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The
Twelve Caesars - Youth Is Wasted On the Young
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If you think the Hives are something
special, then do yourself a favor and check out The Twelve
Caesars. Like the Hives, the Caesars are from Sweden, and
both bands infuse gobs of energy into the classic garage rock
formula.
But the Caesars go one better by incorporating infectious
melodies into the 13 three minute gems on
Youth Is Wasted On the Young.
Oh, and if you've seen the SMIRNOFF ICE(tm)
commercial - the one where the guys start a party in a
laundromat - then you've heard The Twelve Caesars. Youth starts out with a mild paring of acoustic guitar and piano, but seconds later the guitars are kicked up to eleven as the singer rants, "I wanna smoke crack/ 'cuz your never coming back/I wanna shoot speed balls/ bang my head against the wall/I wanna sniff glue /'cuz I can't get over you." I've played this album for my 18-year-old daughter Caitlin, and even though she's been riding the modern rock bandwagon, she asked me to burn her a copy because "that song ROCKS." The fun continues with fast, melodic rockers like "Lets Go Parking Baby" and "I'm Gonna Kick You Out." The exuberant melodies and garage-style enthusiasm continues with the angry rant, "You're My Favorite." Yes, all these songs are of the boy-meets-girl variety, but here the boy isn't afraid to tell the girl that she's "always my second choice" and that she's "older than my mother." Try not to smile while listening to the chorus of "She's a planet." Good fun. Note: This album was released in 1998, and the band was originally called "Caesars Palace," but had to change their name for obvious reasons. Expect a new album in 2003. Download Youth Is Wasted On the Young from Emusic.com |
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