ScatterPoints #1: Mid/Late Octoberish

Here is a breif recap of this past weekish in the world of MidPoints music...

SCATTER POINTS #1: Mid/Late Octoberish

10/20: Black Eyed Peas & U2

This past Tuesday I was finally able to fulfill a long standing music wish. The first CD I ever remember going to purchase was U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind back in 2000 and ever since then they have been one of my favorite bands. It was a long 9-year wait to see them live, but it absolutely lived up to my expectations. They played an epic two and a half hour set, on the biggest stage ever built, and ran through just about all of their hits. It was easily one of the best shows I've ever been to.

U2 Setlist:

1. Breathe

2. Get On Your Boots

3. Magnificent

4. Mysterious Ways

5. Beautiful Day

6. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

7. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

8. No Line On The Horizon, Elevation

9. In A Little While, Unknown Caller

10. Until The End Of The World

11. The Unforgettable Fire

12. City Of Blinding Lights

13. Vertigo

14. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

15. Sunday Bloody Sunday

16. MLK

17. Walk On

Encore 1:

18. One

19. Where The Streets Have No Name

Encore 2:

20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)

21. With Or Without You

22. Moment of Surrender

Pics:

ONE-SENTENCE REVIEWS:

Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown

Rating: 68/100

Five-years after Green Day's American Idiot opus, the American punksters return with an album is only for those with a long standing loyalty to the band, and even then don't expect to hear anything you haven't heard before.

High-Point Track: "East Jesus Nowhere"

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Rating: 83/100

While it is both louder and noisier than the band's debut, Veckatimest is one of the more interesting records of the year, blending pop sensibilities and harmonies not unlike Pet Sounds era Beach Boys, with the twist of modern distortion and sonic exploration.

High Point Track: "Cheerleader"

T.I. - King

Rating: 75/100

Clearly inferior to last years Paper Trail, this is an album that hints at greatness to come and although it is often lacking strong lyrical content, it offers it's fair share of truly original and memorable tracks.

High Point Track: "You Know Who"

The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

Rating 81/100

This album is f***ing strange, but stick with it and after each listen the pieces will start to come together and add up to a true album experience in the most classic sense of the format.

High Point Track: "The Ego's Last Stand"

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall

Rating 79/100

Despite a being fun, memorable and genuinely classic pop album, Off The Wall proves just how far MJ was able to take both his music and the entire pop genre in the span of four years with this album's incomparable predecessor Thriller.

High Point Track: "Burn This Disco Out"

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Brand New Black Eyed Peas "Imma Be"

As usual, I only blog in HD.

Call me crazy but I think that the Black Eyed Peas first single of their return to pop prominence "Boom Boom Pow" was a little underproduced and frankly, underwhelming. I certainly enjoyed it but I thought that it took too long for the beat to get where it was going and didn't do as much as it could have once it got there. It's like Will.I.Am, Fergie-Ferg and whoever else is in BEP read my mind. This song "Imma Be" just leaked today and it starts out with a bad-ass, "A Milli" like beat before the second half of the song takes off into a funky, dance groove thing. "Imma Be" puts the repetitive, build-less "Boom Boom Pow" to shame. If you ask me, this is a summer jam. If you don't believe me check it out. If you don't like it right off the bat, wait until the 2:36 mark. The song continues to transform into different movements, each as enjoyable as the last. As my roommate put it "every verse is like a new song". It's a good time. Listen here on Hypem.

SPRING BREAK POST #1: New Black Eyed Peas

Hey kids, I'm on spring break and that means that I have a lot of time on my hands and that means I'm going to try and get something cool posted everyday this week. To start off the spring break festivities, I've got some brand new Black Eyed Peas. "Boom Boom Pow" is everything spring break should be, it's fun, dancy and full of synths. Check it out, be safe and come back tomorrow for part two of my spring break blog-o-thon!

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow