To be honest, I never really liked Architecture In Helsinki. Although, I saw the video for Hold Music and found myself actually enjoying it. So I took it upon myself to actually listen to them and decide then whether I like them. And listen I did!
I wasn't too sure about my decision to listen to the cd entirely.
The fact that they chose Red Turned White to open is, well, their decision obviously, but I don't like that song, and it put a dampener on the whole point of me giving the cd a try. I honestly didn't want to keep listening after I heard that song. I know it's kind of short but it bored me, and I sat there just staring blankly with a look of distaste on my face. Just picture the whole o.O look coupled with a mouth slightly open in a 'what the fuck?' fashion, and a raised eyebrow. Not two, just one. Who the hell raises both eyebrows when wondering what the hell they're listening to? I sure don't!
I think I just went off topic.
As I was saying, I was quite happy to blindly ignore the whole cd, and go on in life happily enjoying the three songs of theirs that I like [Heart It Races, The Owls Go + Hold Music].
Part of me is glad that I didn't give up. Of course, I was pleased when two of the aforementioned songs came up on next, one after the other, so that was good.
Feather In A Baseball cap pissed me off. It was very boring, in my opinion.
Ok next. Underwater; I like the simplicity of that song. It's nice. I can sort of see myself falling asleep to it. Not in a 'oh god this is so boring' way, but a 'this is so calm and peaceful I might drift off now' sort of way.
The beginning of Like It Or Not made me laugh and wonder just how seemingly juvenile this band can get, with their da-da-da's and wa-wa-wa's. Maybe they should throw in some scooby-dooby's and sha-la-la's. Or not. I hope I haven't given them ideas. Highly unlikely I have. Wa-wa-wa's aside, I do like that song.
DEBBIE! I didn't realize that I've heard that song before and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure I heard it sometime on Triple J and just didn't pay much attention, seeing as I only listen to the radio in the car or when I'm sleeping. But I immediatebly remembered the chorus, and was pleased that I finally knew the name of the song. Hooray!
Lazy (Lazy) was good. It wasn't full of the baby noises I mentioned before, and had basic instruments which seems to be a nice change considering the range AiH have.
Yeah you know what?
I think it's easier to say that surprisingly enough, I actually liked this cd. I found myself tapping my feet to the songs and getting lost in the catchiness of the happiness that the songs possess.
I'm still wondering whether it was a good cd to start with or theirs. Maybe I should've tried Fingers Crossed first, but either way, I'm quite glad I bothered to listen to it.
There are only two songs on here that I don't like, but the chances are that I'll listen to them and they'll grow on me until I do like them.
I enjoy quirky music. Oh yeah.
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