Music

2.5 out of 5 stars

I personally didn’t like this CD very much at all. I’m normally into electronic music, but this, I didn’t enjoyed listening to. “Hustler” was too repetitive. It was almost as if the lyricist ran out of things to say so just repeated the same thing over and over. “Hotdog” was probably one of the only songs that I sort of enjoyed and the main reason for that is that in elementary school we used to sing it as a jump rope rhyme. It was good for reminiscing, but the originally happy and upbeat song itself was totally ruined. “Sleep Deprivation” was a fairly decent song with its pulsating bass and driven beat, but definitely not up to par with other electronic music that I’ve listened to.

4.5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed listening to this CD. Most of the songs were quite upbeat. There was an interesting variety of instrumentation, which I liked. The melodic vocal lines made the songs on this CD memorable. The untitled instrumental track was particular ear catching with a mixture of tribal drumming and some interesting electronic sounds. I particularly liked "We'll Never Leave Again" and "Take it to Manhattan" because of the dominant presence of the piano. The last track, "The First of the Century" begins with the guitar being played quietly in the background while the vocal line takes on a rather serious tone then the music picks up with the addition of the drums and it continues to crescendo to the climax. "The Miracle That Never Came" was probably my favorite out of the upbeat tracks. The quicker tempo and steady beat gets you into the song right away.