We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day
I can’t stop playing the new Kaiser Chiefs album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Yeah, the blogosphere seems to give it second billing to the Chiefs first album Employment, but I disagree. I think it’s better.
The rundown, song by song:
Ruby–Catchy, catchy, catchy, chorus. Love it, love it, love it, love it!
The Angry Mob–”We like who we like, we hate who we hate, but we’re also easily swayed”. What a great line. I had to go and watch A Clockwork Orange after I heard this one. The repetitive sing-a-long at the end reminds me of The Tubes – White Punks On Dope.
Heat Dies Down–This says, I like you, but not that much. The antithesis to The Beatles - When I’m Sixty-Four. Good energy on this one.
High Royds–Angry mob revisited.
Love is Not a Competition–A nice Coldplay-esque number.
Thank You Very Much–Kind of an early The Cars – Don’t Cha Stop vibe on this one……
I Can Do Without You–I love the 70s-style ah..ah..ahs. Auditory Zoloft for the broken-hearted.
My Kind of Guy–Not one of my favs…except for the mini guitar solo halfway through.
Everything is Average Nowadays–Nice how the guitar follows the voice during the one part of this song.
Boxing Champ–Piano! Not really liking the vocals on this one, though. The whole song really feels sorta out of place.
Learnt My Lesson Well–Love the U2-like drum intro. Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4 guitars start it off, then it turns into a upbeat little number. Hmm…maybe those guitars are a little more ‘Golden Earring – Radar Love’ than ‘25 or 6 to 4′…
Try Your Best–Melancholy encouragement. God, I love their harmonies!
Retirement–Yeah, I want to retire. Thank you very much.
