Once again Riot Fest has enlisted a slew of acts to play their “classic” albums front to back. How have the years treated these allegedly timeless recordings? I listened to them all so you wouldn’t have to.
The verdict: Snoop Dogg is so silly now that it’s easy to forget what an amazing rapper he is. This nearly flawless record demonstrates exactly why Snoop became a superstar. It’s also really, really raunchy—I now totally understand why my parents flipped out when they caught an eight-year-old me listening to this tape in my bedroom.
Artist: Modern Life Is WarAlbum: Witness (2005)Set time: Sat 9/12, 7:45 PM, Radicals Stage
The verdict: Oh my God, it gets worse. Faceless, flaccid pop-punk with cringeworthy “cute” lyrics full of sophomoric musings on how girls are mean. This shit makes Blink-182 sound sophisticated. v
