2009/05/23

Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown"

"My generation is zero
I never made it
As a working class hero"


Måste faktiskt erkänna att med tanke på förra skivan så var mina förväntningar väldigt låga på detta band. Jag tyckte visserligen den var helt okej men saknade Dookie-vibbarna.
Här är allt som har med Basket Case att göra helt borta, det är faktiskt inte så punk överhuvudtaget, är i stort sett en rock 'n' roll-platta som är jävligt grym faktiskt. Green Day har helt bytt stil och jag finner insperation från alla möjliga grupper som Beach Boys, Queen, Queen of the Stone Age, Bruce Springsteen och Bad Religion för att nämna några.
Arton låtar är däremot lite väl långt för att vara ett helt gjutet album, det blir rätt tröttsamt efter ungefär 10 så de sista får inte riktigt den uppmärksamhet man borde ge dom.
Betyget blir i alla fall en stark 4, ge den lätt en chans.


2009/05/17

Pinkerton [1996]

(Album)
Written by: Rivers Cuomo
Performed by: Weezer


Grade: 10/10
Five words: Yeah, it is kinda good...
Short review: Review unnecessay due to worldwide known awesomeness.


Pinkerton at Wikipedia
Pinkerton at AllMusic

2009/05/16

Tomb Raider: Anniversary [2007]

(Game)
Developed by: Crystal Dynamics and Buzz Monkey Software
Published by: Eidos Interactive


Grade: 7/10
Five words: Laura makes her first kill.
Short review: This game was very entertaining though frustrating at times. Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the first game in the series and quite a good one to boot. Some annoying camera issues are to be expected, sadly, that is almost a standard in every game with a third-person perspective. Also the combat movements and enemies could be a little more innovative and it has to many "Hey, look at my impropably big rack!"-moments in the cutscenes. On another note; the puzzles and running-and-jumping controls are excellent, the grappling-hook brings joy and the graphic is acceptable.


Tomb Raider Anniversary at Wikipedia
Tomb Raider Anniversary at GameSpot
Tomb Raider Anniversary at Metacritic

Romances [2004]

(Album)
Written, performed and mixed by: John Kaada and Mike Patton
Produced by: John Kaada


Grade: 9/10
Five words: Beautiful songs by two men.
Short review: A very moody and somewhat bombastic album, reminisces a little of the Twin Peaks Original Soundtrack in its eerier moments. I also want Pitié Pour Mes Larmes to be the song that I die to. This album is now included on my personal Top 3 Albums-list.


Romances at Wikipedia
Romances at AllMusic

Religulous [2008]

(Film)
Directed by: Larry Charles
Written by: Bill Maher

Grade: 7/10
Five words: Some hilarious use of silence.
Short review: Very funny and featuring Bill Maher in his best. The movie is clearly intended for atheist, which kind of defeats its own purpose. Not really thoughtworthy for non-religious people although very much enjoyable.


Religulous at Wikipedia
Religulous at The Internet Movie Database
Religulous at Metacritic