Music Reviews October 2010

Bruno Mars, Doo Wops and Hooligans (2010)
7.75 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Grenade", "Just The Way You Are", "Runaway Baby", "Talking To The Moon", and "Liquor Store Blues". Bruno Mars who blew up this summer with his featured appearances on "Nothin On You" and "Billionaire" has a fairly solid debut album. The single largest weakness is the length of the album (its barely over 40 minutes). Bruno Mars is tremendously gifted and makes music that is smooth and enjoyable to listen to (but not very deep).

Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (2010)
9 out of 10; Best individual songs are "The Suburbs", "Modern Man", and "Rococo". Almost all of the songs on the album are enjoyable (with the exception of the awful "Month of May")

Maroon 5, Hands All Over (2010)
5 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Misery" and "Give a Little More". A complete disappointment - it seems that Maroon 5 just gets worse with each new album. The album is not offensively bad - its just kind of boring and has no flavor or appeal.

Brandon Flowers, Flamingo (2010)
8.50 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Only The Young", "Hard Enough", "Was It Something I Said?", and "Crossfire". Really similar to The Killer's Day & Age and the good songs are pretty good and unlike Day & Age there are obvious filler songs. There is probably 7 or 8 great songs on the album and then another six more songs that are kind of bland.