People very easily discredit hip-hop musicians who use the auto-tune effect on their voices. I personally think there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. Especially in T-Pain's case (the man to blame when it comes to hip-hop autotune), who has a great voice, and a talent of great, idiosyncratic production, throwing some jazz chord progressions in. The song is great. It's a nice, ballad-y song that even has a sense of humor. "Put you in the mansion/Somewhere in Wiscansin". Lil Wayne's featured part, is not good. The autotune effect sounds unprofessional, he's barely understandable, and the lyrics you can understand aren't that striking. T-Pain is the real center to this song.
Movie of the Week: Vicky Christina Barcelona
I am a big Woody Allen fan. I really like his stuff, a lot. I know that it probably shows with my posting of Melinda and Melinda only a few weeks ago. Still, there is something to be said. Woody Allen sure knows how to make a movie. This proves it. The casting is perfect, Rebecca Hall, is beautiful and magnificent. Scarlett Johansson has a sense of humor we don't see often. Javier Bardem made his first normal* character in an American big time movie. The Screenplay is hilarious and endearing. The photography is very good, not incredible, but notable. The directing is classically Woody Allen. If you haven't seen this movie, see it now. It's a great one.
Album of the Week: Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is probably one of the best musicians of the twenty first century. This album was in his "Classic period". A time of Wonder's career in which he put out his five best albums consecutively from 1972-1976. This was the last of the series, a 21 track, 1:44 long magnum opus. The funny thing about it, is that, while most musicians would get boring after the standard 40-50 minutes, Wonder keeps you wanting to listen to every second. The album is drenched in great songwriting, incredible arrangements, ridiculous musicianship, and powerful lyricism. The entire thing is an enormous, flawless songwriting manual. It's something any musician can learn from. I can only hope it will change the way you view music the way it did for me.
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