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solarpsychedelicGlitter - September 11, 2001
Ok, on with the MC reviews. Now we come to awkward time. And I totally missed it.
I was deeply immersed in my work as a historian and taking a break from pop culture. At that time, the last pop songs I was keyed into were Britney’s “Oops” and Madonna’s “Music.”
I feel like I’m one of the few people who wasn’t aware of the ice cream cart incident. Like, I had no idea until I read her book. And reading her account of what happened and how she learned about 9/11 was sad and moving.
It was a devastating moment that changed us. While watching the scenes from NYC, I found myself getting up, plugging in the Casio keyboard, and after many, many years of not making any music, I spent the afternoon and night playing requiems.
Many years later, I was vaguely aware of the #JusticeforGlitter movement but I never actually listened to the soundtrack until this month I haven’t watched the movie yet so I can’t comment on how the tracks fit into the storyline but I think it stands pretty well on its own as R&B/dance music.
“Lead the Way” is a good ballad. Since I’m from that era myself, I recognized the production style for “Didn’t Mean to Turn You On.” Has a real Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis vibe to it. “Reflections (Care Enough)” is a good power pop ballad. Like the harmonies on “Twister.”
With “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” I feel like I heard it while shopping at Forever 21, and it does have an awesome thumping bass. Something about the production also reminds me of my own experiencing listening to radio late at night in the mid 80s, tuned into the one station that played hip hop, so I’d say she succeeded in the musical time travel.
All in all, I found Glitter a good listen.
Ok, on with the MC reviews. Now we come to awkward time. And I totally missed it.
I was deeply immersed in my work as a historian and taking a break from pop culture. At that time, the last pop songs I was keyed into were Britney’s “Oops” and Madonna’s “Music.”
I feel like I’m one of the few people who wasn’t aware of the ice cream cart incident. Like, I had no idea until I read her book. And reading her account of what happened and how she learned about 9/11 was sad and moving.
It was a devastating moment that changed us. While watching the scenes from NYC, I found myself getting up, plugging in the Casio keyboard, and after many, many years of not making any music, I spent the afternoon and night playing requiems.
Many years later, I was vaguely aware of the #JusticeforGlitter movement but I never actually listened to the soundtrack until this month I haven’t watched the movie yet so I can’t comment on how the tracks fit into the storyline but I think it stands pretty well on its own as R&B/dance music.
“Lead the Way” is a good ballad. Since I’m from that era myself, I recognized the production style for “Didn’t Mean to Turn You On.” Has a real Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis vibe to it. “Reflections (Care Enough)” is a good power pop ballad. Like the harmonies on “Twister.”
With “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” I feel like I heard it while shopping at Forever 21, and it does have an awesome thumping bass. Something about the production also reminds me of my own experiencing listening to radio late at night in the mid 80s, tuned into the one station that played hip hop, so I’d say she succeeded in the musical time travel.
All in all, I found Glitter a good listen.
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