Opinz » Song reviews http://www.opinz.com Opinions. About Music. Short and to the point. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 U2 – Get On Your Boots http://www.opinz.com/u2-get-on-your-boots/ http://www.opinz.com/u2-get-on-your-boots/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:40:37 +0000 E http://www.opinz.com/?p=668 U2 - Get On Your Boots

“Get On Your Boots” is being heralded as a return to the Achtung Baby and Zooropa era of U2, but if this is even true it’s only in the guitar production; it wouldn’t make the cut on either album and the lyrical and song writing quality is barely that of a warm-up jam, complete with overlooped and abrupt instrumental changes and nonsensical lyrics…in reality the song is more in line with the astoundingly uninspired pap the band vomited forth on Pop, and this time not even Brian Eno could rescue it.

Rating: 1.9 / 5

Universal

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As heard in the recent Samsung Behold commercial, “Silly Boy” is a wonderful slice of retro blues rock that hearkens back to classic T.Rex or The Small Faces and which features a simple but catchy riff with plenty of punch.

Grade: 4.3 / 5

Available via iTunes

TVT Records

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If you can get past some of the downright painful lines about how toothpaste keeps your mouth clean, “Brand New Day” is a wonderfully catchy singalong that most people will recognize from a recent Target commercial, and although the corny lyrics will make you wish you could change the channel, overall it’s a very hip and fun pop tune.

Grade: 3.6 / 5

Available on iTunes.

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The first in The Decemberists’ new singles series, “Valerie Plame” is an unrepentantly over the top, banjo and horn-laden ode to the infamously embattled CIA agent (told through the eyes of a lovestruck contact) that ends with a wild, “Hey Jude” rip-off but is (quite slyly and sarcastically) one of the best political songs of the decade.

Always the Bridesmaid: “Valerie Plame”’s b-side and the two other volumes of the band’s “Always the Bridesmaid” singles series constitute five brand new tracks, some hits and some minor misses: “O New England” is too typical to be interesting and “I’m Sticking With You” is a tired choice for a Velvet Underground cover, but “Days of Elaine” is great and “Record Year” and “Raincoat Song” are quite beautiful.

Grade: 4.5 / 5

Capitol/Y.A.B.B./Jealous Butcher
Volume I: October 14, 2008
Volume II: November 4, 2008
Volume III: December 2, 2008

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