Apr 11 2009
Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
Okay, so I know that Keith Urban plays a specific genre of music that I’m not really into, but I can still tell that he crosses the “crap” boundary a few times on his new album, Defying Gravity.
I’ve seen videos of Keith playing guitar, and I know that he’s a talented musician, so it makes me wonder why he plays such insincere music. I guess it sells more albums…
The album opener, Kiss A Girl, is one of the lamest songs I’ve heard in a long time. The initial guitar riff is pretty good, but as soon as the vocals come in the song goes down-hill. The lyrics in the chorus are so insincere that I have to hold myself back from turning it off. It’s as if he took them straight out of every other lame country song every written. Pure crap…thanks Keith.
The first single, Sweet Thing, also starts off with an interesting guitar line. Although the lyrics are still pretty terrible, they’re not as pathetic as Kiss A Girl. The verses sound quite dated, as if this song was written in the 80s. Nothing innovative here (that was an understatement).
I wish I could say that there are some good songs on this album, but there’s just nothing. With generic song titles such as My Heart Is Open, Hit The Ground Runnin’, and Thank You, Keith Urban has become synonymous with cliche. Do yourself a favor and skip this album.
Sincerely,
BW.
