The last day of 2009 presents, with much sorrow and hope for 2010,
More of the good stuff...
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Release Date: 07.14.2009 | Favorite Song of the Moment: I Cut Like A Buffalo
There are so many badass songs on this album. I love female vocals and so automatically this was my favorite Jack White project, other than White Stripes. In addition to Alison Mosshart from The Kills and Jack White, there is Dean Fertita (QOTSA) and Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs and Greenhorns). The way the songs are written makes me wonder what exactly is the point of view but I do know it sounds pretty dan awesome and creative nonetheless. The music is simplistic but strong and the vocals work way too well with the music. I think I Cut Like A Buffalo is my favorite song of the moment just because of how awesome it sounds. "I may look like a woman but I cut like a buffalo."
07 |
Release Date: 11.18.2009 | Favorite Song of the Moment: Monster
This is a great album but I heard it a bit too late in full, so it is not as high as Lady Gaga would have been on her own when including her past album. It has been one crazy year for Lady Gaga and while I heard her last year, I did not expect her to blow up like this and grow so much. Just Dance sounds so simple and plain when listening to everything else. This album is a bit more of my style than the last one and so I knew I had to include her this time around. It's weird, since she was a new artist last year but she didn't make my new artists list... what gives? At least she is included now. Bad Romance was such a great introduction, in all ways possible, to the album but my favorite song right now is Monster because I just really like the "he ate my heart" part. How many people have wanted to say something like that?! The guy didn't just take it, he ate it. Then again, a monster like that wouldn't be too bad either...
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Release Date: 11.16.2009 | Favorite Song of the Moment: Mind Eraser, No Chaser
This is such a great album! I've been waiting for this collaboration ever since I heard Josh Hommes (QOTSA), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), and Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) were going to work together. They sort of have worked together in the past in pairs (JPJ and JH helped with a few songs on In Your Honor and Grohl helped with Songs for the Dead) but this time, all three were equally working together and man it's an awesome album because of that. Not only are the alternating vocals great but the lyrics are magnificant as well. I think my favorite lines of the moment are probably from Mind Eraser, No Chaser, "
I'm not sorry to say we just ran out of 'give a ****'" and "Ignorance is bliss until they take your bliss away." The wole song just sounds so trippy and makes me think of Brave New World, where there were pills for everything. Then again, most of their songs you really have to pay attention to the lyrics, because they seem to be brilliantly written.
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Release Date: 10.06.2009 | Favorite Song of the Moment: The Listening
Unlike Lady Gaga, Lights actually made my list last year but she was way too low. Even I don't get why she was that low! I think too many artists overpowered her. I also had only heard the couple of songs Old Navy had streaming online, so the lack of exposure made me think that she shouldn't be very high. However, she definitely should have. I loved Ice and February Air and Drive My Soul and the list never ends! The more I heard by her, the more I loved her. Also, she's SUPER sweet! She really is as nice as she looks and her live shows are one of the most fun shows! She's adorable and energetic and this album truly encompasses that, and is worth checking out! For her EP, I loved Ice and I still do but after I heard The Listening, the self-titled song immediately stood out. The music works with the sound of electronic and the lyrics are so completely relatable. I doubt this would be the song of the year but it'd definitely be a song that describes me very well... and it sucks when you don't have the right words and emotions take over and there's really nothing else you can do.