Hey-
This is my official review of Owl City's Ocean Eyes.
Hm. Mediocre.
I appreciate the effort that Owl City put this much effort into writing hits on his Apple computer. (which is probably why he gets so much promotion on iTunes!) Honestly, I think practically every song on this city revolves around "Fireflies." It has that playful and childish electronic feel, which I typically hate, but there's just something about this album that keeps me hooked every time. I don't know what.
Overall, I would recommend this album, but you need to give it some time to grow on you. It will eventually. Be patient young padawan ewoks.
Kudos to Owl City,
BirthdayBoyBikeJack
Friday, April 9, 2010
Transference
Hey everyone-
Sorry it's been sofa king long. To make it up to you, I am making a new line of music reviews. I hope you enjoy them. Here's my first one, on Spoon's recent album "Transference."
First of all, let me tell you that I am pretty much Spoon's biggest fan. Ever. My life goal is to go to a Spoon concert. Honestly. I loved Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and Gimme Fiction the most, and the others were pretty decent too. So, as you might expect, I was totally psyched for the release of their first album since 2007 (thanks a lot for the wait, by the way). But, when I heard Transference, I was extremely underwhelmed. And that is one of the biggest understatements I have ever made.
Transference did not meet my expectations. It just didn't have that passion and awesomeness that I heard in Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. I wonder what happened. But I suppose after eight full releases, you eventually run out of good material. Kidding. But still, it was not impressive. The saddest part of it was the only two songs I liked where the hyped-up Written In Reverse and the one that is only like two minutes long, Is Love Forever? because of the line "I grew up in a supermarket..." because I love their normally hilariously queer lines. Not anymore. I laughed for a minute and a half, then never laughed again. It was not powerful, it had unimpressive guitar parts, and honestly, I think Spoon depended on their lovable raw sound a little too much on this one.
Overall, this is not a Spoon album I recommend. It does not show their real potential and skill as a band, which they sure as hell have.
NO DISCO TOAST,
BirthdayBoyBikeJack
Sorry it's been sofa king long. To make it up to you, I am making a new line of music reviews. I hope you enjoy them. Here's my first one, on Spoon's recent album "Transference."
First of all, let me tell you that I am pretty much Spoon's biggest fan. Ever. My life goal is to go to a Spoon concert. Honestly. I loved Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and Gimme Fiction the most, and the others were pretty decent too. So, as you might expect, I was totally psyched for the release of their first album since 2007 (thanks a lot for the wait, by the way). But, when I heard Transference, I was extremely underwhelmed. And that is one of the biggest understatements I have ever made.
Transference did not meet my expectations. It just didn't have that passion and awesomeness that I heard in Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. I wonder what happened. But I suppose after eight full releases, you eventually run out of good material. Kidding. But still, it was not impressive. The saddest part of it was the only two songs I liked where the hyped-up Written In Reverse and the one that is only like two minutes long, Is Love Forever? because of the line "I grew up in a supermarket..." because I love their normally hilariously queer lines. Not anymore. I laughed for a minute and a half, then never laughed again. It was not powerful, it had unimpressive guitar parts, and honestly, I think Spoon depended on their lovable raw sound a little too much on this one.
Overall, this is not a Spoon album I recommend. It does not show their real potential and skill as a band, which they sure as hell have.
NO DISCO TOAST,
BirthdayBoyBikeJack
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Kris vs Adam, Now vs Then
Ok, here's the story. On Idol, Adam Lambert (gay guy, good voice) and Kris Allen (straight guy, still good voice). On Idol, Kris rocked. He was way better than Adam then. Then, SHOCKINGLY, Kris won. I honestly thought Adam was gonna win, cuz everyone liked him. He kinda scares me. So then, Kris decides to go be a flippin' dumbass, and release his album at the EXACT SAME TIME AS ADAM'S!!!! IDIOT!!!! Then, Adam's album turns out AMAZING, and Kris's (long story short) sucks. I bet Idol just rigged the votes to get Kris to win just to "shake things up" a bit. Or, they didn't want Adam's gay guy controversy anywhere NEAR THEIR AURA!!!
