Lyric Of The Moment.

"I got my feet on the ground and I don't go to sleep to dream. You've got your head in the clouds and you're not at all what you seem. This mind, this body and this voice cannot be stifled by your deviant ways. So don't forget what I told you, don't come around, I got my own hell to raise."
- Fiona Apple

33 Best Albums Of 2008?

Blender has come up with their own list of the "33 Best Albums Of 2008"
I'm not sure if I agree with some of these, but here goes. And of COURSE Lil Wayne is number "1" Does anyone ever get tired of him?
Even just a little?

1. Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III

2. Girl Talk, Feed The Animals

3. TV On The Radio, Dear Science

4. Metallica, Death Magnetic

5. Hot Chip, Made In The Dark

6. Robyn, Robyn

7. Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping

8. Randy Newman, Harps & Angels

9. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend

10. Fall Out Boy, Folie A Deux

11. Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs

12. My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges

13. Al Green, Lay It Down

14. Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue

15. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago

16. Be Your Own Pet, Get Awkward

17. Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst

18. Ponytail, Ice Cream Spiritual

19. Katy Perry, One Of The Boys

20. Wale, Mixtape About Nothing

21. Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part I: Fourth World War

22. Coldplay, Viva La Vida

23. The Cool Kids, Bake Sale

24. The Roots, Rising Down

25. Santogold, Santogold

26. Usher, Here I Stand

27. Mariah Carey, E=MC2

28. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Real Emotional Trash

29. Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It

30. Young Jeezy, The Recessio
31. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

32. Taylor Swift, Fearless

33. Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind

Well, I do agree with Death Cab For Cutie's Narrow Stairs and Vampire Weekend's debut. But Fall Out Boy's "Folie A Deux"?? It hasn't even come out yet. Hmmm.. something to look forward to? Thoughts?

Quote Of The Moment.

"I’m doing it for where I came from being the only dude in my class that dressed in a certain way, and then finding there’s other people who think like me too, they just weren’t in my school. And I think that’s what the FADER kids are made of, people who were different or wanted something better than what was the norm. But I had to come to the realization, it wasn’t just the search for something different, but something better, a better solution. I never forget that. "

- Kanye West.

The Virgins.

The Virgens.
The classic story of good music gone mainstream and overly produced. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the group at all. I love them, it's just I have a few thoughts regarding their self titled album, The Virgens. About a year ago an EP came out and there was a particular song that resignated with most fans that goes by the name of Rich Girls. Its fresh, raw, and simple. I think they're a little bit like The Strokes only not as noisy instrumentally, and a little more mellow vocal wise. They're the kind of band that makes it look easy to sound as smooth and controlled as they do in most of their songs. Their lyrics seem to roll right off of lead singer Donald Cumming's tongue. But once you fast forward to 08', a year later their studio album comes out and its like listening to two totally different bands. It sounds as if some big time music mogal got ahold of their music and made it more "commercial" and my least favorite term of all time, "radio friendly" OK, so, it's not the worst music I've ever heard in my life, it's just dissapointing. Sometimes big wigs in the music industry think they have to try too hard to get people behind their acts, when really, we just want music that doesn't sound so forced. The one good thing about the album is that it includes the Demo/EP versions along with the newly recorded songs. But even still, I am behind the band itself, it's just the "synthesizers and distorted guitar riffs" found on their studio album makes me appreciate the EP even more. They re-did an album version of Rich girls and I guess in theory it doesn't sound that much different, but when you've heard the older version first.. it seems like theres something missing. No? Well I guess you can decide for yourself I suppose.

Rich Girls - EP Version


Rich Girls - Album Version

Hot Like Wow.

So last night I was on iTunes and I ended up downloading the Nadia Oh album Hot Like Wow. And I think the title is a pretty good fit. Lately I've been getting into the dance/club type scene. I had been planning to cop this for awhile so I knew what I was getting myself into. Some might say the music isn't anything too "original" or "fresh" but I like her style. On a few of the tracks Space Cowboy is featured and of course that is a formula for an enjoyable sound. Though some songs tend to sound like the others, it's definitely not a bad thing. Atleast not for me, I like her vibe so I could listen to as much of it as possible. She sounds like a cross between Lady Gaga and Daft Punk. Only, a little more hip-hop then Gaga, and not as vocal.Nadia considers herself "Ghetto Tech", atleast according to her myspace (http://myspace.com/NadiaOh). The track that suckered me in was Got Your Number, which I think is the standout on the whole album. Some might have recalled it being on a season 1 episode of Gossip Girl. So far I'm a fan of My Egyptian Lover, Hot Male, Rip It Up, and Bounce. She can border on Techno and 80's "Dance Groove" sometimes, but over all I'd say 8 out of 10.

808's & Heartbreak.

So I'm a huge kanye fan, and needless to say I'm a tad dissapointed. AND, I'm only a tad because I'm not exactly surprised that I'd feel this way about his fourth album. I'd been hearing alot of buzz about 808 for awhile and it seems that it wasn't wrong. Though it is only the first day it has come out, and I've only had a quick listen I wouldn't call it a flop. It's just ok. But sometimes its takes a little time for me to warm up to songs so we'll see how it goes. I'll update later as I listen to it as days go by. But so far it's lukewarm feelings.