critic's corner

everyone's a critic. i'm one of everyone. i'm creating my critic's corner and this installment will focus on music. nothing very new since i haven't gotten anything new lately, but here it is...

maroon 5 :
i recently bought their album, songs about jane. i'd seen some of their concert footage on tv several times, and though the were a bit unpolished i liked their jazz-rooted sound and catchy tunes. so i went out and got their album. i really don't like it. it sounds like an unpolished band that a really slick producer squeezed into an over-polished album. i got into travis on their invisble band album after catching some of their concert footage on tv. really like them. was hoping maroon 5 would be another travis for me, but no. sadly, no. lyrics are a bit on the sexual side and depressing. not my cup of tea.

train:
i have all of their albums, but the last one, my own private nation, didn't hit me the same way when i first listened to it. i had a feeling i'd like it later so i put it away for a while. like year or so. i decided to pull it out today and it's amazing! what brilliant lyrics. and the vocals are awesome. his vioce is primo. it may be to 'pop-ish' for some of my friends who will remain nameless. i think some of my other friends would really like it.

kenna :
new sacred cow is one of the best albums ever.

there's a good start to the critic's corner. look out for upcoming critiques on the batch of music that will be on my door in a few days and some books i've recently read.