What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



A gift from a mate. Third album from this Belgian/Australian and here I thought it was the debut. Basically a one man band in the studio. A few other credits given on the liner notes but most of the contribution goes to Wally de Backer who is known as Gotye. This came out ok but hard pressed to find another Somebody That I Used To Know. One other love track with Smoke & Mirrors, but four I don't care for at all. Those and other parts of the album are a little too manufactured (eletronic) for me. Good example is State Of The Art which would have been a great song had they not computerized everything in it. Yes that's the point of the song, but that's the problem, this is the state of the art of music. Sorry, old skool is hard to demolish. The album does pass the grade, just can't see anything growing. Just watched the SNL performance. The guy did bring a band with him. Nice performance of the hit single and the first single of Eyes Wide Open was done as the second set. Gues that one didn't break them but Somebody That I Used To Know certainly did. The album has fared the best in Australia with a #1, but also a #4 in England, #5 in Canada, and a #9 in the U.S.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Making Mirrors

Best Track - Somebody That I Used To Know

Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end
Always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
You didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
And I don't want to live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
You didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

I used to know
That I used to know

Somebody . . .

1) Making Mirrors *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_fCdmvlsaI
2) Easy Way Out **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEpfyBOdKxU
3) Somebody That I Used To Know ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO56dYMc0Ps
4) Eyes Wide Open **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLmrqW1jElo
5) Smoke And Mirrors ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwXh8h5jivg
6) I Feel Better *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlM829iERmA
7) In Your Light **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HwgDDw5350
8) State Of The Art **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H20W5PJJe4
9) Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCuoZfZQTc
10) Giving Me A Chance *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkoDyRJCeRg
11) Save Me **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpV8j8P994U
12) Bronte **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAErNLUT-Sc

3's - 2
2's - 6
1's - 4

Grade - 1.8

so many albums, so little time