The first cd that I decided to talk about Is All Time Low‘s album called Nothing Personal. I have to be honest, I had forgotten about them until now! So I listened to their cd not long ago and my first concern about the cd Is that I wonder what exactly the target audience Is. The lyrics can be a little childish and the music Isn’t very different from their past releases or any of the thousands of other bands that sound just like them. Don't get me wrong I do like that, but there Is too many bands like them now. And this can either be a good, or a bad thing. Some people love when their bands keep the same musical style all along, and the minute they change their style a bit they freak out. So let’s pretend It’s a positive thing. The first single, Weightless, released to promote the cd Is pretty good, but I feel the could have been better. It’s typical rock/pop music, and as I said before, the lyrics tend to be a little childish, but again, this can be appealing to many people, I’m just one of those who can’t help but actually listen and acknowledge the lyrics aswell as the music It's self. A few songs on the cd caught my attention. The first one Is Stella, It’s pretty catchy, and same goes with Walls and Therapy. Those two songs In my opinion differed a little bit more from their previous releases, while keeping the same musical style. I also loved the words play In the song Sick Little Games: “They’re finding me out, I’m having my doubts, I’m losing the best of me, Dressed up as myself, To live In the shadow, Of who I’m supposed to be”. Not only the title of the song (Sick Little Games) Is great, the lyrics are also interesting. I would’ve chosen It over Weightless for the first single. Oh well, maybe It’s gonna be the second single. I definitely recommend this cd to anyone who’s Into rock/pop music, and anyone who’s already a fan of All Time Low. They stayed true to their style of music, while trying out some new things on a few songs which I find Is pretty effective. All Time Low this album Isn't just a hit with me It's a hit with all your fans.My Grade: 8/10.
The second cd that I decided to review Is La Roux’s first release simply called La Roux. The band has been getting a lot of attention lately. Either because they’ve been appearing on a few tv shows, or because the lead singer has a big mouth… which Is honestly always good when you want to get attention from the media and promote your cd. She recently claimed on BBC RADIO 1 that RnB music Is “very kind of empty, like hollow and not rooted in anything good or healthy“. I will say that I don't agree with her or disagree with her. We all know that RnB music Isn’t necessarily supposed to have any depth what-so-ever, so her comment seems rude and useless, but hey, she’s speaking her mind, and she has the right to liberty of expression! The cd doesn’t really offer anything new, It’s pretty similar to all the other music out there. a few songs will remind of you Lady Gaga, and then other songs will remind you of either Little Boots or Yeah yeah Yeahs. Her voice is unique though, which really does add something to the music. I can’t imagine how awful the cd would be If she’d have one of those robotic/computerized voices we’ve been hearing from basically every singers lately. Doesn’t It sound like they’re all the same person after a while, and why would you want to be the same as someone else when we are all different people? My take Is If you can’t sing, just don’t sing. Stick to an instrument If you really wanna be in a band. Back to La Roux, the best songs on the cd in my opinion are Colourless Colour, Quicksand and Fascination. Her songs definitely bring back that amazing music style from the 80′s, and that’s great. a lot of people have been doing It lately, but she definitely does It way better. She Isn’t big yet in america, but just wait, I’m pretty sure it won’t be long until she is and she's playing all the big cities. This album Is really good, and I must admit her music video's are strange, but so am I, and guess what? Yes I do like them too. But the album In general Is pretty good.My Grade: 9/10.
The third cd that I will review Is Lenka’s album of the same name. This cd Is definitely very different from either All Time Low’s or La Roux’s cd. It’s a lot more soft and calm. It’s one of those cds that you would wanna listen to while reading a book, or just to relax. It won’t get you dancing, but who said all music has to be about partying and rocking out? It’s always nice to have something smooth to balance it all out without people like Lenka making music like this then you wouldn't have music to read a book with and we all need that, anyway back to Lenka's album, I feel Lenka’s cd Is just the right thing. It won’t make you fall asleep, but It won’t give you a headache either. The first single chosen to promote the album, The Show, Is definitely one of the best songs on the cd, and don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t mean that the rest Is rubbish or bad. Just her lyrics are clever, and have some sort of special melody to them which I love. The first lines of the single go: “I’m just a little bit caught In the middle, Life Is a maze and love Is a riddle, I don’t know where to go I can’t do it alone I’ve tried, And I don’t know why” See what I mean? Lyrics don’t have to be filled with words you don’t understand for them to be clever, and she definitely gets that. The songs that I find are the best on the cd are The Show, Dangerous And Sweet, Live Like You’re Dying, Anything I’m Not and Don’t Let Me Fall. Her style of music Is definitely going to remind you of Regina Spektor who also released a new cd not long ago, but while her music Is pretty similar I find It still has that something special which makes her unique In her own way.My Grade: 9.5/10.
The fourth cd and last cd I will review for a while Is Breaking Benjamin's Dear Agony, This album Is extremely different to the other's I've veiwed, the other's have been some what pop, but this one Is more heavy. This Is a more rocking out cd, for when your with your friends, or just fancy a bit of a headband. It would more than likely get you moshing/dancing, I think I can say that I have reviewed 4 completely different albums from 4 different complete corners of the music Industry. Anyway back to Breaking Benjamin, my favourite has to be Crawl, It's the best song on the whole cd, I mean the music iIs good but the lyrics are powerful. The bit that caught my eye the most was: “I'm becoming a monster, just like you, After it all you'll try to break me too, Falling forever, chasing dreams, I brought you to life so I can hear you scream” See I find the lyrics powering aswell as clever. Aswell as lyrics being clever, I find the album cover so strange, but clever at the same time. My favourite's on the album are: Crawl, Dear Agony, Hopeless, I Will Not Bow and Lights Out. This bands style of music reminds me of Bring Me The Horizon and bands like that, very heavy. My Grade: 9.8/10.
And this Is It for the reviews. I hope you realize that I am no professional reviewer and that those are simply personal opinions. I just thought It would be nice to let you know about albums/artists and what I think of them. Reading reviews Is always a good way to find out about artists whether the reviews are positive or negative. And I have to say, It’s very hard to review stuff while keeping a neutral personal opinion. So I say, whatever I said, go listen to those four albums, If I mentioned them In the first place It’s definitely because they’re worth listening to. And I’d appreciate your feedback on this post, you can always leave a comment to let me know what you thought of It. I read all the comments I receive on the posts, and If you’d like me to post reviews like these more often, you should let me know too. and same goes If you think I should definitely keep my mouth shut In the future!
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