Liv Tonight – Nelly And Keri Hilson – The sheer weight of irrelevance bears harshly down upon this stupendously boring piece of product. It isn’t simply written on a PC, so are most songs, it is written by a PC. A PC that needs to be rebooted. I think Keri is overextending herself as well.
Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1) – Flo Rida – When it comes to computer generated dance, Flo Rrida is in a league of his own. Earlier this year he hooked up with David Guetta and the song is still on the charts but this one sounds like Dr. Luke, so the beats are off but just by a touch and the sample ain’t “Right round” but it is still awful good.
Taboo – Don Omar – Reggeaton comes of age whenever Don Omar starts in. This one rips it up via accordion.
Worm Turner – Grinderman – This couldn’t be any better if it turned into a bat and bit you on the neck. A shredding, sweeping, hard rocking rip snort of a song with Nick Cave’s vocals, sinister in the desire.
Pass Out – Tinie Temper – I know UK rappers don’t cross over the pound. Maybe the Streets for awhile but that was mostly novelty value. But otherwise, all that “how many pies” crap? We couldn’t give a shit. Not certain about the sound but the rap is a clear, smart, hard, arrogant, stupefied look at fame and honest, it should hit big here. TRACK OF THE WEEK.
Candy’s Boy – Bruce Springsteen – There is a reason Bruce rewrote it as “Candy’s Room” with that heavy beat and and hot and flustered tempo. He also cut the lyric to the bone, leaving you to fill in the spaces. And their were lots of spaces. So now we know. Candy is less a hooker, more involved with a sugar daddy. And the romance is real. Here he is Candy’s boy, and can’t fulfill her financially, on the “Room”, nothing can fulfill her and certainly Bruce can’t. The organ instrumental should be taken out and shot.
There’s A Place For Us – Carrie Underwood – Sure there is, but nobody would want to go there. This is worse than “Liv Tonight”. Put the PC down slowly and put your hands above your head where I can see em.
Blow – Ke$ha – In which Ke$ha continues to morph into Lady Gaga. Meh.
Do It Like This – Black Eyed peas – Vastly superior to “Time” but still the same old BEP. Crap rap, top beats.
Rope & Summit – Junip – this song is only five minutes long? Surely not. It feels like it has been playing for hours.
Right This Second – Deadmau5 – Such a lotta samples for such a lousy song. It is like he fell into a vat of prog rock on repeat.