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Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
Country Roads
Album: Denver 7
Genres: Punk
Driving through this John Denver tune might seem like a good idea, but this (allegedly) punk rock version makes a wrong turn. |
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While the idea of a group of punk rock all-stars covering John Denver sounds like a good one, they should have given this a lot more teeth. Me First & the Gimme Gimmes could have snarled through a muscular “Country Roads” that would have scared Denver more than that second before his helicopter crashed, but instead, they came up with a limp-wristed, sped-up version with just a little added guitar crunch. Come on, guys, where’s the snot-nosed attitude that your individual bands are famous for? This should have been funny or kitschy, but it’s just kind of boring -- punk rock by the numbers, if you will. Don’t let this track fool you -- most of the Gimme Gimmes’ cover tunes are a lot of fun, but they shouldn’t have wasted their time with this one.
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Julio Diaz |
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Julio Diaz is the Editor-In-Chief for Ink 19, the largest music magazine in the Southeast US, and the third largest regional magazine in the country. He is the former Webmaster of The Florida Ska Web Page! and the former Vice President of A&R and Marketing for Citrus Records. His work has also been published in Focus magazine and translated into French for Dig It! magazine.
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Julio, shut the fuck up!You are stupid this song rocks and why do their other bands have to influence their sound?Well it doesn't!
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I think that the Country Music community should thank Me First and the Gimme Gimmie's personally for sprucing that song up a bit. What used to be a slow, mondane balad now is chipper and upbeat.
Michelle Donovan
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for Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
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Me First at Fat Wreck
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MFATGG Resourse Site
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All Music Guide: Me First
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