So, the year is ending and I feel nothing but boredom. But, I find myself reading list after list of the best of '07, so now it's my turn. Bear in mind that I have a hard time remembering anything before September. Here is the soundtrack of my year:
Top 5 albums of my 2007 (although they didn't necessarily come out in 2007):
5. Taking Back Sunday Tell All Your Friends.
My endeavors into emo culture led me to Taking Back Sunday's first album. I was not very impressed with their most recent album, but their first really did something for me. I can't remember the names of any songs, but they are charming, angry, and infinitely quotable.
4. Gym Class Heroes As Cruel as School Children
They could be rap, but instead they have a song about myspace. They were amazing in concert. But Travis McCoy is a whore.
3. Fall Out Boy Infinity on High
Come on, it's Fall Out Boy! They're a phenomenon. I wouldn't have anything to talk about if Pete Wentz didn't spend his free time doing dumb things, and Patrick Stump is adorable. Like a short, profusely sweating little teddy bear.
2. The Academy Is... Almost Here
He's got a decent voice, he's got that crooked smile
Hold on, you haven't heard the best yet
He writes great storylines, he's got those honest eyes.
So take him home for just $9.95
That's their song: Classifieds. They totally write their own advertisement. And if that isn't enough, watch an episode of TAITV and contemplate Sisky's hair. And they had the best concert I saw all year.
1. Jack's Mannequin Everything in Transit
This is an amazing, amazing album. It's fun, sad, and I've listened to it like eighty million times in the last couple months.
And, just for fun...
Top 5 bands whose albums I'm looking forward to in 2008:
5. This Providence
They don't suck. And I know they're releasing a new album. That makes them qualify for this list.
4. The Academy Is...
Still not completely sure that their actually making another album. Their last one came out in April.
3. The Hush Sound
Mmm... piano rock.
2. The Cab
I've heard exactly as many of their songs as there are guys named Alex in the band. That would be three.
1. Panic! at the Disco
The most highly anticipated album of 2007... hopefully they'll get around to it this year.
And just for the record, I think Dick Clark has been replaced by a Muppet.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
Faking it.
So, has anyone else heard the new Relient K album? There's this song on it called "Faking My Own Suicide" and I really need to know if it strikes anyone else as creepy. It is a song about a guy faking his own suicide (obviously) so a girl will realize that she's in love with him. That, in itself isn't too bad, I tend to be a fan of the macabre and I'm sure I could find plenty of examples of songs in my ipod where a guy tries to use death to impress a girl ("My Bloody Valentine," anyone). There's just something about the idea that when the guy fakes his death, part of the girl dies, but when he comes back she's so happy just to see him that she doesn't care that he lied to her and broke her heart. Also, I think part of my problem is that it is a Relient K song. It's one thing when a band like My Chemical Romance decides to mix love and death, but Relient K comes up on itunes as religious music, and that's really weird. The fact is, I find it to be more strange when relatively normal people write songs about death and other creepy things than when weird bands do it. Let's talk examples:
Clay Aiken's "Invisible." Nobody seems to notice what a weird song that is. The gist of it is as follows: I wish I were invisible, then I'd watch you in your room... oh, wait! I am invisible. See, that's creepy. I don't want Clay Aiken watching me while I dress or sleep or do whatever I do when I think I'm alone in my room. The point is, that song makes me feel really uncomfortable.
On the other hand there's My Chemical Romance's "Famous Last Words." In this song, the guy says "the words I thought I'd never speak" to the girl who is going to leave him and she does nothing. Maybe she's dead. And somehow, the idea that Gerard Way is laying next to a girl, seriously considering whether she's dead is kind of adorable and romantic, while Clay Aiken hiding in a girls room is creepy and makes me want to get a restraining order against his entire album.
Anyway, I was just trying to figure out how creepy is too creepy. I guess there's a double-standard going on there. Creepy people can act as weird as they want with little consequence while normal people become much too strange quite fast. Maybe it's just a matter of whether you're trying or not. I think if Relient K or Clay Aiken had meant to make me that uncomfortable, they would have made me a lot less uncomfortable.
Well, that's all for now, and remember: every breath you take, I'll be watching you.
