#billie joe literally sounds just like the record despite playing long ass shows every night I don’t understand

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Just saw Green Day and they were so incredible. Bawled like a baby during Letterbomb and Bobby Sox😭🫶not to be dramatic but Green Day saved my life I love those guys so much💚

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RANDOM RECORD WORKOUT SEASON 5 Battle 26 Deadringer: Electrocution of the Heart (Side A ) Vs. Bad Checks: Graveyard Tramp (The Other Side) Deadringer: Electrocution of the Heart (Side A ) How often do you hear of a band that has a fan club based out of Connecticut? Almost never, that's how often. Unless you are Deadringer. It was pretty difficult to find much on these guys, but I'm not sure why. This could have ruled airwaves by all rights in 1989. Maybe it wasn't Guns 'n Roses enough. Or maybe too little Living Colour?? I really can't figure it out because this is almost a perfect cocktail of Skid Row, Journey, A/C D/C, and Van Halen all rolled into one big sushi, my friends. Literally every song on here is an amazing exploration of all things hair and metal. Deadringer is a hard rock group from the USA formed in the late 80s. The band featured Charlie Huhn (vocals), Jay Johnson (guitar), Joe Bouchard (keyboards, ex-Blue Öyster Cult), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums; ex-Alice Cooper). Huhn was formerly vocalist for Victory, but Dead Ringer’s sole release, 1989’s Electrocution Of The Heart debut. So basically a supergroup of sorts. According to some, as a whole it suffered from poor production. Songs that were already laboured were further obscured by a thin mix and the result was negligible critical and popular interest - despite a much stronger reputation for their live work. Now that last part is from reports on the web. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE. This album shreds!! It all starts off with "Everybody Rock". Indeed, skid your rows and motley your crues buddy! Start halen your vans while you're at it. Hair metal to the pedal and you will love every second. Power riffs included free of charge. "When You're In You're In" follows and it is just as good. This one is a mid tempo rocker (of the Bon Scott era AC/DC) with excellent guitar noodles (and company). "Love's a Killer" is up next. And here it is, the blueprint ballad. It's really pretty decent too. I seriously cannot figure out why they were not more popular. They followed every rule of successful hair metal acts!! Times changed I guess. Also, please stop all the ridiculous crime shows (looking at you CSI)- they have correctly ID'd the killer!! Spoiler alert, the killer is ALSO these RIFFS!!! "Secret Eyes" contains a few moments of clarity. JOURNEY (#seewhatididthere) to where the secrets are kept. This is a solo happy song. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and this album is no exception. But I expect big things. Big balls, maybe the biggest balls of them all (#seewhatididthere). "Balls Out" finishes strong and (I feel, DESPITE what the critics of 1989 thought) with amazing production over it all. Big hooks, and lines like "rocket in my pocket"-Deadringer DELIVERED brother. Wow. Just, wow. Great pick up! I heart this album! Too bad it was their only effort. Bad Checks: Graveyard Tramp (The Other Side) The Bad Checks bio from their own page (I assume): "The BAD CHECKS formed in Cig-City, Durham, NC, as a three-piece garage/punkabilly band in 1980, brothers, Robin and Clifton, with high school friend Larry Tally. They played their first show with Butchwax on New Wave night at the infamous Cat's Cradle and opened for the Bad Brains at The Station. They released their first single, "I'm Paranoid", in 1982 on their own label, Loretta Records. Spotting a potential frontman with "Crash" Landen and the Kamikazes, Hunter Landen joined the band and played his first live show in his high school graduation gown in 1984. The Checks' released "Graveyard Tramp" in 1985 (replacing Larry with Mike Griffin) and played shows with the Dead Kennedys, Replacements, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Sonic Youth, Mike Watt, Fishbone, Suicidal Tendacies and many others. Their second album, "Innocence" was released on the French Label Music Action and in the US on Blackpark Records. Mike Griffin returned to his studies, and the Checks burned up a few drummers over the next few years. Mike Grealing played on the next release "Live at 9:30", Rob Ladd sat in for a while as well as Scott Carle, Jon McClain and Chuck Garrison. In 1997, the Bad Checks found ex-Smooch frontman Rock Forbes who has been drumming ever since." So there you have it, everything you need to know about the Bad Checks. It should be painfully obvious why I picked this album up. BOTH of these LPs, actually. This one I spied while at an auction. It was grouped with a small collection of about 12 LPs. Judy Garland, Liberace, some waltz records, a christmas LP or two, and this. So after bidding and winning (and the auctioneer cautioning me to "better not write a Bad Check" I now own all of the aforementioned. Garland vs. Liberace coming soon. After seeing the cover though, I thought surely punk or rock-a-billy. Turns out I was fairly accurate. This is ultimately their fist LP, though not full debut. It also sounds like they were fairly active back in the beginning, playing with all kinds of punk bands. "Graveyard Tramp" starts us off with some eeeeevil riffs and beats. Desperate and longing vocals add to the mood. Kind of punky and Circle Jerks-y. It actually reminds me most of George Thourogood and the Destroyers. "Johnny Bring Your Girlfriend Home" is next up. More rock than anything, straight ahead punk variety. This album has surprisingly good production for what it is. "Games" seems to drop the punk attitude and trade it in for a more 80's rock territory. It seems out of place in comparison. "No Time Like the Future" is going for that futuristic sound. Robo-noise and stuff. Kewl. Back to rock though, so only four songs that are not terrible. A little rough, you can tell it is the humble beginnings. And quick one too at only 13 minutes. So , despite an electrocution of the heart, Deadringer burned 146 calories over 20 minutes and 5 songs. That ends up being 29.2 calories per song and 7.30 calories per minute. Deadringer also earned 12 out of 15 possible stars. The Bad Checks headed to the graveyard with a bunch of tramps. They burned 93 calories over 4 songs and 13 minutes. That is 23.25 calories per song and 7.15 calories per minute. They earned 8 out of 12 possible stars. It seems that even though their checks cleared, The Bad Checks were no match for the bad ass Deadringer. They electrocuted my heart AND won today's challenge! Listen for yourself! Check out the links: Deadringer: "Secret Eyes" https://youtu.be/mQQ3wc54GpE Bad Checks: "Johnny Bring Your Girlfriend Home" https://youtu.be/iJez9Zd8Mj0 #RANDOMRECORDWORKOUTSEASON5 #RANDOMRECORDWORKOUT