Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts

Continuing on from my movie vs music analogies, i'd like to discuss what music means to people and what we want from the music we listen to. Using the movie example again, really good movies to me are the ones that do something to me. i.e the ones that punch me in the throat, or tear my heart out or make me cry or make me laugh so hard i want to vomit. I want to feel some emotion when i watch a movie, i don't just want a story, i don't just want to be entertained, i want to walk out of a movie feeling weaker because of what it has taken out of me. Look at movies like trainspotting, donnie darko, three colours blue, joe verses the volcano.... these movies are epic because of what they do to your brain, your heart, your very being. I get shivers when i think of certain scenes from these movies. But it's not all doom and gloom, a movie doesn't have to make me want to slit my wrists to be good. i love comedies as well, and i'm not just talking about laugh out loud, custard pie in face comedies, a good comedy is one that makes you smile inwardly throughout, makes you marvel at how clever someone can be and makes you think the world isn't so bad after all if there are people out there that think the way you think and can poke fun at things in a way that you appreciate. Of course not all people need to have an epiphany each time they go to the movies or watch a dvd. some people like the escapism, they like being told a story, they are happy to give up 90 minutes of their lives if they get a good yarn. It gives them a chance to stop thinking about their lives for a while and if they get a happy ending, with everything resolved they walk away content. These are generally the same people who like their music fun and user-friendly. They don't want a commitment when they buy an album. They don't want to have to immerse themself in the mood of a singer, to understand their anguish or their pain or whatever they are angry with in the world. They want a beginning a middle and an end, and to walk away content and not give it a second thought. The Noisettes are the type of band that fits this category, and i'm not being nasty, i'm not saying they are bad i'm just saying that they are a nice, safe, non-confrontational band who make fluffy songs that commercial radio stations would love. Like fellow brits Morcheeba and Grove Armada they've created the sort of album that you are likely to hear playing in the background at a semi-cool bar or cafe, and two singles that you're likely to hear on the radio, or on an ad for a mobile phone or soft drink fairly soon. And if you listen to the album you'll like it, you'll walk away feeling content, and most likely you wont be giving it a second thought