Alrighty, then. I figure it's about time I gave you a review of the new cd!
Oh, and I could go more in-depth then I'm going. If you want me to, by all means, let me know. I just didn't want to drown you in music geekery right off the bat.
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disclaimer: Though most of the songs are covers, the guys use their own arrangements of each song. Usually done by Jesse.
2nd disclaimer: Because I'm lame and didn't want to figure out all the ways I could get the picture up, I was lazy and used the one off their instagram. Hope that's ok with you!
1) Pumped Up Kicks-One of their more popular covers
(it's by Foster the People, originally). I'd heard it a ton already, because the guys made a video of it for their youtube, 9 months ago.
-Even though I'd heard it live and on youtube dozens of times... the guys still managed to make it sound somewhat fresh and new for the cd. Loved the harmonies, as usual. And listening to Davey singing lead is always fun, so...
2) Bad Romance-Not my favourite song... but I like their cover better than Lady Gaga's original version.
(which I don't like at all) -Again, I was used to it, cause of a youtube video... that was made years ago. (I want to say it was the first video they put up) But again, they changed it up a tiny bit for the cd.
-Davey and Jake both did great jobs on their solos! (not knocking Jesse and Tony, cause they do great. I'm just sayin' though)
3) Bee-written by Jake, so it's a BOS original!
-Davey sings lead again.
(shocker ) and Jake does a rap type thing towards the end.
-Tight and well-blended harmonies. Like those and the beat. But I go back and forth on the lyrics.
4) House of the Rising Sun-the group has been singing this since their 5one days!
(it was even on 5one's cd!) But don't think that means it's boring... no. It's kind of evolved with them!
-Jake takes lead on this one... and wow, I can never get over how talented he is. His singing is just as awesome as his vocal percussion!
5) Fix You, Fix Me-a song by Jesse and a friend of theirs
(making it the 2nd BOS original on here)-Beautiful harmonies, calming tone, lovely lyrics, and a nice job on lead by Davey!
6) Michael Jackson vs Queen-possibly their newest medley
(pretty sure it is), that is getting increasingly popular through their youtube video
(uploaded 3 months ago).
-Does a fantastic job of featuring all four of the guys... and I think I almost have more fun with it when watching the video. I mean, it's so fun watching their facial expressions and stuff while listening.
7) Give Yourself-written by Jake, so yep... original song #3!
-Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I first heard/saw this one in a video on their facebook page.
-Beautiful lead tone by Jesse... LOVE the harmony with Davey towards the end. Followed by a short lead part by Davey
*melts*8) Rollin in the Deep-this cover of Adele's song came about in an interesting way... someone had suggested they sing it, in the comments of the Bad Romance video. The first time I heard the guys sing it (that I can recall) is at the Lady Antebellum concert!
-Tony starts us out, with his great bass voice. As usual, I love their harmonies, and it's fun to see the lead switch between three of the guys. (Tony, Jesse, and Davey)
9) My Last Season-written by the friend that cowrote Fix You, Fix Me with Jesse; making this the fourth original song on the cd
-Lovely harmonies and lyrics, calming tones, most (if not all) of the guys are featured at some point.
10) I Won't Give Up-I think the inside of the cd says it's a Jason Mraz song? Anyways, the guys do a great job with this one too. Very calming, also. Davey sings lead for a lot of it.
And the bonus, for those that buy the physical copy:
11) Lady Antebellum Medley-I think we know what I think of
this one.
-It's a fun idea to think I can listen to it over and over without hitting play on the youtube video constantly.
And... that's my short review of
4 the record!