[size=medium]Since it seems to be the FOTM around here to hate Green Day sometimes, I thought it my duty to proclaim loudly and proudly that i've enjoyed this band ever since middle school, when I listened to their albums everyday
[/size][size=small] (Along with Presidents of the USA, Jars of Clay, Deftones, and Soundgarden)
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One thing no one ever seems to mention about Green Day is the drummer... listen to the album Dookie (cool cover-art BTW!) and tell me that drumming isn't rocking, not to mention tight. (Tight in the musical sense, not the gangster definition of the word
) He is perfectly on-beat and makes you wanna dance around. What more could you hope for from rock drumming?
Most songs on that album will always be classic feel-good poppy rock songs, IMO. If I named my "favorites" it would be 75% of the album
You just can't help but feel happy listening to them, and want to get up and dance everytime you pop in this CD! I can't see myself setting aside this CD anytime soon. And i'm 20, it's not like i'm in Middle School anymore
The end of "Burnout" (track 1, i believe) is a great example of their drummer rocking out, BTW.
Awesome album; classic angst-ridden dance-able teeniebopper rock-pop.
Pretty much the best you can get for what it's goal is.
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Their next studio release, "Insomniac", is more of the same, more or less. Slightly less "rocking" as the last one IMHO, seems more melodic-based. Which is cool; that means they're leaning more towards "real song-writing" instead of poppy stuff.
On the technical side of things, the musicianship has seemed to increase a bit as they age and practice. (As we should hope, right? lol
)
If Dookie is their "dance around with a goofy grin" album, this is the "sing along when feeling lonely" album. heh. Something like that. Not exactly my cup of tea many times, but by no means a waste of an album. I just don't really listen to sad music much anymore, and to my ears this whole album has sort of a sad tone to it.
Though of course, certain tracks such as Brain Stew (track 10) and Walking Contradiction (track 14) will always be classics.
I also like tracks 4, 6, 8, 11, and 13. The "jam" in the beginning of track 8 is really cool
Tracks 9 and 11-13 (the latter especially) are the only ones that really remind me of Dookie. I find that appealing, because it's annoying when bands' albums all mesh together with a similar signature sound. I suppose they wanted to finish the album on a more upbeat poppy note after all those depressing lyrics in the earlier tracks
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Moving along to the next studio album, Nimrod.
This album starts out depressed like Insomniac, but with the energy of Dookie. First lyric is "nice guys finish last"
But the riffs and drums are pretty upbeat. Fun stuff.
Right away I feel a more mature band when listening to this album. In the way he sings and the general "mood" of the band, I get the impression that they've gotten old enough to get some perspective on things, and this album is sort of a look back and reflection on all that.
Violin comes in on track 2, which is a nice surprise. What, STRING instruments in a poppy rock band?!??! OH NOES!
...anyways, Hitchin a Ride (aka Track 2) is fun because it shows their new skills at (gasp!) making songs with complex layering. With their increased maturity, or musicianship, or mixing skillz, or whatever.
Track 3 has a pretty cool guitar solo.. reminds me of those surfer bands, lol. Lyrics on this one are catchy and really amusing
Track 4 is kind of a ballad. Cool if you're into that mushy stuff
Ah screw it. I could go down the list, but suffice it to say that I pretty much love every song on this album.
I consider it an evolution in Green Day-dom, because they have become so diverse comparitively. In contrast to past albums, they are trying out different style, mediums, instruments, etc. It's really cool to see them grow, and fun to listen to of course.
The lyrics in songs past were ignorable by me sometimes, because i'm a rhythm-based guy to begin with... I pay attention to the emotion in the vocals, but normally ignore the words themselves. But in Nimrod, the lyrics are so catchy I usually find myself really listening to the words. The fact that it's a good recording probably doesn't hurt either. Clarity is good when trying to sing along.
They still have their same basic genre, which I would call "pop-rock", but looking back to the Dookie days, they have really come into their own. Cool.
EDIT: With the other albums, I find myself going "come on come on get to the good tracks" sometimes. But with Nimrod I can just sit back and listen without feeling like it's lacking something
EDIT2: Track 10 is a fantasticly mellow instrumental. Yummy.
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Comments, suggestions, feedback welcomed. Green Day rules and you know it.
peace
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One thing no one ever seems to mention about Green Day is the drummer... listen to the album Dookie (cool cover-art BTW!) and tell me that drumming isn't rocking, not to mention tight. (Tight in the musical sense, not the gangster definition of the word
Most songs on that album will always be classic feel-good poppy rock songs, IMO. If I named my "favorites" it would be 75% of the album
The end of "Burnout" (track 1, i believe) is a great example of their drummer rocking out, BTW.
Awesome album; classic angst-ridden dance-able teeniebopper rock-pop.
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Their next studio release, "Insomniac", is more of the same, more or less. Slightly less "rocking" as the last one IMHO, seems more melodic-based. Which is cool; that means they're leaning more towards "real song-writing" instead of poppy stuff.
On the technical side of things, the musicianship has seemed to increase a bit as they age and practice. (As we should hope, right? lol
If Dookie is their "dance around with a goofy grin" album, this is the "sing along when feeling lonely" album. heh. Something like that. Not exactly my cup of tea many times, but by no means a waste of an album. I just don't really listen to sad music much anymore, and to my ears this whole album has sort of a sad tone to it.
Though of course, certain tracks such as Brain Stew (track 10) and Walking Contradiction (track 14) will always be classics.
Tracks 9 and 11-13 (the latter especially) are the only ones that really remind me of Dookie. I find that appealing, because it's annoying when bands' albums all mesh together with a similar signature sound. I suppose they wanted to finish the album on a more upbeat poppy note after all those depressing lyrics in the earlier tracks
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Moving along to the next studio album, Nimrod.
This album starts out depressed like Insomniac, but with the energy of Dookie. First lyric is "nice guys finish last"
Right away I feel a more mature band when listening to this album. In the way he sings and the general "mood" of the band, I get the impression that they've gotten old enough to get some perspective on things, and this album is sort of a look back and reflection on all that.
Violin comes in on track 2, which is a nice surprise. What, STRING instruments in a poppy rock band?!??! OH NOES!
Track 3 has a pretty cool guitar solo.. reminds me of those surfer bands, lol. Lyrics on this one are catchy and really amusing
Track 4 is kind of a ballad. Cool if you're into that mushy stuff
Ah screw it. I could go down the list, but suffice it to say that I pretty much love every song on this album.
I consider it an evolution in Green Day-dom, because they have become so diverse comparitively. In contrast to past albums, they are trying out different style, mediums, instruments, etc. It's really cool to see them grow, and fun to listen to of course.
The lyrics in songs past were ignorable by me sometimes, because i'm a rhythm-based guy to begin with... I pay attention to the emotion in the vocals, but normally ignore the words themselves. But in Nimrod, the lyrics are so catchy I usually find myself really listening to the words. The fact that it's a good recording probably doesn't hurt either. Clarity is good when trying to sing along.
They still have their same basic genre, which I would call "pop-rock", but looking back to the Dookie days, they have really come into their own. Cool.
EDIT: With the other albums, I find myself going "come on come on get to the good tracks" sometimes. But with Nimrod I can just sit back and listen without feeling like it's lacking something
EDIT2: Track 10 is a fantasticly mellow instrumental. Yummy.
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Comments, suggestions, feedback welcomed. Green Day rules and you know it.
peace
