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Whisper War
Common Sense Media says
Bouncy, nice-guy fun is self-absorbed.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the five members of The Cab make an effort to come across as nice guys. With a clean-cut image and an album of bouncy love songs, they're tween-safe and appealing.
What's the story?
Take five perky kids from Las Vegas; add a little talent, a lot of luck, and some A-list connections (Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy); shake the whole thing up, and you've got The Cab -- a group with a dozen absolutely forgettable songs so sprightly and well-played it doesn't matter that they don't have all that much to say. The fun is in hearing Ian, Alex, Alex, Alex (yes, there are three of them!), and Cash have a blast playing and singing about pretty much nothing.
Is it any good?
The lyrics on WHISPER WAR are clean, though one song mentions drinking as a metaphor for attraction ("I need your attention/it's like the alcohol…your scent is the rum/the room is a bottle/keeping me hopeless until I wake tomorrow") and another urges "Baby, take it off" and goes on to describe "checkered thighs on a pretty pawn," whatever that is. Most of The Cabs' lyrics veer similarly between clichéd and nonsensical, so just enjoy the nice strong rhythm section and don't worry about singing along.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how everyone's connected in the music business these days. What are the benefits of collaborating with others? How can it devalue an album or an artist? Families can also talk about the use of clichés in pop music lyrics. "I'm up, down, spinning around/high and dry/and kicked to the ground/I'm lost and I'll never be found," for example. Can you think of a more original way to say the same thing?
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Cabulous
The Cab is an amazing band! I love this album, and I think that anyone who doesn't is crazy. The songs are awesome, and very danceable. Alex Deleon, the lead singer, has an incredible voice and clever lyrics.
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Borderline suggestive lyrics, I interpret them as sexualy charged.
I don't know who rated the lyrics, but they didn't listen very closely. The song Bounce is about sex, plain as day. 13 yes. 11 ? no.
"And when you use your lips they better be on me" 'Liars turn me on" "I put bodies into motion/Keep this skin out in the open/Liars turn me on" are just a few of the lyrics I personally found borderline. And I'm pretty liberal with what I allow.
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Tweens
It's a good album and a good band. Bounce is my favorite song
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Whilst good, this overview of the album does not impress me.
Apologies, but whilst various things said here are appropriate and correct, some of the comments made on this album are unfair
To start, perhaps you should not be so fast to gloss over the meaning this band are actually evoking in their work, various songs are very consistent with the ideas of having faith and keeping strong no matter the situation and I know they have personally helped me. I do recognise these ideas are hardly groundbreaking, but they deserve more credit than given here.
Also, as a side note, the band did not rely on fancy connections to gain the small success they have. Their singer, Alex, gave a demo to Panic! at the Disco which they paid attention to due to it's catchy and talented contents, suggesting that just perhaps, the boys have attained what they have thus far on their own merit. (And is it so wrong that others in the industry and on their record label chose to help promote them? Not really.)
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| Artist: | The Cab |
| Release date: | April 29, 2008 |
| Label: | Decaydance |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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