The Rolling Stones – Undercover of the Night
This is sounding very Combat Rock-era Clash to me – which is a good thing. That big, popping bass is not something I usually associate with the Stones. Tasty trademark doo doo doo doo doo doo dahs. Rewind: The intro is feeling Prince. Keith pulls out another riff. Mick sings it with gusto. Not up for a lyrical deep dive, but this is a track I could, and will, go back to. Thanks for the reminder.
Green Day – American Idiot
Power pop/punk at its finest – building on the Buzzcocks’ legacy (soundwise). “Everybody do the propaganda.” Wonder if the stage show was any good. (“Subliminal, in an unnoticeable way” -TMBG)
Short, sharp shock. Dig it.
RS – A hit that I need to go back and start listening to the Stones again. They were always number 1 or 2 on the rotation and I think I just got burnt out. I have been hitting Pink Floyd on the regular lately. Dark Side, Animals, and Wish you were here. When I was super young, I would play the albums, Flowers, Satanic Majesty’s Request and Beggar’s Banquet.
Green Day – Was never my first choice. I eventually came around and borrowed some albums. I believe I own this one. I think they are good but I put them in the same category as the Foo Fighters. I don’t understand the hype. (This doesn’t mean I don’t think they are talented, I found I really liked the acoustic versions of Foo Fighters songs better.) Green Day lyrically I find more interesting. Like most things, I feel they got to close to the pop edge to appeal to a broader audience. Minority is probably my most played track.
“American Idiot”/Green Day. Starting off with the classic rock-lyric gambit (perfected by the Ramones) of simply asserting “I don’t wanna,” it’s a punchy, a la Chomsky screed against “one nation controlled by the media.” Of GD I know mostly the “Dookie” LP; knew of this song without ever hearing it before. They got the power-pop thing down to a (political) science. A solid rant, though it dates from (believe it or not) the pre-social media age, which today complicates the finger-pointing somewhat. But I like it.
RS- I had to look up when this one came out. I knew it was 80s but did not associate with 1983–the year some of us graduated high school. I had such a good feeling/memory of Tattoo You which came out in 1981 which came along with their big tour and a memorable show at the now-deceased JFK stadium. To start with the good, I think the pre-chorus into the chorus (“Cuddle up baby/cuddle up tight”) has a catchy, rhythmic thing going on which shows the band all grooving nicely together. I’m not so hot on the rest of the song. The beginning sounds like 6 people playing out of time. I particularly do not like the ‘integration’ of the electronic drums with Charly’s playing. It just sounds off and bad to me. Good guitar delay.
This is an excellent pick for this round. Full of angst, energy and power of the mighty band magic. The bass is the stand out. Mick’s whooping does the trick to.
“American Idiot” by Green Day. Great punky drive. Remember this was played everywhere for quite awhile. It is still burned into my skull and still holds up very well.
The Rolling Stones – Undercover of the Night
This is sounding very Combat Rock-era Clash to me – which is a good thing. That big, popping bass is not something I usually associate with the Stones. Tasty trademark doo doo doo doo doo doo dahs. Rewind: The intro is feeling Prince. Keith pulls out another riff. Mick sings it with gusto. Not up for a lyrical deep dive, but this is a track I could, and will, go back to. Thanks for the reminder.
Green Day – American Idiot
Power pop/punk at its finest – building on the Buzzcocks’ legacy (soundwise). “Everybody do the propaganda.” Wonder if the stage show was any good. (“Subliminal, in an unnoticeable way” -TMBG)
Short, sharp shock. Dig it.
RS – A hit that I need to go back and start listening to the Stones again. They were always number 1 or 2 on the rotation and I think I just got burnt out. I have been hitting Pink Floyd on the regular lately. Dark Side, Animals, and Wish you were here. When I was super young, I would play the albums, Flowers, Satanic Majesty’s Request and Beggar’s Banquet.
Green Day – Was never my first choice. I eventually came around and borrowed some albums. I believe I own this one. I think they are good but I put them in the same category as the Foo Fighters. I don’t understand the hype. (This doesn’t mean I don’t think they are talented, I found I really liked the acoustic versions of Foo Fighters songs better.) Green Day lyrically I find more interesting. Like most things, I feel they got to close to the pop edge to appeal to a broader audience. Minority is probably my most played track.
“American Idiot”/Green Day. Starting off with the classic rock-lyric gambit (perfected by the Ramones) of simply asserting “I don’t wanna,” it’s a punchy, a la Chomsky screed against “one nation controlled by the media.” Of GD I know mostly the “Dookie” LP; knew of this song without ever hearing it before. They got the power-pop thing down to a (political) science. A solid rant, though it dates from (believe it or not) the pre-social media age, which today complicates the finger-pointing somewhat. But I like it.
RS- I had to look up when this one came out. I knew it was 80s but did not associate with 1983–the year some of us graduated high school. I had such a good feeling/memory of Tattoo You which came out in 1981 which came along with their big tour and a memorable show at the now-deceased JFK stadium. To start with the good, I think the pre-chorus into the chorus (“Cuddle up baby/cuddle up tight”) has a catchy, rhythmic thing going on which shows the band all grooving nicely together. I’m not so hot on the rest of the song. The beginning sounds like 6 people playing out of time. I particularly do not like the ‘integration’ of the electronic drums with Charly’s playing. It just sounds off and bad to me. Good guitar delay.
“Undercover of the Night” by The Rolling Stones:
This is an excellent pick for this round. Full of angst, energy and power of the mighty band magic. The bass is the stand out. Mick’s whooping does the trick to.
“American Idiot” by Green Day. Great punky drive. Remember this was played everywhere for quite awhile. It is still burned into my skull and still holds up very well.