With punk-pop stalwarts blink-182 now out of the running, Motion City Soundtrack could very well be crowned the genre's new torchbearers. Theirs is a punk-pop untainted by emo, unfazed by hardcore, and firmly focused on the latter element -- pop -- which seems to be second language to this melody-driven quintet. To that end, Even If It Kills Me finds the band working with (am...(展开全部) With punk-pop stalwarts blink-182 now out of the running, Motion City Soundtrack could very well be crowned the genre's new torchbearers. Theirs is a punk-pop untainted by emo, unfazed by hardcore, and firmly focused on the latter element -- pop -- which seems to be second language to this melody-driven quintet. To that end, Even If It Kills Me finds the band working with (among others) Cars co-founder and veteran knob-twiddler Ric Ocasek, who piles their harmonies and distorted guitars into crunchy blocks of radio gold. Motion City Soundtrack shares more than a few similarities with Ocasek's former group -- their dedication to the pop genre, for instance, with roots in something harder -- and his presence is a warm tribute to a band whose efforts deserve some veteran recognition. As before, frontman Justin Pierre is the star of this album, whether he's doing his part to liven up a semi-sedate ballad ("The Conversation" -- one of the album's only downer tracks) or channel the commercial spirit of former single "Everything Is Alright." In fact, Even If It Kills Me does seem to consciously aim for commercial acceptance, but rarely at the expense of the quirks and literate lyrics that first endeared Motion City Soundtrack to its fans. There's simply more radio-worthy material here, from the beefy bass-driven "This Is for Real" to the mix of synthesized pop/rock and latter-day Guster in "Hello Helicopter." By splitting productions duties between power pop veteran Adam Schlesinger, Eli Janney, and the aforementioned Ocasek, Motion City Soundtrack also avoids the seventh inning stretch -- that nebulous point on Memory and I Am the Movie where the albums' final tracks begin to suffer from being so similar to their predecessors. There's no lull here, just fast-paced fun -- which, given the band's motion-centric name, is as appropriate as it is tuneful.
曲目
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1. I Fell In Love Without You 2. This Is For Real 3. It Had To Be You 4. Last Night 5. Calling All Cops 6. Can't Finish What You Started 7. The Conversation 8. Broken Heart 9. Hello Helicopter 10. Where I Belong 11. Point Of Extinction 12. Antonia 13. Even If Kills Me
0 有用 Xiao米 2007-10-14 21:48:11
心跳加速
0 有用 昵称已被占用 2009-03-30 19:01:06
UT的图案...
0 有用 麽系麽系 2008-02-26 17:22:17
好听,喜欢!
0 有用 chalsea的城堡 2008-10-19 22:40:35
这旋律。。。赞 让青春的感觉回复
0 有用 道眠 2024-02-13 23:03:04
以前很喜欢主打那首。英语很菜也到处搜这首究竟叫啥。
0 有用 Tigerlily 2012-02-04 14:30:59
好早听的专辑,没什么印象了但是封面记得很清。
0 有用 昵称已被占用 2009-03-30 19:01:06
UT的图案...
0 有用 chalsea的城堡 2008-10-19 22:40:35
这旋律。。。赞 让青春的感觉回复
0 有用 0o.培培.o0 2010-05-24 21:33:13
还行
0 有用 猛汉世雄 2008-05-01 10:58:09
啧啧~小巧可爱得要死!这就是我的口味……