elephant in the room
The first one is obligatory. I was meaning to make it yesterday, but of course the Internet hated me.
The EPIC that was Kris Allen's debut album. The full previews were made available, and I am still in awe with how he managed in only 4 freakin' months to put out an album that is so intimate, honest, and very Kris Allen.
Music-wise his style is my style (more or less), so I'm glad that I'll spend money on an album that I can genuinely enjoy without feeling obligated. Objectively, the sound is by no means groundbreaking, but this is still a surprisingly seamless debut album with solid ballads and pop/rock numbers that, while have old-school vibes, feel genuine without being trite.
Listen
Download (low/preview quality)
On to something less serious and more embarrassing. My attraction toward this guy is absurd to say the least, but after months of reading and watching his interviews on YouTube (thanks to the fangirls who put EVERY DAMN THING together, seriously), now I found the absurdity quite enjoyable and liberating. So let's get silly and try to put it into words, shall we?
Put him out of Twatlight insane equations, and you'll get a guy who...
- can't stop make fun of himself
- snuggles with his dog when he get depressed/heartbroken
- thinks that crying over a movie is totally legitimate (and disapproves of all other types of man-crying)
- asked his stalker out to dinner because he was bored hiding out in the house
- is grossed out that Americans call veggie burgers 'garden' burgers
- shares his bff's love for plaid shirts, sporadic showers and no-shaving policy during off season
- acknowledges his feminine hands in public more than once
- enjoys Tyra Banks Show and nonchalantly admits it on national TV
- revealed that he lied he was into sports to get the role on Harry Potter on the film's press tour
- can't sit through Twilight because listening to his own song sickens him
- won't get a new car because he doesn't see anything wrong with his beat-up BMW which, in reality, nothing seems to work
- makes music that sounds like something out of a bitter old man instead of a 23 year-old goon
and...
- manages to stay sane while maintaining a sense of (self-depreciating/modest) humor and honesty
,
And the last, and most seemingly scandalous yet most essentially boring news... YEAH, LOVE IS IN THE AIR! The last pic above is my exact sentiment to the happy news of a certain happy couple. You know the expression "an elephant in the room"? Yeah, those two lovebirds and the crazies that followed their little shenanigan reminded me of that particular saying.
I think it goes something like this:
It's the elephant in the room
And we pretend that we don't see it
it's the avalanche that looms above our heads
And we don't believe it
Trying to be perfect, trying not to let you down
Honesty is honestly the hardest thing for me right now
While the floors underneath our feet are crumbling
The walls we built together tumbling
I still stand here holding up the roof
'Cause it's easier than telling the truth
(lyrics: Kris Allen's "The Truth")
I wasn't shocked per se. I mean it's now or never, right? Timing. Timing. It's all about timing. And I wish I felt something, had some real reactions, formed some real opinions; but I found the whole ordeal trivial, put out and completely tedious. (Is that an opinion? LOL) Honestly, these two crazy kids have kept me more engaged.
Oh, young love.
LOVE IS REALLY ALL AROUND.
Claim it. Keep it. Flaunt it.
Admire it. Savour it. Waste it.
Who cares, right?
..
....
.......
Well, you should.
The EPIC that was Kris Allen's debut album. The full previews were made available, and I am still in awe with how he managed in only 4 freakin' months to put out an album that is so intimate, honest, and very Kris Allen.
Music-wise his style is my style (more or less), so I'm glad that I'll spend money on an album that I can genuinely enjoy without feeling obligated. Objectively, the sound is by no means groundbreaking, but this is still a surprisingly seamless debut album with solid ballads and pop/rock numbers that, while have old-school vibes, feel genuine without being trite.
Listen
Download (low/preview quality)
On to something less serious and more embarrassing. My attraction toward this guy is absurd to say the least, but after months of reading and watching his interviews on YouTube (thanks to the fangirls who put EVERY DAMN THING together, seriously), now I found the absurdity quite enjoyable and liberating. So let's get silly and try to put it into words, shall we?
Put him out of Twatlight insane equations, and you'll get a guy who...
- can't stop make fun of himself
- snuggles with his dog when he get depressed/heartbroken
- thinks that crying over a movie is totally legitimate (and disapproves of all other types of man-crying)
- asked his stalker out to dinner because he was bored hiding out in the house
- is grossed out that Americans call veggie burgers 'garden' burgers
- shares his bff's love for plaid shirts, sporadic showers and no-shaving policy during off season
- acknowledges his feminine hands in public more than once
- enjoys Tyra Banks Show and nonchalantly admits it on national TV
- revealed that he lied he was into sports to get the role on Harry Potter on the film's press tour
- can't sit through Twilight because listening to his own song sickens him
- won't get a new car because he doesn't see anything wrong with his beat-up BMW which, in reality, nothing seems to work
- makes music that sounds like something out of a bitter old man instead of a 23 year-old goon
and...
- manages to stay sane while maintaining a sense of (self-depreciating/modest) humor and honesty
,
And the last, and most seemingly scandalous yet most essentially boring news... YEAH, LOVE IS IN THE AIR! The last pic above is my exact sentiment to the happy news of a certain happy couple. You know the expression "an elephant in the room"? Yeah, those two lovebirds and the crazies that followed their little shenanigan reminded me of that particular saying.
I think it goes something like this:
It's the elephant in the room
And we pretend that we don't see it
it's the avalanche that looms above our heads
And we don't believe it
Trying to be perfect, trying not to let you down
Honesty is honestly the hardest thing for me right now
While the floors underneath our feet are crumbling
The walls we built together tumbling
I still stand here holding up the roof
'Cause it's easier than telling the truth
(lyrics: Kris Allen's "The Truth")
I wasn't shocked per se. I mean it's now or never, right? Timing. Timing. It's all about timing. And I wish I felt something, had some real reactions, formed some real opinions; but I found the whole ordeal trivial, put out and completely tedious. (Is that an opinion? LOL) Honestly, these two crazy kids have kept me more engaged.
Oh, young love.
LOVE IS REALLY ALL AROUND.
Claim it. Keep it. Flaunt it.
Admire it. Savour it. Waste it.
Who cares, right?
..
....
.......
Well, you should.