Clay Aiken's "Invisible." Nobody seems to notice what a weird song that is. The gist of it is as follows: I wish I were invisible, then I'd watch you in your room... oh, wait! I am invisible. See, that's creepy. I don't want Clay Aiken watching me while I dress or sleep or do whatever I do when I think I'm alone in my room. The point is, that song makes me feel really uncomfortable.
On the other hand there's My Chemical Romance's "Famous Last Words." In this song, the guy says "the words I thought I'd never speak" to the girl who is going to leave him and she does nothing. Maybe she's dead. And somehow, the idea that Gerard Way is laying next to a girl, seriously considering whether she's dead is kind of adorable and romantic, while Clay Aiken hiding in a girls room is creepy and makes me want to get a restraining order against his entire album.
Anyway, I was just trying to figure out how creepy is too creepy. I guess there's a double-standard going on there. Creepy people can act as weird as they want with little consequence while normal people become much too strange quite fast. Maybe it's just a matter of whether you're trying or not. I think if Relient K or Clay Aiken had meant to make me that uncomfortable, they would have made me a lot less uncomfortable.
Well, that's all for now, and remember: every breath you take, I'll be watching you.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Re-gifted just for you...
I had a Holiday post for you, but then I decided it was dumb, so now all I have is a free song download of Fall Out Boy's Christmas Song "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out." That's right here.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Make it work!
Okay, let me start by saying that this post is all about Project Runway, and will contain spoilers from last Wednesday's episode. So, if you haven't seen it yet, you should stop reading this blog and turn the tv onto Bravo, as there is probably a rerun of that episode on right now. So here goes (and note the convenient links in case you can't remember who the hell I'm talking about).
1. I miss Steven already. I didn't particularly like his style, or even him as as a person, but I'm going to miss his imitations of other things. Remember from the Tiki Barber episode his impression of a straight guy around models. Or his good, though not quite Santino (see season 2) quality impression of Tim Gunn.
2. Speaking of Tim Gunn, how many other men are there in the world, who, when using the phrase 'the mistakes I've made at 3am' are talking about fashion. That was hot. At least, it was in a Tim Gunn-ish sort of way
3. Ricky needs to stop crying. Seriously. I don't care how gay you are, you don't need to cry in EVERY episode. I would not buy lingerie from a man who wouldn't stop crying, I don't know how he supported himself making it.
4. I think Kit is my favorite designer. I also like Christian for some reason, but I don't think it has anything to do with his clothes. I think, however, that Christian is going to go the way of a few of our former favorites who started out really promising, but eventually either his clothes
will decrease significantly in quality (Nick Verreos) or the judges will realize that he's been basically giving them the same, not particularly wearable, look for 12 challenges (Austin Scarlet). It will be a travesty right then, but it we'll have dealt with it by season's end.
Now, auf wiedersehen, please leave the runway and go back to the work room to collect your things.
1. I miss Steven already. I didn't particularly like his style, or even him as as a person, but I'm going to miss his imitations of other things. Remember from the Tiki Barber episode his impression of a straight guy around models. Or his good, though not quite Santino (see season 2) quality impression of Tim Gunn.
2. Speaking of Tim Gunn, how many other men are there in the world, who, when using the phrase 'the mistakes I've made at 3am' are talking about fashion. That was hot. At least, it was in a Tim Gunn-ish sort of way
3. Ricky needs to stop crying. Seriously. I don't care how gay you are, you don't need to cry in EVERY episode. I would not buy lingerie from a man who wouldn't stop crying, I don't know how he supported himself making it.
4. I think Kit is my favorite designer. I also like Christian for some reason, but I don't think it has anything to do with his clothes. I think, however, that Christian is going to go the way of a few of our former favorites who started out really promising, but eventually either his clothes
will decrease significantly in quality (Nick Verreos) or the judges will realize that he's been basically giving them the same, not particularly wearable, look for 12 challenges (Austin Scarlet). It will be a travesty right then, but it we'll have dealt with it by season's end.
Now, auf wiedersehen, please leave the runway and go back to the work room to collect your things.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Number 25, Down.
Hey, can anybody tell me what the hell is up with Panic! at the Disco's new website?
I hate that I care about it as much as I do.
Anyway, something more pertinent (if only slightly) coming later.
I hate that I care about it as much as I do.
Anyway, something more pertinent (if only slightly) coming later.
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