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==''Stop Drop and Roll''==
==''Stop Drop and Roll''==
''[[Stop Drop and Roll]]'' was the first self-released record from the band. It was made available - free, and in its entirety - on [http://www.foxborohottubs.com/ foxborohottubs.com], beginning on December 8, 2007. It has since been removed and replaced with a clock, before an auto-direct to their [[MySpace]]. It is speculated that Stop Drop and Roll will be released on cd and vinyl.
''[[Stop Drop and Roll]]'' was the first self-released record from the band. It was made available - free, and in its entirety - on [http://www.foxborohottubs.com/ foxborohottubs.com], beginning on December 8, 2007. It has since been removed and replaced with a clock, before an auto-direct to their [[MySpace]]. It is currently available - free, in it's entirety - on [[iLike]]. It is speculated that Stop Drop and Roll will be released on cd and vinyl.


Tracklisting:
Tracklisting:

Revision as of 19:44, 22 February 2008

Foxboro Hot Tubs

The Foxboro Hot Tubs are an American garage rock band. The group made its first appearance on the music scene in December 2007, debuting three songs on its website, foxborohottubs.com. The page was deleted some months later now only showing a clock then taking you to their myspace page. Soon after, Foxboro Hot Tubs were discovered and subsequently made headlines, being heralded as the next secret side project of Green Day.

Formation

While the band's history is, as yet, unknown, they are believed to be comprised of the members of Green Day [1] who are, according to rumors, performing "garage" music under a nom de plume. Fans of Foxboro Hot Tubs have noted, on the group's MySpace site, many musical similarities between the band and Green Day. Among the common traits listed are Billie Joe Armstrong's "unmistakable" vocals and guitar playing, and a rhythm section which recalls the sound of Green Day's own Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool.[2]

On December 8, 2007, Foxboro Hot Tubs' official website released the band's debut EP, Stop Drop and Roll, in streaming and downloadable mp3 formats, free of charge to the listener. Five days later, on December 13, the mp3's were taken off the website, which then displayed just a clock. The mp3's were reinstated on December 16, but were again removed and replaced with the clock; later the website was changed to simply redirect to the band's MySpace.

Soon after this the song "Mother Mary" became a hit on alternative rock radio, hitting #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The name "The Foxboro Hot Tubs" may be a reference to the upscale subdivision of Foxboro Heights near the city of Rodeo, California, where Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt grew up.

On February 16, 2008, GreenDay.net reported that The Foxboro Hot Tubs Official site was back up and that a 13 song LP and 7" single ("Mother Mary"/"She's a Saint Not A Celebrity") would be released soon according to the Official Foxboro Site.

The members of Green Day also appear in the Warner/Chappell Music music publishing database as the writers of at least two songs from Stop Drop and Roll [3] [4].

Stop Drop and Roll

Stop Drop and Roll was the first self-released record from the band. It was made available - free, and in its entirety - on foxborohottubs.com, beginning on December 8, 2007. It has since been removed and replaced with a clock, before an auto-direct to their MySpace. It is currently available - free, in it's entirety - on iLike. It is speculated that Stop Drop and Roll will be released on cd and vinyl.

Tracklisting:

  1. "Stop Drop and Roll" - 2:25
  2. "Mother Mary" - 2:46
  3. "Ruby Room" - 2:01
  4. "Red Tide" - 2:59
  5. "Highway 1" - 2:33
  6. "She's A Saint, Not A Celebrity" - 2:26

Musically, the songs exhibit influences as diverse as The Stooges, Iggy Pop, The Smiths, The Hi-Fives, and Tommy James and the Shondells. Some have compared the band's sound to more modern acts, such as The Strokes, The Hives, Arctic Monkeys, and The Fratellis - all of whom share common influences with Foxboro Hot Tubs. Initial reports described the record as having a "'60s style" sound.[5].

One thing about the album which is markedly different from most acknowledged Green Day releases is its use of samples. At the beginning of each song, audio clips from various classic films are inserted. For example, "Stop Drop and Roll" and "She's a Saint, Not a Celebrity" are preceded by samples from the 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, while "Ruby Room" contains a clip from the 1970 cult classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Green Day had not made use of samples since Kerplunk! in 1992 until the release of an American Idiot outtake, "Favorite Son" which appeared on the 2004 compilation album Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2.

It has also been speculated that the album is part of the missing Cigarettes and Valentines, which was stolen from the studio in 2003, which led to the creation of American Idiot. This is partially because the 6 songs sound somewhat similar to Warning.

Many of the album's lyrics seem to be reminiscent of the lyrics from Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot, most noticeably the use of religious imagery such as a character named Mother Mary, closely following the naming conventions of American Idiot characters "St.Jimmy" and "Jesus of Suburbia". There is also mention of being crucified in the song "She's a Saint, Not a Celebrity" (a title itself reminiscent of the American Idiot track "She's a Rebel"), making it possible the the song is sung from the perspective of American Idiot's Jesus. Additionally a common phrase from American Idiot (appearing repeatedly in both "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Homecoming") is "I don't care", with this phrase also being repeated in the Foxboro Hot Tubs song "Mother Mary".

Chart positions

Year Title U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock Album
2008 "Mother Mary" - #16 - Stop Drop and Roll

References

  1. ^ "New Green Day music?". Kerrang! magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. ^ "Foxboro Hot Tubs' MySpace". Myspace. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  3. ^ "Warner Chappell Copyright information for "Mother Mary"". Warner Chappell Music. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  4. ^ "Warner Chappell Copyright information for "Highway 1"". Warner Chappell Music. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  5. ^ "Green Day members form Foxboro Hot Tubs". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
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