100 Gecs is described in many ways. Some call them hyperpop. Some call them the end of music as we know it. Well, as someone with ADHD, I’m always looking for entertainment that can hold my attention. So when I heard for the ten thousandth time that “100 Gecs is music for people with ADHD,” I decided to finally listen and judge for myself.
10. One Million Dollars
Woah! I see what people were talking about. This song is like nothing I’ve ever heard before. There’s so much going on. They repeat the line “one million dollars” over and over while the instrumental changes up its mix of genres every few bars. It even had a funky bass part that I could have sworn was a direct reference to Limp Bizkit’s “3 Dollar Bill Y’all.” It’s crazy how nu-metal is having a resurgence, isn’t it? It’s crazy how many bands got made fun of for being weird or different and are now finally getting looked at with enough respect to be judged on their musical merits. Anyway, this song is a great showcase of production skills and kept me in my seat for most of its two-minute duration.
9. The Most Wanted Person in the United States
This is another weird one where I can’t tell if they’re just saying random shit because it sounds cool or if there is some deeper irony or reference. I paused the song to Google but couldn’t find anything. It’s possible I’m wrong but follow me on this for a sec. I think the lyrics of this song are intentionally low-effort generic 90s gangsta rap lyrics over a very simple beat reminiscent of early NWA. Also, the backing vocals and sound effects are really similar to Insane Clown Posse in the 90s. Also, did you know the guy who made ICP’s beats also produced a bunch of Kid Rock albums? That had to be awkward.
8. Billy Knows Jamie
This song is built around another nu-metal-sounding riff and tells the tale of pissing off someone who knows someone who has a gun. It eventually devolves into a death metal-meets-noise part. It’s pretty good, but I did find myself checking Facebook a few times while it was on.
7. Doritos & Fritos
This is the first song on this list that even comes close to having a “normal” song structure. The lyrics, on the other hand, are word salad. The music, while arranged neatly, is made up of an array of disjointed, and sometimes dissonant sounds and instruments. This song is the most organized chaos I’ve ever heard. It kind of reminds me of this band I saw over a decade ago called Tugnut. They were a three-piece with a giant bass player and a tiny guitarist. At one point in their set, the tiny guitarist walked over and kicked the giant bass player in the balls. Then he went right back to playing the song! I wonder what ever happened to those guys.
6. Dumbest Girl Alive
This track opens the album. Like many songs on the record, it’s driven by a strong guitar lead and backed up by giant 808s that are programmed like live rock drums. The lyrics are striking and the vocals (with or without autotune) are compelling. This band pulls focus.
5. I Got My Tooth Removed
In a move almost intentionally designed to piss off music critics, this song mixes a swaying ballad with 3rd wave ska. It’s also about exactly what you think it is. This one brings back memories of singing along to local ska bands in rented-out halls. Looking back, those random community centers had no clue what they were getting into when they let those shows happen. I remember booking one of those and having to go to a meeting. I put on a nice sweater to seem like an upstanding youngster for those sweet old people running the place. Little did they know, our local music scene in 2003 was just one or two shows away from finally taking down the whole Bush administration.
4. Frog on the Floor
When I initially heard this one, it was my least favorite. It’s a song about a frog at a party. The music starts off like kid’s music. Like, music for children. Then it morphs into a second-wave ska song which builds to a dub break that takes the song home. Upon listening again, I realized it was amazing. It’s a fucking children’s/ska/dub song about a frog at a house party! If I listen to it again I’m afraid it will become my favorite song in the world.
3. Hollywood Baby
Another catchy earworm with a strong guitar lead over powerful drums. I assume 100 Gecs will continue to constantly evolve their sound with each record, but they could stop drilling here because they’ve already hit oil.
2. MeMeMe
This is probably the best encapsulation of 100 Gecs’ sound on this record. In line with the “mashup” nature of the entire album, MeMeMe mixes chiptune and pop punk, but the real draw of this band is the songwriting. Underneath all of the production and genre-blending, 100 Gecs simply write good songs.
1. 757
This is the catchiest thing I have ever heard. Every aspect of this song is exactly what it should be. It is perfect musical symmetry. It cured my restless leg syndrome. I no longer need to take Concerta. I have straight A’s and my taxes are done. Wow, 100 Gecs really is music for people with ADHD.
A classic in the burger and fast food world. These White Castle sliders pack quite a punch and straddle the line between fake meat and animal meat, a perfect option for those trying to give meat-based burgers a shot.
We’re putting this on here not necessarily as a recommendation but more as a reminder that turkey burgers are a product that exists. It’s more important to say that you like turkey burgers around people who saw you when you used to be fat.
