With three major reviews giving this album a near perfect review, every bone in my body wanted to not like this record just to be “cool” (I actually just wanted to disagree with Pitchfork for fun, but man they reviewed this one right). I originally planned to somewhat “bash” this record, but the more I listen to it the more I realize that is truly is fantastic. For an album that had a few things that I hate to hear in a record, such as having over an hour’s worth of music (way too much for me most of the time) and having nearly eight songs that are over six minutes long, it still succeeds with flying colors.I recently watched an interview of Alex Kapranos, the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand, in which he explained the notion that rock and alternative bands often forget the importance of a hook. However, James Murphy nails the concept of a hook on this record. The reason why people like the crap you hear on the radio is pretty obvious. Those songs are super catchy. Some of the best songs that you hear on the radio are great at building around one dumb hook. This is Happening is so catchy its frustrating because you have four different songs on the album stuck in your head at once. Jesus, how many times do you hear the same super captivating riff of “All I Want” repeated? But, who cares? It works so well on this record.
My one dislike about this record is that “Drunk Girls” just seems to be thrown on this album for just the sole purpose of being “the single,” which is ironic because it is my least favorite song on the album. Even then, it is still a good song. Besides this one flaw, this album is nearly perfect. From groove to groove and hook to hook this album is sure to warm your soul and put a smile on your face. I hate to sound elitist, but if you don’t like this album you’re a moron (not actually, just kidding), but seriously it is really difficult to not get so deeply into this album. I demand you to listen to This is Happening!
Rating: 95/100
- Greg
LCD Soundsystem - "All I Want"
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