Man, sometimes I read back over my posts and I'm like, "damn Eva, you are SUCH a geek" HAHA. Like seriously, who can be bothered writing all this shit for no apparent reason. It's hilarious. And then some posts I'm writing all like I am now, like the way I would actually speak, and then others I'm writing like its my next thesis or some shit. What the fuck. I guess this is kind of like my online diary so you pretty much just have to deal with whatever it is that comes out of my brain at any given time. Anyways, that's just my thought for today :/
Also, I just weeded the whole front garden area which has not been done in like, a million years (or at least ever since we've lived here) and let me tell you, it is NOT therapeutic. I don't care what anyone says, gardening is not fun. Not to mention we have no gardening tools or gloves! So here I am ripping up miniature and gigantor weeds with my bare hands. How is this anyone's idea of fun? Meh. It had to be done because we have an inspection tomorrow. Anyway, sorry guys I will resume blogging about things of a more intellectual nature one day HAHA.
Until then lovers...
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Ten Albums I Love :)
I was thinking the other day how funny it is that I have SOOOO much music on my computer but I always end up listening to the same stuff all the time! Like, sometimes I'll hit 'shuffle' on Itunes but then I end up having to hit 'next' on every second song cuz not only do I have a lot of good tracks, I have a lot of bad tracks accumulated from just my own bad taste and from stealing other people's music. Anyway I got to thinking, since I had such good feedback about my Drake album review, that I would write a list of my top ten albums of late and give you all a little mini review on them. This is the stuff I listen to on very high rotation! Of course, if I wrote a list of my top ten albums from when I was 15 years old it would be very different; my tastes have mellowed out in my old age haha. I'll leave that for next post. Anyway, I'll get on with it. If you don't have any of these albums I suggest you get out from under a rock...
1. Amy Winehouse - Frank
"But he looked like you...No, it wasn't you...but, you can still trust me...this ain't infidelity...this ain't cheatin'...you were on my mind..."
Amy Winehouse is what you get when you take Erykah Badu, Ms Dynamite, Lily Allen and Ella Fitzgerald and blend em all up into a cocktail of musical bliss. Every track on this album has honest and often hilarious lyrics accompanied by beautiful jazzy melodies. My faves include 'Fuck Me Pumps' which is a sarcastic dig at almost-30 something club skanks and 'You Sent Me Flying' which is an insanely catchy ode to a past lover with the feel of an SWV track.
2. James Morrison - Undiscovered
"I know that it's a wonderful world, from the sky down to the sea...but I can only see it when you're here...here with me..."
Ugh, I have listened to this album waaaaay too much. It never gets old. Like Amy Winehouse, Morrison has a very distinctive voice. He has this sexy huskiness going on and croons with the passion of a soul singer from decades past. Fave is "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" - amazing verse, amazing bridge, amazing chorus.
3. Drake - Thank Me Later
"I heard they just moved my grandmother to a nursing home/And I be acting like I don't know how to work a phone/But hit redial you'll see that I just called/Some Chick I met at the mall that I barely know at all..."
Read my review below haha.
4. The Misededucation of Lauryn Hill
"When it hurts so bad, why's it feel so good?"
How can you not love Lauryn Hill! She was in Sister Act 2 dammit! This has been Hill's only solo album; it's like she realised that she had made something so freakin' good that there was no way she would ever be able to top it. You just need to listen to it. Faves are "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and the mad duet with Mary J Blige entitled "I used to love him".
5. Raheem Devaughn - The Love Experience
"I ain't like most men, I ain't like them others you dealt with in the past..."
Neo-soul. Smoooooothed out to the max. This be the music you play while you tworkin' it out HAHAHA. Raheem sounds like whipped cream and strawberries. So tasty...Best tracks are "Guess Who Loves You More" and "Believe".
6. Outkast - The Love Below
"I hope that you're the one...if not, you are the prototype..."
THIS ALBUM IS LIKE MY NUMBER ONE ALBUM EVER. It's on a totally other level, seriously. This album incorporates every musical style possible, and I mean EVERY style. Which is totally strange for an act which would probably be slotted into the hip hop section of any record store. In reality, The Love Below could fit into any section of that store, except maybe 'country & western' HAHA. But Andre 3000 is so insane that he probably would come out with some honky track and it would sound awesome. I can't even describe this shit...just get onto it. "Prototype" and "Happy Valentine's Day" are my faves, but honestly the whole album is dope from start to finish.
7. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
"If I fall, if i die, know I lived them missin' bullets..."
This shit is crazy. I don't even know how to explain Cudi's style. I can hear influences from Outkast and Kanye mostly...but it's from a different dimension...yeah, he is a martian. When you really listen to the lyrics, this guy is pouring his heart out. Every track brings you closer together. You become friends with the dude. Man, you gotta love the shit that comes outta these drug addicts. Whatever he be smokin' or sniffin' - keep doing it. Fave track is 'Enter Galactic' - a love song about taking drugs with a girl. Classic.
8. Usher - 8701 & Confessions
"I know you hate me, I know I hurt you...but there's more. Listen..."
I'm sneakily putting both these albums in. It's very hard to seperate them okay! I shouldn't even have to explain how good these albums are...Faves include "Twork it Out" from 8701 and "Confessions Pt. 2" from Confessions.
9. Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children
"Assumin' that this planet rotates
I'll just procrastinate until the day I bump into my soulmate
Who woulda thunk I'd be pissy ass drunk
When time came for a collision..."
