When I was 13-years-old I thought this album was great and
that The Fat Boys were hysterical. Disorderlies, their movie, pretty much squashed the
thought that they were funny and listening to this album again definitely
killed any thought of it being any kind of good.
Produced by Mr. Eight Million Stories himself, Kurtis Blow needed to reign this album in, but he decided to treat it like a pair of
The Fat Boys’ pants and let it out.
The average length of a song is like six minutes and they
barely rap for half of each track. It’s all garbage filler! I finally get why
my dad hated when I was listening to this album. It’s absolutely grating.
Yet, there’s still a little magic here! Prince Markie Dee,
Cool Rock-Ski, and The Human Beatbox (Donuts to Heaven. R.I.P.) were definitely an original and the whole
beatbox thing was just so different from everything!
I forgot all about the intro to “Stick ‘Em.” I used
to say this all the time, “Y’all hook my mic up please. Make. Kurt, make the
bass come out so clear. Please.” I also used to drive most people crazy by
randomly breaking out into “BRRRRR! stick ‘em! HA HA HA stick ‘em!” whenever. I
don’t think I ever noticed they don’t actually say “BRRRRR! Stick ‘em” in
“Stick ‘Em,” but they do in “Human Beatbox?” I dunno, maybe.
"All You Can Eat," is the jam!
I was hoping to walk away from this listen of Louder Than
Love with an appreciation for more than “Big Dumb Sex.” I kinda liked “Get On
The Snake,” and I definitely remember liking “Full On Kevin’s Mom” for like a
hot second back in the day, but this album is a little too muddy for me.
I would definitely agree that “Runaways” was one of the best
songs of 2012, but Battle Born is not one of the best albums. It is one giant
single and a bunch of beautifully recorded songs that don't do much.
Look at the royalty that helped The Killers make this
album! Steve Lillywhite (Every great U2 album), Brendan O’Brien (Every album
made in the 90’s), Daniel Lanois (The Joshua Tree), Alan Moulder (mixed Siamese
Dream and The Downward Spiral) and Stuart Price (Madonna and Seal) all
came together to craft what should be a classic record!
I think I can find everything wrong with this album in the
song “Here With Me.” Brandon Flowers attempts to add weight and beauty to the
line “I don’t want your picture on my cell phone, I want you here with me” and
it comes off like he’s been attending the Taylor Swift School Of Song Writing. Enroll now! Spring classes start soon!
“Deadlines And Commitments” sounds like a cross between 80’s
easy listening and Laura Branigan and maybe that’s what they were shooting for.
I dunno, maybe?
I do love The Killers though. Hot Fuss is a masterpiece! Since their debut, they've been good for a hit or two an album and that's more than enough.
Tomorrow I listen to Sam And Dave Soul Men, Oasis Definitely
Maybe, and Tribes Baby.
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