Whatevs, though. Not like I care if they get rid of Simon. I hardly watched anyway.
METAPHORICAL FRUIT THROWING! (but some Disco Toast for Adam),
BirthdayBoy
Whatevs, though. Not like I care if they get rid of Simon. I hardly watched anyway.
METAPHORICAL FRUIT THROWING! (but some Disco Toast for Adam),
BirthdayBoy
Albums You Should Get Before They Start To Suck
1. The Resistance by Muse
2. See Mystery Lights by YACHT
3. Kiss & Tell by Selena Gomez & The Scene (Sad, right? It's actually good!)
4. Contra by Vampire Weekend
5. Transference by Spoon
6. Wolfgang Amadaeus Phoenix by Phoenix
7. Save Me, San Francisco by Train
8. Swoon by Silversun Pickups
9. For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert (Kris sucks now! See my post about it!)
10. BLACKsummer's Night by Maxwell
2. See Mystery Lights by YACHT
3. Kiss & Tell by Selena Gomez & The Scene (Sad, right? It's actually good!)
4. Contra by Vampire Weekend
5. Transference by Spoon
6. Wolfgang Amadaeus Phoenix by Phoenix
7. Save Me, San Francisco by Train
8. Swoon by Silversun Pickups
9. For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert (Kris sucks now! See my post about it!)
10. BLACKsummer's Night by Maxwell
Anyone watch the CCAs?
Oh, yeah, that's me, just trying to be cool by abbreviating EVERYTHING! Seriously, though, did ANYONE watch the MTV Critic's Choice Awards? No? Didn't think so. But let me just clue you in...
Basically, that one chick who played Glinda from Wicked: The Musical in the New York show hosted it, and tried to be hilarious (and did a pretty damn good job of it, too.) but none of the fancy critics even chuckled! I felt really bad for her, and wanted to jump on the stage and be all, "C'MON PEOPLE! LAUGH! LIVE A FRICKIN' LITTLE!" That would've been fairly satisfying.
Also, AVATAR (aka, the bestest movie EVER!) didn't win best movie of 2009. I pretty much lost interest at that exact moment. It had like, it's own section of awards, though. That MTV voice was like, "Avatar, receives the award for best cinematography, best visual effects, best (insert award here)" I'm not sure if they won those awards. Those were merely examples.
So, in conclusion the freakin' HURT LOCKER won movie of the year. Woohoo. Yay. *throws metaphorical confetti and bakes everyone disco toast*
Whoa. I just lost myself there for a second.
Disappointized,
BBBJ (see, I'm cool with abbreviations!)
Basically, that one chick who played Glinda from Wicked: The Musical in the New York show hosted it, and tried to be hilarious (and did a pretty damn good job of it, too.) but none of the fancy critics even chuckled! I felt really bad for her, and wanted to jump on the stage and be all, "C'MON PEOPLE! LAUGH! LIVE A FRICKIN' LITTLE!" That would've been fairly satisfying.
Also, AVATAR (aka, the bestest movie EVER!) didn't win best movie of 2009. I pretty much lost interest at that exact moment. It had like, it's own section of awards, though. That MTV voice was like, "Avatar, receives the award for best cinematography, best visual effects, best (insert award here)" I'm not sure if they won those awards. Those were merely examples.
So, in conclusion the freakin' HURT LOCKER won movie of the year. Woohoo. Yay. *throws metaphorical confetti and bakes everyone disco toast*
Whoa. I just lost myself there for a second.
Disappointized,
BBBJ (see, I'm cool with abbreviations!)
Movies I Want To See But Can't (I don't have that kind of time!)
1. The Lovely Bones (Saorise Ronan)
2. Up in the Air (George Clooney and ANNA KENDRICK!!!)
3. Precious (based on 'Push' by Sapphire)
4. The Hangover
5. Edge of Darkness (Mel Gibson)
Plus, my parents won't let me see half of 'em!
2. Up in the Air (George Clooney and ANNA KENDRICK!!!)
3. Precious (based on 'Push' by Sapphire)
4. The Hangover
5. Edge of Darkness (Mel Gibson)
Plus, my parents won't let me see half of 'em!
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