David Cook - David Cook

I know it's been a while. I got extremely busy in October. I started some reviews and things, but they never got completed in enough time to post them. I started the Jon McLaughlin album, the P!nk album, and the David Archuleta album, and I never got them finished in time. But I promised this one long ago.

I will work on more soon, especially since I only have two weeks of school left this semester. I'll have a little more time to sit down to listen and write. I plan to do a few different entries. I thought about doing the AMA's, but I decided against it for a few reasons. Anyway, the review for David Cook's major label debut.



I've been listening to this one for a while. I've been trying to figure out what I want to say about it because I wasn't sure how I felt about it at first. I think I'm ready to review. Otherwise it would have been up even the night before it was released, but I think I've managed to come up with something that isn't biased.

Anyway.

Whenever I hear "Light On" I think of the Aerosmith video for "I Don't Want to Miss A Thing." And my discussion of that song ends here since I've already talked about it.

Overall, the album flows well. In the end, I liked it. Every song has a "big" feel to it; however, "Bar-ba-sol" (which I'm also in love with) is definitely the heaviest track on the album.

There are now a total of three songs that bring tears to my eyes. (1) "Christmas Shoes" (2) "Last Kiss" ... and finally (3) "Permanent" This has also quickly become my favorite song from the album. It's clear David dumped his heart and soul into the entire album, but it is completely obvious in this song. Other than this, I haven't been able to choose any most favorite songs. Take that as good or bad. For me, it's good, as I like almost all of them.

I think the best thing about this album is that the songs are capable of evoking emotions in a person, and, if I'm remembering the interviews correctly, this is something David wanted.

I can't help but feel something else could have come out of this. I mean, it is very good, but I think what I'm feeling is the difference between Analog Heart and David Cook. David Cook is a record on a major label. Analog Heart was not. I loved Analog Heart instantly. Then again, the first time I heard David Cook, my computer decided that was the time to irritate me by having a part somewhere inside it die. I might just have some weird association with that album and my computer going down the way it did.