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ikcelaks

Close Your Eyes Now, JeepersTseepers

Aug 08, 2007 22:25

So, there's this band. While I'm in junior high school, this band skyrockets to the peaks of popularity. I don't buy into them, not yet; I'm not ready. Then, at some seemingly random moment in my early days as a high school student, something clicks. I get it. A few months later, they release an album named after a great hunter, and I'm well ( Read more... )

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spectralbovine August 9 2007, 03:57:51 UTC

Ha! You know, it sort of had the same effect on me, not that I necessarily fell out of love with them in the first place. But once I got hooked on American Idiot, I really really loved it. I didn't care that it was political; I cared that it was so passionate. And that there were lots of great, fun, catchy songs on it.

I don't think Warning sucks, but taking a look at the track list, I can see that it's not the best thing ever. I love "Waiting" and "Castaway" a lot, and "Misery" is nice and different, but most of the rest are just all right, merely passable. I think Nimrod is underrated; no one ever talks about it (as an album; they just talk about "Good Riddance"). But it's got awesome songs on it.

They're still one of my top ten bands according to Last.fm.

ikcelaks August 9 2007, 04:22:24 UTC

I think that having "Good Riddance" on the track list actually handicaps Nimrod's legacy. It was such a mainstream hit that I think a lot of people have a hard time looking beyond it. Some look and think, "Ooo, Time of Your Life is awesome!" and others think, "Grr, good riddance." The album itself gets lost. Looking at it objectively, I really think it's their best overall album, although Insomnia is my sentimental favorite. When I think of Green Day, I think of "Brain Stew".

As an aside, do you have a direct interface from your brain to LiveJournal?

spectralbovine August 9 2007, 04:27:51 UTC

although Insomnia is my sentimental favorite
Heh. I actually need to dig that one out and rip it. I gave it a couple listens when I first got it and wasn't too impressed, but I imagine it would grow on me.

When I think of Green Day, I think of "Brain Stew".
I always love that the radio and video pack "Brain Stew" with "Jaded" so that the latter starts right inside the end of the former. So much fun. I think when I think of Green Day, I think of their Dookie songs like "Basket Case" and "Welcome to Paradise" and "She."

As an aside, do you have a direct interface from your brain to LiveJournal?
If I did, it would take me far less time to compose posts, I tell you.

ikcelaks August 10 2007, 04:05:38 UTC

I always love that the radio and video pack "Brain Stew" with "Jaded" so that the latter starts right inside the end of the former.
Yes, when I say "Brain Stew", I actually mean the continuous combination of it and "Jaded". Listening to one without the other just doesn't feel right.

I think when I think of Green Day, I think of their Dookie songs...
It's a close call for me. I mean, Dookie is what Dookie is, and it was my first exposure to Green Day, so there is a strong association. However, I Brain Stew is the closest thing to my ideal for their music.

avischneider August 9 2007, 05:18:20 UTC

American Idiot is also great fun to play with. "Dr. Who on Holiday" has a permanent spot on my playlist.

jeeperstseepers August 9 2007, 18:09:25 UTC

"Dr. Who on Holiday" is ridiculously catchy. It's amazing how well it works.

ikcelaks August 10 2007, 03:51:21 UTC

Is there currently anywhere to download American Edit?

avischneider August 10 2007, 03:59:49 UTC

Right here. If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll make other arrangements.

jeeperstseepers August 9 2007, 18:17:29 UTC

Did I ever tell you how I came to own that album? In case I didn't:

My undergraduate lab assistant, Albert, was a huge sweetie. Really, really sweet kid. He wanted to get me a birthday present but didn't know what to get. I refused to give him the email address I use for all websites, companies, online shopping, etc, because I didn't want him to feel obligated to give me a gift.

My birthday arrives. He gives me a box of AMAZING chocolates and American Idiot. Of course, I'd heard a lot about the album and was actually kind of curious about it, but I was so turned off by the fact that Green Day were calling anyone who doesn't agree with them "American Idiots" and that they were being obnoxious bitches that I certainly wasn't going to get the CD. I didn't tell Albert this, of course. I thanked him a bunch and was like, "How did you know I didn't already buy it ( ... )

ikcelaks August 10 2007, 03:46:41 UTC

You getting the album as a gift sounds vaguely familiar, but I'm sure that I hadn't heard it in full detail. That's an awesome story, like something out of a cheesy romantic comedy, except totally not.

I don't think it would ever even occur to me to search like that for someone's wishlist. I have a feel a mixture of awe and admiration for people who are that thoughtful.

smrou August 18 2007, 01:21:03 UTC

Ooh, I like the album too and am glad to hear you do. It was "Jesus of Suburbia" that convinced me I should purchase it. I'd heard "American Idiot" and thought it was catchy but not remarkable, but one of the blogs on Damn Hell Ass Kings mentioned "Jesus of Suburbia", I downloaded it, and after a few listens I knew the album would be worth having.