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PIMP MY PLAYER WENT TO SEE SLASH LIVE AT FORT CANNING PARK LAST NIGHT! STAY TUNED FOR A POST!

Yes, I know I have been neglecting this place.

The Pokemon Theme

In line with my enduring obsession with pokemon... and in view of the new HeartGold and SoulSilver versions released this week, PMP takes a look at what makes the original (season 1) Pokemon theme SO WONDERFUL.

1. It's catchy

2. The lyrics follow a simple aabb rhyming style and are therefore easy to singalong to!

3. They mean something.

I know nothing of meter and what have you so I can't comment in depth on the music, but I can say that the lyrics contribute a whole lot to the song. Only so much of an instrumental can be remembered by a child. Giving him or her something to sing along to, and to watch whilst singing along to, is a surefire way of embedding that song in his or her mind.

Because come on, how many of us didn't know the Pokerap? I know I could rap it by heart.

Unfortunately most who grew up with pokemon on TV didn't know the rest of the song since only the chorus and first verse were shown in the opening sequence. But that's ok. The rest of the song is pretty repetitive. Still catchy though.

I can't embed it, but do go and relive your Saturday mornings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbhbLrSQKyY

The copyrights

PMP is back! And wondering if we should move to tumblr.

However tumblr has a little checkbox you MUST agree to every time you want to upload music.

I have permission to let Tumblr use this under the Terms of Service

probably everyone checks it with no qualms, and uploads copyrighted (but not to them) music onto the interweb for everyone. I admit, I am a pirate where certain things are concerned, but I pay for the things I believe deserve their price tags. I don't pirate music (anymore).

So this wanton uploading of copyrighted, licensed songs by artistes. Sure, you're sharing them with the world, but you're also giving it away for free when you have no right to...

I wanted to upload the song Comfortably Numb to tumblr to herald the first post on pmp@tumblr, but that checkbox stopped me. I guess it's a personal choice. I doubt Roger Waters or D Gilmour are going to come hunt me down for uploading one song but still.



I think we'll stick to good old fashioned blogger and youtube until filesharing becomes a little more conscientious and legal.

In the meantime, here's something yummy.



I stayed up for like 10 hours just to watch this! One of the best moments ever.

The Emptiness - Alesana

I just bought The Emptiness by Alesana. According to Alesana, they wanted to create the album in the form of a story. They eventually based this album on the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. When i opened the album, i was very impressed to see that they delivered a true concept album. Along with the lyrics booklet, there is another booklet titled, A Story Told Through The Eyes Of A Sketch Artist, which follows the storyline of the album and enriches the storyline of how a sketch artist finds his lover, Annabel, dead, and his actions thereafter.

This album is the first album that new guitarist Jake Campbell has played on. Musically, this change didn't affect their style much. The riffs and breakdowns are still present in this album, but harmonies are significantly lacking.

Vocally, they seem to be taking a more straightforward route. While still present, there are less of the chain screaming which is an identity in most of their songs, namely hits like Apology. Possibly caused by the absence of Adam Ferguson, who contributed his vocals during his presence. If you're beginning to think that Alesana are sounding softer, fear not. They still belt out their signature screams throughout the album. And of course, what is an Alesana album without Shawn Milke's sister, Melissa, who contributes some backup vocals and narration in the album.

The first thing you might notice when flipping through the lyrics booklet is the presence of four interludes which are not on the track listings. Placed at the end of selected tracks, these interludes are narrations which provokes some thought and imagination regarding the album. They let you delve into the mind of the sketch artist as he searches for Annabel's murderer. However, the presence of these interludes sometimes disrupt the flow of the tracks. If you were hoping for a gapless album, hope no more. The album does start off gapless, but Alesana didn't find a way to link some interludes to the next track. I feel they put too much importance into telling the story than making music, sacrificing the musical flow for the flow of the storyline.

The album artwork for The Emptiness are essentially sketches, flashes of the situation that the sketch artist is in. They seem to suggest a little more than the music would, giving a few insights into his mind. The artwork is consistent with the storyline and overall is impressive.

A very good effort from Alesana. What wasn't up to mark musically was made up with the concept and artwork. I give a 8/10.

Support artists, don't download music illegally.

This post is dedicated to the horrific polytechnic that I spent 3 years in, studying for a diploma I will probably never use. I met a lot of shitty people in there, though there were people who were an absolute joy to be and work with. I learned that I really love film. But other than that, uh, I'm just glad I have a bad memory, so I don't really remember much about the place.

THANK GOD I'M OUT.

Sorry for the hiatus, and do look forward to more posts in the days to come!

"When You Were Young" cover by Noisettes

Everyone who knows me well enough knows I'm a big fan of The Killers. My heart was shattered to pieces when they cancelled their Asia Tour just last month. Disappointment is an understatement, and I've been on a Killers diet ever since.

Browsing through YouTube just a while ago made me stumble upon a cover of "When You Were Young" by Noisettes. With their new album Wild Young Hearts, they went on a promo blitz, performing on CW's hit series One Tree Hill and BBC's Radio 1 Live Lounge, amongst many other things. After hearing Peter Gabriel's trashy cover of Bon Iver's "Flume", this is definitely one of the better covers I've heard in a while.

I expect nothing less than even more commercial success from this London indie-rock band in time to come.

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