cluless Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Genre - Punk/Modern Rock Band - Green Day Album - American Idiot. This is the most coherent production by Green Day ever. They step up to the plate with insights into the problems that we all face...the delusional factors..the idiocy and hypocricy...but let us not make this a political event... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davmar Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Thanx Clu for the tip, I went online to listen to some cuts, but they must be too explicit, as none are offered, but everyone raves about it. I like rock opera, so I think I am going to buy my first Greed Day cd. Speaking of first CDs I bought my first Johnny Cash one and that would be American IV: The Man Comes Around . I like "Nine Inch Nails" Reznor's "Hurt" and Sting's "I Hung My Head," Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtDark Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 ---------------- On 9/26/2004 8:27:44 PM davmar wrote: I like rock opera, so I think I am going to buy my first Greed Day cd. ---------------- Pardon my Canadian, but "eh?" I definitely like Green Day, but I don't think you'll find what you're looking for there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Thanks for stepping in Clu. Did not get back into town until late last night. My selection this week is an oldy, but a goodie: Willie Nelson "Without a Song" on lp. Soft country. For those quiter, warmer evenings everybody should have at least one Willie Nelson in their collection. This one is very soft, filled with some origianl material and a few standards. Very sweet and very well recorded in Willie's own studio. I might add that just about all of his stuff is very well recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted September 28, 2004 Author Share Posted September 28, 2004 Dagnabbit Thebes- I didn't even have a chance to tell the crowd what the prize was this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Why Clu, I do believe it's a free (shipping included) Klipsch t-shirt. Tell me more, you say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthfreek Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 This is an easy one since I've been waiting for a while now. THE NEW INTERPOL CD! Titled-Antics on Matador Records. I've listened to it twice today and I do like it. It seems a little more "happy" than their first brilliant but somber record. More upfront guitarwork as well on this one. 2 thumbs up and a snap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtDark Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I listened to the new Interpol last night and didn't care for it near as much as Turn on the Bright Lights. Definitely more light like you said; I'll have to listen a few more times before I can make up my mind for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Queensryche-Empire Rock DVD Audio One of the best rock albums ever made mixxed very well in 5.1 on DVDA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davmar Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 ---------------- On 9/28/2004 11:41:24 AM gtDark wrote: ---------------- On 9/26/2004 8:27:44 PM davmar wrote: I like rock opera, so I think I am going to buy my first Greed Day cd. ---------------- Pardon my Canadian, but "eh?" I definitely like Green Day, but I don't think you'll find what you're looking for there . ---------------- If you had to pick one band to don the "least likely to create a rock opera" mantle, Cali-punk trio Green Day would be among the most logical candidates. That makes the existence of American Idiot something of a surprise -- and the excellence of its contents little short of a revelation. There are no half measures on the sprawling disc. Billie Joe Armstrong has created a full slate of characters and given considerable thought to their back-stories -- heck, he even dug out a glockenspiel to add dramatic tension to the nine-minute epic "Jesus of Suburbia." Thing is, Armstrong and company haven't lost their snotty Gilman Street edge in the process -- as evidenced by the snarling, expletive-laced title track and the made-for-pogoing sing-along "Extraordinary Girl." While there's obviously a political subtext running through the disc, Armstrong seldom gets so specific that the disc will sound dated come the next election cycle. Instead, songs like the Clash-styled "Are We the Waiting" and the spare ballad "Wake Me Up when September Ends" delve into adult-oriented emotional distress with the same sort of incisiveness the band once applied to teen angst. While there are occasional lapses into utter excess -- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" encroaches on show-tune territory -- American Idiot packs enough power, both sonically and emotionally, to make it worthy of extended play (and consideration for a 2004 time capsule). David Sprague Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtDark Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 Re. Green Day..I still find that hard to believe, but I'll have a listen soon enough and decide for sure. Re. Interpol..I listened again today on the way to work and enjoyed it more than the first listen, but still don't like it as much as their first album. With the new Interpol cd in mind, I'm going to recommend something along the same lines, rock with a bit of Indie: Spoon - Girls Can Tell. I really love this album all the way through. Preview some of the tracks on that link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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