Best and worst for week ending 20th December 2009
Best. Number 32. TAKEN BY TREES - "SWEET CHILD O' MINE"
Whilst this track has essentially gained popularity through being on an advert (which some more militant musos tend to dislike on principle) this version is actually a really good cover. Delicate female acoustica just does not seem to get old and this track has a really beautiful, gentle, unassuming quality that the Guns and Roses original always seemed to covertly strive for but never actually came close to genuinely achieving. This Taken by Trees version adds a whole new dimension to the track, and on an additional note I must say it was perfectly chosen for the advert it originally featured in. Yes, the piano version of that famous lead riff probably is a bit easier than on the guitar, but come on, the guitar version isn't really that hard or impressive to play, and you - uncool southern hick, you need to get over it. Taken by Trees have here unearthed the beautiful base quality of the song that is considerably hidden by Axel Rose's awful vocal style and Guns and Roses general penchant for heavy metal gaudiness.
Worst. Number 9. CHUCKIE & LMFAO - "LET THE BASS KICK IN MIAMI GIRL"
Whilst the fact that this track entered the charts at no 9 is pretty impressive, it is also incredibly depressive, as "Let the Bass…" truly is utter shit from start to finish, in its entirety and on every level of instrumentation and composition. The lead synth is of an awful, headache inducing timbre - the kind of dreadful high frequency sawtooth wave that cuts through you, as well as embarrassing you with its archaic-ness. There are so few timbres in the track - it actually only has about 4 instruments, which for a "techno" track is pretty fucking lazy, and further indicates how this track is truly limited to the late 90's themed dustbin. I actually feel like I want to kill the idiots who made this - that is the kind of mind numbing aggression this music generates. Without wanting to fall into the typical cliché, this music is purely designed for the kind of nasty chav kids that like to trash respectable people's cars. That or people who have candy floss for brains and really like shiny things and bright colours.
