Current mood:	relieved
Current music:	rusted silhouette - drake bell
Entry tags:	drake bell, drake bell is delicious crack, it's only time

it's only time
HAPPY DRAKE BELL CD PREMIERE DAY

It's been a looooong wait for today, and now it's finally freaking here. And because my internet!twin angelkutty asked, here are my thoughts on the cd, track by track (and i'm in no way using this to procrastinate on my reading. NO SIR.)



UP PERISCOPE
if i could have a single wish i'd only wish to never miss it when you wake up and smile

I knew I was going to love this song. I just KNEW it. Ever since those videos from youtube from the House of Blues show came out in the summer and I was teased with a 50 second bad quality teaser of this song, I FELL IN LOVE. And now that I know the lyrics? So much more love. It's so freaking happy and poppy and screams of Yellow Submarine influences. I can't say enough good things about this song, i just love it too much.

I KNOW
just because you're a fan doesn't mean you've joined the band and found a way

Oh my GOD, I'm really kind of sick of this song. It's my own fault really, listening to it so much when it was released..a month ago? I mean, yeah it's a good song and I loved it when it came out. But I have no energy to review it, I've heard it way too many times.

DO WHAT YOU WANT
i can't make you stop and listen that won't save you...

The chorus is really catchy. It fits the vibe that Drake Bell keeps saying in all the interviews; how this album is really happy and up-tempo compared to Telegraph. But in Down We Fall, you know that crazy part where there were a ton of different sound effects like cows and whatnot? It's like they took that part of Telegraph and expanded it all through It's Only Time (like in this song, with all the birds singing).

IT'S ONLY TIME
you gave it away, I'm think about not taking it, you're faking it

I think this is the song that sounds most like Telegraph, compared to the rest of the record. Just pure, guitar rocking out kind of music and I like it a lot. The rest of the record, his voice is pretty smooth but on this song it's a little rougher and I like that. Again, I feel like this could've been a lost track to Telegraph.

FOUND A WAY (ACOUSTIC)
over your shoulder you know that i told i'd always be picking you up when you're down

Aaah, Found A Way. I'm a little sick of this song too, but the acoustic version is interesting. I don't know, I'm not really digging this track, probably for the same reason as I Know - I've just heard it so many times. And the vocals on this one seem a little off. Found A Way is sort of a "rock" song and Drake uses a more..scratchy (i don't know how else to describe it) voice when he sings the regular version. But he uses that same voice for this track and it sounds off because the music for it sounds so smooth (you can definitely tell this track is produced by Backhouse Mike btw - this is certainly his signature style). The whole track sounded off to me until around 2:21 when Drake's voice smooths out and just kind of melds with the rest of the song. It's so pretty that way! The sound effects are a nice touch, with the horns and everything - it reminded me of All You Need is Love (I'm definitely digging the Beatles vibe here).

MAKES ME HAPPY
there's love in my heart like a bomb it's blowing a song i'm singing

This song...makes me happy (it had to be done). I'm just loving the fast, up-tempo-ness of the lyrics; it's just different from Telegraph, I can't get over it.

FOOL THE WORLD
and i go to change the conversation i know a deeper contemplation is all i need

I loved this song when it was released on Drake's myspace, what seems like forever ago. The lyrics are great, the music is catchy and my favorite part of all - Backhouse Mike sings! That man needs a debut album of his own because his music is just amazing (Get It Right on the D&J Go Hollywood movie? LOVE IT).

FALLEN FOR YOU
your buddy holly glasses on a bettie page negative, you're looking so classic handpicked by some hollywood executive just like norma jean

i reallllly love the chorus of this song. And the whole old Hollywood references in his songs, gah. It's like I've been waiting for this kind of music ever since I discovered mainstream music outside of the local oldies station back in third grade.

RUSTED SILHOUETTE
a brush with synergy, you come back all delirious

I was able to find the rough cut of this song a couple weeks ago when Drake & co. were still in the process of writing it and I'm so glad at how it turned out. I also like how Fallen For You melts into this song and how Rusted Silhouette just goes into Break Me Down and then it all goes down into End It Good. Even if Drake hadn't mentioned in interviews that he was trying to create the effect from "Abbey Road", I would've gotten it. ANYWAY, this song is another winner - although I haven't really found a loser yet.

BREAK ME DOWN
you know at the end of the day that i still make you smile

I take it back, THIS song reminds me most of All You Need is Love, what with the use of horns. And then the lyrics, with the involvement of the other songs - it all just culminates into MAGIC here :D

END IT GOOD
like burns and gracie you keep feeding lines. well all right, we're out of time, i guess i'll just say goodnight

The old Hollywood references! The 20s jazz-feel! Ukeleles! I LOVE THIS. My only complaint is that I wish it were longer. But this is the greatest end to a cd, in my opinion (except for maybe The Lady is A Vamp on the SpiceWorld soundtrack, ha).



If you want to hear the cd for yourself, go here and check it out. It's just AMAZING and I can't believe that today is finally here!