The Hottest New Band You Already Know: Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop, Drop and Roll!!! Review
Stop, Drop and Roll!!! sounds like a record dug up from the mid 60s, sandwiched between The Kinks and The Animals, a little scratched and warped but still playable. But the Foxboro Hot Tubs are brand new. And of course, by brand new, I mean that the FBH are actually rock superstars in disguise. It's not the first time Green Day have released a record under another band name. Back in 2003, The Network released Money Money 2020 and even opened for themselves on tour.
Whether you care about their pedigree or not, the Hot Tubs are damn fun. The production is fantastic and at first listen you really will think you're listening to something from the 60s. Billy Joe - sorry, I mean the Reverend Strychnine Twitch does a good job of distancing his voice from their more familiar band and while the pop punk influence is scattered all over the record, the tracks stay well-anchored in the garage rock asthetic. Sometimes they stray too far in either direction, "Alligator" cribs directly from The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," and "The Pedestrian" sounds like a lost Green Day song, not that either song is bad. The album is at it's best when they hit that sweet spot in the middle of their influences, like on "Sally" or "Pieces of Truth."
Artist: The Foxboro Hot Tubs
Album: Stop, Drop and Roll!!!
Overall Thoughts: A great experiment and revival of the 60s sound that is largely successful. They'd be a big deal even if they weren't actually Green Day.
Favorite Moment: The chords right before the chorus of "Ruby Room." They just make me want to dance.
Second Favorite Moment: The opening words of the record, *sixteen and a song of a bitch*. It's an instant hook.
Three Songs Not to Miss: "Ruby Room"; "Mother Mary"; "Sally"
Whether you care about their pedigree or not, the Hot Tubs are damn fun. The production is fantastic and at first listen you really will think you're listening to something from the 60s. Billy Joe - sorry, I mean the Reverend Strychnine Twitch does a good job of distancing his voice from their more familiar band and while the pop punk influence is scattered all over the record, the tracks stay well-anchored in the garage rock asthetic. Sometimes they stray too far in either direction, "Alligator" cribs directly from The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," and "The Pedestrian" sounds like a lost Green Day song, not that either song is bad. The album is at it's best when they hit that sweet spot in the middle of their influences, like on "Sally" or "Pieces of Truth."
Artist: The Foxboro Hot Tubs
Album: Stop, Drop and Roll!!!
Overall Thoughts: A great experiment and revival of the 60s sound that is largely successful. They'd be a big deal even if they weren't actually Green Day.
Favorite Moment: The chords right before the chorus of "Ruby Room." They just make me want to dance.
Second Favorite Moment: The opening words of the record, *sixteen and a song of a bitch*. It's an instant hook.
Three Songs Not to Miss: "Ruby Room"; "Mother Mary"; "Sally"
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