Telling You What to Think

Wolfmother - The Cosmic Egg

I don't think there was anyone that could listen to Wolfmother's first album and not see pure unburdened genius. Andrew Stockdale had written unique, well thought out songs. With guitar rifts that couldn't even be compared to anyone else, they are astounding and played wonderfully. And even when the other 2 members left the band, (Chris Ross and Myles Heskett) most true Wolfmother fans believed, that since Stockdale had written all of the music, we would be looking at an equally as good sophomore album. This however, could not be farther from the truth.

The album is a love child of The White Stripes and Black Sabbath. It pains me inside to say that, but well, there it is. The album is about as well put together as one of those tall ass lego towers you made when you were six. I use this analogy because, after about the 5th track, the album just falls apart, not that the first few songs were great, or even good. This album is truly a disappointment, and I think it is safe to say that Wolfmother's 15 minutes, has come and gone.


http://www.lala.com/#album/432627041169190475/Wolfmother/Cosmic_Egg



Say Anything - Say Anything

Say Anything, one of the only good emo bands the genre has ever produced, has put out their self titled and I have to say that I was shocked, shocked and amazed. By no means is it a great album but since thier last one (In Defense of the Genre) I was skeptical, it took me almost a moth to finally obtain the the album and then another 2 weeks to actually sit down and listen to it. Maybe it was because of these low expectations that the album seems so good.

The first track "Fed to Death" is a great intro to the album, though short, and an excellent lead into the record's second song and single, "Hate Everyone." The second song only solidifies my feelings for Max Bemis; however great a songwriter he may be, we need to put him down before he kills again. It is still a great song, and I encourage you all to at least check out this one song. They do a small amount of name dropping through out the album, King's of Leon and Bjork are not safe from the wrath of Max Bemis. The album doesn't really pick up again until "Crush'd," which is easily my favorite track. The lyrics really capture what it is like to like someone, and going through the agony of working up the courage to tell them you do. I personally think it is a song about Bemis' new wife, but I have no proof to back this up. "She Won't Follow You" is another really good song, that I really get into, I recommend it strongly.

All in all, well done guys, you have restored a certain amount of my faith. "Say Anything" is not nearly as good as "... Is a Real Boy" but it is far superior to that joke of an album they put out earlier this year.

http://www.lala.com/#album/504684635190095801/Say_Anything/Say_Anything



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