T-Swizzle

So I don't usually do music reviews.  However my sister gave me a copy of the new Taylor Swift album, and well, I'm just going to give you my opinion on it.  Cause seriously, you can't just rate and review an artist without pissing someone off, cause we all have our own opinion of music.  So just a forewarning, this is just my review of this album.  If you don't like it, you don't like it, if you like it...well awesome, but seriously, you are your own best judge, so go out there and listen to that jib.

I came into listening to this album because, well lets face it, We are Never Ever Getting Back Together has been playing like crazy on the radio.  I don't know, I'm also some what infatuated with T-Swift and her bubblegum Country-Pop.  Yes she makes songs about her old boyfriend, yes its most of the time, yes she can be kinda petty, and yeah, it's probably most of the time not good.  Actually...dating Taylor might be a detriment to your dating life...I still go out with her I think.  Yeah, I would.

Okay anyway back to the album.  So there are a lot of songs on here that sound very similar, but there are a lot of songs that make me smile a bit.  22, and Stay, Stay, Stay are cute songs.  It's not the best album I've ever heard, heck it's not even her best album out of all the ones she has made...personally Fearless is my favorite of the 4 albums that she has made.  But like I said this album isn't so bad, it's okay.

Oh, an observation that I've made on this album, I'm beginning to think Taylor wants out of country so bad that she wants to go the hipster route.  You made not believe this, but the album to me has an indie feel, she even mentions about wearing her best hipster clothes, wearing plaid, and even talks about indie records being much cooler than hers.  Whether you believe it or not, that's what this album is turning into...heck that's what she's turning into I think.  However these are my own little observations, and well this album has remind me of that.  So with that...enjoy the album, and enjoy T-Swizzle's latest.  It's not bad, and it's not great, but still enjoyable for some country-indie-pop.

iPod Music

It has been exactly 6 weeks, 6 days, and 7 hours and 47 minutes to finish listening to all my songs on my iPod.  All 3,815 songs.  It took a very long time, a Boston trip, back and forth to Dave's in Rahway, many hours listening to it a work, approximately 6 hours each day at work.  It's finally over, finally.  Cause I've been dying to listen to some songs on repeat, I can't wait to start all over again tomorrow.  No skip Tuesday turned into a 2 month project, and what have I learned from this?  I listen to a shit ton of music that no one else probably would.  I like that.  With that in mind, I just purchased the Lumineers' vinyl, I'm pretty positive a majority of people out there heard the song, Ho Hey, it's a great album, and I don't know why, but I'm a big fan of the vinyl records.  LP is where is at.  I also purchased the Jamie Cullum album, The Pursuit.

Anyway, back to the music, so this iPod is over, and now as I continue back to the front, I love the eclectic nature of it.  The last handful of songs ranged from country - Deena Carter, rap - Kanye West, Rock - Rush, Progressive Rock - Dream Theater, pop - Katy Perry, Indie - Band of Horses...and more. Awesome good times.  It makes the work day go by, and I like listening to that instead of the monotonous sound of keyboards typing away and people complaining about work.  Cause seriously I can do that on my own.  

The iPod brought back a lot of memories.  Especially those from middle school and high school.  I miss the early 90s rock/alternative/grunge period.  However I do like me my new stuff as well.  I can't believe how much hip hop and rap I have as well.  It's good times.  I don't really have a top ten of songs, there's just way too many.  But songs that I've been listening to a lot lately.  

10. Lumineers - Ho Hey

9.  Taylor Swift - We are Never Ever Getting Back Together

8.  Beck - Where it's At

7.  Jay-Z and Kanye West - N*ggas In Paris

6.  The Airborne Toxic Event - Chagnging

5. Rush - Tom Sawyer

4. Kansas - Carry on my Wayword Son

3.  Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls

2. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box

1. Kina Grannis - Gone