'pre-blog' or is it 'post-blog' ??

whatever it is :P

I just found the full review that I had aluded to in the previous blog, here it is in its entirety for what it's worth..

The Killers write a killer song.. Mr Brightside (Thursday, July 26, 2007)

Wow.. blown away by this one, not a single lyric has been wasted and if you can make the first verse so profound.. why not repeat it for the second?! Full of metaphor, nails the sentiment exactly.. who is this guy and how did he get in my head??  I bet there's millions of people out there who think he's telling their own story and if your one of them.. my heart goes out to ya.

I can just put this song on repeat and I know I'll never get sick of it.

No 1. all time greatest song for me and I doubt it'll ever get knocked from that spot.. nice one guys !!!

music 2008 - a2m

Run The Red Light - British India (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)


Alright, the best song in my book from the past year is 'Run the Red Light' by British India. It's one that flew under the radar for most, but definitely worth checking out. Not quite as good as my choice last year 'Mr Brightside' by the Killers. Tho it's melody is arguably comparable, it just can't match it in the lyrics department for mine.. but having said that, I dunno if anything will ever match the sentiment of 'Mr Brightside' ;)

Where RTRL gains ground is in it's raw emotion, sincerity and determination to deliver its message.

What is it that makes tragedy so captivating? especially when coupled with an uplifting melody. Must be sumthing to do with the conflicting emotions that result. The yin yang in this tune may not be as distinct as with say The Smiths ala 'Girlfriend in a Coma', but it rolls along with a merry tone none-the-less and taunts the listener to almost want her to run that damn red light by its end~~!!

Buy it!...hell, buy the whole album another track 'Tie up my hands' has had wider and well deserved recognition in its own right (it also delivers in the emotion stakes) but for mine, RTRL falls over the line just ahead.....just.

and the best lyric by by the way for the year.. 'She's a bitch you know, all she's got is blondness' by Soko. haha.. gold!

    














and in parting, whats with the influx of banjo riffs everywhere~~??