Why I chose Broken Boy Soldiers
Jack White is really a genius. As if The White Stripes didn't bring enough of the incredible, he teamed up with Brendan Benson to make an album that was even better than
Get Behind Me Satan, which was great in itself. The album shows off a lot more of Jack White's capacity to rock, which of course, I always enjoy. It works great as a whole, so it's really hard to pick my favorite tracks. I narrowed it down to five, based on how much I've played the song.
My favorite tracks from Broken Boy Soldiers
5. Level - "
And I can see the road if I'm lookin' at the signs, I'm carryin' the load and steppin' outta line"
4. Intimate Secretary - "
I've got a rabbit it likes to hop, I've got a girl and she likes to shop"
3. Together - "
You gotta learn to give and wait your turn, or you'll get burned"
2. Call It A Day - "
I wouldn't be surprised if that look in your eyes was your way of saying goodbye"
1. Steady As She Goes - "
Well here we go again, you've found yourself a friend that knows you well"
Why I chose Loose
Here it is, the album that just about everyone loves. Somehow,
Loose has brought together the pop, manstream rock, alternative, hard rock, hip-hop, and R&B people. Everyone f**kin' loves this thing. Like I said back in the singles list, I didn't give it much of a chance beyond "Maneater" at first, but that all changed during my summer road trip to New Jersey, Philadelphia, and NYC, when Melissa opened my eyes to the awesomeness of the album. She pointed out one of the tracks, "Do It", which she said had an '80s feel to it. Almost instantly, it became my favorite track off the album. If that's not enough, "Say It Right" was one of the anthems of the trip that we couldn't stop listening to or otherwise singing. When I got back home and had more time to listen to
Loose in full a few more times, I started to appreciate it much more than I had before. As such, here it is at #7.
My favorite tracks from Loose
5. Afraid - "
So afraid of what people might say but that's okay 'cause you're only human"
4. Showtime - "
Showtime, our love's coming out, lights camera action show what we're about"
3. Maneater - "
You're doing anything to keep her by your side because she says she'll love you love you long time "
2. Say It Right - "
You got what it takes to set me free, oh you could mean everything to me"
1. Do It - "
We're sitting real close and I can feel your breath, I wanna touch your hand but I lay back"
Still to come, albums #6 and #5, the rest of the list, and the full recap! Hang in there and keep up the support.