killin' my computer
i still can't install anything. work on anything or do anything other than itunes, aim, and internetz on my computerbut seeing its the end of the year, lets venture into the best/worst albums of 2007! (it had to have came out in 2007)
saves the day "under the boards" much hype surrounded this album with all live versions of songs from this album. the second installment of the trilogy that started last year with "sound the alarm" is just perfect in every way. saves the day has finally broke away from all mainstream 'emo' acts as just a solid rock band. a solid concept album flows so well together its like one long song, but not like the mars volta, you get it. you can tell as a song writer chris is maturing and thats great, plus david soloway's guitar work, along with conleys is just amazing. to everyone who thinks they peaked at the 2001 landmark album "stay what you are"YOU are wrong. "daybreak" the third and final part of the trilogy is set to be out next year.
turobonegro "retox", the first time i heard this album i was really aggravated over something that prob dont matter now, but from the first guitar riff in the opener 'we're gonna drop the atom bomb" you know you are in for something special. considering turobnegro has i think 7 (?) albums out now it might be hard to say whats better than the other, but in my opinion this album is the most: clever, catchy, heavy (at times), and just has that turbonegro sound at their best. plus seeing them live in new york city a month after "retox" came out really made the album seem that much better, and if you dont know what i mean listen this album about 10 times, then go see them live in the biggest city on earth in the front row with euroboy soloing 3 ft from you and hanks gut inches from you. then you realize "retox" is a gem. plus "boys from nowhere" might be there second best song .will ANY song they ever write top "i got errection" NO. again simply amazing guitar work on this album.
ted leo and the pharmacists "living with the living" when your a late 30-early 40 something who is considered a indie rock legend topping your past might be the biggest challenge, and when you write about political things that makes it even harder to keep an album/band fresh. still ted and friends did it here, and did it very well. the opening song "the sons of cain" quickly became one of my favorite ted songs ever. the thing i love about LWTL is its more punk influenced to me than most of his other albums. plus every song kinda has its own groove to it, he has a punk song, a reggae song, a song on the ep that could easily be a marvin gaye song, a beatles-esq song, a flute solo and a drummer with a huge beard. i mean the marvin gaye alone is all you need. the real stand out track to me is the first single "bomb.repeat.bomb" not even for the political message of it but because it sounds like nothing hes done before its just great that even now ted can explore new avenues and genres to conquer.
other albums/EP's worth mentioning:
the weakerthans "reunion tour"
the foundry field recordings "fallout sessions EP"
the arcade fire "neon bible"
lcd soundsystem "sound of silver"
the new trust "dark is the path which lies before us"
now on to the worst of 2007...
kevin drew "sprit if", when i heard the song he posted on myspace "tbtf" i got really excited because its a really good song and it did have the broken social scene sound. so i got it and i dont know what happened, its so boring, songs are 5 mins long and go NOWHERE. i dont mind long songs but some of these songs are just too long after 30 seconds. i mean at least keep me interested.
cobra starship "viva la cobra!" i do admit ive came around to this album and i listen to it often now but c'mon gabe you STILL are in the punk/emo scene. the first album still had punk/midtown elements and you played everything on it. on this one having patrick stump (over) produce you and now having a band prob didn't do you so well in the creative realm. read down a few posts and hear my first reaction to it. luckily the first 3 songs on the album are good enough that it can carry the next 8 songs and make it decent. still i love cobra to death i think after hearing 2 of the 3 good songs that leaked before the album ("gulty pleasure" and "the city is at war") and with how good the first album one i was really let down by it. and thats why its in this category. guess what? ill still wear my cobra hoodie, ill still go see them live and yes ill know every word on this album. why? because its so bad at times its awesome, and thats why gabe saporta is superior to everyone else in that clique of bands cs is grouped with.
alright thats it. i put off studying for psychology to write this.
posted by nicholas b. @ 1:22 AM
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