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  • Week #9 Generation X - Generation X Selected by Greg Stinson Overall Score: 6.8 ______________________________________________________________________________ Alex’s Review: Creativity/Artistry: 6Talent/Instrument Skill: 6Structure/ Composition: 5Replayability: 2Growth/ Maturity: 4 Average: 4.6 Comment: Now it’s time for me to explain why I destroyed this album. I feel like I was being generous on creativity. I know this was supposed to be ground breaking… but all the songs sound way too similar. I think that’s my problem with Punk in general….but I guess I can’t bash an entire genre…it’s just hard for me to get into when the drum riffs are the same and the guitar is simple but fast….except for the solos (which are in every song after the 2nd chorus)….it’s too predictable. I think the solos are pretty bad ass on several songs (i.e. “Youth, Youth, Youth”)…but usually the songs fall short for me. Best Songs: “Promises Promises”, “Wild Dub” ______________________________________________________________________________ Jason’s Review: Creativity/Artistry: 8Talent/Instrument Skill: 7Structure/ Composition: 8Replayability: 9Growth/ Maturity: 8 Average: 8 Comment: It’s taken me quite a while to appreciate the fathers of punk. I still don’t really listen to bands like the Ramones or the Clash. Generation X were lumped in to this thinking by default. In listening to it today, it’s a much better record than I initially gave it credit for. More rock than punk, Generation X has just enough creativity to break it out of my previous way of thinking. Oh and if you think all the drums sound the same and the guitars are too simple, try listening to the Ramones sometime. Gen X will sound like The Dillenger Escape Plan after that. Best Songs: “Invisible”, “Ready Steady Go” ________________________________________________________________________________ Marcus’s Review: Creativity/Artistry: 8Talent/Instrument Skill: 5Structure/ Composition: 8Replayability: 5Growth/ Maturity: 9 Average: 7.0 Comment: I was surprised by this album. I expected it to be much more rough than it was, I guess, but the songs are catchy and well organized. Some of the guitar rivals a lot of the crap coming out even today. The bass is all over the place and keeps it bouncy. Unfortunately, its still not really in my hitting zone so it will more than likely get lost in the many lines of iTunes. Best Songs: “Ready Steady Go” ________________________________________________________________________________ Greg’s Review: Creativity/Artistry: 8Talent/Instrument Skill: 6Structure/ Composition: 7Replayability: 9Growth/ Maturity: 7 Average: 7.4 Comment: Contrary to what you read above, this isn’t supposed to be a ‘groundbreaking’ record. Few in this genre really are. This just happens to be one of the goods ones that was done right. Tight, catchy, smart riffs, and fast changes. If anyone was listening to this for influences, you can bet it was Green Day on their first 1039/smooth releases. Many of those riffs were pulled right from here. Great record and those dudes look sweet! Best Songs: “One Hundred Punks” “Ready Steady Go” “Promises” “Wild Youth” EDIT THIS POST TO ADD YOUR REVIEW BELOW.

    Week #9

    Generation X - Generation X

    Selected by Greg Stinson

    Overall Score: 6.8

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    Alex’s Review:

    Creativity/Artistry: 6
    Talent/Instrument Skill: 6
    Structure/ Composition: 5
    Replayability: 2
    Growth/ Maturity: 4

    Average: 4.6

    Comment: Now it’s time for me to explain why I destroyed this album. I feel like I was being generous on creativity. I know this was supposed to be ground breaking… but all the songs sound way too similar. I think that’s my problem with Punk in general….but I guess I can’t bash an entire genre…it’s just hard for me to get into when the drum riffs are the same and the guitar is simple but fast….except for the solos (which are in every song after the 2nd chorus)….it’s too predictable. I think the solos are pretty bad ass on several songs (i.e. “Youth, Youth, Youth”)…but usually the songs fall short for me.

    Best Songs: “Promises Promises”, “Wild Dub”

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    Jason’s Review:

    Creativity/Artistry: 8
    Talent/Instrument Skill: 7
    Structure/ Composition: 8
    Replayability: 9
    Growth/ Maturity: 8

    Average: 8

    Comment: It’s taken me quite a while to appreciate the fathers of punk. I still don’t really listen to bands like the Ramones or the Clash. Generation X were lumped in to this thinking by default. In listening to it today, it’s a much better record than I initially gave it credit for. More rock than punk, Generation X has just enough creativity to break it out of my previous way of thinking. Oh and if you think all the drums sound the same and the guitars are too simple, try listening to the Ramones sometime. Gen X will sound like The Dillenger Escape Plan after that.

    Best Songs: “Invisible”, “Ready Steady Go”

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    Marcus’s Review:

    Creativity/Artistry: 8
    Talent/Instrument Skill: 5
    Structure/ Composition: 8
    Replayability: 5
    Growth/ Maturity: 9

    Average: 7.0

    Comment: I was surprised by this album. I expected it to be much more rough than it was, I guess, but the songs are catchy and well organized. Some of the guitar rivals a lot of the crap coming out even today. The bass is all over the place and keeps it bouncy. Unfortunately, its still not really in my hitting zone so it will more than likely get lost in the many lines of iTunes.

    Best Songs: “Ready Steady Go”

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    Greg’s Review:

    Creativity/Artistry: 8
    Talent/Instrument Skill: 6
    Structure/ Composition: 7
    Replayability: 9
    Growth/ Maturity: 7

    Average: 7.4

    Comment: Contrary to what you read above, this isn’t supposed to be a ‘groundbreaking’ record. Few in this genre really are. This just happens to be one of the goods ones that was done right. Tight, catchy, smart riffs, and fast changes. If anyone was listening to this for influences, you can bet it was Green Day on their first 1039/smooth releases. Many of those riffs were pulled right from here. Great record and those dudes look sweet!

    Best Songs: “One Hundred Punks” “Ready Steady Go” “Promises” “Wild Youth”

    EDIT THIS POST TO ADD YOUR REVIEW BELOW.

    Posted 2 years ago.