The Avengers: The American in Me

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Does this CD that just came out contain the original Avengers EP? This first "American in Me" sounds like a studio recording to me.

Yeah, VH1.com, I know, but I discovered that for some reason they consistently have audio clips for artists that I can't find clips for elsewhere.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 5 August 2004 02:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

Never mind I think I answered my own question. It's not, but there are alternate studio takes, so I might get this. Comments from anyone whose heard it are still welcome though.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 5 August 2004 03:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

Jay Hinman recently wrote it up on his blog-

http://agonyshorthand.blogspot.com/2004_06_01_agonyshorthand_archive.html#108853037532473657

yeah, apparently it's not the original EP. Bummer.

― Monetizing Eyeballs (diamond), Thursday, 5 August 2004 04:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

I bought this and I can't say I consider it especially important. I basically just paid over $16 for a chance to hear "The American in Me" again (in a slightly different version than the one I knew). I should have soulseeked.

The one surprise is how similar the guitar playing is, at times, to that very traditional rock sound that Billy Zoom used to play (though whoever this guitarist is, I don't think he's as good).

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 23:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

7 years pass...

The "pink album", which was originally released by Steve Jones, has been given the deluxe treatment and an official release. Fantastic stuff! The bonus disc is just icing on the punk cake.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 19:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

I count "The American in Me" as one of the greatest punk songs ever.

― clemenza, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

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