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I agree that "hey, this part or song sounds like this band" is absolutely a musical shorthand, one I've definitely used myself. That being said, I think the bolded...
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They've totally and for other artists sounds before! Neil young, Pink Floyd, etc. but their aim was never so unwavering and precise to the extent that their idiosyncrasies and unique personalities were completely stifled. But this attempt at a Ramones song sounds nothing to me like the band I fell in love with; it sounds like a bunch of studio musicians who never met before, with an aging eddie vender on the mic. And in this instance, eddies the best part about it
....is absolutely a fair criticism, and one I've had myself. You can base the impetus of a song on wanting to emanate the style of a particular band, but you've gotta do something with it. I've definitely lobbed that critique at PJ before, but I don't think that's a critique I have here. I think it sounds a bit pedestrian as opposed to derivative.
That being said, I still like it cause I like the song quite a bit. It's amazing how much having a good song can overcome other issues.
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I turned it off after 37 seconds. I'm honestly not trying to be a PJ PRAMG hater as seems so trendy about these parts either. I just really thought it sucked and chose to just listen to something else instead.
For a band that has put out so much music that I truly LOVE it astounds me that they are then also able to record stuff like this that grabs me not at all in any way shape nor form.
Since there's a separate thread for this, I'd like to add my 2 cents.
Good song. I hadn't heard the original before I heard PJ's cover. I liked PJ's take. Generally, the two and half minutes punk rock song is probably one of my least favourite things by this band but I thought this was good because Ed's singing was not as rushed as it usually is in this type of song. His voice sounded clear and powerful and he showed good commitment on the high notes. The song itself is quite nice too.
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To put my comments in context, I'm the guy who thinks LB (and Backspacer) is a great album and Binaural/Riot Act are the band's worst. They are also the albums on which Ed sounds the least inspired to me. I'd much rather he sound engaged like he does here or on the last two (actually, three) records. I know this is an unpopular opinion on RM but I seriously don't want their next album to sound anything like Binaural or Riot Act, musically or vocally. Just slightly less of the 2 1/2 minutes punk rockers that we saw on the last two albums and some more fully fleshed out >=3.5 minutes songs would be great.
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