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Kerplunk de Green Day

Álbum de Green Day

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 17 de Diciembre de 1991
  • Compositores: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
  • Productores: Andy Ernst, Green Day

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Kerplunk es un álbum de Green Day, publicado en 1991. El disco incluye 16 canciones, entre ellas «2000 Light Years Away», «One For The Razorbacks», «Welcome To Paradise» y «Christie Road».

Introducción: el salto cualitativo

"Kerplunk" es el segundo álbum de estudio de Green Day, lanzado a finales de 1991. Este disco es un salto cualitativo monumental con respecto a su debut y el primer álbum en contar con Tré Cool en la batería, cuya energía y habilidad técnica se convirtieron en un elemento definitorio del sonido de la banda.

"Kerplunk" es un trabajo de pop-punk más rápido, melódico y seguro que su predecesor. Las composiciones de Billie Joe Armstrong son más sofisticadas y las letras, aunque todavía centradas en la angustia adolescente, muestran una mayor profundidad. El álbum fue un éxito masivo en la escena independiente, vendiendo miles de copias y atrayendo la atención de las grandes discográficas. Contiene clásicos tempranos como "2000 Light Years Away" y la primera versión de "Welcome to Paradise".

El camino hasta el estudio

Con la incorporación de Tré Cool, la química de la banda se solidificó. El álbum fue grabado de nuevo con el productor Andy Ernst, pero con más tiempo y un mayor control creativo. El éxito del disco en el circuito underground fue tan grande que generó una guerra de ofertas entre los principales sellos discográficos, lo que finalmente llevó a la banda a firmar con Reprise Records, una decisión que les valió acusaciones de "venderse" por parte de algunos sectores de la escena punk.

Repaso a los temas

"2000 Light Years Away": La canción de apertura es una explosión de pop-punk que define el sonido del álbum: rápido, melódico y con un estribillo inolvidable.

"Welcome to Paradise": Esta primera versión, más cruda, captura la experiencia de la banda al mudarse a una casa okupa en Oakland.

Éxito y herencia

"Kerplunk" se convirtió en uno de los álbumes independientes más vendidos de todos los tiempos. Aunque no entró en las listas de Billboard en su momento, fue certificado platino en Estados Unidos años después. Su legado es inmenso: es el álbum que perfeccionó la fórmula del pop-punk moderno y que sirvió de puente entre el underground y el éxito masivo de "Dookie".

Listado de Canciones

  1. 2000 Light Years Away
    vídeo del tema 2000 Light Years Away
    I sit alone in my bedroom Staring at the walls I've been up all damn night long My pulse is speeding My love is yearning [Chorus] I hold my breath and close my eyes and Dream about her 'Cause she's two thousand light years away She holds my malakite so tight so Never let go Cause she's two thousand light years away Years Away! I sit outside and watch the sunrise Lookout as far as I can I can't see her, but in the distance I hear some laughter, We laugh together [Chorus] I sit alone in my bedroom Staring at the walls I've been up all damn night long My pulse is speeding My love is yearning I hold my breath and close my eyes and Dream about her 'Cause she's two thousand light years away She holds my malakite so tight so Never let go 'Cause she's two thousand light years away
  2. One For The Razorbacks

    Letra

    Juliet's trying to find out what she wants, But she don't know Experience has got her down Look this direction, I know it's not perfection, It's just me I want to bring you up again now! I'm losing what's left of my dignity A small price to I'll pay to see that you're happy Forget all the disappointments you have faced Open up your worried world and let me in Juliet's crying, cause now she's realizing, Love can be, filled with pain and distrust. I know I am crazy, and a bit lazy But I will try to bring you up again some how!
  3. Welcome To Paradise
  4. Christie Road

    Letra

    Staring out of my window watching the cars go rolling by My friends are gone I've got nothing to do So I sit here patiently watching the clock tick so slowly Gotta get away or my brains will explode Give me something to do to kill some time Take me to that place that I call home Take away the strains of being lonely Take me to the tracks at Christie Road See the hills from afar standing on my beat up car The sun went down and the night fills the sky Now I feel like me once again as the train comes rolling in Smoked my boredom gone, slapped my brains up so high Give me something to do to kill some time Take me to that place that I call home Take away the strains of being lonely Take me to the tracks at Christie Road Mother, stay out of my way of that place we go We'll always seem to find our way to Christie Road Mother, stay out of my way of that place we go We'll always seem to find our way to Christie Road If there is one thing that I need that makes me feel complete So I go to Christie Road, it's home, it's home It's home, it's home, it's home
  5. Private Ale

    Letra

    I wander down these streets all by myself Think of my future now I just don't know I don't see to care I stop to notice that I'm by your home I wonder if you're sitting all alone Or is your boyfriend there Because I feel so right Let my imagination go Until you're in my sight And through my veins Temptation flows So I sit down here on the hard concrete Think of my future now I just don't know I don't seem to care So I sit across the street from your home I wonder if you're sitting all alone Or is your boyfriend there
  6. Dominated Love Slave

    Letra

    I want to be your dominated Love slave I want to be the one that Takes the pain You can spank me when I do Not behave Mack me in the forehead With a chain Cause I love feelin' dirty And I love feelin' cheap And I love it when you hurt me So drive those staples deep I want you to slap me and Call me naughty Put a belt sander against my Skin I want to feel pain all over My body Can't wait to be punished for My sins.
  7. One Of My Lies

