Neon Hitch - Fuck U Betta

I liked her role in that gym class heroes song so she's on my radar, then i heard this song on the radio recently and kind of had a head shaking moment. another Britney song? still, it makes me laugh (in a good way) with the major use of auto-tune and the chorus annoys me legitimately. But oddly enough, i want to know what else she can offer. hopefully a song that can pound my face.

Rating: 2/10

David Guetta - Turn Me On (ft. Nicki Minaj )

From Album: Nothing but the Beat

heard this on the radio, felt like a big "generic" rihanna ripoff, but when i found out it was david guetta and nicki minaj, what the fuck? so disappointed. this is not the nicki minaj people love. let her loose.

Rating: 2/10

Jessie J - Do It Like A Dude

Are you sure BBC? This is the next big thing? She co-wrote "Party in the USA!!!" Her voice isn't terrible, but this particular song style doesn't stand out.

Rating: 2/10

VA - Punk Goes Crunk

Release Date: 04/08/08
Genre: Pop-Punk

I actually wanted to do this sooner, but I wasn't sure if I should file this under V for Various Artist, or P for Punk.

Review: So yeah. Bad bands covering bad songs. The first 5 seconds of each song are fun. But they don't make the songs their own. So it's pretty lame. And with repeated listens, the album just drives me nuts.

1. Set Your Goals - Put Yo Hood Up = 3
2. Say Anything - Got Your Money = 2
3. The Secret Handshake - I Wish = 2
4. Forever The Sickest Kids - Men In Black = 2
5. My American Heart - California Love = 2
6. The Maine - I Wanna Love You = 4
7. Emanuel - Kryptonite = 2
8. Person L - The Seed = 2
9. The Devil Wears Prada - Still Fly = 7
10. All Time Low - Umbrella = 1
11. Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Notorious Thugs = 2
12. The Escape Frame - Nothin' But A "G" Thang = 0
13. Hot Rod Circuit - Gin And Juice = 0
14. Lorene Drive - Hey Ya = 0
15. New Found Glory - Tennessee = 3

Summary: The Devil Wears Prada is the only track worth listening to.

Key Track: Still Fly
Rating: 2/10

The Field - From Here We Go Sublime

Release Date: 03/26/07
Genre: Microhouse

This album is number 1 on metacritic, so it has to be worth a listen right?

Review: The album opened to me as something that will gradually lift me, but after 30 seconds of a song, the song hardly changes. It's very repetitive and on occasion, has a change up, but very few in between. Was I missing something because every track is the same and the ending doesn't do anything so the songs could have lasted forever if it wanted to.

Perhaps it's the over expectations that caused the album to sink, but if there's anything good to say about this album, it's better than death metal.

Summary: Album isn't even good for background music as the repetitive will drive you nuts. I could barely finish the album without stopping, but when i finally manage to listen to it in one sitting, I know the album was shit.

Key Track: Over the Ice
Rating: 2/10

Between the Buried and Me - Colors

Release Date: 09/18/07
Genre: Death Metal, Progressive Metal

Word of mouth was that this was the album of the year, so of course, I had to give it a listen. Wikipedia said "The band has described the album as 65 minutes of non-stop pummeling beautiful music and that it's 'adult contemporary progressive death metal.'" Even some fans recommend to give it a listen even if you hate metal. So I was expecting a concept-like album in the style of Dream Theater or The Flower Kings.

Review: The album opens with a nice intro, but the deathcore vocals kick in and it never goes away for pretty much the entire album. I try to block it out and follow the flow of the instrumentals and I really can't say if the music is any good or not. A lot of it is just banging loud notes. Yes, there's some melody, and it feels ancient, like it centers it's base on epic battles during the dark ages.

I do like the Prog-like parts in their songs like they do during "White Walls" and "Prequel To The Sequel." During the metal parts of their songs, it sounds like a bunch of noise and the vocals bury it so it repeatedly sounds the same. It is neat that each track blends smoothly with one another and the song changes throughout the song.

Summary: It's not my genre, but I gave this album two full listens and the Death metal vocals ruined it for me. I can sense the parts where they went really prog, but the vocals block the sound. It's 64:09 minutes of experimental RAWRRAWR. If they choose to make more mellow melodic music, I'll give the band another chance, but for now, this album is getting deleted off of my computer.

Key Tracks: Viridian, White Walls
Rating: 2/10