Mika - Life in Cartoon Motion

[Alexander]

Amazing Britpop debut that channels Elton John and Queen. Best tracks are "Grace Kelly," "Billy Brown," and "Big Girl (You are Beautiful)." If you like your pop outrageous, this is a great album!

"Go on down to the Butterfly Lounge, get yourself a big lady..."

[BruceH]

Sounds a little too outrageous for me...

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Had to put music together for a sixth grade dance last week and "Grace Kelly" was on the submitted suggestion list but I forgot and never checked it out. Big w/ da kidds.

Thank goodness I was remiss.

A bit too much Castrati Queeniness in there for me.

Now about this Mark Ronson guy, anyone???

"oh, my god" cartoon.

Edited June 19, 2007 by Man with the Golden Arm

[Van Basten II]

I heard it on the music store, did not get the disease, little too much over the top for my tastes, i prefer Lily Allen.

Edited June 19, 2007 by Van Basten II

[Alexander]

I heard it on the music store, did not get the disease, little too much over the top for my tastes, i prefer Lily Allen.

Funny. I got both "Life in Cartoon Motion" and "Alright, Still" at about the same time. I like them both, but think that Mika has an overall better album than Lily. Some of her tracks groove like hell, but others come off as filler. I don't think there's a bit of filler on Mika's album...

[Van Basten II]

You're right in terms of overall quality, Allen has some weak tracks on her album, i think Mika is one of those artists who has a sound that you either love or want to beat the shit out of him.

[Alexander]

You're right in terms of overall quality, Allen has some weak tracks on her album, i think Mika is one of those artists who has a sound that you either love or want to beat the shit out of him.

I agree. Since Mika is most obviously emulating Freddie Mercury, that's a fair assessment: people either loved Freddie or wanted to beat him up. There was no in between.