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| We all know the drunken ramblings of a, uhm, drunk. And they are all very, very clever nuggets of wisdom and truth. As well as worthy of writing down. So the last time when I went out with my buddies, I actually stayed sober (yeah right) and wrote down a couple of those, uhm, jewels.
As a service to you of course. Here we go: "Those that don't drink alcohol live longer. No, their life just seems to take longer." - "Is it a waste if you drink while you're taking a piss?" - "We gonna amuse ourselves to death. So what. We'll at least enjoy every moment of it."
And finally, considering the group at hand: "So, is it stupid when you look up the meaning of lexicon in a lexicon?" |
| The quotes have obviously been selected to fit this review, of Lexicon's "Youth Is Yours" album. With the criteria being that they will make the Nick and the Oak proud and happy to read 'em in a review of one of their records. A record that could easily be full of such statements.
That is, if Nick and Oak would be unseasoned drunks, or seriously lacking creativity. But the two brothers are well exercised in the art of raising the glass, plus they got too many an interesting thought in their head that goes beyond the rambling. So they know how to make their lyrics be more spectacular
than what my friends come up with at a table with a bear, sorry, beer. |
| And the album is quick and easy. Kinda like the perfect date. And there should be a warning coming with this, like in the Bridget Jones book: the life as portrayed here is unhealthy and not to be followed (and if you wonder why the hell I know that there is this disclaimer in the
book, let's just say: you gotta study and know your enemy). The content of the record can be put down to the formula or way of life of: 'wine, woman and song.' Put over thirteen songs of true barfly culture, and I'm sure fellow Los Angelino Bukowski is smiling behind a cloud somewhere. |
| The outstanding songs are the ones that are blessed with a little audio snippets, so there's "Brokenhearted", with an ill horn section and some dealing with a woman, there's the fast and kinda Mexicano "I'll
Be Alright If You Stay For The Night", there's the nifty guitar of "Voodoo", as well as the early 90s styling of "Turn Your Radio Up", that appears with a dope drum
line and there's "These Days", where the lady is forced to sing the hook. However, there's also "Bar Night", where the dude's come to the conclusion that the women are much more interesting when they are drunk. "Rock"
is a check up list of your basic body functions (Head nodding, yip still works. Tapping of my feet, check. Tongue, moist and moving. Wrist, a little exhausted, but cool), where however also non sex, drugs and rock-n-roll lyrics make it to the song. |
| And so in their rhymes, Oak and Nick not only like to talk about women, not only about the hours before the hangover, but also the songs they sing, and as they are rappers to the bone marrow, there's some braggadocio thrown in for good measure. Plus, and hey, that's an important plus,
not just a bonus, they are even good at doing all of that. Hey. What makes this the seamless albums to get ready for the party, to party, to vibe after the party, but maybe not the day after the party. Because all the shenanigans of 'Drink And Drive, Mix Drugs, And Have Lots And Lots Of Unprotected
Sex' (which was the originally coined title) on this album, sound like a teasing smartass aspirin outside of your reach, waving its finger and saying: 'told you so.' But remember, the perfect party is only a perfect party, if the headache lasts longer than the perfect party. Another little something
that's worthy to remember for your next drunken rambling. |
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