1/5 As far as pop goes, that has to be one of the most irritating (and not very catchy) songs I've heard. But 1 point for the hot girls.
Allan Holdsworth - Devil Take the Hindmost If you listen to some Jazz Fusion/ Jazzy Prog you'd probably have heard of the guitar god that is Holdsworth.
[yt]-9NBRQiXG5Y[/yt]
Got a lot to catch up on but before I finish that off.
Started out a fairly acceptable pop song (backing intro and all) and then it got to 30 seconds.
I am not sure if I can call that miming per se but it does strike me as similar to those people that pick a electric keyboard and use the backing track in an attempt to sound awesome, speaking of the backing track it might be me softening but that looked like it might be something approaching acceptable (as that thought shocks me no end I am going to accuse the backing track of being used as an instrument in my usual autotune comparison logic- if you use it you are making electronic music and will be judged as such). This being said given the alternative was probably an autotuned mess I am slightly more OK with that than I probably should be.
Dancing was not and looking back well choreographed bad but so very boring (if there is no risk of a mosh pit I want some energy in it) and the 40 seconds or so he was actually singing hinted that he might have some talent (certainly appeared to have some range). In the end it seemed like everything that might go into making a unremarkable pop song went into it and left something unremarkable which is a pity as it looks like he might actually be able to hold down a proper song.
now....pls i do not want to read any comment like "LP used to be good but now they ain't" or any shit like that. just listen to the song to the fullest from one of the best band ever formed in history .
An interesting sample selection/instrument selection, not what I would stretch to calling good though (technically competent). Lyrics... did someone just discover edgy fridge magnets?
Arrangement... a promising intro was about all that managed.
Flogging Molly - Black Friday Rule
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP-UwvGclDI