We called it drug folk. Now, it be freak folk. It’s got an eye-rolling approach to its “genre” that keeps the “revival” tag at bay using “ethnic” instruments.
The recent movie was lame or a triumph, depending on your devotion to the cartoon. For the game, there’s no debate: It’s not fun to play. It looks gross.
While EA took its Madden and NHL franchises to new heights with sleek graphics and speed boosts to the gameplay, the 2K responses weren’t able to keep pace.
It’s such a popular series, it’s no surprise when titles pop up on every system imaginable, but imagination could’ve played a bigger role in the development.
Ramones-inspired ditties stemming from ’50’s prom songs and juvenile delinquent movies are present, but these diverse bands show a wide range of vocal styles.
If you can spin Lou Reed, James McMurtry, mid-period Kinks, solo Paul Westerberg, Willie Nelson, Towns Van Zant, or Robin Hitchcock, you can roll this.