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  7. fun.-Aim And Ignite

    in Album Reviews

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    Track listing

    "Be Calm" - 4:10

    "Benson Hedges" - 4:00

    "All the Pretty Girls (On a Saturday Night)" - 3:23

    "I Wanna Be the One (BaBaBa)" - 3:36

    "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)" - 4:07

    "Light a Roman Candle with Me" - 3:05

    "Walking the Dog" - 3:40

    "Barlights" - 4:17

    "The Gambler" - 4:11

    "Take Your Time (Coming Home)" - 7:51

    fun. is Jack Antonoff, Andrew Dost, and Nate Ruess. Nate gained fame as the lead singer of the Format, who went on hiatus in 2008. Nate formed fun., who started work on their first album, which was released on 8/25/09. Does it follow to to the amazing Format albums? Let's find out!

    The album starts of with "Be Calm," which seems to me like it's from a musical. The percussion is amazing, and I really enjoy listening to it. "Benson Hedges" is a strange song, started gospel-y and turning alternative-ish, and going back to gospel-ish a few times. The backing lyrics are very nice. There's also a refernce to Bill O'Reilly in the lyrics to "Benson Hedges." The song that follows is "All The Pretty Girls," which is one of the best songs on the album. The chorus has some nice harmonies and the strings are performing well on this song. This seems that it might be a minor hit. "I Wanna Be The One" Follows. I really enjoy this song, but maybe it's because there's just a lot of trombone in this song. The lyrics are very hopeful and the chorus is very uplifting. It's a very good song. The following song, "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)" was available as a free download if you joined fun.'s mailing list. This song in in a major key for the most of the time, but is very sad. The lyrics make that possible.It changes from a major-key 4/4 time fun-fest to a minor-key 3/4 time slow, sad waltz-type song. Nate Ruess seems to be very good at these types of songs. I like this song. Jeez, how many times am I gonna say that? Let's just assume I like all the songs, unless I say so. "Light A Roman Candle With Me" contains the lyric that contributes the album title. This song is jazzy, and the opening reminds me of "98.6" by Keith, with the trombone in the high register playing a cool, jazzy lick. "Walking The Dog" reminds me of something the Talking Heads would do. It's very dance-able with a very 1980's guitar riff and 1980's lyrics and some synth bass lines. There's also some 1980's "singing rap" (that might not make sense to any one but me). Then it gets slow-ish in the bridge, a little jazzy, but then the chorus kicks back in for a few times before it fades out. For the final repetition, the verse overlays on top of the chorus. "Barlights" is a party-type song that is about getting drunk, I think. Ignoring that, it's a nice, jazzy song that has the possibility of being a minor hit. There's some snyth in here. The horns are very bold on this track, which I like. "The Gambler" is one of those sad, hopeful love songs that kind of confuses me. It's a story song, and here's the story. Two lovers decide to live until they decide their time comes, even if the sun stops shining, because they love each other so much. They talk about their kids for a little bit. And, the doctors try to tell him that she's going to die, from what I can gather, and that he'll never leave her side. Then, a normal life verse continues. It's kind of confusing, and what I told you might've been all wrong, but oh well. "Take Your Time (Coming Home)" is the closer, and a very good one. I'm not sure of it's subject, but it's very hopeful sounding song. I'm not sure of what else to say about this song. It's really good, but I don't know what to say about it. Oh, it's the most profane song on the album, with "f**k" be uttered once, when it slows down a bit.

    All in all, I really like this Album. It isn't the Format, but It is close. I tried not comparing it to the Format at all when I listened to it, and it was very hard to do, seeing as how they're very similar. I love this album!

    9/10

  11. Earworms

    in Music Discussion

    Posted

    we cut the legs off of our pants

    threw our shoes into the ocean

    sit back and wave through the daylight

    sit back and wave through the daylight

    slip and slide on subway grates

    these shoes are poor mans ice skates

    fall through like change in the daylight

    fall through like change in the daylight

    i miss yellow lines in my roads

    some color on monochrome

    maybe i’ll paint them in myself

    maybe i’ll paint them in myself

    these sidewalks liquid then stone

    building walls and an old pay phone

    it rings like all through the daylight

    it rings like all through the daylight

    and in the daylight we can hitchhike to maine

    i hope that someday i’ll see without these frames

    and in the daylight i don’t pick up my phone

    cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home

    I have five clocks in my life

    and only one has the time right

    i’ll just unplug it for today

    ill just unplug it for today

    open hydrant rolled down windows

    this car might make a good old boat

    and float down grand street in daylight

    and float down grand street in daylight

    and with just half of a sunburn

    new yellow lines that i earned

    step back and here comes the night time

    step back and here comes the night time

    and in the daylight we can hitchhike to maine

    i hope that someday i’ll see without these frames

    and in the daylight i don’t pick up my phone

    cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home

    Daylight~Matt&Kim

  18. Download YouTube videos

    in Questions and Answers

    Posted

    Vixy never seemed to want to work for me, so I downloaded this:

    http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

    It has worked so far without any problems. You download the video in .flv format, then find it again in your files and convert it to whatver you want. You can convert a downloaded video as many times as you want.

  19. Random Lyrics

    in Music Discussion

    Posted

    The Format~The First Single

    I can't stand to think about

    A heart so big it hurts like hell

    Oh my God I gave my best

    But for three whole years to end like this

    Well do you want to fall apart

    I can't stop if you cant start

    Do you want to fall apart

    I could if you can try to fix what I've undone

    Cause I hate what I've become

    You know me,

    Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see

    I've been waiting all this time to be

    Something I can't define so let's

    Cause a scene

    Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something

    Yeah something

    I've just got to get myself over me

    I could stand to do without

    All the people I have left behind

    Whats the point in going around

    When it's a straight line baby, a straight line down

    So lets make a list of who we need

    And its not much, if anything

    Lets make a list of who we need

    And we'll throw it away cause we dont need anyone

    No we dont need anyone

    You know me,

    Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see

    I've been waiting all this time to be

    Something I can't define so let's

    Cause a scene

    Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something

    Yeah something

    I've just got to get myself over me

    And I hate what I've become...

    You know the night life is just not for me

    Cause all you really need are a few good friends

    I don't want to go out and be on my own

    You know they started something I can't stand

    You leave for the city, well count me out

    'Cause all this time is wasted on

    Well, everything I've done

    You know me,

    Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see

    I've been waiting all this time to be

    Something I can't define so let's

    Cause a scene

    Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something

    Yeah something

    I've just got to get myself over me

    You know me,

    Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see

    I've been waiting all this time to be something I can't define

    So let's cause a scene

    Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something

    Yeah something

    I've just got to get myself over me, yeh, over me, yeh, over me

    PS: MAKE SURE THAT THE VERSION YOU HEAR IS THE VERSION FROM THEIR FIRST ALBUM!!!(Interventions and Lullabies) The opening drum beats are more powerful. Or you could look on Rhapsody for it.

  23. Rock List: The Fifty Best Songs Over Seven Minutes Long

    in Music Discussion

    Posted

    CCR~I Heard It Through The Grapevine-11:06

    The Who~A Quick One, While He's Away-9:14

    BnL~Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel/Hidden Sun-8:52

    Chicago~Beginnings-7:51

    The Beatles~I Want You-7:47

    Richard Harris~MacArthur Park-7:30

    George Harrison~Isn't It A Pity-7:13

    JC Superstar Soundtrack~Last Supper-7:08

    Beatles~Hey Jude-7:08

    Can we let Billy Joel~Captain Jack in, a 6:56?

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