Tuesday, March 04, 2008
I got my emusic music selections for this month. As seem to be the pattern, it's a mixture of stand-up comedy, country, and rock. They are:
I'm Starvin' - John Pinette (16 tracks) - Pinette is a funny comedian that does mostly jokes about him being fat, but his buffet jokes are classics. This is the audio version of his Comedy Central special, so when he shows pictures of him with his eyebrows shaved or him in drag because of his turn in Hairspray on broadway, it helps if you've seen the special. I don't rank this up there with his Show Me The Buffet album, but at this point, all his stuff is worth getting. Especially classic on this is his story on wanting Italian food while living in France.
Lewd Awakenings - Felicia Michaels (15 tracks) - Back in high school, when I had no social life and thus watched alot of standup on tv, Michaels was a attractive, high-voiced comedienne who did jokes about the differences between men and women. She was really funny, but she never seemed to get new jokes. That might be why she never seemed to break through to the next level of stardom. My freshman year of college, friends of mine found a playboy magazine in a recycling bin in their dorm. In it was a pictorial featuring her. That didn't help her achieve stardom. At some point she decided to switch to shock comedy. Adding explicit sex jokes to her act and four-letter words to her old jokes. I only heard her once since that switch and remember thinking that the change didn't suit her. This cd is after the switch, hence the lewd in the title. Well, alot of the jokes are funny, her high-pitched voice doesn't pull off the dirty jokes very well, and alot of the curse words seemed forced, even crammed, unnecessarily into otherwise clean jokes.
- Lita Ford Live - Lita Ford (14 tracks) - I wasn't intending these things to be full reviews of the albums, just short blurbs about why I picked the albums or other short tidbits of information, so I'll shorten things up. I've always liked Lita's music, so when the reviews on the site were positive, I chose this album.
- Obligatory Villagers - Nellie McKay (9 tracks) - I have her first album. It's an interesting mix that comes off almost as a piano-based jazz rap. Figured it wouldn't be a waste of nine downloads to get more of it.
- See The Light - Bo Bice (10 tracks) - Reviews on the site said this wasn't like his major-label first release. It was more rock, like some of his best stuff on American Idol.
- Maybe It's Time - Ashley Gearing (11 tracks)The name caught my attention cause it was familiar. Turns out I remembered it from when she got a hit based on a song on the internet, or something like that. Anyway, it's teenage female country. It doesn't have too serious of a subject matter. It's like Taylor Swift, only with average songwriting. It's the type of stuff that is good for me to listen to while working. It also didn't hurt that it had the exact number of tracks that I had left to download this month.
Anyway, I haven't chosen this month's audiobook yet.
I'm Starvin' - John Pinette (16 tracks) - Pinette is a funny comedian that does mostly jokes about him being fat, but his buffet jokes are classics. This is the audio version of his Comedy Central special, so when he shows pictures of him with his eyebrows shaved or him in drag because of his turn in Hairspray on broadway, it helps if you've seen the special. I don't rank this up there with his Show Me The Buffet album, but at this point, all his stuff is worth getting. Especially classic on this is his story on wanting Italian food while living in France.
Lewd Awakenings - Felicia Michaels (15 tracks) - Back in high school, when I had no social life and thus watched alot of standup on tv, Michaels was a attractive, high-voiced comedienne who did jokes about the differences between men and women. She was really funny, but she never seemed to get new jokes. That might be why she never seemed to break through to the next level of stardom. My freshman year of college, friends of mine found a playboy magazine in a recycling bin in their dorm. In it was a pictorial featuring her. That didn't help her achieve stardom. At some point she decided to switch to shock comedy. Adding explicit sex jokes to her act and four-letter words to her old jokes. I only heard her once since that switch and remember thinking that the change didn't suit her. This cd is after the switch, hence the lewd in the title. Well, alot of the jokes are funny, her high-pitched voice doesn't pull off the dirty jokes very well, and alot of the curse words seemed forced, even crammed, unnecessarily into otherwise clean jokes.
- Lita Ford Live - Lita Ford (14 tracks) - I wasn't intending these things to be full reviews of the albums, just short blurbs about why I picked the albums or other short tidbits of information, so I'll shorten things up. I've always liked Lita's music, so when the reviews on the site were positive, I chose this album.
- Obligatory Villagers - Nellie McKay (9 tracks) - I have her first album. It's an interesting mix that comes off almost as a piano-based jazz rap. Figured it wouldn't be a waste of nine downloads to get more of it.
- See The Light - Bo Bice (10 tracks) - Reviews on the site said this wasn't like his major-label first release. It was more rock, like some of his best stuff on American Idol.
- Maybe It's Time - Ashley Gearing (11 tracks)The name caught my attention cause it was familiar. Turns out I remembered it from when she got a hit based on a song on the internet, or something like that. Anyway, it's teenage female country. It doesn't have too serious of a subject matter. It's like Taylor Swift, only with average songwriting. It's the type of stuff that is good for me to listen to while working. It also didn't hurt that it had the exact number of tracks that I had left to download this month.
Anyway, I haven't chosen this month's audiobook yet.
Labels: emusic
