The
title of this cassette confuses me, but once you get over that you can begin
just listening to and enjoying the music found here within. The cassette begins with drum machine beats
and it has the overall sound of lo-fi pop.
The drums then become fairly busy, almost random and some keys get mixed
in.
Before
Side A ends, we get somewhat 8bit in here, as I can kind of hear Mario Mario
crossing over with Atari sounds and I’m very curious as to whether or not
someone has developed Super Mario Bros. as an Atari 2600 game or not (That
would be sweet). It gets a little funky
and a little bit like Ted Leo before the side ends.
On
the flip side, there are more piano keys coming out and even some instrumental
beeps, but the vocals do still come out as they did in Side A. What I find about this side to be so
appealing- which just makes me appreciate this entire cassette as well- is that
he can sing a line and sound like Mel Torme whilst doing so (Look him up,
kids), yet he’s telling me to go ahead and cry.
I
know what satire means, but is there a word for something that has a generally
upbeat sound to it, yet the lyrics are somewhat depressing? Yes, I have heard this done before, as I
know Stupid Bummed does it nicely, but there should be a name for this,
right? I’m not joking, someone email me
and give me an answer to this please.
If
you are like me though and don’t know the answer to that last question, just
listen to this cassette and find comfort in the fact that you can at least act
like you’re having a good time even though you’re dead inside.
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