My Collection: Major Lazer - Peace Is the Mission

I decided to select from my collection, one of my favorite electronic music albums of all the times. It was recorded by  Diplo, Jillionaire, and Walshy Fire that together bring life to Major Lazer.

Peace Is the Mission is the third studio album by American electronic music band Major Lazer. It was released on June 1st, 2015.

Top songs: Lean On (with DJ Snake featuring MØ), Powerful (featuring Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley), Too Original (featuring Elliphant and Jovi Rockwell).

My favorite song: Lean On (with DJ Snake featuring MØ).

I know that it's been a long time since I don't write in this section on my blog, but is because school is taken a lot of my time. However, today I don't have too much things to do (or I don't want to do them). Well, I just wanted to tell you why I bought this album. Normally, I buy an album when it has great songs and when it has someting to tell me, I mean, that the songs have messages. Personally, Major Lazer doesn't have only danceable tracks, but also good messages in the songs and in Peace Is The Mission, there are songs about love and relationships (mainly).

CD (left) and poster (right)

I have to say that, I listen to Major Lazer's music since they released their second album, but with this one they became very famous around the world because of the hit single Leon On.
Talking about Leon On, did you know that Rihanna and Nicki Minaj were the chosen to sing this track? However, they didn't want it and it was something good, because MØ sounds perfect in this catchy track. According Diplo, the song was a success because "it was raw, uncut... it just took patience to get the sound right for you (almost a year) but the first idea never changed."

This is a great album and if you haven't heard it completely, you should do it, because not only Leon On is a great song, actually the whole album is amazingly catchy and danceable.

What about you guys? Do you like this album? What's your favorite song? Leave all your comments and follow me on Twitter and Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog). You can also read the other posts of "My Collection", where you'll find the other CDs that I have bought.

My Collection: Capital Cities - In a Tidal Wave of Mystery

It's Thursday of "My Collection" and I decided to chose one of the best album debut that I've ever heard. I'm talking about:

In a Tidal Wave of Mystery the debut studio album of American indie pop duo Capital Cities, released on June 4th, 2013.

Top songs: "Safe and Sound", "Kangaroo Court"

My favorite song: "I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo"

I still remember the first song that I heard, it was "Kangaroo Court" and I heard it on the radio, actually, this song was very famous when it was released, because I used to heard it several times on radio. However, I didn't know what was the name of the song and / or the singer, until one beautiful day while I was watching TV, the music video of the song came out and I was excited, because I liked the song and I wanted to know its name. Then I started watching more of their videos and I decided to download their album, actually, I downloaded it while I was in my school.

As you can see, I love buy CDs, so when I heard the whole album I realized that it  was an amazing album with great songs and their music style was very original and I just wanted to buy it on CD format and I did it! However, it wasn't so easy for me to have bought it. Here in the city where I live, there aren't several stores to buy CDs and sometimes, I can't find all the CDs that I want and it's even more difficult if the artist, band or DJ isn't very famous. But one day, while I was about to buy other CD (I was going to buy Lana's "Born to Die") I saw it on the shelf and I was like "It's here!", so I decided to buy "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery" instead of "Born to Die" (it was more easy to buy this CD another day), because it was the only copy of "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery" in all the stores where I buy CDs, so I had to buy it.

If you don't listen to this duo, you should do it, because they have an amazing vibe and their music style is very original. "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery" has 12 synth-pop tracks. I have several favorite songs, such as: "Origami", "Tell Me How to Live", "Kangaroo Court" and "I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo" I feel very related with the message of the song, because I prefer music than any other thing in my life, I will write my favorite quote of it:

"Black is my favorite color

Makes me feel like we know each other

In a town of ones and zeros

You are one magnetic hero"

While, "Chasing You" (featuring Soseh) is perfect too, I like its rhythm and the lyrics are pretty catchy. In general, "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery" is fresh and that's why Capital Cities is part of my collection.

