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"These are the songs they always play," says the uncredited voice at the beginning, and that says it pretty well. As an evocation of the three- or four-person Spank Rock's party-hard aesthetic, Fabriclive.33 can hardly be topped. But the kind of mix date that may sound incredible on the dancefloor is going to come with a few caveats when it's studded with innumerable songs that have already enjoyed a long shelf life before Spank Rock first put them on the decks, songs like Yello's "Bostich," "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight" by Dominatrix, Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks," Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart," Mylo's "Drop the Pressure," the Contours' "Do You Love Me," and the Romantics' "Talking in Your Sleep" (to name seven). The occasional raps by Amanda Blank and Naeem Juwan make things a little better than the sum of their parts, but Spank Rock sounded much more original on their debut album than they do here. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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21 Guns Green Day |
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Having won several awards for "Best International Band" including the Kerrang Awards 2009 amongst countless other accolades since 2001 Green Day, comprising of Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt are the original modern punk band. '21 Guns' is taken from their hit album '21st Century Breakdown'. In the post 9/11 era the band's songs and lyrical content has become more politicized. Famous for their ballads as their upbeat rock numbers, this song has an orchestrated introduction featuring cellos and a stark acoustic guitar sound - where every strike of the strings and guitar body can be heard. The track talks about laying down arms, and shifts metaphorically between real war and emotional, internal struggle. This song is a grower and stands up to repeat listening, and according to the videp director Marc Webb it's all about "surrendering" and "embracing the chaos around you". ~ Hazel Savage. (c) Shazam Entertainment Limited 2009. All rights reserved shazam |
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