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12 Apr, 2008
I'm scouting for something a bit more varied.
As an artist, Scouting For Girls is a fine band. They're songs are catchy, successful, and I suppose something a bit unique in today's charts.
But buying this CD will not get you value for your money. Why? Because you are not buying 3 songs, or 7, or 12- you're buying one. Yes, technically there are several different tracks on this CD, but the songs are all so similar to each other that you won't notice the difference. In all honesty, the same chords are used through the whole album. The same theme is used in all of the songs. The same dynamics are held throughout every song on the album.
Then why are Scouting For Girls so successful? Why are their songs so catchy? I'll tell you why- because they don't seem to be intuitive or musically minded enough to try something new.
Take "Elvis Ain't Dead", for example. Just analyse the lyrics. Here they are:
"Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead 'cos I heard him on the radio.
Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead 'cos I heard him on the radio.
Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead 'cos I heard him on the radio."
The lyrics are as mind numbingly repeatative to listen to as they are to read or write. It takes you back to your school days when you had to rewrite something 100 times in detention.
"She's so lovely, she's so lovely, she's so lovely, she's so lovely, she's so lovely, she's so lovely, she's so lovely..." was another beautiful sequence from one of their songs.
And that's not even taking into account the tune of the songs, which as I mentioned earlier comprise of the same chords through the whole album.
If you like Scouting For Girls, then go ahead- I'm not going to try and stop you buying an album from an artist you love. But if you are in two minds about buying the album, then I suggest you save your money for something with a bit more variety.