The ground beef burger is the Big Daddy and the most commonly found meat-based Impossible Burger imitator. It has all of the Impossible Burger taste without any of the smugness of eating a meatless product. Ground beef is also an essential aspect of an all-meat diet and is the building block of all nutrition and health.
You will start documenting your all-meat diet on social media. You will go instantly viral and land yourself as a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience. You and Joe will really hit it off and he’ll grill you up some elk burgers while you and Ted Nugent play some blues riffs together in the garage.
Now this is one of the most satisfying burgers of them all. After your Rogan appearance, you will be more powerful than ever and will be able to order the deaths and patty-forming procedure of anyone who has ever wronged you.
She’s a woman.
No one correct him until papers have been signed.
“What’s the point?”
Martian Twitter users will still have to forfeit a portion of their water rations to retain blue checkmarks.
“She can just say stuff like ‘Hey Tracey, remember your Halloween novelty song?’ and then suddenly we all see Tracey Jordan as a werewolf singing about Jewsish kids. That’s what leadership looks like.”
“I would never appoint someone who didn’t have the erosion of media as we know it at the top of their agenda.”
The former CEO candidate is still available for pre-order.
“He’s dumb and low status, but he’s sort of the heart of the operation over there.”
“Always check your spam folder, you never know what opportunities could be hiding in there.”
Again, until the ink is dry, everyone keep your mouths shut.
“A little tactful cropping and it’s your meme now!”
People need to see the funny side of white Christian nationalism.
It was more step-effective to just fire Justin
It’s the only way to make sure they’re legit.
“A bucket of clams would actually be a terrible choice, because it does not have the skill set or thumb dexterity required to lead a major tech company, so you should be laughing.”
“You think being in a wheelchair is hard, try being rich with self-diagnosed Asperger’s!”
“Let that ‘sink in’”
“Until then, the robots will just have to keep having my back.”
It’s been over a decade, why are you still using this?
Fans of “Hot Fuss” should at least check out this compilation for “Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf,” a groovy murder ballad that hits differently when we remember Brandon Flowers is a practicing Mormon. It’s wild enough that he doesn’t leave soda out either. We still can’t believe this isn’t officially an album considering how badly we want to call it top 3 material, but The Hard Times doesn’t bend rules like Brandon does with his beverages.
There’s a good reason this album has a regular version and an abridged version — it’s too goddamn long. Maybe it wouldn’t suffer from that problem if Brandon Flowers spent less time singing about Vegas in the band’s early days and owned up to his Utah roots. If we wanted to hear spoken-word interludes about life in a miserable town, we would lurk outside the county courthouse. The gossip over there is way more interesting.
“Wonderful” is a strong word for this album. Worse music exists, but so do better Killers albums. And as much as we liked this album when it came out, it was their first new release in five years. We were desperate. The singles were exciting at the time but the album itself has a lot of filler. Besides, we’ve heard “The Man” too many times to enjoy it anymore. Not every movie trailer needed that single, especially not the one for that Dick Cheney biopic with Christian Bale.
Contrary to its title, this is not a good album for battle. Ever tried to throw punches to the beat of “The Way It Was?” Your opponent will overpower you and your body will never be the way it was before. Nevertheless, it’s still a fine collection of songs if you’re taking a late-night drive through the desert or trying to own every Killers album ever made. It works very well for either of those purposes.
The Killers tried to start years of existentialist debate by raising the question of whether we’re human or dancer, but you’ll probably be more dancer by the end of this poppy third album. It’s a fun listen the entire way through, even when a few of us allegedly cried to “A Dustland Fairytale.” There’s also a B-side called “Neon Tiger” which is quite literally about a tiger. If that doesn’t sell this album to you, we’re not sure what will.
The Killers were very brave to record music in Utah after making Vegas their defining personality trait for a decade and a half. Luckily, that creative risk paid off with this work of art. The hooks are so grandiose and dazzling that we can almost forgive the band for not coming clean about the whole Utah thing sooner. We’d even let them make music in Idaho if the final product reached this album’s heights.
By far the best new wave album to come out in the early aughts, The Killers earned their name with this debut. It’s so good that Brandon Flowers confessed to murder on the opening track and nobody bothered to question him about it. We should have known something was afoot when he said “I got soul, but I’m not a soldier.” The Killers may not sing about killing as much these days but they have to keep the feds off their trail somehow.
Forget “Mr. Brightside,” this is The Killers’ true magnum opus. Even though it’s another album about Vegas, the switch from new wave to Americana influences makes Sin City feel like an entirely new world. It’s also a great concept album thanks to the “Enterlude” and “Exitlude” bookends. Critics who panned this when it first came out should lose sleep thinking about how wrong they were.
