Demolicious

Demolicious
Compilation album by Green Day
Released April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)
Recorded February 14–June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26) at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California
Genre Punk rock[1]
Length 62:44
Label Reprise
Green Day chronology
¡Cuatro!
(2013)		 Demolicious
(2014)

Demolicious is a compilation album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on Record Store Day (April 19, 2014). It is a collection of demo versions of songs from their ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! album trilogy. The album also includes the previously unreleased "State of Shock" and an acoustic version of "Stay the Night". It was released on double vinyl, CD, and cassette tape.[2] The cover art was designed by comic book artist Tom Neely with Kristina Collantes.[3]

Theme and composition

Mike Dirnt published the album's cover on his official Instagram account, stating "this is how ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! would have sounded if we were still on Lookout Records".[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]
Punknews.org[7]

Fred Thomas at AllMusic notes that the album is much more raw and "more exciting" than the album trilogy that the songs came from. He goes on to state "Though more stripped-down and loose than usual album fare, the tunes on Demolicious end up feeling more direct".[5] Andrew Gold of Sputnikmusic states "If you enjoyed the trilogy, Demolicious provides a welcome change of pace from the squeaky clean production of the studio albums (that means no treble-heavy ear-piercingly sharp guitars from ¡Uno!)." However, Gold criticizes that there's musically not enough differences from the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! trilogy.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleOriginally from Length
1. "99 Revolutions" (demo)¡Tré! 4:06
2. "Angel Blue" (demo)¡Uno! 2:55
3. "Carpe Diem" (demo)¡Uno! 3:39
4. "State of Shock"  Previously unreleased 2:28
5. "Let Yourself Go" (demo)¡Uno! 3:00
6. "Sex, Drugs & Violence" (demo)¡Tré! 3:25
7. "Ashley" (demo)¡Dos! 2:47
8. "Fell for You" (demo)¡Uno! 3:12
9. "Stay the Night" (demo)¡Uno! 4:40
10. "Nuclear Family" (demo)¡Uno! 3:03
11. "Stray Heart" (demo)¡Dos! 3:50
12. "Rusty James" (demo)¡Uno! 4:15
13. "A Little Boy Named Train" (demo)¡Tré! 3:57
14. "Baby Eyes" (demo)¡Dos! 2:15
15. "Makeout Party" (demo)¡Dos! 3:12
16. "Oh Love" (demo)¡Uno! 5:13
17. "Missing You" (demo)¡Tré! 3:41
18. "Stay the Night" (acoustic)Previously unreleased mix 3:09
Total length:
 62:44

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 31
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[9] 119
US Billboard 200[10] 112

Personnel

Band
Other

References

  1. ↑ "‘Demolicious’ serves as a reminder of Green Day’s former sound". The State Press. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Crane, Matt. "Green Day to release demo LP ‘Demolicious’ for Record Store Day". AltPress. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Neely, Tom. "Green Day: Demolicious!". Retrieved February 25, 1014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Mike Dirnt's Instagram profile". Instagram. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Fred Thomas (2014-04-19). "Demolicious - Green Day | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  6. 1 2 "Green Day - Demolicious (album review 2) - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Punknews.org review
  8. ↑ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 14-04-2014 al 20-04-2014)" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Green Day – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Green Day. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
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