I always liked the idea of Green Day more than their music. And Billie Joe Armstrong's punk voice has always annoyed me. This is like if the Clash got back together and sucked. Punk bands always have short songs and short albums though, that's a plus, never wearing out their welcome. I think Longview was the first single, definitely one of them. Welcome to Paradise was another hit, albums from the mid 90s had a lot of singles come off them. Basket Case was, and still is, a huge hit. I don't believe these dorks ever actually went to a whore. I'm not sure why people love Green Day and hate Blink-182. Basket Case feels like the song that made Blink-182 believe they should be a band. Five singles off this album, I blame MTV. When I Come Around is the best song on the album. Seriously, Blink-182 straight ripped these guys off, Coming Clean could be a Blink-182 song right down to the whiny teenage lyrics. And the album ends with All by Myself...three assholes being stupid to end an album. Why do bands treat last songs on albums like jokes?

Mariano Rivera's entrance music....I don't love Metallica, but this song kicks ass. Half of their greatest hits are on this album. I never really got all the love The Unforgiven got....there are a number of better Metallica songs so far on this album. This album is impressing me more than I thought it would. Don't Tread on Me borrows a phrase from America from West Side Story...musicians are all musical dorks. Nothing Else Matters is the best song on the album. A lot of long songs on this for a metal album.

4/7

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is a great opening track, great song in general. There's something haunting about Jeff Tweedy's voice and delivery, a yearning or disappointment in his voice. This album was released in 2001. I would have guessed earlier. Jesus, Etc. was the hit and it is well deserved., great music, great lyrics. The whole album is great though. This is one of those albums where you can just put it on repeat and listen the whole day. This is an album too. It hangs together coherently in terms of sound, good sounds up and down the album without anything that stands head a shoulders above or below the other songs. Listening to the whole album makes more sense than picking one or two songs. It's a worthwhile hour.

This is maybe the most Pixies album of all the Pixies albums. I love Kim Deal's voice. They have a sound for sure, but this is definitely them at their peak. I guess they were broken up by the time the Judgement Night soundtrack came out, but they would have been a good candidate to play while Cypress Hill rapped. Here Comes Your Man is the hit, maybe their biggest hit, but I never thought of it as one of their better songs. Monkey Gone to Heaven is much better. Hey has the second most listens on Spotify but I have no memory of it. I like it though. I think that I think I like the Pixies more than I do. A good album, not great.

4/7

The only versions available on Spotify are the expanded and deluxe versions. Just give me the original release instead of making me cobble it together. Everyone who dumps on George Lucas for going back and fucking with the original Star Wars movies should think about why they're complaining because bands have been doing this for just as long with reissues and special edition albums. That being said, this album and No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith show the quality of live recordings that can be possible. Young Man Blues is good. The Who has to be The Ramones favorite band. I like this Who better than My Generation Who. I think 70s rock is most superior to 60s rock, maybe the Stones are the only band that I like their 60s stuff better. Maybe there is a cutoff in the 60s now that I'm thinking about it. Pre-67? Ending the album on two super long versions of songs is a risky move although so far I like this version of My Generation better than the studio album version. There's nothing not to like about this version except that it plays better live than as a super extended cut of one song on an album. You can definitely hear what came next for the Who. Pete Townshend is really on it in this one. Why would anyone listen to the studio version of Magic Bus. This version is vastly superior.

1/1