I've listened to Hard Candy nonstop since Tuesday. There are some great songs that instantly make you think "This song is great." And then, there are some flops like Give It 2 Me which sounds like a Tay Zonday type made it at home on his Casio keyboard.
Matty, you know it's true.
Some of the songs take a while to get used to, but after a few listens see if you don't get Spanish Lesson stuck in your head. It's catchy.
I don't think this is Madonna's strongest vocal performance (she was best on Ray of Light). On some songs like Heartbeat and Incredible I felt like she was on the verge of pushing her vocals past pleasant. But I think it's a more honest performance than Confessions; there's less vocoder on this one.
Highlights - Heartbeat, Miles Away, Beat Goes On, Dance 2night, and Devil Wouldn't Recognize You. The last song I've heard compared to Justin's Cry Me A River. I don't think that's a fair comparision. It's more like What Goes Around, but I see the song as part of a Timberlake/Timbaland trilogy of breakup/betrayal songs.
Two of my shows got Emmy nominations. Well, they're not really my shows. I just worked on the website.
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One of the great things about working in Culver City is being able to visit gallery row on my lunch break. Today I stopped by Corey Helford for the Heroes & Villians show featuring photographic portraits of some well-known artists. I didn't recognize most of the names. Here are the ones I did recognize and have seen their work in person.
After that I stepped into Project Gallery to see the Familiar Friends show. I did see a familiar name here - Erika Yamashiro. I saw her work at the GEISAI show at GR2.
Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters collaborated on the new show at Thinkspace. You can see the pieces here.
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angrykeyboarder said:
[this is good]Has anybody noticed this song is no longer on iTunes? I'm glad I got it when I did.BTW...How can I... read more
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Matt said:
Give it 2 me only works because of some funky loopy sounds in it. But I don't hate it at... read more
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Kmags said:
very cool stuff. I think I need to get a pair of those! read more
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Yeah, you're right. i just checked it myself. I got the song because I pre-ordered. Did you pre-order? read more
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