Worst of the Day
“The Time”, Black Eyed Peas
This song is quite possibly the worst song of 2010. Building its weak chorus off of the cheesy 1989 Dirty Dancing hit “I’ve Had the Time Of My Life” dooms it to the trash heap. What stuns us at Bulldog Beat is how the Black Eyed Peas could fail at pretty much everything they do perfectly in songs such as “Boom Boom Pow”, like a catchy chorus, Fergie’s diva-like belting, and keeping their beats simple. Maybe that’s why their new album underperformed. Totally lame dudes. Totally lame. (0 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7K3wFXJFsQ
Pop Review
“Once”, Diana Vickers
British pop starlet and XFactor contestant Vickers hasn’t officially released this song stateside, but you can catch it on Youtube. We were a little divided over this song the first time we heard it, but its catchy electropop beat quickly won us over. This is a solid song with an instantly hummable chorus. The two things we still can’t bring ourselves to love are Vickers’s hiccupy yelp of a voice and the facts that her lyrics are nonsensical, but songs like this aren’t made for that. (3 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmfZU9YJQnU
Rap Review
“All the Lights”, Kanye West
Glorious, egotistical, and totally nuts: Kanye West in a nutshell. ”All the Lights” is pretty much like this too. Grabbing guest singers such as Alicia Keys, Elton John, Swizz Beatz, La Roux, and 11 others to sing harmony while he raps about fame and how he’s such a jerk over a stunning beat is a fitting gift to who is arguably the best rapper alive right now. One of the highlights off his new masterpiece album. Thats what we call over-the-top awesome. (4.5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uayey2PSGpA
Alternative Review
“You Will Leave a Mark”, A Silent Film
This Welsh band reminds us a lot of Coldplay and Keane in its piano-driven rock, but is a little bit more guitar-oriented than those two bands. It’s a beautiful love song, if a little bland, and feels sonically like a retread of past, better songs like “Somewhere Only We Know” and “Viva la Vida”. If you hate falsetto and pianos, this isn’t for you, but a lot of people looking for a nice easy listen will probably love this to death. (2.5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xv8ruOUDs
R&B Review
“Holding You Down (Goin in Circles)”, Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan moans and groans about her cheatin man again in her follow-up to last year’s minor hits “Need U Bad” and the Glee-tastic “Bust Your Windows”. Over a propulsive (and heavily sampled) beat, her tear-soaked voice soars to hysterical heights. It’s pretty catchy, and the lyrics are better than most songs out there. We wish she had chosen better songs to sample (WTF odd quacking noises from Parliament Funkadelic), but overall it’s a solid listen. (3.5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwZl9WCHjnc
Rock Review
“Tighten Up”, Black Keys
All Hail the return of Southern rock! This Grammy-nominated duo created a strutting, swaggering ode to a girl who just was a fling. The guitar riff will be in your head for days, and the music video is adorable. It’s not the best song on their new album Brothers, but it’s probably the most accessible and appreciable by most. Perfect for walkin down the street with your shades on and your ‘stache rockin. Good times… (4.5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc
HARDCORE INDIE Review
“Revival”, Deerhunter
Over a rambling guitar, solid drums, and wailing harmonies, frontman Bradford Cox shows his skills for creating hooky pop tunes that appeal to mainstream peeps. Don’t go after the rest of Deerhunter’s new album Halcyon Digest, it’s pretty weird and pretty much only for ‘hipsters’. This song is pretty good though as a stand-alone. (3.5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b0fDIPP-u4
Electronica Review
“Ghosts N Stuff”, Deadmau5 feat. Rob Swire
It’s a shame that Deadmau5 didn’t include this song on his below-average new album 4x4=12 (great math skills there:p): It’s one of the best dance songs of the year. You’ve probably heard this everywhere by now, from the Winter Olympics to Cadillac commercials to even Chuck, but the fact that it has lasted so long is a testament to how good a track it really is. It’s a surefire partystarter, and also just great for chillin with your headphones. (4.5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ArUgxtlJs
Best of the Day IS….
“Black and Yellow”, Wiz Khalifa
Wiz, a better Kid Cudi, makes a huge splash with his breakthrough ode to Pittsburgh. It’s got all the swaggering stoner-rap that his fans love, with a huge rippin chorus that everyone can appreciate. We didn’t really get why this wasn’t more popular when it came out back in August, but it’s #8 on iTunes right now, so justice has been served. Kid Cudi could learn a thing or two about how to really sizzle on a track from Wiz. Black and yellow black and yellow black and yellow(5 out of 5 stars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw
And that’s our first post! Hope you enjoyed this, and more will come soon!
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