What IS a nimrod? Is it something you call an idiot? Or a little
\nknown hunter from the book of Genesis? Actually, it’s both of
\nthose. And it’s also one hell of a CD.<\/p>\n
Green Day’s third major-label release (and fifth overall) marks
\nthe beginning of the Nor-Cal punk band’s transition from “All By
\nMyself” to “Whatsername.” This album is mixed with their trademark
\nimmature songs (“The Grouch,” “Platypus”) and songs showing their
\ngrowth into the band we know today (“Good Riddance,” “Worry Rock.”)
\nThis album shift gears as often as Elizabeth Taylor changes
\nhusbands, yet manages to keep it steady enough to make it
\nthrough.<\/p>\n
\nNimrod<\/i> starts off with a classic Green Day song, “Nice Guys
\nFinish Last,” which gives way to “Hitchin’ A Ride,” which starts
\neerie and ends as a head-bobbing scream-along. Next is “The
\nGrouch,” with such memorable lines as “Glory days don’t mean shit
\nto me \/ I drank a six-pack of apathy,” and “Oh my God, I’m turning
\nout like me dad!”<\/p>\n
“Scattered,” “All The Time” and “Worry Rock” are where you begin
\nto see Billie Joe Armstrong’s new musical and lyrical style begin.
\nHe is no longer about laughing in other people’s faces, singing
\nabout teenage boredom and the things that go with it (think
\n“Longview”). He moves forward in the direction that would
\neventually blossom into
\nAmerican Idiot<\/i>.<\/p>\n
But that doesn’t last long. The fast paced, “F*ck me? F*ck you!”
\nattitude of “Platypus (I Hate You),” shows that Armstrong isn’t
\nready to leave the
\nDookie<\/i> era just yet. Sample lyric: “When you go down \/ Head
\nfirst into the ground \/ I’ll stand above you just to piss on your
\ngrave.” ‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n
Who said this album was gonna be predictable? Once again, the
\ngears shift for “Uptight,” a softer rock song about a guy on the
\nverge of suicide. “Perfect picture of bad health \/ Another notch
\nscratched on my belt \/ The future just ain’t what it used to be.”
\nAnd again the music shifts back to ’60s rock and more
\nWarning<\/i>-esque style Green Day. After a few songs, a trumpet
\nmanages to replace guitar as the main source of melody for the
\nglorious song about cross-dressing, “King For A Day.” Armstrong
\nprofesses his yearning to be a “GI Joe in panty-hose” on occasion.
\nWhen the song is played in concert each member of Green Day dons
\nsome sort of female attire, save Billie Joe, who prefers a crown
\nand cape.<\/p>\n
And then there’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” The slow
\nsong about reflecting on what you once had is the same one that got
\nplayed at EVERY high school graduation for the class of ’98, and
\nyet I never get tired of listening to it because it’s that
\ngood.<\/p>\n
This release manages to cover all of Green Day’s bases and
\nstretch out towards new ones never touched by punk rock. Most
\ndefinitely a transition album from the three-chord formula of their
\npeers into their musical potential,
\nNimrod<\/i> hooks you with
\nDookie<\/i> charm and holds you there with
\nAmerican Idiot<\/i> grace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":27246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6458],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-38598","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-green-day","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38598"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=38598"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=38598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}