Alright, so I'm going to have a double super awesome review post tonight.
First: I picked up the new Bright Eyes CD hoping it would be as good as I'm Wide Awake It's Morning and Jesus Gawd is it good. In the same trajectory that Wide Awake set, Oberst has continued with his Alt-Indie-Country style and produced some song which would not be unwelcome on CMT. That is however if CMT would be ok with song against the war, criticizing the bible, and the other Bush-Era liberal mantra that fuels our hate. He then shifts on a few songs to Digital Urn-style material, but that might only be two songs. One of my personal favorites is "Make a Plan to Love Me," a Gershwinesque tribute to 70's string ballads. Other notable features include backup vocals from Z Berg of The Like, Rachel Yamagatta, and the two Girls from Eisley, as well as some of the most singing slide guitar heard in years. All in all, I highly recommend this album for later Bright Eyes fans who get excited about Oberst's slow transformation into Gram Parsons.
Second: 28 Weeks Later. This might be my ne favorite horror movie. It is not only the prettiest horror film I've ever seen, but one of the prettiest films I've seen period. It looks like a French art film with rage zombies. I must admit I wasn't a big fan of the original, but this one blew me away. This was one of the most emotional, intense, and depresing movies I've seen. Plus it has the honor of taking one of the most ridiculous scenes in Grindhouse and making it not only plausible, but even more gory and exciting. I highly recommend this to fans of horror, zombies, disguised political statements, the song "London's Burning," and pretty film in general.
Till next time,
Dexter Green
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment