Sonic Youth, Mos Def, and Placebo
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Okay, as you know, today is Tuesday, which means I have some reviews on new music. I've been waiting to properly review one album, since I've had it for about three weeks now. The other two are ones I'm just now getting to enjoy. And I can honestly say that I enjoyed all this weeks albums, which has been a while.
The first album is from Sonic Youth's The Eternal.
I've had the pleasure of having this album for three weeks now, pouring over every song with a fine-tooth comb. I am probably one of the few people I know that love this band as much as I do. I pretty much worshipped Kim Gordon as a teenager, thinking she was the most awesome chick with a bass in all my life. One of my life's goals is to meet her and shake her hand, which I'm gonna try to do when I see her at the end of thi month in concert. I have loved most of their albums, not so much of their recent works, but over the years, I've always been able to rely on their innovative talents to deliver crazy-ass songs with impossibly catchy hooks. The Eternal is no different, if not more so than the last two albums.
Upon first listen, I think I had to remove my headphones to digest what I had heard completely before trying again. This band is one of the few bands that I don't get immediately. I have to listen to them about five times to begin to understand what's happening to my ears and once the process starts, it's hard to stop. It started when I heard Anti- Orgasm for the third time. I was laying on my bed, drifting in and out of sleep and I bolted out hearing the hook, freaked out. And I knew, these guys still got it. They can still make hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. It only got more intense, hearing Antenna, which is an epic journey about longing. For me though, the album really gets to me by the time No Way comes on. It just takes over all my senses, bringing it home with Massage the History. As I've said before, this album is so much like their earlier work, getting its strength from their guitar hooks and tickering with massive amounts of machinery that I'm can't begin to understand or care to find out. I love the mystery of it, trying to figure it all out and having it presented in such a way that I know I won't completely understand even months from now. It's also very dark, using guitar riffs, pairing them with very intense synthesizing. This will definitely be one of the best albums of this year for me.
Go out and get this album. It's really incredible. It's old school and well as modern, giving you a piece of their classic sound with new tricks up their sleeve. If you enjoy Pixies, you'll enjoy them.
Choice Tracks: Antenna, Anti-Orgasm, No Way
The next album is from Mos Def, The Ecstatic
As much as I love Mos Def as an actor, I think I enjoy his music just a little more. He has a way of bringing back old-school funk with a bit of his new school flow, creating a fusion of freshness that makes him one of the best MCs in hip-hop. What I admire most about him is that he isn't afraid to be different, daring himself to the point where he crosses over genres and musical tastes. I'm not the first person to admit that I enjoy today's hip hop scene. I prefer my gangsta rap to be less about bitches and hoes and more about the inner-city struggle and hardships we face day-to-day. Unlike his peers, Mos Def gives you a taste of his own musical tastes, displaying a ear for otherworldly sound and giving the listener not only music, but spirit. Not only is he a great musician, he is a outstanding lyricist. I'm still trying to discern his rhymes in the song Quiet Dog, making me feel like I could never pull of this whole "songwriting" thing I do for fun.
The album is probably the best album he's released. It's his forth album, which means he still has stability in this business. What I think was his smartest move was crossing over to film, which has more longevity that music, but being able to produce this kind of music after three stellar albums onlky proves to me that he will be around for years to come. One of the songs that I like the most is, Life in Mavelous Times, which talks about the industry with a comtempt that only encourages me to believe he wants to separate himself from the "ghetto fabulous" life that make hip-hop popular.
I am completely feeling this album. Check it out!
Choice Tracks: Quiet Dog, Life in Marvelous Times, and Pretty Dancer
The final album is Placebo's Battle for the Sun
Britpop at its finest! You can't go wrong with these guys. Without You I'm Nothing is one of my favorite albums of the 1990s, delivering great pop tunes with wondeful guitars all through. This is no exception. What they've always had is a lot of guitar work, making it easy for me to define them whenever I heard their music on the radio. It's kinda hard for me to not like this album since I have loved their music consistently.
They have a new drummer on this album, which you can tell with some of the progression on certain songs, but fortunately, the band's strength is in its vocals and guitars. Most notably, the track For What It's Worth contains their classic sound. As their band name means "I shall please" in Latin, they certainly pleased me with this new release. Nice one, fellas.
Choice Tracks: For What It's Worth, The Never-Ending Lie, In a Funk
You can listen to the album in full over at last.fm.
Enjoy you day and enojy the music!!!
