Slammin with Green Day and various artists
Artist: Eelus. Last of the American Girls.
Eelus. Last of the American Girls, c. 2009. Medium: spray paint, 30 x 30 in.
(Ed. note: We received the statement after forming our comments.)
"The song wasn’t released when I painted the piece so I had to work entirely from the lyrics as opposed to the feeling and emotion of the music itself. To me the lyrics paint a picture of a character who’s angry about the past and scared of the future, trying her best to survive in a world full of lies."
—Eelus
R.J.: Pass.
D.M.: Which American girls are Billy-Joe and the artist referring to? Looks like an angry goth girl let loose on her school art project...both pretty forgettable, sorry.
L.R.: Tired, uninspired, cliché – both art and song. The sonic or visual depictions should be more exaggerated. Clearly, everyone is bedeviled by the contradictions. Lost here.
R.J. (after receiving artist quote): I’ve noticed something... I think I’m a nicer commentator if I get contact from an artist... :-(
Guest reviewer Delfina: This is my favorite song on the album. The staccato, infectious beat is pure Green Day, and the lyrics are funny and serious in just the right places. The art is at its best with the bike rider (that says x). That little image does it for me, possibly because I myself ride my bike everywhere and love the line "she is riding her bike like a fugitive of critical mass." The girl is looking a bit emo for my taste; I think I may have seen her at the mall.
Green Day & artists | The Reviewers | Broken Crow - Song of the century | Ron English - 21st century breakdown | Will Barras - Viva la Gloria | Meggs - Christian’s inferno | Lucamaleonte - Last night on earth | Chris Stain - East Jesus nowhere | Eelus - Last of the American girls | Sixten - Horseshoes and handgrenades | Jeremiah Garcia - American eulogy
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