I am in Bossier City, LA which is the Vegas of Louisiana. Seriously, there are 6 Casinos within 5 minutes of my hotel. Maybe that explains why this post isn't going up till 1 AM on a worknight? Anyway, Bossier City also happens to be the hometown of everyone's favorite heroin addict in the film Requiem for a Dream, actor Jared Leto. Now you may know this or not but Jared Leto also has quite the voice and is the lead singer and guitarist for alternative band 30 Seconds to Mars. They hit it big back in 2006 with their their sophomore release A Beautiful Lie featuring the songs "The Kill" and "From Yesterday to Tomorrow". Both were huge on MTV and every high school emo punk in America ate it up. Well Mr. Leto and crew just released their third album in late 2009 and it is my pick for guilty pleasure album of the year.
This Is War is an album that critcs love to hate. It is over produced, inconsistent in it's song choices, and tries to be way too epic for it's own good. Well thank God I am not a critic because I freaking love this album. I love that on everything song they go for U2 type heights right out of the gate. I love that Leto has decided that it would be a good idea to throw a children's chorus shouting "This Is War!" on every other track. And I definitely love that Kanye West co-wrote a song, "Hurricane". I guess he heard this album was going to be, well.... epic and he just couldn't resist. But you know what? Who gives a damn that this album takes itself way too seriously, the songs are too catchy to resist and sometimes it's good to have a little fun listening to an album. So pick this one up, try not to think too hard about what the music means, and when he sings, "This is a call to arms, gathered soldiers, time to go to war, this is a battle song, brothers and sisters, time to go to war!", have a little laugh with yourself and go along with the ride.
Track Highlights: Kings and Queens, Hurricane, Vox Populi, Search and Destroy
http://www.amazon.com/This-Is-War/dp/B002XHN776/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265353755&sr=301-1
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