A wise man-boy once said “Good boys don’t listen to rock and roll”. I suppose my baby is bad-ass before even exiting the womb. SCORE.
Uncle Jonny (the man-boy) loves The Killers, so I guess my next choice has a lot to do with that fact. Don’t get me wrong, I have loved them since they were friends with Jenny, but a rock star uncle’s opinion is always important when it comes to influencing a little heart to beat to the rhythm of rock.
Sam’s Town
Las Vegas Rock and/or Roll has never been richer. Wikipedia claims it to be a mix of U2, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles and Tom Petty, but as we all know, Wikipedia is collaborated on by a bunch of self-centered, pseudo-intellectuals that spend too much time overcompensating for something. Please keep in mind that this opinion in no way compromises my love for Springsteen, The Beatles or Tom Petty (suck it, Bono).
I wont venture into what hybrid of pop-cultural bands I think Sam’s Town is, because to be honest, I don’t want to appear a fool in regard to something I think is the purest rock/roll I have heard in a long time. “…that’s a bloody good album” says Uncle Jonny (about five seconds ago).
While I passionately hope to ‘have a healthy baby with ten fingers and ten toes’ like any parent, I definitely would not mind it one bit if monkey face emerges leather clad and ready to stun the world with meaningful rhyme on par with that of Brandon Flowers (incidentally, my FAVOURITE name ever, also lead vocalist of The Killers).
Flowers has been quoted saying that he hoped Sam’s Town would be the album that,”keeps rock and roll afloat”. Success, Flowers. Success. He follows this by claiming “Read my mind” to be the band’s best written and favorite song. Ever. Uncle Jonny agrees.
I would like to emphasize that, although I have rambled on about this album like it were an overachieving, gifted child, this does not take away from my love and appreciation of their other brilliant releases – Hot Fuss, Sawdust and Day & Age. Listen to them, enrich your life, hear?
In conclusion:
“I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town
I got the green light
I got a little fight
I'm gonna turn this thing around”
Oh Lord, give my little one this rockin’ motivation. Amen.
Uncle Jonny
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