Shenanigans

Today's Music That Isn't So Great But Has A Little Worth is Shenanigans, by Green Day. I think this came from the library, somewhere, in an attempt to bolster my workout playlist. It largely succeeded in that respect, but I'd be lying if I said this album made any inroads into my inner circles of appreciated music.

It sounds like the Green Day we've come to expect, for the most part: straightforward vocals and guitars in a frenetic refined punk sound. That might not seem like such a bad idea, but punk's appeal is not in its polish. The music is pretty simple, structurally and lyrically, and I suppose it might have been more interesting in 1996, but now it's hard to listen to this and not think of all the Fall Out Boys or the Sum 41s and their ilk. The music is uptempo, though, and not awful on the motivational scale.

That's it! No moral. There just isn't enough here to warrant more discourse. I'm surprised I made it all the way through the album today, as I've been on a more instrumental / post-rock kick on this wet and gloomy Friday.

Things I've listened to today:
Thom Yorke, The Eraser
Apparat, Duplex
(the above Green Day album)
some live Explosions in the Sky show from March of this year. (Yeah. It's amazing.)

In Other News:
Snow? Are you freaking kidding me?

I'm almost done unpacking. Maybe a move-in party? Or just a sampling of some beers and wines?