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May 08, 2006
Less than you think
Hot Fuss floats boatloads of blasé lyrics about the pressures of being fabulous and the politics of fucking over an easily sippable blend of 80s and 90s British pop influences [...] The Killers are just the latest band to be born too quick inside the popular music vacuum, where expectations...
The above is Pitchforkmedia's Review for Hot Fuss. We know the rest of it. They got it right. A good producer may not be enough to push the Nevada native quarter further than this month's pick on iTunes. 2 tracks are recommended: 2 - Mr Brightside and 3 - Smile Like You Mean It. 2 out of 11 is not bad, consider the above 2 have a better-than-average ipod cycle. If you really want to LOL then buy track 12 - Glamorous... you may get a better pic of where the kids are coming from and why aren't breaking any wall.
RHCP have made an art of copying themselves restlessly. Pretending to come with 28 self-covers hoping to snag a clap is definitely beyond what I am allowed to give. The band is finally entombed in so much deserved past. Tracks worthy .99$: 1 - Demi California. The rest is not on iTunes yet, but stop waiting as none of the other 27 matches the price tag.
Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam, 2006. Reviews put this album as a candidate to Best of the Year. Masterpiece, Perfect, Best Album, etc. Hope is the last thing to give, the album is being splattered for what it is not. Tracks worthy .99$: 4 - Comatose. Not ironic, the band has been in a state for years. Track 4 a fast track, well assembled, honest.
Problematic times to invest money in pop? No. Albeit slightly daunting to casual ears, in the following order, more Frou Frou, more Liars and Takagi Masakatsu.
Posted by lck at May 8, 2006 05:58 PM
