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Rhythm Of Life (Shake It Down) (Single Edit)--thankfully, this version cuts out the dance break. I'm the first person to call for choreographed group dancing in music, but sometimes, if you're just listening to a song and not watching it performed, a musical dance break can slow down the song. The rap sadly still stays, but without the dance break, it's less damaging to the song--two things back-to-back that slowed down the song really hurt it. The first bridge and chorus are where it starts to truly get good. Really, it's just a great boy band song, worth checking out even if you've not liked their previous work (though having a fondness for boy band music certainly helps).
To buy US5's new single "Rhythm Of Life (Shake It Down)," go here (physical) or here (digital).
In somewhat related news, Lou Pearlman is being held in Guam after being expelled from Indonesia as an "undesirable visitor." That's putting it mildly (for more, see one of Chart Rigger's old posts). Apparently he disappeared after going on tour with US5 and was found by law enforcement officials after sending a letter with an Indonesian return address to an attorney. In the meantime, a liquidation sales of his possessions was held. I'm actually really curious about what this means for his current "projects" like US5 and not because I like their new single--what happens to a music group, especially one so engineered and so young, when your manager is arrested? As my parents would say, "another dollar in the therapy fund..."
Next up: maybe something Swedish. Or Spanish. Or Russian.
(By the way, I think this is a somewhat old picture of them--it's almost worth watching the first few seconds of their new video just to see them trying to bring back Flock Of Seagulls-style haircuts.)
(More unrelated, I'm thinking about buying Barbados's album Stolt--or, more accurately, putting it on my long term "to get" list--since a good number of the songs on it sound pretty good, but I'm not sure; on the off chance anyone owns it, is it worth buying? I'd have to get the whole thing, since sadly I don't know any digital music stores selling it.)
6 comments:
Oooh...LOVE the Duran Duran Wild Boys sample - that's HOT. Great find PPG. Raj :)
Is there really a sample? I didn't even notice!
I love Us5 =]
I don't have any of their albums, but this song is great...and "Just Because Of You"...and "Maria"'s not bad--actually, I should look into more of their work!
I love their music too. They're on my list of celebrity boys I want to marry =)
The whole Lou Pearlman thing always makes me feel a little awkward--I know he's responsible for getting them together, but I can't help thinking they'd be better off without him. Hopefully everything works out for the best!
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