Be You Angels? Nay, We Are But Men. Rock.
Lot of great posts this week. I'm excited to see jeffchin.com up and running - Jeff baked the HTML code like it was oven-fresh homemade apple pie, never even left to cool on the metaphorical windowsill. And yeah Eugene, that's the conclusion I came to also; "recording" makes the most sense...but still it remains the biggest Okay Samurai unsolved mystery. Pongpun Punhong, wherever you are, please use a search engine to find this site and contact us.
I mentioned earlier in the week about how immersed in music I've been lately, so I'll get all jeffchin.com on you and rock some quick album reviews. I already talked about Sigur Ros, but I like both () and Agaetis Byrjun about the same. Although Gavin DeGraw's Chariot has some catchy standout songs (Follow Through, Chariot, More Than Anyone) with a good voice, he doesn't seem to distinguish himself enough from other singer/songwriters. A song called "Chemical Party" is commercialized with drug references in an attempt to be cool with the college crowd, but like several other songs, a lot of his stuff seems formulaic and predictable. Maroon 5's Songs About Jane rocks. You've heard "Harder To Breathe" on the radio, and "She Will Be Loved" is also perfect single material. Their Wednesday concert here was sold out, but they have a great interview in the latest Rolling Stone. Jason Mraz Live was released in 2001; scaled-back and absolutely incredible. The scat-esque things Mraz does with his voice work well with the music (remember when I washed my hands next to him last December?). Anyway, "Hey Love" has been stuck in my head the entire week. I had never listened to Tenacious D before, but School of Rock piqued my interest in Jack Black. The self-titled album is hilariously obscene, but these guys rock..."Tribute" is musically brilliant. I hope a little Tenacious D rock shows up in these upcoming songs I'm writing. Finally, I'm still undecided on John Mayer's latest effort, Heavier Things. I love "Bigger Than My Body" and "Clarity", and I'm starting to come around to "Daughters" and "New Deep". He's evolved from Room For Squares, especially with the focus on electric guitars and horns, but I think his slower material here is weaker than it was on the previous albums.
Friday, October 17 at 10:38 PM
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