Like a few people in the world, I was born in the 1990s. In these times, radio was pretty great, and no station like Q101 could hold a 5 year old's interest. I remember having Q101 window stickers and a Rock the Vote t-shirt witht the Q101 logo. Due to this, I was all for having my tastes be ruined as DJs force fed the latest "hard-rock" there was at the time. I mean, Q101 was EDGY man! That's probably how I heard this record...maybe.
You see, I was 5 when this came out and easily impressed. I mean, this was fast music! Fast and ROCKING! but also kind of dull...but how was I to know this music wasn't very good?! I had "Smash" and all that, so I was bound to love this. Complete with all of the "bad words" in the lyrics, this was an awesome album to listen to in the car that your parents also liked.
Of course being so little, there were some things that went over my head. For example, the first song is called "Disclaimer" which was shouted by some guy with a silly voice and it used to freak me out. Years later, I learned that was Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys! how 'bout that?! And of course, there were lyrics that went over my head. Here's a few examples:
"Everyday, well it's the same, that bong that's on the table starts to call my name"
"Me and my old lady, suck each other dry"
"Watching as my mama becomes a little dot, now I'm like DeNiro, I'm Amarillo, and I'll never know when I hit the ground"
"And all the things you'll learn when you're a kid, you'll f**k up like your parents did"
"My friend was hurtin' for a girl that he could try, he saw one that looked like Pat on Saturday Night Live"
This also might be a good time to say that vocalist Dexter Holland has is PhD in micro-biology or something, so see what you can do Stolarski?!
All in all, the music is just fast-paced and sounds like it was enjoyed by:
a) little kids who didn't know better
b) Moutain Dew guzzling X-Games junkies
c) my parents, because while they were neither A or B, they were (and still are) pretty awesome.
OVERALL RATING - hot dogs and goldfish, OH MY!
KEY TRACKS - All I Want, Amazed, Meaning of Life
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