Amazing 60's pop jangle throwback as good as, if not better, than BJMs Take it From the Man and Thank God for Mental Illness. Really cool callback to Buddy Holly rocking too. I Can't Sleep, Doledrum, IOU and the closer Looking Glass stand out, obv besides their number 1 hit.
I've known about this record for a long time and only just have now listened to it through. I feel like I would have gotten into it more if I had a better ear for lyrics rather than just the music. But honestly, I'm impressed with the amount of arrangement and progressions that went into this - I hadn't expected nearly as much with their pop punk reputation.
Green Days best, absolute punk classic, pop punk or otherwise, with songs that are short, sweet, with catchy hooks and fun lyrics. Nearly forgot how many hits were on this record alone!
Surprised Walk on the Wide side and Perfect Day were on the same record to be honest. Never been much a Velvet/Lou Reed guy myself but I've always appreciated his 60/70s casual style. This album feels like a good cross from the 60s debaucherous easy rider themes into a something more serious. Not for me but I totally get the appeal. Dig the raunchiness too!
Synthesis of grunge. Takes the best of Bleach and Nevermind with a distorted rough poppy large sound. In my opinion, their best.
It does what it does well. Solid proto outlaw country though my predilections is more towards cash, jennings and nelson.
Brilliant stones. Probably my most listened to and favorite out of any of theirs I'd say.
I appreciate its position in industrial music history, as well as the bands aesthetics. Just not an album for me.
Tbh I didn't listen to the full thing. But a lot of songs I was already familiar and wouldn't have thought he'd cover. And honestly he probably most all of these sang it better than the OG. I appreciate him.
Not exactly for me, but no knock on it. I imagine it fit well for the film, I just didn't finish it.
Just a really sweet record. Probably his best and again makes me wish I had more of a lyrically bent brain.
Interesting pick for my first ever exposure to KB. I had a to look it up honestly to see if all her stuff was like this and was relieved/intrigued to figure out this is on her far experimental end.