wow, i haven't written a blog in a long time. twitter is taking over my life i tell you. i remember when i used to write a blog a week, it would've been two months of me not writing, had i not remembered to write today. there was not much to talk about, other than my workout routines, which is going well since i added more cardio into it. i am doing well in school a 3.5 GPA, the only reason its not a 4.0 is because i had some crappy professors who couldn't teach. i mean i pay them to teach me shit not to read off the damn syllabus. the only thing not going well is my job search, yup eight months and still jobless. something deep inside me thinks that the right job hasnt come by yet and i guess its just not in the cards for me this year. i absolutely hate borrowing money from my parents and it just sucks to be in this position. oh how i wish this economy was still in 2006 condition.
anyway im writing cause i actually found something to write about. new albums!!!
linkin park's new album, a thousand suns came out on the 14th, the same day halo reach came out (and yes it is awesome).
a thousand suns is really a work of art, it took me four to five listens of the whole album (from beginning to end, just as mike shinoda suggested) to really appreciate what they have done. it was really amazing to hear, this band has grown so much since hybrid theory (random thought: ten year anniversary of hybrid theory is coming up next month, wonder what they will do) and will continue to do so for many years to come. as for the haters and so called true LP fans: these guys have pushed the envelope since the very beginning of their careers, if you don't realize that then maybe you shouldnt call yourself a true LP fan.
favorite songs? by far, the catalyst, wretches and kings, blackout, and when they come for me.
now some of the songs i could do without, do i wish there were more guitars? yes. more power vocals? yes. more mike rapping? yes. do i wish they did more things like hybrid theory and meteora? somewhat, maybe thats the 14 year old me talking. the 21 year old me likes all of their albums.
after four listens (at least) i give this album 9/10
now on to maroon 5, another favorite band of mine.
i have been waiting on this album, for what seems like forever and when i listened to it; i have to be honest, i was not happy.
i do have to give them credit though on creating a sound that was more funky and gave something that people could dance to unlike songs about jane.
it seems like the first half of the album was great, but the rest was mediocre. i expected much more out of this album, but i was very disappointed. i was really hoping for the SAJ sound to come back, only edgier. there are only so many songs about girls that broke you heart/ slept with that you can write about. the lyrics were very generic, and the title song, hands all over, sounded a lot like pour some sugar on me by def leppard. these guys are really talented and im not going to drop them as one of my favorite bands just like that. i was hoping for some creativity on like they did on wake up call and makes me wonder.
they really set the bar high for themselves when they did SAJ. adam really poured his heart out and if you listen carefully you could hear it breaking, on that album. i heard some of it break on it wont be soon before long, and almost none of it on hands all over.
despite the disappointment, i did have some favorites, hands all over, misery, give me a little more, stutter (which gives a nice doowop feeling), last chance (which is not even on the real album just the deluxe version), and out of goodbyes with lady antebellum.
i will give it a few more listens before i give a proper rating but for now its a 6/10.
so thats my two album reviews. i'll try to keep up and write more reviews and remember you can follow me on twitter, where i basically write my thoughts anyways. until then.....
