'Plug it In' Review! A good one!

Working. WORKING! ::sob:: It just ain't right.

From NME.com.

Basement Jaxx Extras
Basement Jaxx : Plug It In
John Mulvey

The dance music crash of 2003 seemed to screw up the commercial prospects of Basement Jaxx's fantastic 'Kish Kash' album, even though it was far too chaotic and barmy to be so reductively categorised. Nevertheless, they continue to release dazzling singles from it, of which 'Plug It In' is the third. Glibly, 'Plug It In' sounds like a selection of great Jaxx tracks - from 'Rendez-Vu' to 'Where's Your Head At?' - played simultaneously, with JC Chasez (Justin Timberlake's old sparring partner in 'NSync) lisping dangerously over the top. In most hands, this would result in a shambles. But Basement Jaxx have a knack of orchestrating wreckage like few other producers, and this is a mighty record: brash, audacious, heroically over-excited.

JC!!! Over the top lisping indeed. :-)

More cheap music than you can shake a stick at!

Sparkly mail! J, you're fabulous. Received Nylon today in the mail. :-) I'm a happy fangirl. Thanks for the crack, sweets!

Had it in mind to send sparkly packages today, but left my stuff at home. Argh! If my head weren't attached, someone would be using it as a volleyball.

And woohoo! Checked my bank accounts online today and discovered my account's been debited the cost of one ticket to see the lovely Mr. Chasez in Chicago in about three weeks. Aiiiii! Now I need to do the bus ticket-buying thing.

Speaking of buses and more reasons to be freaked out while traveling, the new warnings about terrorists targeting buses and trains and such? Thanks, assholes. I just...don't even have the words.

In happier news, I bought cheap music today. Used CDs! Dollars and quarters!

The good: Foo Fighters' "The Colour and the Shape" for a buck. Worth it yes, if only for My Hero.

George Michael's "Faith" also a dollar. Lots of good ones, especially Father Figure which I've always loved, and would give a lung to hear the Chasez cover. Yeah, you'll be my daddy, all right. Mama like, baby. Mama liiiiiiike.

Meredith Brooks' "Blurring the Edges." Bitch! Love that one! Unfortunately, that line about seeing her softer side always reminds me of those "softer side of Sears" commercials. A buck, dammit! One dollar!

Worth every penny of a dollar, Oasis' "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" I'm not convinced of their genius and the vocals make my ears bleed, but all in all, worth one hundred pennies in legal U.S. tender. Woohoo! Slightly more seriously, not bad.

Two samplers, one for fifty cents, and the other three dollars. Yes, three bucks. I think I was in some kind of bizarre swoon or something.

"Theodore: An alternative Music Sampler" contains a neat-o song by Kate Bush that I really like, Be Kind to My Mistakes. Welcome to the Terrordome is worth a listen or two as well. Bonus points for the cover: a red-headed boychild with a mitt in one hand, watches in terror as a softball zips toward his face. He reminds me a bit of a slightly older Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley!), which isn't a bad thing at all.

Fifty cents!!! "Delia's Super Cute" sampler contains an Incubus tune called Summer Romance (Anti-gravity Love Song). Mmmmm, Brandon Boyd's voice. Yes, please.

And now, very much of the bad: Jewel's "Pieces of You." OH MY GOD!!! How did she get a record contract!? Only fifty cents, but I'd spend five bucks in gas to return this thing and get my two quarters back. Oy! Much with the oyness! Just...bad high school poetry bad, know what I mean? I can't stress how much I hate this album. My shopping partner mocked me soundly when I emailed a horror-filled message. If anyone on my friends' list loves this album, sorry. But OUCH! AWFUL! Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

JC reviews!

Everyone's probably seen these. They've popped up in fuskeez's and charlidos' journals, but I want them for my very own. Yay! Good JC reviews!

( a boy-band member with some semblance of talent )

( I give the CD a green light )

( Comparisons to Prince are well earned  )

( Plug It In #1 on UK Dance Chart )

JC!!!! :-)