Thursday, August 25, 2005
We find the defendant...
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 So, we wrote up this entire bloody review of the new McFly album, rather in depth and all that shit, when our computer crashed and we lost the entire thing.
So now you're going to get a brief sentence about each song, and to make it even easier for us (easier in the sense that we are still very bitter we lost our "WAR & PEACE" style review, and cannot be fucked writing anymore than a few words now), we'll be rating each song out of 5 Alice in Wonderland's. ("Oh wow! Alice in Wonderland, how clever! Because the album is called WONDERLAND... How genius! - You.)
So, as Girls Aloud once sang, "Here we go"...
I'LL BE OKAY
The new single. Quite good, great way to start the album - but definitely not the most obvious choice for a single compared to other album tracks.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
I'VE GOT YOU
Pleasant enough, was leaked several months ago on mp3 messageboards. Easily the albums weakest moment, but it's nice to have the so called "weakest moment" over and done with this early in, and still rather a good song.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
ULTRAVIOLET
Quite the good "ditty", with a chorus that we SWEAR sings "These summer PILLS are really something else". And anyone who claims to correct us by saying they sing "These summer GIRLS are really something else", will be disregarded by anyone at IAR HeadQuarters. So there.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
THE BALLAD OF PAUL K
McFly or Pete Murray? You decide, but either way both artists are just groundbreakingly amazing in their own rights, so this song, as you'd expect, is brilliant. They sing about some Paul guys midlife crisis, and croon about a kitchen floor. Not exactly "Shakin' like a cool Lemonade" but still, randomly marvelous.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
I WANNA HOLD YOU
Quite pleasant and would probably go down a treat after a few "too many" beers. And possibly the highlight is the line "I wanna hold you, my skies are turning black, feels like a heart attack" (!!!!!!!!) Still, not as good as "When she walks in the room my heart goes boom (ba-ba-ba-ba-bada-ba!)",which brings back sweet memories of that FRENCH AFFAIR euro-dance song. But still, amazing song.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
And here we have the 2nd most brilliant song on this album. It's just monumental in its presence, or something. With a chorus that screams "Was I invading in on your secrets? /Was I too close for comfort/Pushing me out/When I wanted in?/What was I just about to discover/Was I too close for comfort..." Amazing. Then there's the outstanding bridge, where Tom painfully delivers probably the second greatest moment in his musical career. Yes, this song is "the shit".
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
ALL ABOUT YOU
Thrown on song, you should all know this as last years Red Nose Day choon. We still like it, even if you don't.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
SHE FALLS ASLEEP (Parts I & II)
When you get your copy next week of the McFly album, prepare yourself to be blown away and emotionally touched by this song - which is not only the greatest song on this album, but is also one of the most raw musical pieces to come from any artist in the 21st century. This is BIG people. The orchestral piece is slightly reminiscent of something from "Evita", with horns, flutes, etc etc. Each verse and the chorus are just magnificent. "She falls asleep/and all she thinks about is you/when she's asleep/the air she's breathing is for you". Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is something very special. Tom's finest vocal moment in the history of McFly too. Dazzling.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5? 
DON'T KNOW WHY
Quite nice, pretty, catchy chords/chorus/etc etc.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
NOTHING
After "She falls asleep", this McFly-By-Numbers is a bit grating. Pleasant enough and its still quite good, so who the fuck are we to complain?
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
MEMORY LANE
Another one of those "previously leaked" songs, track has since been re-recorded, that vinyl-skipping sound effect has been removed from the end, and there almost seems to be quite the "Chorus Line" going on toward the last minute of the song. So quite a fitting last track really. "So much has changed..." sing the boys. And in comparison to their last album, indeed it has.
Alice in Wonderland's out of 5?
So, there you go. The album is definitely a step up in maturity for the young "lads", with them coming a long way from the cheekiness of "5 colours In Her Hair". And although its a slight bit sad to see them kinda moving away from that cheeky fun aspect in their music, it's also quite amazing to see how much they've grown as artists.
This is a VERY good album overall, with even the less-than-impressive songs being quite amazing. And there you have it, all 12 tracks - reviewed by numbering a Disney character out of 5.
Aren't you glad our computer crashed!?!
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