Sity Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 > British pop sensation Mika "has powers to enchant and annoy, often in the same breath," observes Edna. Mika, Life in Cartoon Motion: * * 1/2 Not your father's Mercury The singer/songwriter, who landed in London by way of Beirut and Paris, has powers to enchant and annoy, often in the same breath. His debut's "cartoon motion" could refer to a falsetto that can veer into territory usually reserved for choirs of animated woodland creatures. Histrionic, theatrical and campy, Mika is Freddie Mercury reborn and Scissor Sisters without the wink. Whether parody or homage, He’s also a revivalist without much imagination, though he’s certainly crafted an album of upbeat, frothy and impossibly catchy, if entirely synthetic, pop tunes. Billy Brown and Stuck in the Middle display an uncanny ability to stitch serious themes to peppy sonics, suggesting there’s more to Mika that glass-shattering flamboyance. — Gundersen >>Download: Grace Kelly, Billy Brown >>Consider: Lollipop and Big Girl, a transparent retooling of Queen’s Fat Bottomed Girls >>Skip: the boring Erase Erase... I find it very emotional. I wouldn't skip it! I'd listen it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 i love Erase!!!! thats so unfair!!! Iv read in loads of interviews they say "frothy" they say it in this one too, i don't get it. why frothy? Its what i get on my coffee at starbucks and i just dont see the connection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaIndie Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 If I have to choose a track to skip it would be Erase. It's so different from other songs, not so original Mika-style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my_rainbow_radio Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Yes, I think Erase is quite a beautiful song if you ask me! Sure, it's not as flamboyant (I'm really starting to like this word ) as the other stuff but I still like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieLou Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 ooooo I've never heard erase, anywhere I can hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sity Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 If I have to choose a track to skip it would be Erase. It's so different from other songs, not so original Mika-style Hm... If I was forced with a knive on my throat to skip one song in his album... Aakh, It would be... maybe... Ring Ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titania Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Thank you Satu. Hmmm,... a falsetto compared to animated woodlands creatures I think the critics are competing amongst themselves ... who can be more 'clever', not so easily impressed, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Hm... If I was forced with a knive on my throat to skip one song in his album...Aakh, It would be... maybe... Ring Ring i lovvveeeeeeeeeee Ring Ring its one of my fave's!!!! hopefully no-one will ever hold a knive to yr throat over this thou:naughty: :)xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyMiranda Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 i like that song erase!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Danique Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 ooooo I've never heard erase, anywhere I can hear it? I've never heard it too! Can anybody help me?? (us ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I love Erase as well - it is different from his other stuff - but is a beautiful song - with lots of feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieLou Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I've never heard it too! Can anybody help me?? (us ) Please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyBoo Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 i love erase its different and beautiful, its cool mika likes to experiment with different music he was trained as an opera singer remember!...lol....if i really had to skip a tune on his album (dont like to) it would prob be over my shoulder, dont know why but it creeps me out a little..... x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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