Dance Pop |
On The Record
June 20, 2011
Like any good sequel, Sorry For Party Rocking is every bit as fun as its predecessor. Like 2009's (you guessed the title) Party Rocking, it's full of throbbing dance beats, that "oonce-oonce" sound, tons of club synths and rapped lyrics about all the good things in life: parties, being sexy and champagne showers. Even if the idea is to get laughs (check out "Take It to the Hole," with Busta Rhymes), the bottom line is LMFAO really just wants you shaking your booty.
There's not much left to say about the biggest-selling album ever. If you were alive during the 1980s, you remember the Thriller juggernaut, and if you weren't ... you probably still know these songs by heart. Some prefer the disco of 1979's Off the Wall, but this arguably has a better range, from the kittenish electro-funk of "P.Y.T." to the quiet storm lullaby "Human Nature." (The only bum note is the cutesy Paul McCartney duet "The Girl Is Mine.") Producers Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones polished these songs to a gleaming pop sheen that lingers in the world's memory nearly three decades later.
On the Record: LMFAO talk Michael Jackson (Video)
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Sky Blue and Redfoo of LMFAO give it up for their favorite album of all time, Michael Jackson's _ Thriller_.
