Friday, August 21, 2009

Andrew WK - I Get Wet

If you're not down with Andrew WK, you might be overthinking things. I once said for blink-182 that "gusto goes a long way," and Andrew WK is the living embodiment of gusto. Sure, I could delve into how "Party Hard" has a chorus that blows the doors down, enters your brain and starts headbanging and partying. Or I could mention how the keyboards throughout I Get Wet are so insistent they're infectious in and of themselves. Or that Andrew WK is so positive and so life-affirming that it would make me feel bad to criticize the music as being shallow. It is, but it's without the sexism and mean-spiritedness of, say, your standard Kid Rock or Motley Crue track.

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