'I Need'

Wow......I could try and write a long post complimenting the gifted Maverick Sabre but then people could get notions that I was in love with the guy! It's not true I swear! You cannot help but love his music. Go on and give it a listen on youtube and then find another track and another and so on until you agree with me. It's just perfection time after time. I had the pleasure of going to his gig in 'The Village' in Dublin and he did not disappoint. He played old and new stuff and left me wondering Where the hell can I get his mix tapes. The soul stuff is just amazing. Looking forward to a fantastic debut album next year. The guy is younger than me which kills me. There's a long list of tracks I'd recommend so I'm not going to bother. But just admire the track that he wrote at 17 years of age. Last Saturday I realised how unfortunate people are to be stuck at home watching x factor when they could be at a gig, listening to these vocals.

There's More Where That Came From

This month I've listened to Drake's 'Take Care', Florence + the Machine's 'Ceremonials' and Professor Green's 'At Your Inconvenience'. As you might be able to tell from my last post, I found that 'Take Care' was the best of the three. I tried to give each album the same time but it's impossible to do so. Florence really disappointed me. I realise that it's hard for artists to follow up a great debut album with a good second album but this isn't even an attempt at a solid record. It at most has two decent singles and is these are just surrounded by fillers to increase the number of tracks. My brother recently informed me that Professor Green was here in Ireland and his band's gear was stolen. Thankfully they got the stuff back but it was really the first time that I looked into his music. Is he an Eminem wannabe??? I don't think so. I enjoyed the album but I don't think his tracks can stand out unless he get's a female vocalist to do a chorus. Have a listen to some tracks for examples 'Read All About It' and 'Astronaut'. Don't let this put you off getting the album. It's a nice listen.

Time to Get Serious

I think it's about time that i start giving this some attention.
Since my last post I've had lots of time to listen to newly released albums. I had been really looking forward to the release of Drake's sophmore album Take Care. I first heard about Drizzy when 'Best I Ever Had' became a hit in the states. I listened to a few tracks off his mix tape but didn't get into it seriously. To be honest it wasn't until I went to the states last summer that I gave his debut studio album, Thank Me Later, a listen. I was blown away by it. Track after track. This was gold. The guy is something special. I spent most of my trips to work repeatedly listening to 'Fancy', 'Light Up' and my personal favourite 'Shut It Down'. I couldn't leave the album alone and was as excited as a little school girl when I heard that he had plans to release the second album on his birthday in late October and was subsequently disappointed when he had to reschedule the release until this month. It must be said that it was worth the wait. Fantastic album. 'Marvin's Room', 'Headlines' and 'Crew Love'......all just great tracks. Just leave it at that. October's Very Own (OVO)

My First Post

Quite excited to start blogging but really don't know what to expect from this. I enjoy voicing my opinions on social networking sites, especially on twitter, but this may give me exposure to an outside world. I've got a lot of time in my hands these days and I intend to use it wisely. Well by that i really mean being more productive with the time i have. I hope to start blogging about a wide range of subjects. From sports, which will generally include rugby and soccer, to music, film and tv. I have a huge passion for some of these subjects and love to get feedback from my articles and possibly get some constructive crticism which may lead into arguments. Also expect me to finish posts with an album I have been listening to lately. At the moment it' Speech Therapy by Speech Debelle. A nice album. I'd rate it 4.5 stars. I hope it's to your taste.