thewarroom
Scorpion Kicker
I have often read about how this album is very British, more so than many other Moz records and that Americans are not supposed to "get it". And I have to say, I'm an American midwesterner and I "understand" the record just fine.
Other than the reference to Dagenham (a place that most Americans have likely never heard of), a lot of the themes seem fairly universal. We have eduacation issues and tyrannical teachers and professors, we are jealous of those who seem to be popular for no reason and thus feel that they have a sense of entitlement that we do not (which is what I interpret Boy Racer to be about), and realizing that we may have lost our childhood or never had one to begin with. I still don't know what "Best Friend on the Payroll" is supposed to mean. Reader Meet Author is about Moz' fans, The Operation is about a relationship gone bad, Do Your Best and Don't Worry I'm also not too certain of, but its a good song .
Am I really missing something with this album? Is there a large connecting thread between the songs that I am passing over?
Other than the reference to Dagenham (a place that most Americans have likely never heard of), a lot of the themes seem fairly universal. We have eduacation issues and tyrannical teachers and professors, we are jealous of those who seem to be popular for no reason and thus feel that they have a sense of entitlement that we do not (which is what I interpret Boy Racer to be about), and realizing that we may have lost our childhood or never had one to begin with. I still don't know what "Best Friend on the Payroll" is supposed to mean. Reader Meet Author is about Moz' fans, The Operation is about a relationship gone bad, Do Your Best and Don't Worry I'm also not too certain of, but its a good song .
Am I really missing something with this album? Is there a large connecting thread between the songs that I am passing over?