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Some young guy came into my place of employment today to get his Pradas repaired and as he was leaving he asked me, "Do you like heavy metal?" I said yes and he gave me two tickets to see Megadeth & Over Kill (and Arch Enemy, Opeth, etc) on Saturday. He said he didn't need them since he was going to the Bahamas.
That was the last possible thing I would have ever expected to happen to me at work (considering the type of customers I deal with). I don't know if I'll go but I'm still stoked that it happened.
Also stoked on: The new AWK!!! I ordered a copy of the Singapore version last week and listened to it today. It has four bonus tracks (bringing the album up to a whopping 22 tracks), one titled "LET'S GO ON A DATE," in which Andrew WK asks me to go on a date. Seriously best song ever. It's got total 90s ska riffs. :b
His vocal range has vastly improved; I know he was being trained by a vocal coach for a while but wow, he's almost a real singer now! The writing is also a lot more varied and there are noise/artsy tracks like CLOSE CALLS WITH BAL HARBOUR & GOLDEN EYED DOG. A few sad things about Mr.WK, though: he's no longer the beautiful, beefy, lumberjack-looking dude I used to love. He's skinny and he has short hair. You don't know that though because he is wearing extensions (AND YOU'D BETTER NOT TELL ANYONE BECAUSE THIS IS TOP SECRET). Also, he talks about dancing a hell of a lot in his lyrics (as in, going out to dance), he hates on girls in one song, then proclaims his love for girls in others, and he mentions "getting high" a lot on the album, although I'm inclined to say that it's not necessarily a drug reference. Also, he has one snotty song called DON'T CALL ME ANDY. But whatever, I'll call him anything he wants.
Endnote:
This album is not yet available in the United States; there is no American record deal for it at all, even. You can order an over-priced Japanese version on Amazon, but I got mine from a Singapore CD site for half the price. Where ever you end up getting it from, make sure you pay for it. Make my honey rich for when he & I elope.
That was the last possible thing I would have ever expected to happen to me at work (considering the type of customers I deal with). I don't know if I'll go but I'm still stoked that it happened.
Also stoked on: The new AWK!!! I ordered a copy of the Singapore version last week and listened to it today. It has four bonus tracks (bringing the album up to a whopping 22 tracks), one titled "LET'S GO ON A DATE," in which Andrew WK asks me to go on a date. Seriously best song ever. It's got total 90s ska riffs. :b
His vocal range has vastly improved; I know he was being trained by a vocal coach for a while but wow, he's almost a real singer now! The writing is also a lot more varied and there are noise/artsy tracks like CLOSE CALLS WITH BAL HARBOUR & GOLDEN EYED DOG. A few sad things about Mr.WK, though: he's no longer the beautiful, beefy, lumberjack-looking dude I used to love. He's skinny and he has short hair. You don't know that though because he is wearing extensions (AND YOU'D BETTER NOT TELL ANYONE BECAUSE THIS IS TOP SECRET). Also, he talks about dancing a hell of a lot in his lyrics (as in, going out to dance), he hates on girls in one song, then proclaims his love for girls in others, and he mentions "getting high" a lot on the album, although I'm inclined to say that it's not necessarily a drug reference. Also, he has one snotty song called DON'T CALL ME ANDY. But whatever, I'll call him anything he wants.
Endnote:
This album is not yet available in the United States; there is no American record deal for it at all, even. You can order an over-priced Japanese version on Amazon, but I got mine from a Singapore CD site for half the price. Where ever you end up getting it from, make sure you pay for it. Make my honey rich for when he & I elope.