So What Are You Listening To?

[Anela]

 

[Rushmoras]

Second Green Day album "Kerplunk" (1992). More or less the same as the first one in terms of enjoyment and quality.

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Rushmoras]

Third Green Day album "Dookie" (1994). So far, I think it's their best work. Though, I have the same observations as with the Ramones (or maybe, it's the same with all punk bands) - majority of the album chords and riffs sound exactly f*cking same!

 

[Anduin]

2 hours ago, Rushmoras said:

Third Green Day album "Dookie" (1994). So far, I think it's their best work. Though, I have the same observations as with the Ramones (or maybe, it's the same with all punk bands) - majority of the album chords and riffs sound exactly f*cking same!

 

That was the breakthrough one, right?

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

I think so, I remember them getting tons of coverage during the 1994 (?) MTV's Music Awards Show back then.  They had arrived to the Big Times,lol. 

[Anduin]

12 minutes ago, One4Sorrow2TooBad said:

I think so, I remember them getting tons of coverage during the 1994 (?) MTV's Music Awards Show back then.  They had arrived to the Big Times,lol. 

From there it was game on for the punk thing except with an easier sound. Offspring, Pennywise, Bad Religion, and probably more I've forgotten.

[Rushmoras]

13 hours ago, Anduin said:

That was the breakthrough one, right?

Yep, as One4 said, I believe this was their breakthrough album, and it clearly shows! That being said, so far, not really a fan.

[Rushmoras]

Fourth Green Day album "Insomniac" (1995). Eh, kinda like the rest of their albums. It's decent, but so far nothing wow for my tastes.

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Rushmoras]

Fifth Green Day album "Nimrod" (1997). Nothing new to say, decent, but lacks something for my tastes to call it good or recommended.

 

[BlueSkies]

well for obvious reasons his last name if you will has been in the news a lot.  But it made me think of Chuck.

 

One of my music pet peeves is when people of older generations get annoyed when younger people like their music.  

 

This is good stuff below.  my Dad's response when I brought him up: He's still alive?

 

 

[Rushmoras]

Sixth Green Day album "Warning" (2000). Okey, with this, they changed-up their style. I would not categorize this as punk. And, quickly wikying it, yep, it has many styles. I'd call it alternative, though mostly it still has some punkish roots, but its night and day difference from their previous albums. I would even say that so far for me it is their best one.

 

[Rushmoras]

Seventh Green Day album "Shenanigans" (2002). Yep, after the previous album they really did do shenanigans with this one, it's so jarring to hear such difference.

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Rushmoras]

Eight Green Day album "American Idiot (Deluxe Version)" (2004). If my memory of personal rankings that I've made does not elude me, this is so far, their second best album.

P.S. Also, I'm a stupid idiot or maybe Spotify's system is a stupid idiot. Finally figured out why, for example, all rappers and some songs in my playlists are greyed-out. It turns out that the app, which I've have on my PC and don't ever use, has disabled explicit content! So, now I've enabled it, and, voila, all songs are now normal on may internet spotify playlist 😆

[Rushmoras]

Ninth Green Day album "21st Century Breakdown" (2009). I'd say this one is on par with American Idiot, though, probably, production wise, it wouldn't be my favourite work of theirs, but as an album, can't really find faults with it. I mean, this statement is full of contradictions, but it is what it is - either this album I'd rate good or bad, depending on my mood, because music wise, it shifts tonally from their previous works. It's less edgy, less fast, less punk, I guess, more mature and stuff, and, yeah... it's alright.

 

[Rushmoras]

Tenth Green Day album (well, technically, three albums called One, Two and Three) "Uno, Dos, Tre!" (2012). Ever since American Idiot, they are continuing on with the new alternative direction. This was pretty good.

 

[Rushmoras]

Eleventh Green Day album "Revolution Radio" (2016). Pretty good, just like every other album of theirs since American Idiot... nothing new to add,

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

Aaaaawwwwww______.

[Rushmoras]

Twelfth Green Day album "Father of All" (2020). Again, no complaints - pretty good album.

 

[Rushmoras]

Thirteenth Green Day album "No Fun Mondays" (2020). Cover songs album from Bangles to Beatles. Eh, in comparison, most stuff is meh, but some songs are pretty good.

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

 

[Anela]

 

[Rushmoras]

Fourteenth Green Day album "The Saviours" (2024). Again, nothing new to say about it - good as the rest of the bunch since American Idiot.

As always subjective scores of each album:

1. 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) - 7.4//10 [Best songs: I Was There; 16; The Judges Daughter; Paper Lanterns; Why Do You Want Him?; 409 In Your Coffee Maker; Dry Ice; The One I Want]

2. Kerplunk (1992) - 7.5/10 [Best songs: One for the Razorbacks; Christie Road; Android; Words I Might Have Ate; Best Thing in Town]

3. Dookie (1994) - 7.3/10 [Best songs: Burnout; Longview; Welcome to Paradise; Basket Case; Sassafras Roots; When I Come Around; F.O.D.]

