I'm leading the world down a yellow brick road

[vovat]

April Fool's Day kind of bothers me, because I always feel like I SHOULD come up with some kind of joke, but I never really have any good ideas. Oh, well. It's over now, and I was too busy to properly observe the day anyway. I just got finished with working seven days in a row, so I feel like I should get some rest. Unfortunately, I have a few things I have to do tomorrow. Isn't that always the way? But what I really want to address in this post isn't my desire for free time, but the new Ditty Bops album, Summer Rains.

The CD ended up costing me $20, plus $5 shipping. The shipping might have been unavoidable, but $20 for a twelve-song CD is rather steep. Shouldn't a self-released album be cheaper, since they don't have to give a cut to the record company? Maybe it was the soy-based inks that resulted in the high price. It is some nice packaging, though, resembling a pop-up book. And hey, there's also some music on the record! If you've heard either of the band's other two albums, you know what to expect from this one. There's no significant change in sound, but hey, that's okay. It does have more slow songs than Moon Over the Freeway does, though. I think my favorite track on Summer Rains is "What Happened To The Radio," although there aren't any I particularly dislike. The title track seems to be at least partially about global warming, although it's also possible that it's just about the weather in southern California. And I have to say that, when I hear "I Stole Your Wishes" (for which there's a video), I can't help but think of the bit in Michael Ian Black's comedy routine where he says that blowing out the candles on another guy's birthday cake is a good way to emasculate someone.

And now I think I should get to bed. I have a few more ideas for posts, so I'll probably make at least one new one tomorrow.

Comments

[dragonxbait.livejournal.com]

I taught the five year old I watch what April fools day was about, and it was pretty hysterical (though possibly not to her parents). She is still saying things like- you got some pen on your face...April Fools!, 2 days later.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Kids don't seem to actually want to fool each other so much as just make up goofy things that aren't true. Really, though, that seems to me to be more fun than the mean-spirited April Fool's jokes that some adults play.

[revme.livejournal.com]

I think it's a two-sided sword there; on one hand, a big record company is going to press up a whole lot more discs, which is way cheaper -- AND some own their own plants (resulting in even cheaper discs) or can cut special deals (since, really, if you're a plant, do you wanna piss off Warners?), but on the other hand, the Bops probably get a whole lot more money from this album than the ones in the past.... but it's also a more deluxe-type package than the Self-Titled or Moon. So, yeah. I wish it were cheaper, but I can dig with it not being so. It goes to a good cause, anyway. Mainly perhaps my favorite band workin' today.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Doesn't the cover art for Moon just have the same picture against several different backgrounds? While there's a certain degree of artistry to that, the Summer Rains package is definitely a lot nicer.

[revme.livejournal.com]

Heh, indeed. I like the art for moon, but it IS kinda half-assed, particularly compared to the other two records.