Girl Talk, Feed the Animals – “Hi, my name is Greg Gillis. Thank you for coming to my show”. This mantra was repeated at least 50 times at the end of his show in London. No one wanted to leave. We all just stood and clapped while a Journey loop played on in the background. At this point, Greg was only wearing his underwear (briefs) and his old Nike Air Force 1s (high tops). Throughout the entire show the crowd was ripping at him, wanting more and going absolutely nuts. This was my first true experience of organized insanity brought on by music alone.
Aparantly, this effect often occurs at Girl Talk shows, thus Greg decided to name his next album Feed the Animals. And I am well satisfied. Chock full of unthinkable musical collages that find a way to work seamlessly. This album is so hard to describe without giving away the excitement of the first listen. His use of pop samples from across the ages is a cross between a house party and Name That Tune. You feel smarter for knowing where all of the pieces are from but you don’t need to know them to enjoy the album. It’s just, well, good. I can’t find any better words than that right now. Except it’s also (semi) free. Go to his website, pay what you want (thanks Radiohead and NIN for starting a wonderful trend) and check it out for yourself.
Burn by Ray LaMontagne