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...with no knowledge of the band from talking about how “influential” they were.But Os Mutantes transcended any of that crap. They’re all middle-aged Brazilians who made a revolution in sound forty years ago when they combined Anglo-American psych-rock guitars with distinctly South American tropicalia. They’re too damn happy and wise for pretension.And boy howdy, could they rock a groove.It’s interesting—when they were young bucks in the ’60s, they made a conscious effort to be as wild...
...equal parts confounding and transcendent—will know that something strange is afoot in the opening line of his new album.“When the numbers / get so high / of the dead / flying through the sky,” he mumble-croons over soft strings and guitar strums, “Oh, I / don’t know why / love comes to me.”Is this most oblique of songwriters singing about the War in Iraq? But after that line, it’s back to his usual lyrical tropes—troubled narrators with...
...takes a break when the poker game does and the boys turn to playing video games. Renee made chili dogs for them to nosh on, but the food is all but ignored as the teens rush to the living room to feed what seems to be their true addiction: Guitar Hero on PlayStation 2 and Mario Superstar Baseball on Nintendo GameCube, which they simultaneously start up on two adjacent television sets. There's no more small talk, just grunted taunts and the occasional "Not now!" thrown at any adults who try to intrude. Small wonder that more parents are putting...
When you record with another band, who plays lead guitar...
...Laughs.] That's the great thing about punk rock. It was anti the very concept of lead guitar. This song [The Saints Are Coming by Scottish punk act the Skids] is pure 1978, a big inspiration to us at the time, and it couldn't be more in the sweet spot of what Green Day are about. And it's really right for the occasion...