Monday, December 12, 2011

It has LMFAO. It has Natalia Kills. It has will.i.am. This is not my cup of tea. But I have tried, in the year or two I've been writing reviews now, to listen to everything (at least) twice before I make a judgment on its worth. The problem of course is that, in listening to this album twice, I have now put more effort into Sorry For Party Rocking than LMFAO themselves. 

To further this marvellous achievement I shall now dissect my review into 10 lessons - one for each track. 

[I] When people say "LMFAO" they're probably not really laughing. - Rock the Beat II 
Comedy has no place in dance music. Especially for unfunny people. So to commence this album with the spoken introduction is just opening yourself up for a world of embarrassment and cheese. "A short time ago in a galaxy close-closely near- is it closely?" this cartoon voice breaks character in some bizarre attempt to shatter their own fourth wall. They cite their breakthrough on April Fool's Day 2007 as a kind of justification to act like arseholes, before charmingly declaring "Move your feet onto the floor; start to freak and drink some more, ho!" Well it's nice to have a mission statement. 

[II] I've heard it all before... - Sorry For Party Rocking 
This is the true lyrical masterpiece of the album. "I'll be up in the bar looking for a hottie to bone"... "popping bottles in the house and models in the VIP"... "haters don't like, we got the spotlight". But to intersperse these nuggets of wisdom with the repeated title shows a fascinating lack of self-awareness. It begs the question: are they aware of how awful they are, and if so, just what exactly is the price to put aside your dignity? 

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