Spoonful of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
I was really just hoping to hear MRB say, "it's the Roc in in the building!"
What a week those of us lucky enough to be located in NYC just experienced. MRB (Michael R. Bloomberg, greatest Mayor eva) got re-elected, Los Jankees (greatest baseball team eva) won #27, Hova performed “Empire State of Mind” at an NYC/Yankee event for a mind boggling 200,000,000th time, and best of all, dfjacobs got to witness it all at a surprisingly close distance. However, this post has nothing to do with everything I just mentioned (including the photo, see title for subject). I’m here today to talk to you about Spoon hysteria, which has just begun to overtake the interwebs. While I am sure Wale will reclaim the hysteria quite soon, for now, news of Spoon’s seventh album, “Transference” and its first single “Got Nuffin’ have received incendiary reactions from the blogosphere. In the not-so-humble opinion of dfjacobs, Spoon has been responsible for 2 of the best cds of the decade, and I was elated to hear that they’ll be kicking off the next one right (January 25th, 2010). Even though I am gonna give you “Got Nuffin’,” like every other blogger I am gonna take this opportunity to look back on 2007’s hit “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.”
From its fantastic release date (my birthday), to its soulful, rocking, cheeky, poppy, punky, indie and smile-inducing sound, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is simply amazing. “Don’t Make Me A Target” starts the album off right, setting the tone with thumping bass and that classic Spoon sound on guitar. Daniel Britt’s fantastic vocals are the frosting on the cake for Spoon, setting them apart from all other bands and capturing the punk, pop, rock, soul, indie sound while remaining completely accessible to all music enthusiasts. The block of tracks beginning with“You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb” to “My Little Japanese Cigarette Case” is one of the finest I have ever heard. Once I begin “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb,” I have to listen to the next 5 tracks. They’re infectious and simply incredible. And while top 40 listeners’ favorite track will indubitably be “The Underdog,” (truly a fantastic song, and many would argue the foundation of Ivy League’s “Irony (Without the Iron)”) in that pack of tracks (in addition to the classics already mentioned) is “Don’t You Evah,” “Rhythm & Soul,” and “Eddie’s Ragga.” So, If there is anyone out there without this album, punch yourself in the face for being such an idiot, and then go to iTunes or whomever your music retailer is and make this purchase. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is definitely a top 10 record of the decade (cough cough, Edward).