I have quite a few new members, so HEY, Y'ALL!!! If you like to look around, please do. This is your comm to post about music of any kind. Just swing by the profile for The Rules and a little about what this comm is all about. Hope you like it and can't wait for you all to start posting!
Okay, as you know, today is Tuesday, which means I have some reviews on new music. I've been waiting to properly review one album, since I've had it for about three weeks now. The other two are ones I'm just now getting to enjoy. And I can honestly say that I enjoyed all this weeks albums, which has been a while.
The first album is from Sonic Youth's The Eternal.
I've had the pleasure of having this album for three weeks now, pouring over every song with a fine-tooth comb. I am probably one of the few people I know that love this band as much as I do. I pretty much worshipped Kim Gordon as a teenager, thinking she was the most awesome chick with a bass in all my life. One of my life's goals is to meet her and shake her hand, which I'm gonna try to do when I see her at the end of thi month in concert. I have loved most of their albums, not so much of their recent works, but over the years, I've always been able to rely on their innovative talents to deliver crazy-ass songs with impossibly catchy hooks. The Eternal is no different, if not more so than the last two albums.
Upon first listen, I think I had to remove my headphones to digest what I had heard completely before trying again. This band is one of the few bands that I don't get immediately. I have to listen to them about five times to begin to understand what's happening to my ears and once the process starts, it's hard to stop. It started when I heard Anti- Orgasm for the third time. I was laying on my bed, drifting in and out of sleep and I bolted out hearing the hook, freaked out. And I knew, these guys still got it. They can still make hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. It only got more intense, hearing Antenna, which is an epic journey about longing. For me though, the album really gets to me by the time No Way comes on. It just takes over all my senses, bringing it home with Massage the History. As I've said before, this album is so much like their earlier work, getting its strength from their guitar hooks and tickering with massive amounts of machinery that I'm can't begin to understand or care to find out. I love the mystery of it, trying to figure it all out and having it presented in such a way that I know I won't completely understand even months from now. It's also very dark, using guitar riffs, pairing them with very intense synthesizing. This will definitely be one of the best albums of this year for me.
Go out and get this album. It's really incredible. It's old school and well as modern, giving you a piece of their classic sound with new tricks up their sleeve. If you enjoy Pixies, you'll enjoy them.
Choice Tracks: Antenna, Anti-Orgasm, No Way
The next album is from Mos Def, The Ecstatic
As much as I love Mos Def as an actor, I think I enjoy his music just a little more. He has a way of bringing back old-school funk with a bit of his new school flow, creating a fusion of freshness that makes him one of the best MCs in hip-hop. What I admire most about him is that he isn't afraid to be different, daring himself to the point where he crosses over genres and musical tastes. I'm not the first person to admit that I enjoy today's hip hop scene. I prefer my gangsta rap to be less about bitches and hoes and more about the inner-city struggle and hardships we face day-to-day. Unlike his peers, Mos Def gives you a taste of his own musical tastes, displaying a ear for otherworldly sound and giving the listener not only music, but spirit. Not only is he a great musician, he is a outstanding lyricist. I'm still trying to discern his rhymes in the song Quiet Dog, making me feel like I could never pull of this whole "songwriting" thing I do for fun.
The album is probably the best album he's released. It's his forth album, which means he still has stability in this business. What I think was his smartest move was crossing over to film, which has more longevity that music, but being able to produce this kind of music after three stellar albums onlky proves to me that he will be around for years to come. One of the songs that I like the most is, Life in Mavelous Times, which talks about the industry with a comtempt that only encourages me to believe he wants to separate himself from the "ghetto fabulous" life that make hip-hop popular.
I am completely feeling this album. Check it out!
Choice Tracks: Quiet Dog, Life in Marvelous Times, and Pretty Dancer
The final album is Placebo's Battle for the Sun
Britpop at its finest! You can't go wrong with these guys. Without You I'm Nothing is one of my favorite albums of the 1990s, delivering great pop tunes with wondeful guitars all through. This is no exception. What they've always had is a lot of guitar work, making it easy for me to define them whenever I heard their music on the radio. It's kinda hard for me to not like this album since I have loved their music consistently.
They have a new drummer on this album, which you can tell with some of the progression on certain songs, but fortunately, the band's strength is in its vocals and guitars. Most notably, the track For What It's Worth contains their classic sound. As their band name means "I shall please" in Latin, they certainly pleased me with this new release. Nice one, fellas.
Choice Tracks: For What It's Worth, The Never-Ending Lie, In a Funk
You can listen to the album in full over at last.fm.
Enjoy you day and enojy the music!!!