Saturday, August 6, 2011

A Complicated Isaac Bruce Springsteen Tale: Favorite Kanye Songs

IBS's LIST-SERVE is teaming up with my friend's blog A Complicated Viking Tale... to give our readers our lists of all-time favorite stuff. Next week, you can look out for our list of all-time favorite 25 albums and 10 songs. But to get you guys started off, we're giving you a little free sample: our top five Kanye West songs. I think I've waxed poetic enough about this critically-acclaimed gregarious asshole of a mama's boy, so I'll just let you check out my list below. You can find Joel's list here.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

FACE OFF: "Express Yourself"

Welcome to FACE OFF, where you are the judge, jury and executioner.

So, I'm out of town (OMG WHY IS THE WORLD NOT WI-FI YET?), but that doesn't mean I'm gonna stop posting poor excuses for blog posts. Which means, another week of FACE OFF. (If you guys are getting sick of these, please let me know. But, at least three people have given me FACE OFF suggestions, meaning at least three people are reading these, which is three more than any other posts.) Last week Fleet Foxes snapped Styx (bad pun alert) like a twig, seven to three. This week it's Madonna versus Charles Wright versus N.W.A. (That's right, three songs!). If you're like me, you probably have no idea who Charles Wright is (apparently he didn't fly the first airplane...), but I'm sure you've heard this song. It was then sampled heavily for a track of the same name by N.W.A., who you might know if you're not white or if you wish you weren't. You've probably heard of Madonna. She had a lot of hits, but if you ask me, this one sounds like a rip-off of Lady Gaga... You know the deal (maybe). Listen below and vote on the poll at the right.

"Express Yourself" — Charles Wright
"Express Yourself" — N.W.A.
"Express Yourself" — Madonna

RESULTS: CHARLES WRIGHT: 4, N.W.A.: 3, MADONNA: 3