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Music reviews 3/12
11 years ago
Billy Talent- Dead Silence: I liked their stuff when I first heard them, but I don't think they've made a decent album to date. This is more of their Green Day-but-harder-but-still-political stuff I expect. Definitely a solid album, I'm just not feeling it overly much. 6.5/10
Agnes- Veritas: Agnes is a not-well-known pop artist I've heard quite a few good songs out of. And this is a pretty good collection, but nothing spectacular. If you like dance pop, Agnes is worth checking out; her older song "Release Me" will give you a good idea of what she's capable of. The only thing on this album that comes close would be "Like God". (Sadly, neither of the last two tracks -- "Nothing Else Matters" and "The Unforgiven" -- is a Metallica cover.) 6.5/10
The Script- #3: Why do I bother listening to these guys? They're who you should point to to explain to someone who doesn't listen to the radio what modern pop rock sounds like. They're literally every rock band out there right now, a poor man's Coldplay and not nearly as good. Plus there's a heaping helping of pandering with plenty of rap quasi-religious allusions. A far cry from "Breakeven", which, by the way, is the answer to the question posed at the start of this review. This is just a collection of songs about all the things songs are generally about when CEOs want young people to buy them, and nothing about it made me feel anything but disappointment for wasting my time. 3/10
The punchline is, this album came with a second disc, the first track of which, "Moon Boots" was instantly ten times better than anything that appeared on the album proper.
Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra- Theater Is Evil: I was never big into the Dresden Dolls, but I do like a lot of Amanda Palmer's solo work since then. That said, this feels more like the Dolls than anything. It's a lot of weird music with lyrics rambling about any old thing, really. I do like "Melody Dean", but I've definitely heard better releases from Amanda. 5.5/10
Dave Matthews Band- Away from the World: It's great to hear DMB truly back to form. Even without Leroi, this has a real classic Dave Matthews Band sound, all funky jazz fusion and cool syncopated vocals. This is really a pretty cohesive album, though the energy wanes in a big way toward the end. Still, listening to it made me happy, and that matters for something. 7/10
Hoobastank- Fight or Flight: Kinda can't believe these guys are still around. And I still can't believe it. 4/10
Agnes- Veritas: Agnes is a not-well-known pop artist I've heard quite a few good songs out of. And this is a pretty good collection, but nothing spectacular. If you like dance pop, Agnes is worth checking out; her older song "Release Me" will give you a good idea of what she's capable of. The only thing on this album that comes close would be "Like God". (Sadly, neither of the last two tracks -- "Nothing Else Matters" and "The Unforgiven" -- is a Metallica cover.) 6.5/10
The Script- #3: Why do I bother listening to these guys? They're who you should point to to explain to someone who doesn't listen to the radio what modern pop rock sounds like. They're literally every rock band out there right now, a poor man's Coldplay and not nearly as good. Plus there's a heaping helping of pandering with plenty of rap quasi-religious allusions. A far cry from "Breakeven", which, by the way, is the answer to the question posed at the start of this review. This is just a collection of songs about all the things songs are generally about when CEOs want young people to buy them, and nothing about it made me feel anything but disappointment for wasting my time. 3/10
The punchline is, this album came with a second disc, the first track of which, "Moon Boots" was instantly ten times better than anything that appeared on the album proper.
Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra- Theater Is Evil: I was never big into the Dresden Dolls, but I do like a lot of Amanda Palmer's solo work since then. That said, this feels more like the Dolls than anything. It's a lot of weird music with lyrics rambling about any old thing, really. I do like "Melody Dean", but I've definitely heard better releases from Amanda. 5.5/10
Dave Matthews Band- Away from the World: It's great to hear DMB truly back to form. Even without Leroi, this has a real classic Dave Matthews Band sound, all funky jazz fusion and cool syncopated vocals. This is really a pretty cohesive album, though the energy wanes in a big way toward the end. Still, listening to it made me happy, and that matters for something. 7/10
Hoobastank- Fight or Flight: Kinda can't believe these guys are still around. And I still can't believe it. 4/10