    Letra

    When I was younger I thought the world circled around me But in time I realized I was wrong My immortal thoughts turned into just dreams of a dead future It was a tragic case of my reality Do you think you're indestructible And no one can touch you? Well I think you're disposable And it's time you knew the truth Cause it's just one of my lies! Why does my life have to be so small? Yet death is forever And does forever have a life to call its own? Don't give me an answer cause you Only know as much as I know Unless you've been there once well I hardly think so I used to pray all night Before I lay myself down My mother said it was right Her mother said it too... Why?
  8. 80

    Letra

    My mental stability reaches its bitter end And all my senses are coming unglued Is there any cure for this disease Someone called love Not as long as there are Girls like you Everything she does questions my mental health It makes me loose control I just can't trust myself If someone can hear me slap some sense in me But you turn your head and I end up talking to myself Anxiety has got me strung out and frustrated So I loose my head or bang it up against the wall Sometimes I wonder if I should be left alone And lock myself up in a padded room I'd sit and spew my guts out to the open air No one wants to hear a drunken fool I do not mind if this goes on Cause now it seems I'm too far gone I must admit I enjoy myself Eighty please keep taking me away
  9. Android

    Letra

    Hey old man in woman's shoes I wonder if he knows I think he's crazy When he was young did he have dreams Of wearing woman's shoes and being crazy? It makes me wonder when I grow to be that age Will I be walking down the street begging for your spare change Or will I grow that old? Will I still be around? The way I carry on I'll end up Six feet underground And waste away... When the old man was in school Did the golden rule make him go crazy Or did he hide away from hopes Behind a smile and smoking dope It's crazy It seems so frightening Time passes by like lightning Before you know it you're struck down I always waste my time on my chemical emotions It keeps my head spinning around.
  10. No One Knows

    Letra

    Why should my fun have to end? For me it's only the beginning I see my friends begin to age A short countdown to their end Call me irresponsible Call me habitual But when you think of me Do you fill your head with schemes Better think again Cause no one knows I don't want to cause no harm But sometimes my actions hurt Is there something I should find To make plans for forever Does it seem like all your memories fade You soak up knowledge to fill the space And still my answer remains... I don't know.
  11. Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
  12. Words I Might Have Ate
  13. Sweet Children

    Letra

    See a young girl so soft and blonde. Doesn't attack me but she did once. Intoxication's in her veins. Sweet young boy plays with her brain. Lydia'll bring to life. What are your chance not to oblige. Putting his hand on her thigh. Ability has now been ripped. Take it away, I'd rather sit. Sweet children, sweet children, sweet children. Remember when. Johnny's playing fun and games, or else he's ?in the storage shed?. Running from the light of day, or maybe lie and celebrate. The funny circus from his head. Follow me if you understand. I'll trick her so she'll do it. Then I'll sing and now we run. Sweet children, sweet children, sweet children. Remember when. Sweet children, sweet children, sweet children. Remember when
  14. Best Thing In Town

    Letra

    Come with me and let's go for a ride Follow me to the other side As I sit around and watch you pout Cause I know that you're the Best thing in town -- Best thing around Best thing in town -- Best thing around Running wild and always running free Doing things that I have never seen Eerie colors and all I see are sounds Now I know that you're the Best thing in town -- Best thing around Best thing in town -- Best thing around I'm seeing faces... Of mystery's of the earth I am not one ... To the aspersions of my birth Or go to stance... Of hallucinations I can't find A missing piece... Of a thought that's in my mind Come with me and let's go for a ride Follow me to the other side As I sit around and watch you pout Cause I know that you're the Best thing in town -- Best thing around Best thing in town -- Best thing around Running wild and always running free Doing things that I have never seen Eerie colors and all I see are sounds Now I know that you're the Best thing in town -- Best thing around Best thing in town -- Best thing around (Billie mumbling:) Sick and tired of all this wild SHIT!!
  15. Strangeland

    Letra

    Looking at the clouds in the sky Floating image in my mind Land of beauty and land of peace Now I wonder where this place is from The evidence is everywhere I start to run, now I'm scared Strange beings all around Come everyone to this place I've found I'm feeling psyched to be walking I wonder why All my joys could be open No more cries My eyes are clear and now I'm cured Don't you wanna be for sure? I know my rights I'm allowed to die So I'd rather swap your different guise It's in my head if you will find Mother love from all mankind You look above and then you shout No other way to say your head is alright Feeling psyched to be walking I wonder why All my joys could be open No more cries I'm feeling psyched to be walking I wonder why All my joys could be open No more cries
  16. My Generation

    Letra

    Well, people try to put us down. Talkin' bout my generation. Just because we get around. Talkin' bout my generation. The things they do look awful cold. Talkin' bout my generation. I hope I die before I get old. Talkin' bout my generation. My generation. Why don't you all just fade away? Talkin' bout my generation. And don't try to dig what we all say. Talkin' bout my generation. I'm not trying to cause a big sensation. Talkin' bout my generation. I'm just talkin' bout my generation. Talkin' bout my generation. My generation. Break it, fuck that shit! Why don't you all just fade away? Talkin' bout my generation. And don't try to dig what we all say. Talkin' bout my generation. I'm not trying to cause a big sensation. Talkin' bout my generation. I'm just talkin' bout my generation. Talkin' bout my generation. My generation. Talkin' bout my generation. This is my generation. This is my generation, baby.