2002) by Justin Sane, the lead singer of the punk rock band Anti-Flag. The album is entirely his own work, featuring his vocal and guitar work. The album is about, exactly as the album states, life, love, and justice.
Tracks
- “For Pat” (1:52)
- “On The Streets Tonight” (3:10)
- “If It’s Good for the Economy, I’m For It!” (2:43)
- “61C Days Turned to Night” (3:16)
- “The Youth of the Modern World” (3:28)
- “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook” (2:43)
- “The Critical Writing Assignment” (2:02)
- “We Found a Place (These Are the Days)” (3:09)
- “Thanks for the Letter (From a Kinder, Gentler America)” (2:18)
- “Cassette Deck, Road Trip, Grand Canyon” (2:16)
- “Where Has My Country Gone?” (2:44)
- “College Avenue” (2:53)
- “Tommy Gun” (3:08)
Speculations
After Justin recorded the album, there was considerable speculation about the possibility of Justin’s leaving the band. Justin himself explained:
- My solo project is not meant to be or replace Anti-Flag. I do it for a number of reasons. First off, I am constantly writing songs—way more than I could ever do with or without Anti-Flag. That said, my only real opportunity to record and play many of the songs I write is to do them on my own. Secondly, Anti-Flag is a band that is very much focused on a specific socio-political agenda (with a little bit of fun and humor thrown in at times), which is obviously important to me. However, I write songs about other topics too. Some of those topics just don’t seem to fit into the Anti-Flag category. So while my solo songs are sometimes anti-war anthems, etc., you’ll also find me writing about love, and friendships, and just about anything. I could do this with Anti-Flag, but when we started Anti-Flag I do not believe it was our goal to play such songs. We may throw a curve ball at you now and then, but mostly I don’t see us straying too far from the path which we came.