Music: *REVIEW* Solider of Love – Sade

2010 is seriously the year for great music right now. I cannot help but make reviews and comments towards some of these fantastic artists. And its only April!

I grew up listening to Sade. My mother is an avid fan of her work and the band and I own all of the albums. My first song I heard as a child was “Is it a Crime?” and that is still a song that I play on my IPod from time to time.

I was not expecting Sade to drop an album this year, really. I plan to review it because it is just so good that I would be crazy not to.

This song, however, if impressive. My goodness, since it’s the title track, I wasn’t expecting much but this song is cleaver and wonderful as hell.

The instrumentation is unbelievable and the lyrics are very quirky and simple, but convey the message perfectly. Video is even pretty amazing. She is a very beautiful lady and always has been. Her voice is just so smooth and sexy, that I can’t help but swoon when I hear her sing.

It follows so well with the rest of the album too. The album is great and it’s already sold over a million copies. That’s highly impressive.

I’m not sure if I’m gonna have any money left this year, really because there are so many artists coming out with music that I just have to buy them. This one from Sade was a very unexpected surprise, but I’m glad it appeared. I will always be a fan of her.

Music: *REVIEW* Window Seat – Erykah Badu

A lot can happen when school starts. You miss out on so much stuff, but I’d rather miss it and find it than not at all.

First off, I’m going to review the song before I do anything else.

This song is beautifully composed and the lyrics are fantastic. I haven’t been listening to Erykah for a while, and I must say that I am very disappointed in myself that I haven’t. She is a wonderful artist with so much talent and her music is always so great and enjoyable to listen to. I’m gonna have to see if my mother still has most of her music and get it from her because I need to add her back to my music library. I’m really wondering what the rest of this album sounds like now.

As for the video itself, well I’m not sure how to take it. Overall, I’d have to say that I support it.

The concept behind it is very clear if you watch it all the way to the end. “Groupthink” appears and is stated in the video as well, along with the explanation of the idea behind it. The theory is very interesting to ponder over:

They play it safe. Are quick to assassinate what they do not understand. This is what we have become. Afraid to respect the individual.”

The controversy surrounding this video is what makes her point valid. However, I will say that there were some small concerns that can also be valid with the other side of the argument (Children being around, not having a permit, and the symbolism with JFK which I still think are all very silly things to consider in this video and I can argue why they’re ridiculous accusations), but there is an underlying point to this.

Groupthink is indeed what we have become. We cannot think for ourselves. We have to follow the crowd and try to find some place to fit into or try to understand the point behind things in a blinded view instead of seeing the truth. I’ve felt that our society has been this way for many, many decades and its about time that someone has finally made a statement about it in the best known possible way: Through Music and Art. Quit all the crap about how it traumatized children and how it involved nudity and such. Tell me why this video was bad without information that has already been spewed by other sources.

And Lady Gaga and her Telephone video shows that she is a musical genius… yeah, right. That was sarcasm in case no one caught that.

As for her body, hell, I saw nothing wrong with it. After having some kids and getting a little older, I think she still looks good for her age. Take a look at your mother’s nude body and then comment. I wonder if you’ll feel the same about Erykah’s.

Everyone has seen this video by now, and if they haven’t, then I’m quite sure that they will. Maybe it’s because I think outside of the box, but I thought it was a very creative and beautiful video and a fantastic song. Get rid of the controversy, people. Move on.