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Name .:. Green Day - Saviors
Genre : Rock
Source : CDDA
Type .:. Album
Artist : Green Day
Label : Warner Music (Warner)
Titel : Saviors
Tracks : 15
Playtime : 46:03
Size : 92,22 MB
Encoder : VBRNEW - LAME3.100 - V0
Quality : VBR kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Bitrate : avg. 279kbps
[ Tracklist ]
01.The American Dream Is Killing Me 03:06
02.Look Ma, No Brains! 02:04
03.Bobby Sox 03:44
04.One Eyed Bastard 02:53
05.Dilemma 03:18
06.1981 02:10
07.Goodnight Adeline 02:57
08.Coma City 03:28
09.Corvette Summer 03:02
10.Suzie Chapstick 03:17
11.Strange Days Are Here to Stay 03:06
12.Living in the '20S 02:06
13.Father to a Son 03:54
14.Saviors 02:56
15.Fancy Sauce 04:02
Total 46:03 Min
æThe American Dream is Killing MeÆ is the opening
track of Saviors, and I noticed something familiar
about it straight away. The guitar riff is very
similar to the riff that carries æJesus Of
SuburbiaÆ, albeit a little faster. ItÆs a good
opener for an album though, and sounded a lot more
like the Green Day I knew, than the Green Day I met
on Father Of Allà. My favourite song title on the
record is track two, æLook Ma No BrainsÆ and itÆs on
the shorter side of songs with a run time of just
over 2 minutes. æDonÆt know much about history, coz
I never learned how to readÆ are the opening lyrics
and if that doesnÆt set the tone for what the next 2
minutes are going to be, I donÆt know what would.
ItÆs short and sweet and the drums are really solid
and punchy throughout. æBobby SoxÆ follows and itÆs
got a bit more of a grungy, chill vibe to it than
the preceding tracks. ItÆs also the first appearance
of Billie JoeÆs old school vocals that arenÆt as
polished as they are now. WeÆre treated to æOne Eyed
BastardÆ next, and the chorus is a repeated gang
chant of æBada bing bada bing bada bing bada boom.Æ
The opening riff actually reminds me a little bit of
æSo WhatÆ by Pink, but if she was a touch rockier.
ItÆs gonna be a fun one to rock out to at live
shows.
DilemmaÆ is the first one that I didnÆt immediately
get into. It took until the second verse after the
chorus before I got properly into the song, but I
think that has a lot to do with personal preference
and taste more than anything else. ItÆs not a great
song, but itÆs not a bad song either, just not
necessarily my jam. Felt a little too much like a
teen romcom soundtrack that plays when the two main
characters are pretending not to like each other.
æDilemmaÆ is followed by æ1981Æ and the chorus had
me giggling the whole way through, æSheÆs gonna bang
her head like 1981Æ is the repeated line here and if
youÆre familiar with the bands that were popular in
Æ81 (æCentrefoldÆ by The J. Geils Band anyone?),
itÆs an incredibly appropriate moniker to carry out.
æGoodnight AdelineÆ reminded me of Æ21 GunsÆ, but a
little faster and also better. ItÆs sort of the
mid-point of Saviors and is the first ballad-esque
offering on the record; with a great guitar solo and
a reminder of just how high Billie Joe can sing
sometimes. With a title like æComa CityÆ, I was
expecting a bit of a snoozefest but boy was I wrong.
ItÆs got a great section buried in the second half
that will work as a great call-and-response section
at a live show, and itÆs a song that makes you want
to get up and dance. IÆm also a total sucker for
harmonies and Billie Joe and Mike just sound so good
together in this. Musically, itÆs cohesive as shit.
Would it really be a punk rock album without a song
about a car? We get that here with æCorvette
SummerÆ. Well, itÆs less of a song about a car, and
more about being able to get around because you have
a car. ItÆs another that would fit in a romcom, but
one with angsty overtones made in the late nineties
like 10 Things I Hate About You. ItÆs very bass-
driven as well, and Mike really shines throughout.
The second track on Saviors featuring a girlÆs name
is æSuzie ChapstickÆ, and it plays out very much
like an ode to an ex that you regret leaving, or
maybe a girl that was the one who got away. IÆve
missed hearing a Green Day song that starts with the
vocals before anything else, and with æStrange Days
Are Here to StayÆ my hopes were answered. It feels a
little bit like æBasket CaseÆ, but very much written
to fit the new era of Green Day and the vibe of this
record. The pacing musically is a little off kilter,
but when itÆs done on purpose like it is here it
doesnÆt necessarily feel as weird as it could.
Living in the 20ÆsÆ feels a lot more like angsty,
angry Green Day of days gone by, and I love that
weÆre being treated to what could almost be classed
as æclassic Green DayÆ, including a dirty little
guitar solo and a great headbanging riff throughout
thatÆll make you wanna swear along with Billie Joe.
With a title like æFather to a SonÆ, I wasnÆt
surprised when the ballad of the record finally made
itÆs appearance. Not only does it have an acoustic
guitar, but a string section and some piano. I shed
a tiny tear listening to this one, which is exactly
what I want from a Green Day ballad. Hopefully it
moves other people as much as it moved me, and isnÆt
a song thatÆs slept on because of how far into the
album it sits. Second to last is æSaviorsÆ which
helped to shake the remaining tears out of my eyes
from the previous track. Mostly because I was in
shock that it wasnÆt a great song. ItÆs another
not-great but not-awful offering on this record, and
unfortunately, it brings down the overall vibe of
Saviors for me. As for the closer æFancy SauceÆ,
earlier I mentioned that æStrange Days Are Here To
StayÆ reminded me of æBasket CaseÆ, and then this
song talks about getting sent to the loony bin.
Coincidence? Who knows. Maybe æFancy SauceÆ acts a
little like a full circle moment, and is a callback
to the good old days of Green Day. This band have
always been good at mixing taboo or melancholy
topics with upbeat music and lyrics, and this is a
seriously fun track. I wish it was placed higher on
the tracklisting of the album, but itÆs also a great
one to end on. æWe all die young some dayÆ is a
prominent lyric in the chorus, and I think there are
a lot of people who are going to relate to that
feeling.
Saviors is a vast improvement on the disaster that
was Father Of Allà and it very much feels like Green
Day are back and reclaiming their former glory. ItÆs
a well-rounded album with a little bit of old
school, a little bit of new school, and just the
right amount of attitude weÆve come to expect from
Billie Joe, Mike and Tre. If it had some heavier
riffs it would have been perfect, but I donÆt think
Green Day are going anywhere anytime soon, so maybe
the next album will be a real throwback to old
school, pre-mainstream days.
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