Year: 2010
Album: “Walk The Moon”
Previous Entries: None.
Discovery: AMTV: MTV JAMS
I remember seeing the MV on MTV Jams and after bopping down I instantly ran right over to the net to find out who they were and listen to them more. The song is bliss, chorus is everything, its fun and I love how it shifts from mellow to upbeat throughout the song.
135.
Gorillaz
“DoYaThing (featuring James Murphy & André 3000)”
I always liked Gorillaz and hearing they had a track with three stacks made me like them more. Three totally different artists teamed up and this turned out to be quite a groovy tune.
134.
Young Magic
“Sparkly”
Randomly found this track on spotify - didn't think I would actually enjoy it but its a nice Synthpop track with vocals and a tribal like instrumental that puts me at peace. It might come off as strange but it works for me.
133.
Beat Connection
“Further Out”
Has a summery electronic sound that I'm a sucker for. I'm interested to see how far my liking for them goes when I check out their album soon.
132.
Netsky
“Come Alive”
Now I have a liking for drumstep all of a sudden - this is quite fun actually! Give it a try and see if its your cup of tea.
131.
Nero
“Promises”
Honestly thought this was Katy Perry the first time I saw this MV on television. But no really, the female vocalist executed well on this nice production.
130.
Calvin Harris
“We'll Be Coming Back (featuring Example)”
Nothing too spectacular but it's a banger for sure. Maybe this track might get me into Example.
129.
Ke$ha
“C'mon”
Ke$ha almost didn't make the cut. "Die Young" is okay and all but I still I was this close to writing her off this year. "C'mon" is a grower and gives me classic Ke$ha. We'll see what the future holds for this song in 2013.
Individually some tracks are great but collectively it just doesn't feel complete. I say a forgettable album unless you have the urge to listen to it again.
“Pacifica” does have some nice dance anthems (like “Fall” for example) that I’d rather see burn up the charts than other crap that’s out there.
Not a bad album, just expected more from them, it’s been years since they've returned to music.
Ranking:
1) “Loveeeee Song” (featuring Future)
2) "Love Without Tragedy" / "Mother Mary"
3) “Diamonds”
4) “Half of Me”
5) “Numb” (featuring Eminem)
6) “Nobody’s Business” (featuring Chris Brown)
7) “What Now”
8) “No Love Allowed”
9) “Stay” 10) “Lost In Paradise”
11) “Get It Over With”
12) “Pour It Up”
13) “Jump”
14) “Right Now” (featuring David Guetta)
15) “Phresh off The Runway”
Rihanna
“Unapologetic”
Honestly, some of the “Unapologetic” tracks could have easily been done by your favorite R&B vixen (Kelly Rowland, Ci and Keri perhaps? ) and I’m sure it wouldn't get half of the praise by the navy or even half the draggage by the haters.
With that being said… some of her urban influenced, mid-tempos and ballads are the best on the album and the weakest parts are her dance and up-tempo tracks (surprisingly to me). This is strange because
“Where Have You Been” will be perched on my C/D
but I think “Right Now” sucks for (example).
I like how personal “Unapologetic” is, Rih’s vocal performance and I think it’s better quality than “Talk That Talk” but the album is hard to distinguish and it doesn't grasp me like her other albums minus the "mixtapes". I need more time with this one. Riri does have that charm to grow on me.
Oh Anna Sun, You know this is falling apart and man the rest is just that good history. Easily one of the best breakout tracks this year. Gorillaz track is good, Netsky is on the fence, Nero is not bad and I could get into her for next year, Cal/Example is the banger to watch out for, & yeah I don’t know how I feel about C’Mon as the next single or the song itself really. Catchy but irritating same damn time. K$ IDK how I feel. I like Ghost from The Preset so I haven’t checkout the album. RiRi’s album was poorly put into together but was that the point about how being unapologetic effects the album and everything else. Even if it wasn’t’ it still won’t be one of the best but at least it won’t give you that hangover feeling migraine. Stay, Diamonds , & Loveeeee song are the favs along with Numb. I agree with you on how personal and her vocals are. Good job so far as you just started.
Oh Anna Sun, You know this is falling apart and man the rest is just that good history. Easily one of the best breakout tracks this year. Gorillaz track is good, Netsky is on the fence, Nero is not bad and I could get into her for next year, Cal/Example is the banger to watch out for, & yeah I don’t know how I feel about C’Mon as the next single or the song itself really. Catchy but irritating same damn time. K$ IDK how I feel. I like Ghost from The Preset so I haven’t checkout the album. RiRi’s album was poorly put into together but was that the point about how being unapologetic effects the album and everything else. Even if it wasn’t’ it still won’t be one of the best but at least it won’t give you that hangover feeling migraine. Stay, Diamonds , & Loveeeee song are the favs along with Numb. I agree with you on how personal and her vocals are. Good job so far as you just started.
Great comments, glad you liked the selections. You should check out Pacific, you'll probably like my selections - the ones not crossed out.
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Originally posted by Eric.
"Anna Sun" and Beat Connection.
And I actually liked Pacifica. "Fall", "It's Cool", "Surrender" and "Fast Seconds" are my favorite tracks.
Yes! :wooaprty:
I mean I do too like it too, I'm not going to label it terrible, it's like a D+