Thursday, September 30, 2004
Speed round:
Love love loving the video for Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan"; not only is it hilarious, but it makes Anna Nicole Smith seem almost, well, normal. [Have you seen it yet?] But it's a remix - read, adds a verse by Bentley Farnsworth of all people - which means my favorite line is missing:
"All the mocha lattes/you gotta do Pilates"
- Kanye West, "The New Workout Plan" (The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella 2004)
Can't have it all, I guess.
Speaking of vids, have you seen Alanis Morissette's "Eight Easy Steps"? [You can watch it here.] It's a must-see, and maybe not for the reasons you'd expect. It's a trip back through Alanis's career via video, in which some not-very-good effects are used to make her appear to be singing "Steps" in every one of her videos - and further back, all the way back to her birth. It includes her previous incarnation as a dance-pop diva in the early '90s, which is superbly fun to see, as well as her stint on You Can't Do That On Television in the '80s. But the effects are off somehow - there are points in the video when the lips singing aren't quite matched up with the face they're on, giving "Steps" a rather creepy quality which I find perversely delightful. Oh, and the song is the best single Alanis has put out there in years.
Speaking of good singles, in the shock and awe department, Fabolous has actually released one! As I've discussed before, I'm a big fan of his voice, and have always felt he's talented; he just hadn't released much to back that up, especially in terms of his singles. But "Breathe," from Fab's forthcoming Real Talk longplayer, is a certified smash, featuring excellent, cracklin' production and some ripping rhymes.
The new Travis Tritt/John Mellencamp duet, "What Say You," BTW, is the perfect record to spin in this nasty election year. Highly recommended.
Love love loving the video for Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan"; not only is it hilarious, but it makes Anna Nicole Smith seem almost, well, normal. [Have you seen it yet?] But it's a remix - read, adds a verse by Bentley Farnsworth of all people - which means my favorite line is missing:
"All the mocha lattes/you gotta do Pilates"
- Kanye West, "The New Workout Plan" (The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella 2004)
Can't have it all, I guess.
Speaking of vids, have you seen Alanis Morissette's "Eight Easy Steps"? [You can watch it here.] It's a must-see, and maybe not for the reasons you'd expect. It's a trip back through Alanis's career via video, in which some not-very-good effects are used to make her appear to be singing "Steps" in every one of her videos - and further back, all the way back to her birth. It includes her previous incarnation as a dance-pop diva in the early '90s, which is superbly fun to see, as well as her stint on You Can't Do That On Television in the '80s. But the effects are off somehow - there are points in the video when the lips singing aren't quite matched up with the face they're on, giving "Steps" a rather creepy quality which I find perversely delightful. Oh, and the song is the best single Alanis has put out there in years.
Speaking of good singles, in the shock and awe department, Fabolous has actually released one! As I've discussed before, I'm a big fan of his voice, and have always felt he's talented; he just hadn't released much to back that up, especially in terms of his singles. But "Breathe," from Fab's forthcoming Real Talk longplayer, is a certified smash, featuring excellent, cracklin' production and some ripping rhymes.
The new Travis Tritt/John Mellencamp duet, "What Say You," BTW, is the perfect record to spin in this nasty election year. Highly recommended.
# posted by Thomas : 9:19 AM
