Slammin with Green Day and various artists

Artist: Jeremiah Garcia. American eulogy.

artdesigncafé | music + art room | Published 01 October 2009
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R.J.: Wow. This is really cool... the replay of the intro with this image. I of course like the media coverage references. I’ve got to contact this artist Jeremiah... This image is so real, and I feel the sound of the intro. Again I like the punk elements, but the cuts into more classic rock alienate me.

D.M.: The art isn’t bad, again with the stylised Pop-art element though...the song really isn’t my cup of tea. It’s a bit too repetitive, and not in a good way.

L.R. Again, we’re on firm postmodern ground here in sound and imagery. Like "Horseshoes", the formalism in sound works because of the historical references. We are not trapped nor led by hysteria and fears about terrorism and global apocalypses. We don’t have to fucking conform, we don’t have to accept fucking censorship, and we don’t even have to achieve fucking consensus. The subtle lyricism opens the path to how we want to contemplate our fucking fantasies (and not just the sexual ones, either).

Guest reviewer Delfina: Yes! I love this image, with the wealthy businessman calmly sipping his martini while there’s a riot on TV, his world papered by discarded news. It’s seen through the lens of a street artist, as disenchanted as the song’s narrator, either of whom could be the masked protester on the TV screen. It works both visually and literally, the message and the images perfectly integrated. The song is not one of my favorites: it’s a bit chaotic. But the lyrics are right on the money: "I am a nation without bureaucratic ties." The verses sound like "Deadbeat Holiday," so it’s classic Green Day, which in my view is a good thing.

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