I got an email from the company thats going to distribute a new 'Can You Rock' Cd with 5 Green Day songs. It's basically a cd with certain instruments or vocals removed in each song so you can play along with or whatever. It was released yesterday.

Here's the track list

1 American Idiot (vocals removed)

2 Longview (vocals removed)

3 Brain Stew (vocals removed)

4 Basket Case (vocals removed)

5 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (vocals removed)

6 American Idiot (guitar removed)

7 Longview (guitar removed)

8 Brain Stew (guitar removed)

9 Basket Case (guitar removed)

10 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (guitar removed)

11 American Idiot (vocal and guitar removed)

12 Longview (vocal and guitar removed)

13 Brain Stew (vocal and guitar removed)

14 Basket Case (vocal and guitar removed)

15 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (vocal and guitar removed)

It's 15 bucks: http://www.schoolofrockrecords.com/web/pag...atid=42&id=1065

They have three clips up
American Idiot (no vocals)
Brain Stew (no guitar)
Basket Case (no lead vocals or guitar)

What do you guys think, worth it or not?

They sent us a copy of it that should be in this week. They said I could post up small 20 or 30 second clips on GDA if i wanted so you guys could get an idea of what the others sound like.

of course it's worth it. i've been trying to sound like them ever since i learned how to play guitar

It's abviously useful for those who play instruments.

It's pretty cool to hear certain parts of the song like that. Like hearing Billie singing without the powerful guitar in that Brain Stew clip.

they seem worth it for begginers.
the quality is great.

wow thats awesome
that will really help me

wait a minute...is that really Billie on Brain Stew without guitar?
that totally doesnt sound like him

I don't play an instrument but I would like to hear it anyway, it's great to hear different mixes and raw cuts of songs you already know so well.

Billie sounds way different in brain stew. how come he says messed up instead of fucked up.

it seems useful...

I want it just for the chance to hear it without the instruments/vocals n what ever. Sounds like a good buy.

I dont think thats Billie
im confused...

sure,they sounds nice,i think they worth ...especially brain stew....

Ditto.

That sounds fair good.

Although I wish the drums were removed as well. Although I guess it doesn't matter, I still play along to the songs now with the drums still in play.

So track 15 is basically 3 minutes of silence?

theres violins

what about the violins

great stuff

Brain Stew sounds so weird

That sounds like a cool cd. I'll probably buy it, I just wish Billie was the one singing it.

yea I wish Billie was singing it too

it seems useful, but you can only hear the song

i learn to play the songs by hearing them, but it could be more usefufor bassists than for guitarists and drummers

i think thats totally awesome. good buy. i would get it.

I'm pretty sure it's billie except for a couple parts. I dont think anyone could sound that close to his voice through an entire song. But i'm sure they got someone to do the "messed up and spun out in my room" part just for censoriship.

I guess when I get the CD we'll be able to hear some other songs and see if it sounds like him as well.

That's awesome. It's pretty cool to hear certain parts of the songs wtihout the vocals or guitar.

I don't really think it's worth it. Joe showed me a plug in you can have with Winamp or whatever it's called and you can remove the vocals on that. So it's free...I'd just use that.

Yeah it sounds cool and I'd get it!

And I think it could be Mike singing because it says 'no lead vocals'.

That's pretty cool, I'll probably end up buying it.

I love being able to hear the vocal so clearly. I'd like to hear the whole album!

and yeah that's definatley not him on brain stew.
it doesnt sound like him on any.

he's obvioiusly not billie

even my friend's voice sounds more like billie's voice than the guy singing Brain Stew

Seems useful for those playing insturments.
Brain Stew sounds werid.

Yeah, they actually seem pretty good. I'm not sure it's Billie though. It's actually the kind of thing i've been looking for.

That's pretty cool!!!
useful, I'll buy it

YES! I want a microphone, and a karoake machine plzz

That's some bad sampled drums for 15 bucks...i wouldn't buy it...i know people who can program drums better than that...

thats really cool

I think that's a really cool idea. Good for beginners.

I think it's a really good idea.
Would have been handy for all those contests.
Brain Stew does sound weird though. I'd wait to hear what some people say about the rest before buying it.

It's pretty good, when I was waiting I wasn't expecting much, but I was surprised.. hasn't someone attempted this before?

daaang from that Basketcase clip I wanna try that on bass. @_@

dude!!! thats so kool.... i wana get it just so i can sing along to and also im learnin bass soon so that wood prob b helpful wen i get gud and i wana cover a green day song

Thats pretty cool.

This CD would be a great idea for beginners using a GD song for an exam or something. Not that I need it but...it's a good practise tool i guess..

I think it's really great! I would love to get that cd, I just need my electric guitar and I'm good to go, haha

Interesting.

This is a good CD for people who play instruments, very useful I think.

Sounds awesome It would be really useful for my guitar playing

It says on that website:

"3 specially-recorded renditions of five Green Day hits"

So I think they got someone else to do it.
But I'd buy it.

Thats so awesome!
I wish there were no bass in it though cuzz I play bass
But thats just so cool