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As it is the lyrics that are relevant, they were translated by Marc Blitzstein from Bertold Brecht's original.
"These bad-ass ladies roll out rude, Ace Frehley-inspired guitar hooks at a feverish rate, capturing the rebellious, mischievous and instantly gratifying rock 'n' roll spirit of teenage trash culture" (Glen Sansone, CMJ ). As all members of the band are under legal drinking age, the lyrics touch on subjects such as driving around on the neighbor's lawn, hanging out by the Slurpee machine, and looking at cute guys.
It's not as groundbreaking as 1994's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain , but it's close: "[T]he music is leaner and cleaner, with lunatic word play that remains an advanced course in pretzel logic" (Chris Nashawaty, Fortune ). The album "redefines the band's stellar status" (Colin Berry, the San Francisco Chronicle ), and vocalist-guitarist Stephen Malkmus delivers not just the expected musical power-punch but dead-on lyrics as well: It's "his most direct statement of purpose ever (in short: Things hurt, and growing up is hard, but kissing helps)" (Joe Levy, Rolling Stone ). (Click here to listen.)
Dylan's bluesy album wins accolades for introspective lyrics about mortality and is judged his best work in decades, "attesting to the creative renaissance of an artist still bent on defying expectations and spurning trends" (Edna Gundersen, USA Today ). The Rolling Stones' new songs are called "uninspired retreads" (Richard Cromelin, the Los Angeles Times ), and their much-hyped world tour--which uses giant nude inflatable dolls as set pieces--is pronounced "tasteless" (the Independent ). (See the Stones' tour site.)
The fighters of the western mountains had their own songs, the rizitika, with lyrics praising bravery and patriotism.
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