This summer, I have started an expensive habit. I buy lots of cd's. Some people have shoes, or clothes, or movies, but I have cd's. My job this summer has allowed me to impulse buy lots of them. It used to be that I would research the album before I bought a cd. I had to like the artist, like half the material on the album, enjoy the album art; a lot of important things to consider when buying a cd. Now my thought process is, "oh, I heard a song off that. It's 9.99 (or maybe 11.99, I buy a lot at those two price points), let's get it." Just yesterday I bought two cd's. The Rocket Summer's, "Do You Feel?" and Beck's new one, "Modern Guilt". I had heard one song off of The Rocket Summer's disc (So Much Love) and I honestly hadn't heard an ounce of Modern Guilt. But I love Beck and I loved Guero, so I took a chance. I took the time to listen to both albums full through tonight, so here are my "one paragraph or less" impressions of them:
The Rocket Summer, Do You Feel?
This cd is full of catchy songs that you enjoy from intro to ending. I was expecting a little bit more of a "jazzy" feel after the song I had heard, So Much Love, but it really seems to be a combination of solid semi-distorted electric guitar and piano. This is some of the best piano playing in a rock album I have heard for awhile, and I really enjoy that. I think this could become a cd (or at least 4 or 5 songs) that I listen to quite a bit.
Beck, Modern Guilt
This is Beck, that is for sure. Modern Guilt is a very very diverse album. Every song is pretty catchy, I mean it IS Beck. He writes odd, creatively built songs because that is one of the things that defines him. It seems like this album is a bit more simplistic and at times more electronic than past discs. With time, I will really like this cd I think. Beck is one of those, like Radiohead, that each new cd takes some time to adjust to. He is always changing and always growing better so you can't go into a new cd expecting it to be like the last. Modern Guilt is not like Guero for the most part, and I like it that way.
I just love buying music. The first listen of a cd is one of my favorite experiences ever really. I will enjoy these cd's (I hope) more and more with each listen. Chances are I will take some time and listen to these way more in-depth at some time later in the week. Maybe another blog post will be in order to give update opinions on cd's I have bought lately. The count for the summer is 11 I think though. More cd's than I probably actually bought all last year.
Cory, Le Blog
1 comment:
The Rocket Summer is an ok band. I enjoy listening to them, especially while I'm running. BUT, please agree with me on the grounds that their singer has a WOMAN's VOICE! It's strange, but it works for them.
Cameron Riemensnider
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