Review of Some Nights

To shake off the indifference that characterized the debut album of American Fun., Nothing better than trying to crystallize the most of a pure distillate of epic-pop, making up what is, in practice, it is in effect a hymn generational impossible to ignore. Chronicle of a radio success and universal capillary (something like "We Are Young" if you have not yet understood, with an invisible Janelle Monae in the role of guest), which returns only part of what, in fact, is found to outline this "Some Nights".
Beyond the self-evident fact that the band Nate Ruess like to die for "A Night At The Opera" by Queen (can not be explained otherwise, the shameless homage operated in the title track - intro included) and, why not, even a little ' of sound disco-pop '70s (the power ballad "Why Am I the One", which is very Bee Gees or The Country Cousins ​​- you see a little 'you quote which you like best), the phrase is characterized mostly this aforementioned epic spirit that continues along a little 'all compositions. That, plus an electronic distortion always effective, and, finally, a production nothing short of stellar, all of which, together, make a lullaby from playful whistle becomes a significant impact groovy song ("All Alone"), or a song r'n'b may result in a queue made mo 'suites filled with dramatic rock'n'pop (from "One Foot" to "Stars"). "Some Nights" runs thus, in a very unusual way in some ways, as you listen to the first show and much more lightweight than inconsistent, however, does not reveal the imagination, making sure not discover a thickness of immortal masterpiece of music, but even that obvious pop opera citationist that the first, legitimate, suspicion would leave assume. Of course, a stronger second half of the disc would certainly have helped the trio, as well as groped out, every now and then, from the constant epic and airy that pervades every track on the lot, but even with these limitations very clear in the ears, album of Fun. proves to be a really good one can accompany us in this summer 2012 just begun - and already hot.


Try to give them a chance: you have a chance to be pleasantly surprised and overwhelmed equal to that to be completely indifferent. Virtually impossible, however, remain disgusted, and is already something absurdly large for a band in constant radio programming summer ... no?