Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk
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Artist: Boys Like GirlsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-09-08
Music Label: Sony Music Distribution
Soundtracks:
- Heart Heart Heartbreak
- Love Drunk
- She's Got A Boyfriend Now
- Two Is Better Than One
- Contagious
- Real Thing
- Someone Like You
- The Shot Heard Round The World
- The First One
- Chemicals Colllide
- Go
Music reviews of Love Drunk
Music Review: Boys Like Girls Mix It Up On 'Love Drunk'
Rating: 4 Stars
Since their first album didn't exactly take the U.S. by storm, I wasn't too surprised to hear that their sophomore effort leans much more on the pop side of pop punk, with the first three songs in particular crafted to do well on the Singles Charts. Still, a good portion of this record will remind you of the first, and Boys Like Girls mix things up even more this time around with a few songs that try to connect with listeners on a deeper level.
As mentioned, the first three songs use every trick in the production book to come up with some extremely catchy tunes. "Heart Heart Heartbreak" combines what sounds like portions of The Scorpions' "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and Bon Jovi's "You Give Love A Bad Name" with plenty of trendy vocal effects to have you singing along quickly. Likewise, "Love Drunk" and "She's Got A Boyfriend Now" use the latest favorite drum machine and synth sounds along with plenty of background "Whoah, Ohahs" and "Heys" to be as current as possible in the pop department, and I must say the results are sure to achieve their intended results...I'd be surprised if this record doesn't sell better than the first. Even if you don't like this style, the good news is that no matter how these songs are produced, you still get frontman Martin Johnson's late '90's rock stylings, both vocally and melodically, scattered throughout the album.
"Two Is Better Than One", featuring Taylor Swift, is the first of four songs that use a simple (but effective) approach in an attempt to move listeners emotionally...acoustic guitar, strings, real drums and a slight country flavor make this song one of the album's highlights. Martin's vocals blend nicely with Taylor's, and there's a down-to-earth quality about this song that really makes it beautiful...at least it does for me. A couple of somewhat straightforward BLG rockers are up next, with "Contagious" sounding like its beat is based on Toni Basil's "Hey Micki (She's So Fine)", and "Real Thing", which also starts itself off with classic '80s rock riffs in the verse before heading into a more conventional BLG chorus.
"Someone Like You" is another one of the simply arranged, slower songs with good melody and lyrics ("Running from Jesus", "Fighting My Demons" in the chorus) that I find myself gravitating towards...this is a side of the band I'm really liking. Another decent rocker follows ("The Shot Heard 'Round The World), with fresh enough melodies and chord progressions that it doesn't sound too much like any other song, and for some reason starts off with several seconds of the sounds of heavy breathing.
I really like "The First One", a mid tempo, melodic tune about your first broken heart being the worst, even though it isn't necessarily very original. Some songs sound like they would fit well on the debut album, like "Chemicals Collide".
Finally, "Go" uses acoustic guitar, cello and other string instruments along with interesting percussion as a backdrop to the final poignant, stripped-down but beautifully melodic piece of this record (ending as an instrumental). Overall, there's a lot to like here, even as this album is less rock and more pop.
Description of Love Drunk
2009 sophomore album from the Boston quartet. Love Drunk has been described as a happy medium between the Pop/Rck of the debut album and the more electronic sound of bands like The Killers and Franz Ferdinand.Alternative Rock CDs
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