Word: ballads
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Boys in two years, and the first project since Kevin Richardson departed the group. Nothing would please me more than to report that the Backstreet Boys had produced an album that reattained their infectious pop peak, complete with shimmy-inducing songs of unrequited love and perhaps a chart-topping ballad or two. Unfortunately, those who remember the heartthrob heyday of the Backstreet Boys (who can forget the rain sequence in the music video for “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”?) will be sorely disappointed. The pseudo-sincerity and saccharine factor runs high...
...blend of caja vallenata (Colombian drums that are played between the knees) and electric guitar makes this the album’s most invigorating song. Unlike the rest of Juanes’s albums, “La Vida...Es Un Ratico” has its fair share of ballads. Yet they prove to be just as great as—if not better than—his fast-paced rock songs. In “Hoy Me Voy,” which echoes past hit “Camisa Negra” in its content, Juanes?...
Just when the album’s direction seems clear, the Foo Fighters throw the listener off with “The Ballad of Beaconsfield Miners,” a guitar-picking instrumental written in collaboration with young guitar guru Kaki King. At first, the ballad is shocking from a band that normally prides itself on gassed-up guitars and pounding drums, but once the listener gets over the shock, the ballad adds a great original touch to the album. The Foo Fighters softly close the album with the gentle piano melody of “Home...
...One’s Gonna Love You” ends up sounding like a cheesy Garth Brooks ballad. “Marry Song” combines a muted organ and lazy drum beat with lyrics like “I’ll marry my lover” in an accent and overall mood that makes you feel like you’re floating down the Mississippi...
...Band of Horses again abandons this path with “Detlef Schrempf,” aiming for something similar to their older sound. Bridwell ditches the accent and the song relies on creative, melancholy guitar lines; instead of another ballad, we finally get a more characteristic indie lullaby...