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Music
Nov112009

Return of the Flint Pod

Awhile back I decided to post a list of what songs I had been listening to. The readers and the other captains seemed to enjoy it, so I’ve decided to do it again and this time include some more insight on the tracks selected. I realize their are some of you out there who could positively not give a flying fuck about what music i’m listening to. If that’s the case, this should ease your pain.

asses Return of the Flint Pod

For everyone else, here is the list:

  1. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Hopscotch Willie” Real Emotional Trash (2008)
    Malkmus oozes stoner guitar god out of his penis and this 7 minute song is no exception. One of the best modern songwriters giving us the story of a bum being “framed” for murder. Who else could pull off lines like, “The Dick  said to Willie/”You’re in the clink/so save the pity party for the county shrink/i’m sure he’ll find some profound parallels to mine”

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Music
Nov22009

Green Day’s Thievery

green day Green Days Thievery

The Green Day album, Dookie was a cornerstone of my youth experience. Everyone I know owned it. I use to love every song on the album. I still own it and i’m not sure if I legitimately still like some of the songs or if it’s based solely on nostalgic feelings. Either way, I never followed their career with much zeal after that album. I’m especially not buying their new status as aging rock opera art damaged bullshitters.

Anyway, driving home the other day I heard their song “Warning” on the radio. I hadn’t heard it since it came out about a decade ago. I didn’t care for it than and I sure as hell didn’t care for it now, yet it seemed somehow oddly familiar to me. I realized this was because it sounded identical to one my current favorite songs, “Picture Book” by the Kinks from their 1968 album, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (I know, ridiculous title. But they are British and it was the 1960′s). Now i’m not a musician, so I can’t tell you if the cords are exactly the same. But they sound pretty similar to me.

the kinks are the village green preservation society Green Days Thievery

Example #1, “Picture Book” by The Kinks

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Example #2, “Warning” by Green Day

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To my knowledge this isn’t the first time they’ve done something like this. Even in 7th grade when Insomniac was released I knew the thundering riffs of “Brain Stew” we’re just a rip off of the Chicago’s 1970 song, “25 or 6 to 4″. This one isn’t as exact, but you can still hear it. Green’s day version is alot slower and “grungier”

Example #1, “Brain Stew” by Green Day

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Example #2, “25 or 6 to 4″ by Chicago

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You be the judge


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