A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – Superman and Other Galactic Heroes – 1979 (not available) Meco returns to the same format as his first record, Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk, by taking a John Williams score and Continue Reading
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Reflecting Pool: Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Green Day gives us another Rock Opera. But is it any good? Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown – 2009 (iTunes – Amazon) “My generation is zero. I never made it as a working class hero.” It’s a great line. It follows a bit about being born into Nixon and Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Green Day – Kerplunk!
One of best selling Indie records would pave the way for superstardom Green Day – Kerplunk! – 1992 (iTunes – Amazon) You know what you notice on Kerplunk? Mike Dirnt. Yeah, I forgot about him completely on the band’s first album. But, he’s right there, all prominent and shit on Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Green Day – 1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
Right in the middle of the Reflecting Pool, we jump in the wayback machine to cast a glance at the earliest GD had to offer. Green Day – 1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours – 1990 (iTunes – Amazon) So this is early Green Day. Before Tre Cool. When John Kiffmeyer Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Foxboro Hot Tubs – Stop Drop and Roll!!!
Hey, is that Green Day….? Green Day as Foxboro Hot Tubs – Stop Drop And Roll! – 2008 (iTunes – Amazon) The old axiom goes: bands spend their whole loves writing and performing their first album and then they have on year to write another one. That’s why the sophomore Continue Reading
Listening Post: Meco – The Wizard of Oz
A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – The Wizard of Oz – 1978 (not available) Albums like this sounded so much more interesting before the digital age. I have this record on mp3s, so the whole album plays continuously Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Green Day – American Idiot
After Liz died I couldn’t listen to this record, let alone any other Green Day, since it was her favorite band. Time heals a lot. Let’s see if it’s as good as I recall… Green Day – American Idiot – 2004 (iTunes – Amazon) “…while the moms and Brads are Continue Reading
Listening Post: Meco – Encounters of Every Kind
A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – Encounters of Every Kind – 1977 (not available) Quick to capitalize on his success with Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk, Meco assembled the same crew for a concept album based partially Continue Reading
Listening Post: Meco – Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk – 1977 (Buy) Meco’s career in theme disco starts with his most famous work, a disco take on John Williams’ theme from Star Wars. As an Continue Reading
Listening Post: Judas Priest – Nostradamus
The end is nigh. And it’s sooooo boring…… Judas Priest – Nostradamus – 2008 (iTunes – Amazon) I’m not sure what to make of this. The first track of Nostradamus, “Dawn of Creation”, opens with strings, pianos, moody wind effects and then a keyboard track that reminds of the soundtrack Continue Reading