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Battle Studies
John Mayer
Label: Columbia
Genre: Rock, Blues-Rock, Pop
Standout Tracks:
1. Heartbreak Warfare
2. Half of my Heart (feat. Taylor Swift)
3. Crossroads
4. Perfectly Lonely
5. Friends, Lovers, or Nothing
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I'm not really a huge fan of John Mayer and his music. Most of his song bores me, but this album is quite an exception to that. I think Mayer's music has grown a lot. The opening track
Heartbreak Warfare ***** over every song from this album - the song has that spice I'm looking for a blues-rock song. Another awesome track from the album is
Half of my Heart, which features country superstar Taylor Swift. This is a weird combination for me. It's like a French Fries dipped it a Sundae - not really a match but still creates a great taste. Among all the songs,
Crossroads has the 'dopest' beat and sound. Mayer ended the album with a blast with the most emotional track -
Friends, Lovers, or Nothing. Over-all this is satisfying.
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She Wolf
Shakira
Label: Epic
Genre: R&B, Dance Pop, Electro-Pop, Latin Pop
Standout Tracks:
1. Give It Up To Me (feat. Lil' Wayne)
2. Why Wait
3. Mon Amour
4. Long Time
5. Good Stuff
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I know a lot of members would have violent reactions on my decision to put Shakira's "She Wolf" at a lil' low spot. The latest offering from Shakira is not really working that great for me, unlike her previous records. I played the album a lot of times, but I still have that same feeling towards the album. By trying to match the music of some of the U.S. biggest female music stars, this album was over-done and can be marked as trying-hard. The first single completely defines that the album will not be that fantastic. I still like the sexuality on Shaki's voice though. The appeal of her voice definitely saved the songs from this album. This is the reason why I still kinda like this album. The U.S. single
Give It Up To Me is one of my biggest jams today. This song is epic.
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Leave This Town
Daughtry
Label: RCA
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Hard Rock
Standout Tracks:
1. September
2. Every Time You Turn Around
3. You Don't Belong
4. Open Up Your Eyes
5. Supernatural
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The first single,
No Surprise, was quite a disappointment to me and gave me a feeling that album is gonna suck hard, but first impression do not really lasts. The album took me into a roller coaster ride. The hard-rocking opening track
You Don't Belong is Linkin Park-esque but is an amazing way to start off the album. I think it's one of those few hard-rock songs that has that pop appeal, but just when I thought YDB will be the best hard-rock song on the album
Every Time You Turn Around came along and gave me chills. ETYTA however does not have that radio appeal and might not do good as a single. Among all the songs, the melodic pop-rock
September stands-out - and is near perfect. The lyrics are awesome, and I drop-dead think that this song has the capabilities of smashing the charts. Over-all, I like that rock meets pop - pop meets rock feeling of this album.
Message Corner:
THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS AND RATINGS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
arkl - funeral song?? lol
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