Consumerism (Follow-Up)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Bought 3 albums today.

Amerie: first half uniformly gorgeous, love the 86/87 washed-out synth-soul-pop she's using as a template, love the way breaking up songs has become her "thing" post 1-Thing. Second half slows down, I tune out, there's still stuff to like but not itching to hear the back end again.

Dizzee: usual curate's egg - "Pussy'ole" is funny, savage awesome, so is "Where's Da Gs" tho sadly no chicken noises on that one. There is an awful lot of putting ppl down for not being real on this album. DO NOT WANT to know what Dizzee thinks of the state of the world, Lily Allen collab disappointing, enough lust and venom on eg Flex, Bubbles, Da Feelin to make this a "keeper". I'll probably listen to it more than his other albums tbh.

Rihanna - just started listening, very pop but also sounds weirdly thin: where are the BIG ENGINE REVS that have made her number one for eleventy weeks? Futher reports possible. "Breakin Dishes" is good.

What do you think of these PLATTERS? If you've heard them. What else should I be buying in my newly ALBUM-FRIENDLY state?

Comments

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Not at all- it's all much more delightfully naff than that. I was alarmed by the idea of the full album as well and actually only downloaded (have had zero pence for last ever) it because I was reviewing one of the singles but then had to spend the next week adjusting to the fact it was full-on amazing. Even my ex liked it and he was one of the most in denial poptimists elitist muso types I have ever encountered.

My favourite song off it was this, for ages (now changed to 'Misery' which I can't find on YouTube atm) and I'm very pleased they've released it as a single:
Dance Floor Anthem (http://youtube.com/watch?v=fy1ErypA9yA)
I love the alarm sounds at the start and the propulsion of the whole thing, although that's probably the song that sounds most conventionally like them on the album.

Other highlights include-
Broken Hearts Parade (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4HE5q15qafI) (and we all know what I think about ska, good god)
All Black (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NW0RIDw9jRY) -most ridiculously hubristic intro ever and then hilarious Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash referencing chorus.

Essentially, it's like if Busted hadn't split up and had somehow managed to actually pool James' (alleged) disco influences, Matt's punky hip hop thoughts and Charlie's desire to sing about being a miserable git.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA HOW MUCH DOES THE BASSIST* LOOK LIKE MARILYN MANSON IN THAT VIDEO?

*Formerly known as 'the fit one,' now, disturbingly, a title transferred to Joel Madden.

[ms-bracken.livejournal.com]

This sounds totally awesome. I've been wondering whether to buy that since I heard (most of) it in a shop and it all seemed to work together really well.