3Oh!3
Album Review: Want
White guys, and rap lyrics, and techno music, wait… How does this make sense?
Stepping up from their self-released, and self-titled, CD in 2007, 3Oh!3 is another one of those bands who made it the second time around.
Their debut album, 3OH!3, was self-produced, which explains the lack of proper production and quality, but I think it’s safe to say that without good background music, the lyrics, and the group itself, just didn’t work for most people.
However, Want is a different CD. Coming out almost exactly a year later than the previous album, Want shows that the group does have talent after all! The styles and genres that 3Oh!3 has mixed needed to be placed together with precision carefully, and it seems like they found just the producer to do that for them at Photo Finish Records.
Their first single, “Don’t Trust Me”, is a very nice song that many listeners can come to love, however, it’s not very representative of the album it should be representing. Sure, it says a few bad words, but it’s much more tame than most of the songs on the album. While “Don’t Trust Me” is easily the most likable song on the album, it’s also easily the most contrived.
The rest of the songs on Want fit together nicely. The second single, “Starstrukk”, is much more like the others than the previous single, in that the lyrics aren’t trying to make the song a radio hit. With lines like “Tight jeans, Double D's make your meat go [whistles]/All the people on the street know [whistles]/Iced-out, lit-up make the kids go [whistles]/All the people on the street know [whistle]," it’s obvious that this song is not meant to be a mainstream hit for the masses. Instead, it’s for the fans that will love 3Oh!3 the way they are.
Other notable songs are “Richman” (my personal favorite), and “PunkBitch.”
Album Review: Want
White guys, and rap lyrics, and techno music, wait… How does this make sense?
Stepping up from their self-released, and self-titled, CD in 2007, 3Oh!3 is another one of those bands who made it the second time around.
Their debut album, 3OH!3, was self-produced, which explains the lack of proper production and quality, but I think it’s safe to say that without good background music, the lyrics, and the group itself, just didn’t work for most people.
However, Want is a different CD. Coming out almost exactly a year later than the previous album, Want shows that the group does have talent after all! The styles and genres that 3Oh!3 has mixed needed to be placed together with precision carefully, and it seems like they found just the producer to do that for them at Photo Finish Records.
Their first single, “Don’t Trust Me”, is a very nice song that many listeners can come to love, however, it’s not very representative of the album it should be representing. Sure, it says a few bad words, but it’s much more tame than most of the songs on the album. While “Don’t Trust Me” is easily the most likable song on the album, it’s also easily the most contrived.
The rest of the songs on Want fit together nicely. The second single, “Starstrukk”, is much more like the others than the previous single, in that the lyrics aren’t trying to make the song a radio hit. With lines like “Tight jeans, Double D's make your meat go [whistles]/All the people on the street know [whistles]/Iced-out, lit-up make the kids go [whistles]/All the people on the street know [whistle]," it’s obvious that this song is not meant to be a mainstream hit for the masses. Instead, it’s for the fans that will love 3Oh!3 the way they are.
Other notable songs are “Richman” (my personal favorite), and “PunkBitch.”
-Alex
Author's Rating
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Vocals - 8/10
Musicianship - 2/10
Lyrics - 8/10
Production - 10/10
Creativity - 9/10
Replay Value - 10/10
Fr3shly Uniqu3 Rating - 8/10
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Musicianship - 2/10
Lyrics - 8/10
Production - 10/10
Creativity - 9/10
Replay Value - 10/10
Fr3shly Uniqu3 Rating - 8/10
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