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Originally hailing from Dublin, these boys even throw in an impressive cover of the Waterboys classic "Fisherman's Blues." Watch out, though-if you're looking forward to the familiar struggle to understand the Waterboys' lyrics, you'll be disappointed. Songs such as "Bodhran" (named for a traditional Celtic drum and pronounced "bo-ran") hint at just how amazing and fun a live band the Young Dubs must be. Baby, the Young Dubs ain't no Britney, but, then again, that's a good thing...
...Though the beginning of the album is more successful than the end, the shift is skillful and it remains cohesive, revealing a versatility in the trio that should keep them around for at least a little while. Boyd's musical direction and Jeffrey's lyrics should serve as backbones to the band in future endeavors, but more than anything it is Ukairo's voice that makes Submarine sparkle in the dark...
Fresh off the release of Warning, their poppiest-and perhaps most mature-album yet and first since 1997's Nimrod, the Berkeley trio wasted no time in plugging the disc, opening with its first single, "Minority." From there, though, the band shied away from a greatest hits type performance, something eminently possible, in favor of a friendlier, all-request format. This slapdash approach was a stroke of genius-it drew the audience into the set and the interaction gave the group a reason to keep going...
Fortunately that wasn't true-this elder statesman version of Green Day has added musical competence to back up the snot-nosed attitude of yesteryear. Though the set included some 25 songs or half-completed songs, the band never seemed to tire, and sounded tight all the way through the six-song encore. With an excellent sound mix, the vocal hooks were audible and the guitar punchy and loud. Even songs from the newest album, calm by comparison on recording, came out action-packed and catchy...
...just no turning back, even if there's no fundamental change in the music. Refreshingly, it appears that Green Day has improved with the time and opportunity that resulted from their success. They even have hearts-Billie Joe dedicated a song to his wife on her birthday, even though she looked a bit embarrassed to be in the spotlight. And near the very end of the set, the band stopped a song entirely to issue this caring, if obvious, warning: "Take care of each other. Someone just got hurt. No show is more important than people's lives...