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| Artist: Green Day
Label: Jingle Town
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 350
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 471100
UPC: 093624986478
EAN: 0093624986478
ASIN: B0015FHDRW
Release Date: May 19, 2008
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| » | Stop Drop And Roll | | » | Mother Mary | | » | Ruby Room | | » | Red Tide | | » | Broadway | | » | She's A Saint Not A Celebrity | | » | Sally | | » | Alligator | | » | Pedestrian | | » | 27th Ave Shuffle | | » | Dark Side Of Night | | » | Pieces Of Truth |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 American Idiot it ain't July 18, 2008
So, not Green Day then. Well, of course it is, sort of (the trio actually makes up half of the FHTs), but their adoption of a pseudonym gives them the perfect excuse to pay homage to the music of their youths and before, particularly that of the first "British Invasion" of the mid 60s. It is not so much The Beatles held in thrall here as early Who, Yardbirds and pre-Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Kinks. Indeed, as a massive Kinks fan myself, one small grumble I have is that a couple of tracks seem to bear more than just the influence of Sir Raymond's band - Red Tide lifts the guitar riff of Tired Of Waiting For You pretty much wholesale while Alligator's relationship to You Really Got Me is rather more than distant cousins, if you catch my drift.
Little grumble aside, this is a blistering retro breeze of an album, scampering through its 12 tracks in around 32 minutes. The title track sets things off in full 60s throttle - you can almost imagine an audience seriously "frugging out" on some black and white TV pop show - and the album is never afraid to wear its influences with pride. Mother Mary takes the bassline to You Can't Hurry Love, tweaks it and speeds it up a bit, She's A Saint is pitched somewhere between The Ramones at their least frantic and The Cars at their most, while 27th Ave Shuffle is the missing link between My Generation and The Last Time. Occasionally (as on The Pedestrian) the mask slips and the band sounds like, well, like Green Day. On other tracks, like the Yardbirdsy Dark Side Of Night, you'd never guess.
Where American Idiot was earnest and serious, this is just fun. If you've got half an hour or so to spare and two feet to tap, this should do nicely.
 Dull July 16, 2008
Sounded like a fun idea, but when you listen there just aren't any interesting songs on this record. Just millionaires trying to regain their cool.
 brilliantly done! June 23, 2008
This is a superb album which Green Day have released under a name that was secret but not anymore. Not only that you could tell it was them anyways, as there are some songs that are Green Day like and the fact of Billies voice gives it away.
But the songs are so different from what artists are releasing today and thats a good thing. It does sound like a little bit like rock music from the 60's but again that is a good thing. Each song is great to listen to and they are brilliantly done. Top marks for this album. I know there will be people who will not like it or be keen on it but if you have never listened to Green Day or even if you have, you got to have a listen to this.
Great Fun! June 17, 2008
Really good to hear a band that can push out some good tunes with a minimal amount of effort, they really have to be some of the best songwriters' around - although a lot of the material is replicated, but very intentionally!
Great to hear this lot back again - can't wait until they come out with the next actual Green Day album, but this is a great little appetiser.
It's definately well worth getting!
Go on, take a dip! June 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Foxboro Hot Tubs' 'Stop Drop And Roll' is punchy, souped-up roots rock 'n' roll with an unmistakable Green Day style and, although it would have worked perfectly well as a Green Day release without anyone really noticing a vast change in style or sound, it's a fun and enjoyable concept. With song lengths ranging from just 2:01 to 3:30, out go the more adventurous, ambitious 'American Idiot' epics and we're given a return to an immediate, instant, sound - nothing less than a series of exciting bursts of pure energy.
Although this is pretty much a great listen from start to finish, tracks which particularly stand out are the catchy single, 'Mother Mary', the powerful, organ-driven 'Sally', the jaunty 'The Pedestrian', the classy echoes of the '60s 'Dark Side Of The Night' and the album closer, 'Pieces Of Truth', which has a brilliant squealing sax solo.
Unfortunately, this album isn't without its niggles. One song in particular, 'Alligator', is more than just a "loving tribute" to The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me'. It is virtually the same song with different lyrics. 'Red Tide' also "borrows" the guitar riff from 'Tired Of Waiting For You'. After the 'Warning'/'Picture Book' similarities, you would have to conclude that these certainly couldn't be mere unconscious coincidences. Plagiarism is a very harsh word, but it may just apply in this instance. Still, in the spirit of this album, I can more than forgive them - thing is, can Ray Davies?
I think that any Green Day fan and also lovers of good, catchy rock music would enjoy this release as much as I have. Just a footnote - the CD arrives in a very thin cardboard sleeve, like a miniature LP, so don't go expecting any jewel case, it's a strictly retro release.
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