SHAKEDOWN 1979

not really

It takes a few listens before you realize how good this song actually is.

i'm graduating high school in a week and this has been on repeat in my car for the past 6 months. i've loved this song for years but i just started listening to the lyrics and
i'm not ready to be an adult yet FUCK

word

I blasted this nonstop my senior year of high school and my senior year of college. I can't think of any other songs off the top of my head that capture that feeling anywhere near as well.

God I fucking miss college.

The song is actually p intricate, its actually really cool to listen to the individual parts
youtube.com/watch?v=_VjgvWblHUU
youtube.com/watch?v=w9m5jHlFO1E
youtube.com/watch?v=VZneZQmyGMI
youtube.com/watch?v=XBcWAydqtow
youtube.com/watch?v=COIGnufwvnc
youtube.com/watch?v=iuOFL_XU7jc
youtube.com/watch?v=P8qkZ_LybcM

Holy shit I thought the loud echoey sound in the verse was a guitar effect, I didn't realize it was distorted vocals.

also watch the 4th video starting at 1:06, it's too good for this world

The fact that it's billy saying today just gives more meaning to the song

Agreed. I'm listening to the full song on repeat now and while at first it was weird hearing the vocals there, now it just further reinforces that nostalgic/carefree feeling I get whenever I listen to it.

this song is the distillation of what it feels like to be young and carefree. it's not even a 90's thing either. truly a song you take to the grave.