fun. - Aim and Ignite
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Artist: fun.Brand: FUN.
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-10-19
Music Label: Nettwerk
Soundtracks:
- Be Calm
- Benson Hedges
- All The Pretty Girls
- I Wanna Be The One
- At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)
- Light A Roman Candle With Me
- Walking The Dog
- Barlights
- The Gambler
- Take Your Time (Coming Home)
Free Music Notes for Aim and Ignite
Free Music Review: Just Magic
Hit: 5 Stars
As the notes of a piano and violin open the album, it's as if someone is lazily- almost from the need to savor the moment that is to follow- putting a white canvas onto a holder. Soon the canvas is joined by soft yet sure strokes of lush color. Though the painting that follows is whatever you, the listener, want it to be, it is undoubtedly gorgeous. The artist is reassuring you that, indeed, he is back- and he is better than ever. As Nate's voice continues to color in the gray grass with vibrant green, and the lifeless clouds with a startling white that contrasts the blue skies, the canvas is not enough. Instead of a two dimensional picture, you find yourself standing in the middle of a world being created. A completely immersive experience- I had left my dark room long behind within the first chorus line. Welcome to Aim & Ignite ladies and gentlemen- consider yourself in the presence of greatness.
After over ten listens to A&I, I have settled on one word to describe it: Epic. A sweet, yet multilayered album that absolutely refuses to compromise on its sound for mainstream accessibility. In today's world of music that's completely disposable, this album is as welcome as an ice cream truck on a scorching summer day. From the first seconds of the album, to the last, there are very few, if any, complaints from me. An album that manages to cycle through so many styles of music, I am humbled by the talent.
Lyrically, this album delivers. From being contemplative throughout the album ("I've reclaimed the use of my imagination, for better or for worse, I've yet to know") to just the plain sweet ("I swear when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose, I will buy the flower shop"), this album is littered with gems. All of which is sung in Nate's beautiful and melodious voice. Though much of the album deals with Nate moving on from The Format and just getting over it all (Take Your Time, At Least I'm Not As Sad As I Used To Be, Be Calm), he also sings on a wide variety of other things. Most touching of which are the songs dedicated to his parents and his newly born niece, for whom he sings ("Now for all the steps you'll take and all you'll overcome, I wanna be the one to put in a song"). As I hear the happy words sung, I can't help but wish Fun a long and prosperous musical career.
Fun, which is comprised of Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antoff, is an extremely versatile band. Couple Nate's talent as singer/songwriter with Dost's proficiency with multiple instruments, and it is obvious why. It also explains the slew of instruments that you will hear throughout the album, making A&I a truly unique treat for the ears. A crew this talented leaves me as happy with this current album as with the prospects of upcoming ones.
Earning a perfect 5 stars from me, Aim & Ignite is lacking in only one respect: more tracks.
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Fun is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. Nate Ruess, late of The Format, has teamed up with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, resulting in their ingenious debut, Aim And Ignite. The trio melds a stunning array of diverse inspirations - spanning Broadway to The Beach Boys, Nilsson Shmilsson to Pinkerton - into an irresistible collection of freewheeling Pop songcraft. Fun have crafted something special indeed, a contemporary rethinking of classic '70s pop, where ornate arrangements and inspired orchestrations meet present-day Rock 'n' Roll.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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