Get in to: Son of Dork

DON'T ignore this post you bastards :P I'm watching you! GIVE THEM A TRY :P Now, i was VERY scheptical of this band. And, lets face it, they're kinda annoying already, and the songs they've released as singles, well. They're management should be sacked. But i guess it does appeal to their target audience. What people miss, is that with any band, is however "targetted" they are, some of their materal will stray, and dare i say if you investigated it without saying "oh god no not them" after having heard maybe even TWO whole songs then you might be plesantly suprised. There are a few exceptions. For me? However hard i try and cannot like Pete Doherty, and, every Babyshambles song iv so far heard just, reminds me of him and wants me to bring a sledgehammer to his head. Exception? For Lovers. Great song. So, actually, iv kinda just crumpled my own point... But that's Just FEATURING Pete, heh. The other ones, the BIG ones, Black Eyed Peas. Believe me, i TRIED and i TRIED to like them! I dont like disliknig any group as much as i do them, but, its just. ARGH. Their songs are shit, the people always annoy me, and the girl is beyond unatractive. In fact, see, its not about being ugly, its portraid personality. She MAY be nice in real life, but, she seems so into herself on stage that i want to, well, once again. Sledgehammer. Wow quite a ramble.

So, BACK to my point, delve a bit. With everything. It's how i've come to like so much random crap. Maybe it's not the best way, but, it's fun =) On with the songs...


# Slacker - Son of Dork

I heard the opening single, and was just gutted. I wasn't sure they were gonna be good, and, sadly, it made me feel i was right in my reservations. Then i heard Slacker. Very Busted-esq. Bouncy, kinda non-sense but with good quirky lyrics "Can't even get an add on myspace!" It jsut drew me in straight away. In fact, i loved it so much that i bought the album. It was either that or the Ticket Outta Loserville single to get this track on cd, and, well, the former was NOT an option.
I put the album into my player, and, hmm. I wanted to cry. The first track, Ticket Outta Loserville i obviously wasnt a big fan of. What i wasn't expecting was the next three tracks to be just as poor quality. I mean, just, the lyrics were uninspired, the melodies were so....frustrating! It was clearly targetted at the little girls thinking they're cool liking them or in absolute love with the guys before they've heard a single song because they're "so cute". Redeeming factor? Use of the word 'tool'. Sadly, it wasn't enough... But THEN! I was ready to turn it off, but...track 5! Boyband! I've posted it previously so won't do so again today. It really worked for me, was bouncy in a good way and the lyrics rocked! In fact it's whast the blog was named after...

"Good Charlotte said they liked McFly, is half their fanbase gonna cry? It's so pathetic dry your eyes, when you gonna realise a tunes a tune? I don't know why, the metal heads want us to die, but these days they're all under nine, so i'll be fine."


# Sick - Son of Dork

The following track, which, i was ready and waiting for with new found energy, was Sick. Very dark, VERY impressed. I think it helped having lost Katie when i heard it, heh. It was an unexpected look on the anger after a relationship ends. And yea, it was very cool. I think, something like this with jsut a couple of lyrical changes could easily be by a more reputable band, such as Hoobastank or on a closer link, Simple Plan.
The songs after this were better than the first four, of course including Slacker, and Murder in the Mosh, and it just reminded me why i buy lots of albums, why i listen to so many bands. There's some really great stuff out there if you just hunt for it.


# Two Princes - Son of Dork [wma file - sorry!]

This final little track, just for the hell of it, is a cover of the Spin Doctors CLASSIC, hehe. I love this song, and, hmmm. For some reason SOD decided to cover it without changing much. It's got enough to make it worth listening to, and being based on such a rockin' song always helps! But yea, if nothing else they're reminding small people of great songs (as recently featured in the HEFFALUMP MOVIE TRAILER! GAWD YES!).