Thursday, September 16, 2004
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Toby Keith's "Stays In Mexico" is interesting precisely because it's not country; this is the sound of Toby making a pop-rock record (and he wrote it himself, too). The chukka-chukka guitar riff and popping bassline put this one soundly in the pop camp - and good for it! "Mexico" is the best single Toby's made in 2-3 years.
Addendum: it's also a country song which speaks of extramarital affairs in neutral terms, not judging them or extolling how bad they are. What's up with that?!
"Breaking the Habit" is Linkin Park at their logical conclusion (though I suspect they're just getting started): true techno-rock. Hot stuff.
"Covered In Punk" shows that Portobella are Bow Wow Wow for a Britney world. That's very, very good. Oh, and it's sneakily dirty, too, which is always a plus.
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Volume 2 is the one where Jill Scott gets her schwerve on, as it is. First single "Golden" is classically Jill, albeit a bit more uptempo than any of her previous singles. [The album's a grower, I think; full review soon.]
Trace Adkins's "Rough and Ready" sounds like what I've always felt a Trace Adkins single should sound like, which makes it pretty much his best ever. He don't need no stinkin' rowdy friends coming over - he's got his own damn self.
Toby Keith's "Stays In Mexico" is interesting precisely because it's not country; this is the sound of Toby making a pop-rock record (and he wrote it himself, too). The chukka-chukka guitar riff and popping bassline put this one soundly in the pop camp - and good for it! "Mexico" is the best single Toby's made in 2-3 years.
Addendum: it's also a country song which speaks of extramarital affairs in neutral terms, not judging them or extolling how bad they are. What's up with that?!
"Breaking the Habit" is Linkin Park at their logical conclusion (though I suspect they're just getting started): true techno-rock. Hot stuff.
"Covered In Punk" shows that Portobella are Bow Wow Wow for a Britney world. That's very, very good. Oh, and it's sneakily dirty, too, which is always a plus.
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Volume 2 is the one where Jill Scott gets her schwerve on, as it is. First single "Golden" is classically Jill, albeit a bit more uptempo than any of her previous singles. [The album's a grower, I think; full review soon.]
Trace Adkins's "Rough and Ready" sounds like what I've always felt a Trace Adkins single should sound like, which makes it pretty much his best ever. He don't need no stinkin' rowdy friends coming over - he's got his own damn self.
# posted by Thomas : 7:05 PM
