{"id":7021,"date":"2017-08-21T15:10:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T20:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=7021"},"modified":"2017-08-23T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T17:09:08","slug":"put-those-colours-on-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=7021","title":{"rendered":"Put those colours on, girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finally got my copy of Kesha’s new album, Rainbow<\/em>, last Friday. I spent the whole weekend listening to it over and over, and I still have one song or another constantly stuck in my head.<\/p>\n

Suffice it to say, I am very pleased with my purchase.<\/p>\n

I know I say it every time I write about music, but I have no idea how to properly explain my feelings about music or how to talk about it technically like a smart person who really understands it. So I’ll keep this short. What about sweet? YMMV.<\/p>\n

Rainbow<\/em> is so unlike any other Kesha album. It’s so much more honest and heartfelt. The over-produced, auto-tuned, club-pop is gone. It’s not about drinking and partying. It’s about feeling good, overcoming pain and hardships, and living your life to the fullest.\u00a0Rainbow<\/em> a hearty melange of pop, rock, folk, country, and alternative styles. It’s literally a beautiful musical rainbow. \u00a0Some songs will have you busting out sweet rock kicks, while others may cause you to shed a tear or two. You might even find yourself doing some deep thinking about life.<\/p>\n

Of course, while Rainbow<\/em> is several degrees more serious in its themes than one might expect from Kesha, it’s still got her trademark sense of humour. As that’s what drew me to Kesha’s music in the first place, I’m very glad that it hasn’t gone anywhere.<\/p>\n

“But Ryan, you hate country music!” you’re probably\u00a0shouting at your screen. Yes, I do. But the “country” tracks on this album are more county-flavoured than actually country. There’s no mention of pickup trucks or dirt roads or tractors. No godawful southern drawl. Not a single yee-haw<\/em>\u00a0and none of the songs are about having a cookout down at the ol’ swimmin’ hole. So all the stupid has been excised and replaced with sentiments that a non-hillbilly could actually relate to. “Hunt You Down” is just a really great track and made me laugh out loud.<\/p>\n

Heck, even the cover of “Old Flames” that features Dolly friggin’ Parton has carved itself a little place in my heart. Might be that country music from the 80’s was just better than the miserable trash that is modern country. Might be that I’m just a cranky old man.<\/p>\n

Anyway, if you need some proof to mix into your pudding, here’s “Let ’em Talk,” which is currently my favourite track. Though this morning it was “Boogie Feet” and “Learn To Let Go” was my fave for the better part of Sunday.<\/p>\n