I'm standing. Can I sit down now?
mmm...Stand Up. At first listen I didn't like it much but after listening through it a few times, I'm starting to like it a lot. Well I like everything except Out of My Hands. The song seems a bit slow for this CD. They could have substituted one of the songs on the bonus disc for Out of My Hands so it fits in with the overall beat of the CD. I guess I should do a song by song overview of each song.
Dreamgirl - I like the opening with the layered voices. I always thought Say Goodbye would be interesting if the band had an African vocal group do back up. Anyway, I also like the odd rhythm of the guitar riff that Dave lays down. It doesn't seem to fit quite right with the overall feeling of the song though since te sound seems a bit a harsh.
Old Dirt Hill - Such a boyband song, but it's a pretty darn good boyband song. For some reason I like the "Bring that beat back to me again" line that Carter sings.
Stand Up - I like the beat in this song. The repetitiveness of the "Stand Ups" doesn't seem as bad with all the other layers of music in the song. The only live version of I've heard seemed a bit bare. I really hope that Dave starts to play more electric because many of these songs will sound hollow without the crunchiness of an electric in the background. The bridge sounds like Spotlight.
American Baby Intro - I like the jam. It would be nice to hear this extended as an intro or even as an outro for American Baby.
American Baby - I love the simple guitar riff that Dave plays in the background.
Everybody Wake Up - Another great up beat song. I especially love the end where the guitar riff changes. It sort of sounds like a Warehouse outro but more fun. Dave should play Warehouse in electric just see what it would be like.
Out of My Hands - Meh. This is like that Nine Inch Nails song that Johnny Cash covered. Like I said before, the song doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the CD.
Hello Again - One of the few new songs that were introduced last year that I liked. The songs lacks some energy on the CD though. If they had taken the effect they used on the guitar for Dreamgirl and applied it here, the song would take on a different dimension. More of that sort of raw feel. For some reason I don't think the chorus and verse go together. There's something off. Also, the abrupt ending was a bit odd.
Louisiana Bayou - A nifty guitar riff. It sort of reminds of Sweet Home Alabama but simpler. I like the "ooohs." This song feels like it could be on the Forest Gump sound track because it has an old vibe to it. I wonder how many guitar tracks Dave laid down for this song.
More later, back to work.
Dreamgirl - I like the opening with the layered voices. I always thought Say Goodbye would be interesting if the band had an African vocal group do back up. Anyway, I also like the odd rhythm of the guitar riff that Dave lays down. It doesn't seem to fit quite right with the overall feeling of the song though since te sound seems a bit a harsh.
Old Dirt Hill - Such a boyband song, but it's a pretty darn good boyband song. For some reason I like the "Bring that beat back to me again" line that Carter sings.
Stand Up - I like the beat in this song. The repetitiveness of the "Stand Ups" doesn't seem as bad with all the other layers of music in the song. The only live version of I've heard seemed a bit bare. I really hope that Dave starts to play more electric because many of these songs will sound hollow without the crunchiness of an electric in the background. The bridge sounds like Spotlight.
American Baby Intro - I like the jam. It would be nice to hear this extended as an intro or even as an outro for American Baby.
American Baby - I love the simple guitar riff that Dave plays in the background.
Everybody Wake Up - Another great up beat song. I especially love the end where the guitar riff changes. It sort of sounds like a Warehouse outro but more fun. Dave should play Warehouse in electric just see what it would be like.
Out of My Hands - Meh. This is like that Nine Inch Nails song that Johnny Cash covered. Like I said before, the song doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the CD.
Hello Again - One of the few new songs that were introduced last year that I liked. The songs lacks some energy on the CD though. If they had taken the effect they used on the guitar for Dreamgirl and applied it here, the song would take on a different dimension. More of that sort of raw feel. For some reason I don't think the chorus and verse go together. There's something off. Also, the abrupt ending was a bit odd.
Louisiana Bayou - A nifty guitar riff. It sort of reminds of Sweet Home Alabama but simpler. I like the "ooohs." This song feels like it could be on the Forest Gump sound track because it has an old vibe to it. I wonder how many guitar tracks Dave laid down for this song.
More later, back to work.
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