4. Insomniac (1995) - 7.9/10 [Best songs: Stuck With Me; Geek Stink Breath; Stuart and the Ave; Walking Contradiction]

5. Nimrod (1997) - 7.8/10 [Best songs: Nice Guys Finish Last; Redundant; Scattered; Walking Alone; Take Back; Good Riddance (Time of Your Life); Prosthetic Head]

6. Warning (2000) - 10/10 [Best songs: Blood, Sex and Booze; Church on Sunday; Misery; Deadbeat Holiday; Waiting; Macy’s Day Parade]

7. Shenanigans (2002) - 5.7/10 [Best songs: Espionage; Scumbag; Rotting; Do Da Da; On the Wagon; Ha Ha You’re Dead]

8. American Idiot (Deluxe) (2004) - 7.5/10 [Best songs: American Idiot; Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams; Extraordinary Girl / Letterbomb; Wake Me Up When September Ends; Homecoming; Whatsername; Too Much Too Soon; Shoplifter]

9. 21st Century Breakdown (2009) - 8.9/10 [Best songs: Viva La Gloria; Christian’s Inferno; Last Night on Earth; Peacemaker; Last of the American Girls; Murder City; Viva La Gloria (Little Girl); Restless Heart Syndrome; 21 Guns]

10. Uno (2012) - 8.3/10 [Best songs: Stay the Night; Let Yourself Go; Kill the DJ; Troublemaker; Angel Blue; Sweet 16; Rusty James; Oh Love]

11. Dos (2012) - 8.5/10 [Best songs: Lazy Bones; Wild One; Stray Heart; Baby Eyes; Nightlife; Amy]

12. Tre (2012) - 8.3/10 [Best songs: Brutal Love; Missing You; Drama Queen; X-Kid; A Little Boy Named Train; 99 Revolutions; The Forgotten]

13. Revolution Radio (2016) - 8.3/10 [Best songs: Bang Bang; Revolution Radio; Say Goodbie; Bouncing of the Wall; Troubled Times]

14. Father of All (2020) - 9/10 [Best songs: Fire, Ready, Aim; Meet Me on the Roof; Stab You in the Heart; Junkies on High; Take the Money and Crawl]

15. No Fun Mondays (2020) - 6.4/10 [Best songs: War Stories; Manic Monday; Kids in America; Whole Wild World; Police on My Back; A New England]

16. Saviors (2024) - 8.7/10 [Best songs: Bobby Sox; One Eyed Bastard; Dilemma; Goodnight Adeline; Suzie Chapstick; Father to a Son; Fancy Sauce]

Average album score: 7.9/10

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

Lol, Robbie bringing that James Bond vibe!

 

 

[Jaded]

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

Happy New Year 2025 everybody, to absent friends.

[Rushmoras]

Happy New Years everybody!

Well, a new year, a new discog 🤣 Apparently, a couple of months ago Ice Cube released his latest album called "Man Down" (2024). Old school-gangsta rap with some collaborations with other artists. Man, I don't know whether I said this before, but it is so cool to listen to Ice Cube's voice, I don't know what it is, but his voice alone can elevate even the most meh track haha. Anyways, I'd rate the album 8.4/10, which judging by my Spotify playlists, is probably his best one yet, cause all other previous albums were barely above 6 to me.

 

[Rushmoras]

Started Snoop Dogg's discography. His debut album "Doggystyle" (1993) is kinda average with most tracks sounding like putting someone to sleep, but it shows promise. I guess, if you would listen to this while stoned, it would be better experience, but pretty average, which is alright as far as debut albums go.

 

[Rushmoras]

Second Snoop Dogg album "The Doggfather" (1996). Um, the first half of the album is terrible, while the second half is good. If I don't count the skits in this album, this would be significantly better than "Doggystyle", but, if I should count the skits then its worst. But, let's just say that second half was good, let's don't count the skits, and say this album is at least a 7.

 

[Anela]

 

💃

[Rushmoras]

Third Snoop Dogg's album "Da Game is to be Sold, Not to be Told" (1998). So far, the same observations as with his previous album - very weak first half and decent, sometimes even good, second half of the album.

 

[Rushmoras]

Fourth Snoop Dogg album "No Limit Top Dogg" (1999). Now, this album is the very first from Snoop that I actually like, it's still not good enough to say I recommend a listening to, but in comparison to his previous three albums, yeah, this one is to go to.

 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

What a showman!

[Rushmoras]

Fifth Snoop Dogg album "Tha Last Meal" (2000). I found it to be average, a couple of good songs, but nothing as good as his previous one.

 

[BlueSkies]

I tried to listen a little to this band again.  Just sorry but not like my thing.

 

It felt like a few metal heads I used to know never really accepted them back in the day.  Me- it just isn't my style of music.  

 

I don't dislike them though.  Someone online told me he was a big fan.  And with over 7 million YouTube subscribers they must still be popular

 

 

[Annber03]

I only know a handful of Evanescence's songs, that one included, but I've liked what I have heard. They opened up for Muse when I saw them last year up in Minneapolis and they put on a great show. Amy Lee's got a hell of a voice. 

[Rushmoras]

Sixth Snoop Dogg album "Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$" (2002). Despite clearly ramped up production quality, album wise, pretty average.

 

[Rushmoras]

Seventh Snoop Dogg album "R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece" (2004). Well, not quite the masterpiece as it would like to be, but close enough to be good. Collabs with 50 cent, Pharrel and Lil Jon elevate it to a higher score.

 

[Rushmoras]

Eight Snoop Dogg album "Presents Welcome to Tha Chuuch Album” (2005). Kinda contrasting opinions, as an album, on its own, above average (6.9 out of 10), but on the enjoyment level, it's one of his worst materials.

 

[Rushmoras]

Ninth Snoop Dogg album "The Blue Carpet Treatment" (2006). So far, in terms of liked songs in an album, this is probably his best one.