On December 8, 2007, their first album, entitled Stop, Drop and Roll, became available for free download on their website.
Another major change compared to their main musical project is the choice of sound and instrumentation/amplification. A more vintage, rock-garage, high and slashing sound is pursued, and is evident the use of classic Fender-like combo amplifiers for the guitars (substituting the famous Marshalls Green Day always used) and probably a Fender Bassman 300 PRO for the bass (after switching from Mesa/Boogie to Fender for American Idiot, Mike Dirnt has supposedly chosen the most vintage sounding bass head existing among Fender's present production). The drums set seems mainly unchanged, but Tré Cool's style has always resided in his hands rather than else.
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Ruby Room
Foxboro Hot Tubs Lyrics
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I'm gonna drown my sorrow.
Dirty floors and sticky tables.
For the willing and the able.
All the zombies on a hot Friday night.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
I'm gonna meet my doom.
She's the night pick of the day, yeah.
Lucky Strike and I will travel.
As a Pabst Blue Ribbon unravels.
Gonna drink my hard earned pay.
'Cause it doesn't matter anyway, yeah.
Seeing double on a one last one night stand.
Goin' down to the Ruby Room.
I'm gonna meet my doom.
By the name of Rosie May.
She's the midnight pick of the day, yeah!
Going down to the Ruby Room.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
I'm gonna meet my doom.
By the name of Rosie May.
She's the midnight pick of the day, yeah, yeah!
Going down to the Ruby Room.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
The lyrics of "Ruby Room" by Foxboro Hot Tubs are a classic tale of drinking and debauchery. The song begins by setting the scene on Fourteenth street, where the singer is drowning his sorrows with booze. The dirty floors and sticky tables indicate that the venue is not a fancy place, but rather a dive bar that caters to the willing and able.
As the song continues, the singer observes the other patrons of the bar, who are all "zombies" on a hot Friday night. Despite the ominous tone of the lyrics, the singer seems to revel in his own destruction. He speaks of his hard-earned pay, which he will "drink away" because it "doesn't matter anyway."
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "going down to the Ruby Room," which seems to be both the name of the bar and a metaphor for the singer's descent into darkness. He knows that he is "going to meet [his] doom" at the hands of a woman named Rosie May, who is the "midnight pick of the day." The name is likely a pun on the phrase "apple of my eye," indicating that Rosie May is the object of the singer's desire.
Overall, "Ruby Room" is a classic example of a drinking song that celebrates the darker aspects of human nature. The singer is fully aware of the consequences of his actions, but seems to revel in the self-destructive behavior nonetheless.
Line by Line Meaning
Fourteenth street, booze and swallow
Starting off in a rundown neighborhood where there's nothing much to do except drink.
I'm gonna drown my sorrow.
The singer is drowning their sorrows at the bar because they have nothing else to do.
Dirty floors and sticky tables.
The bar is dirty and not well maintained, with sticky tables from spilled drinks and sticky floors from years of neglect.
For the willing and the able.
The bar is open to anyone who's willing to drink and able to pay for it.
All the zombies on a hot Friday night.
The artist refers to the bar patrons as zombies, possibly because they're all drinking and acting like they're out of it on a Friday night.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
The singer is heading to the bar called the Ruby Room.
I'm gonna meet my doom.
The singer is accepting their fate and knows that they will likely regret going to the bar.
By the name of Rosie May.
Rosie May is the person the artist expects to meet at the bar, perhaps someone they've had bad experiences with before.
She's the night pick of the day, yeah.
Rosie May is a frequent visitor to the bar and is known as one of the best-looking people there during the night.
Lucky Strike and I will travel.
The artist is bringing a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes with them to the bar.
As a Pabst Blue Ribbon unravels.
The singer will be drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and will be unraveling or becoming more unruly as they drink more and more of it.
Gonna drink my hard earned pay.
The artist will be using their hard-earned money to buy drinks at the bar.
'Cause it doesn't matter anyway, yeah.
The singer knows that spending all their money at the bar is a bad idea, but continues to do so anyway because they don't care about the consequences.
Seeing double on a one last one night stand.
The singer will be drinking so much that they see double, and may end up having a one night stand that they'll regret after the fact.
She's the midnight pick of the day, yeah!
Rosie May is still the most attractive person at the bar even as it gets later into the night.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
The artist is heading back to the Ruby Room, perhaps indicating that they've been there before.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
Repeating the previous line to emphasize the artist's destination.
I'm gonna meet my doom.
The singer is still resigned to the fact that they will regret going to the bar but feels they have no choice.
She's the midnight pick of the day, yeah, yeah!
Rosie May remains the most attractive person at the bar even as the night wears on.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
Repeating the previous lines to drive home the artist's decision to go to the bar.
Going down to the Ruby Room.
Repeating the previous lines again to reiterate the artist's plan in case they hadn't made it clear already.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, FRANK E., III WRIGHT, FRANK EDWIN WRIGHT III, MICHAEL PRITCHARD, MIKE DIRNT, MIKE RYAN PRITCHARD, TRE COOL
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