Yes, we all know I'm biased because I'm in love with Travie. But listen to this album and you will understand why. This is the best of all GCH's albums because it can be listened to from start to finish and seems more coherent than their others. Maybe because it has more of a theme (school) which links each song. Either way, every track is catchy, uses real instruments, and Travie has such a playful rapping style. He also does some spoken word stuff on interludes which is romantic and witty. Faves are "On My Own Time (Write On!)" and "Viva La White Girl".
10. Israel - The Legacy
"All I need is a moment, one last chance with you..."
Had to put this on here because Iz is my boy!! Brap brap! And also because when I hit the "Top 25 Most Played" button in my Itunes, this came in at number one! I have cranked this album harrrrd. Another album that sounds awesome from beginning to end. Iz knows how to write a 'SMIZASSSH' (his words haha). I love "Saviour" and "Hold on Me" for its dope melody and production but suprisingly I really love a track called "Killing Me" which is a pop ballad I could imagine an Idol winner singing. I'm a sucker for shit like that haha. You the bomb, Iz.
1. Amy Winehouse - Frank
"But he looked like you...No, it wasn't you...but, you can still trust me...this ain't infidelity...this ain't cheatin'...you were on my mind..."
Amy Winehouse is what you get when you take Erykah Badu, Ms Dynamite, Lily Allen and Ella Fitzgerald and blend em all up into a cocktail of musical bliss. Every track on this album has honest and often hilarious lyrics accompanied by beautiful jazzy melodies. My faves include 'Fuck Me Pumps' which is a sarcastic dig at almost-30 something club skanks and 'You Sent Me Flying' which is an insanely catchy ode to a past lover with the feel of an SWV track.
2. James Morrison - Undiscovered
"I know that it's a wonderful world, from the sky down to the sea...but I can only see it when you're here...here with me..."
Ugh, I have listened to this album waaaaay too much. It never gets old. Like Amy Winehouse, Morrison has a very distinctive voice. He has this sexy huskiness going on and croons with the passion of a soul singer from decades past. Fave is "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" - amazing verse, amazing bridge, amazing chorus.
"I heard they just moved my grandmother to a nursing home/And I be acting like I don't know how to work a phone/But hit redial you'll see that I just called/Some Chick I met at the mall that I barely know at all..."
Read my review below haha.
4. The Misededucation of Lauryn Hill
"When it hurts so bad, why's it feel so good?"
How can you not love Lauryn Hill! She was in Sister Act 2 dammit! This has been Hill's only solo album; it's like she realised that she had made something so freakin' good that there was no way she would ever be able to top it. You just need to listen to it. Faves are "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and the mad duet with Mary J Blige entitled "I used to love him".
5. Raheem Devaughn - The Love Experience
"I ain't like most men, I ain't like them others you dealt with in the past..."
Neo-soul. Smoooooothed out to the max. This be the music you play while you tworkin' it out HAHAHA. Raheem sounds like whipped cream and strawberries. So tasty...Best tracks are "Guess Who Loves You More" and "Believe".
6. Outkast - The Love Below
"I hope that you're the one...if not, you are the prototype..."
THIS ALBUM IS LIKE MY NUMBER ONE ALBUM EVER. It's on a totally other level, seriously. This album incorporates every musical style possible, and I mean EVERY style. Which is totally strange for an act which would probably be slotted into the hip hop section of any record store. In reality, The Love Below could fit into any section of that store, except maybe 'country & western' HAHA. But Andre 3000 is so insane that he probably would come out with some honky track and it would sound awesome. I can't even describe this shit...just get onto it. "Prototype" and "Happy Valentine's Day" are my faves, but honestly the whole album is dope from start to finish.
7. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
"If I fall, if i die, know I lived them missin' bullets..."
This shit is crazy. I don't even know how to explain Cudi's style. I can hear influences from Outkast and Kanye mostly...but it's from a different dimension...yeah, he is a martian. When you really listen to the lyrics, this guy is pouring his heart out. Every track brings you closer together. You become friends with the dude. Man, you gotta love the shit that comes outta these drug addicts. Whatever he be smokin' or sniffin' - keep doing it. Fave track is 'Enter Galactic' - a love song about taking drugs with a girl. Classic.
8. Usher - 8701 & Confessions
"I know you hate me, I know I hurt you...but there's more. Listen..."
I'm sneakily putting both these albums in. It's very hard to seperate them okay! I shouldn't even have to explain how good these albums are...Faves include "Twork it Out" from 8701 and "Confessions Pt. 2" from Confessions.
9. Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children
"Assumin' that this planet rotates
I'll just procrastinate until the day I bump into my soulmate
Who woulda thunk I'd be pissy ass drunk
When time came for a collision..."
Yes, we all know I'm biased because I'm in love with Travie. But listen to this album and you will understand why. This is the best of all GCH's albums because it can be listened to from start to finish and seems more coherent than their others. Maybe because it has more of a theme (school) which links each song. Either way, every track is catchy, uses real instruments, and Travie has such a playful rapping style. He also does some spoken word stuff on interludes which is romantic and witty. Faves are "On My Own Time (Write On!)" and "Viva La White Girl".
10. Israel - The Legacy
"All I need is a moment, one last chance with you..."
Had to put this on here because Iz is my boy!! Brap brap! And also because when I hit the "Top 25 Most Played" button in my Itunes, this came in at number one! I have cranked this album harrrrd. Another album that sounds awesome from beginning to end. Iz knows how to write a 'SMIZASSSH' (his words haha). I love "Saviour" and "Hold on Me" for its dope melody and production but suprisingly I really love a track called "Killing Me" which is a pop ballad I could imagine an Idol winner singing. I'm a sucker for shit like that haha. You the bomb, Iz.
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