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8 Mile soundtrack misses the exit
By: Darcie Paterson
The 8 Mile soundtrack raises a good question. Why bother recording a song if so much of it needs to be censored?
In this compilation featuring some of the up-and-comers on Shady Records, it seems that these artists are trying to out do each other with who can come up with the nastiest profanities.
The soundtrack has just been released for the highly anticipated big screen debut of rapper Eminem. The album starts off with a piano intro which sets the tone for the depths which the movie will explore... but not the soundtrack.
It features Eminem's big hit Lose Yourself, plus two other new tracks, as well as songs from heavy hitters like Xzibit, Macy Gray, and Jay-Z. Songs from Obie Trice, 50 Cent, and Young Zee have good beats but the lyrics leave much to be desired. The soundtrack also features the song Wasting My Time, from Boomkat, Taryn Manning's (Crossroads) band. A song which Eminem had heard and insisted on using on the soundtrack, for good reason.
Overall, the songs that are going to go the furthest are obviously from Eminem. This man knows how to market anything to the people and to send a message that will get a response either in the form of outrage or applause. In Lose Yourself, he's definitely getting a big round of applause, for the message to never give up on your dreams.
You'll have to acquire a taste for these carols
By: Darcie Paterson
Hawksley Workman's new CD Almost A Full Moon is all about celebrating Christmas. Unfortunately, none of these songs will ever go on to become classic carols.
Workman, born Ryan Corrigan in Huntsville, Ontario, has been impressing music critics with his own brand of folk music ever since his debut album For Him And The Girls in 1999.
However, this critic isn't impressed.
He does have a unique style but that can only be described as an acquired taste -- on that not many people may have acquired.
While listening to the album, it becomes apparent that Workman just does not have the voice that is very desirable.
The last track is his version of the classic, Silent Night, and it begins beautifully, and then the vocals start. It makes you wonder what you've done to deserve to listen to this atrocity.
Being an eclectic music listener, assumptions were made that this would be an album of utter brilliance. Well, make sure you hear most of this album before you rush out to buy it; your assumptions might make you end up actually wishing you had spent that money on your annoying sibling.
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