I want to know. Do you like this album? What is you favorite song from it? Do you like to buy CDs? Write all your comments here and follow me on Twitter, Facebook, etc.

My Collection: Rihanna - Unapologetic

Today is Thursday of "My Collection" and I decided to talk about the Grammy winner album for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 ceremony. 

Unapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 19th, 2012.

Top songs: "Diamonds", "Stay" (featuring Mikky Ekko), "Pour It Up" 

My favorite song: "Lost in Paradise"

I listen to Rihanna's music since I was a child. I remeber that the first song that I heard was "Pon de Replay", when I was in elementary school! And I still remember the day when I saw the music video in the house of one of my classmates of elementary school. Since that day, Rihanna has been part of my life and playlist.

I'm that kind of person that loves to buy CDs and Rihanna is part of my collection. "Unapologetic" isn't the only Rihanna's album that I have. However, it was the first Rihanna's album that I bought and it is the deluxe version, which has three bonus tracks and one DVD that is the "First Look: 2012 Loud Tour Live at the O2" (That i also have).

"Unapologetic" is mainly a pop and R&B album that incorporates elements of dubstep, hip hop, EDM and reggae. Personally, it is one of her more complex albums, talking about the music genres that were mixed on it. I remember that the first time that I heard the whole album in my stereo, at the end of listen it, I was like "it doesn't sound to Rihanna", I was kind of confused, because "Talk That Talk" (released before "Unapologetic") was more pop and less "dark" in sounds than this one, so I have to say that at first I hadn't liked it. However, and as I always say, if you want to understand the concept of an album, you have to listen it more of three times, not only once.

The most vulnerable track are "What Now" and "Stay" featuring Mikky Ekko. Where we can hear a melancholic Rihanna singing about one of the hardest and complex feelings, that is love. Maybe the lighter song is "Right Now" a collaboration with David Guetta, that is also the only electronic song, because in general, this album talks about, spend money, drugs, heartbreaks and confidence.

It is a great album, it isn't easy to understand, but once you get it, you love it.

I want to know. Do you like this album? What is you favorite song from "Unapologetic"? Do you like to buy CDs? Write all your comments here and follow me on Twitter, Facebook, etc.

My Collection: Years & Years - Communion

Hello! To all the readers who decided read this post called "My Collection", where I (the writer of this blog) will talk about some of the albums that I have bought and why I bought it, I will try to do it every Thursday.

Today, I decided to choose one of my favorite albums of all the times. I'm talking about:

Communion the debut studio album by British electronica trio Years & Years. It was released on July 10th, 2015. It has two editions, the standard with 13 tracks and the deluxe with four bonus tracks.

Top songs: "King", "Take Shelter", "Desire", "Shine".

My favorite song: "Desire"

The story of how I started listening to Y&Y was because of fate. One day (it was in 2015), I was visiting Marina and The Diamonds' official Twitter and I read a tweet, where she was talking about the vocals of the singer from Y&Y (she was talking about Olly) and she also posted the music video of "King". When I saw that tweet I was like "If Marina likes it, I like it too!" And I clicked on it. Since that day they are part of my playlist, I loved their music style and I remember that when that song ended, I downloaded their EP called "Y & Y" that have four tracks, "Take Shelter", "Desire", "King" and "Memo". I remember to listen it all day, every day, always.

On the other hand, when they released "Communion" I was very happy, because finally I was going to hear more songs. However, I didn't buy the CD when it was released, because I was waiting for the deluxe version, guess what?! It never arrived to my city, so I had to buy the standard version. I was trying to buy the deluxe version by internet, but it was very expensive because it was going to be imported.

If you haven't heard it yet, do it! I always have thought that is better listen to the whole album than just the "most famous" songs from it, it gives you a better idea of the concept of the album and I also prefer to buy it in CD format than online.

I want to know your opinion about it. Do you like Years & Years' music? Do you like "Communion"? What is your favorite song? Leave your comments down below and you can share it if you liked what you read.

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