Once upon a time I had a stick up my ass about Coldplay and Rihanna. I just deeply disliked both. Chris Martin was a whiny Brit and Rihanna was too pretty to look at. Then life and love happened and I'm currently obsessed with two songs. 1. Princess of China by Coldplay ft. Rihanna 2. We Found a Love by Rihanna
Crazy how what we hated eventually turns into love. It's a thin red line between the two, right? But, what do I know? I used to hate sunny days and long for only rain. Now, I prefer the sun. I blame age and the loss of teenage angst. Back to my obsessive song loves. You should check out Rihanna's video for We Found a Love. I found a love when I watched it. I'm always happy when a music video features a strong story line. This does and I think it's all pretty. p.s. the video has over 67 million views on youtube. Damn.
My other momentary love I mentioned doesn't have a video, but it should. Check out the song though!
Tomorrow marks the release of two new albums: Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto and Kelly Clarkson's Stronger.
I've been a huge Kelly fan since her first note during auditions for American Idol. I've seen her live, first row, with my sweet, perfect mom. She has an amazing voice. Soulful, powerful, endearing. I've anxiously been awaiting this album. Now, the clever girl that I am, has managed to listen to the full album already. I wish I could muster more excitement, but alas, I can not. The album isn't bad, but it's so pop that it disappoints me. Granted, there are a few songs that stick out like Honestly, and Dark Side, two ballad-like songs that have some meat to them. They get under your skin a bit. But, its only a little bit. Still nothing holds a candle to her song Sober, from her underrated album My December. I miss that Kelly. Stronger feels overproduced with a need for commercial success. If you're a Kelly fan, I think you'll be mildly pleased. I give the album ***1/2, mostly cause I never want Kelly to stop making music. It would be appropriate to post a new song by Kelly, but I feel the need to post the song Sober. This is an epic song. Listen all the way through cause it just gets better and better :) Also, this performance is new, performed just a few days ago in LA.
And I guess I'll post a new song too, from the same concert.:) Here's Dark Side.
Okay, onto Coldplay. I've slowly grown into a small liking of Coldplay. I can't explain why in the past I didn't like, I just didn't. Sometimes we get a block in our head and it takes some time to knock it down. Well, my block must have been knocked down cause I'm actually excited for Mylo Xyloto. I haven't heard the full album yet, but I'm mighty pleased with their first releases, especially Paradise. I love this song and I love the video. Great, happy, perfect video. I'll give my review of Coldplay's new album soon. Until then, buy it yourself :)
