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21st Century Breakdown

Music Review

Album: 21^st Century Breakdown

Band/Artist: Green day

Genre: Punk Rock

When you think of punk rock, you think of Green Day. 21^st Century Breakdown, is the eighth studio album by the American band. The album follows the previous ‘American idiot’ (2004) album.

21^st Century Breakdown carries the same energy and the feeling of ‘revolt’ as the previous album carried. Guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong describes the album as a “snapshot of the era in which we live as we question and try to make sense of the selfish manipulation going on around us, whether it be the government, religion, media or frankly any form of authority”.

The album is divided into three acts: “Heroes and Cons”, “Charlatans and Saints”, and “Horseshoes and Hand grenades”. The theme mainly revolves around the concept of a nation, and issues like bondage, revolt and liberty. However the songs, which would definitely drive one to two completely opposite and extreme set of emotions; war and aggression at one end, peace and harmony on the other.

What to look out for?

Ofcourse, the title track ‘21^st Century Breakdown’, the end to this song is wonderful , when it says “Dream, America Dream’. The heart pumping tracks ‘know your enemy’ and ‘peacemaker’ are a must-listen. It actually gets to you to your feet. ’21 Guns’ and ‘Viva La Gloria’ sounds really soothing to the ears and make up for a tough day.

All in all a great Green Day album. Happy Listening.

Oh and we have end-semester exams in September. Wake me up when September ends, err?

Priti :)

I miss the times when we would talk all night, skip sleep, you take me along for the morning ‘good for your health’ walk, come back home and talk again. Sleep. Wake up.  Compliment stuff that you made (all that art and craft stuff), listen to music together, talk, tease Sunny, talk!

Happy Birthday Priti

One of my favourite and best-est person. My cousin, my sister!

Thinking of you, makes all my worries go away! They are just too afraid of you!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Love you a lot!

John Lennon and the Number 9

I don’t have a favourite Beatle. I don’t know much about them. I’m still learning. I’m getting better by the day. I’m getting obsessed. I’m a fan.

Last night I happen to watch the movie ‘I am Sam’ featuring Sean Penn as ‘Sam’. It was on my list since a long time now. And there you go. I was more excited to see it as it had its relevance on the obsession of Sam with the Beatles as well.

So it also talks about John Lennon and the number 9. Very Interesting. (Just the facts and you will find it all over the internet, but still!)

John Lennon

• John Lennon was born on 9 October 1940.
• Brian Epstein first saw John and the Beatles at Liverpool Cavern on November 9, 1961, and he secured their recording contract with EMI in London on May 9, 1962.
• His son Sean was also born 9 October (1975).
• John met Yoko on 9 November 1966; 9 years after he met Paul McCartney, and 9 years before the birth of Sean.
• John and Yoko’s apartment was located on West 72 streeet, New York City (seven plus two making nine).
• The bus he traveled on as a student each morning from his home to the Liverpool Art college had been the 72.
• John’s songs included “Revolution #9″, “#9 dream” and “one after 909″ which he had written at his mother’s home at 9 Newcastle(nine letters) Road, Wavertree (nine letters), Liverpool(nine letters).
• He was murdered late in the evening of 8 December 1980 in New York, but it was already the early hours of the morning of 9 December in his birthplace of Liverpool, England. 1980 adds up to 9. (1+9+8+0 = 18, 1+8=9).
• 9 Dream was released on John’s ninth record, in the ninth month of 1974, the song peaked at #9 in the New Musical Express Charts and the “Ah, bowakawa pousee, pousee” verse is exactly nine syllables long.
• His albums “Mind Games”and “Rock & Roll” both contain nine characters .

Source: The Internet including the Wikipedia.

I am Sam will make you cry. Trust me!

“OK, remember when Paul McCartney wrote the song “Michelle” and then he only wrote the first part, Annie said. And then he gave that part to John Lennon, and he wrote the part that said, “I love you, I love you, I love you.” And Annie said that it wouldn’t have been the same song without that… and that’s why the whole world cried when the Beatles broke up on April 10, 1970.”

Midsem Madness, it is!

Yeah two papers gone, another four to go… next 4 days. Its going to be 4am in some time and I just haven’t studied much. Marketing Research!

Been looking up music. Browsing around the songs on my disc that I still haven’t listened to, or overlooked on the shuffle mode. And here is the song that speaks my mood right now! No Rain- Blind Melon.

Signing off finishing the last sip of the black tea I made for myself.  Repeat mode set. I’ll start looking up the syllabus.

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Dancing like a mad cow!

escape……escape……escape……!

Head over Heart!

People matter!

They do!

But!

Not more than oneself!

Not more than the ones who actually,like ACTUALLY care for you!

Never be what people want you to be!

But show them what YOU are!

BE what you ARE!

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Issued in PUBLIC INTEREST!

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Had my 1st midsem/ Gen knowledgle/ essay writing/ god knows what sales and distribution exam today!