Tyler Hurd | San Francisco, CA United States | 01/06/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"So, some people may have figured out that green day members are in the Network... good for you, you deserve a cookie. What I don't understand is why people are expecting them to sound like green day... this is The Network, NOT green day... if they wanted to have the same sound, they'd call themselves green day again. It wouldnt make much sense to change their name yet keep the same sound...
This album is awesome, this new sound is amazing, and the videos are unbelievable. In my opinion, whoever made those videos should be making more tight videos for other bands. Those who gave this album 1 star because it doesn't sound enough like green day should be ashamed of themselves."
Network a.k.a. Green Day's Newest Material
uberRadrocker | Tacoma, WA USA | 10/06/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's a mystery who these guys are......no it's not. They're Green Day. Money Money 2020 is saturated with B.J. Armstrong's vocal talents (as well as his speaking/oratorical voice on the song,"Spike"). This album can best be described as post-punk 80s Devo-ish new wave music (if that makes sense). It's bizarre listening to this album for the first time when you already know it's Green Day while you expect their typical pop-punk thrashings and strummings. But after you get used to the sound and listen to the lyrics it becomes an extremely entertaining album that is especially suited to hardcore GD fans. The whole The Network fascade is hilarious. The world's favorite East-Bay trio shows off its melodious talent better than ever on this venture and it's a must-buy for anyone who absolutely loves Green Day."
What an incredible trick to play...
uberRadrocker | 10/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's Green Day i tell you! It doesn't sound like Green Day...It IS Green Day. Excellent album with Billie Joe's familiar and oh so luscious voice belting out some fine tunes...enjoy it people."
New Wave Brilliance
Ben Dugan | Flying Monkey Killer | 03/04/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Of all the CD's I have ourchased over the last few months(and there have been quite a few), The Network is pretty much the only one that is really good.
If you are expecting this to sound like Green Day, then you are going to be sadly dissapointed. If anything, its is more reminiscent of Devo, with melodic keyboard parts and saracsstic lyrics. All twelve songs on here are insanely melodic, and with a running time of 27 minutes, its a quick, easy disc to listen too.
The CD also comes with a DVD with DIY videos for most of the songs. Though the quality isn't what your used to seeing on MTV, all of these videos are good, and unlike a lot of DVD's that come with CD's, this one isn't a throwaway.
So, if you are expecting this record to sound like Green Day, then you should probably save your fifteen bucks for the next GD record. But if you are a fan of melodic 80's new wave the way it was meant to be played, then you should defintley check out the Network."