I am furious about the review of One Direction’s album Take Me Home, as it is totally bias. Journalists reviewing albums should be open to all kinds of music, or at least not have a burning hatred for a certain genre. ALL pop music nowadays talks about the same issues as One Direction – love, girls, summer flings, immature relationships. Immature because the listeners, and the singers themselves, are young adults and have not yet fully experienced life.
Dessa Bayrock completely overanalyzes and trashes the lyrics to various songs. They’re overproduced, cookie-cutter pop songs and are not meant to be analyzed. They’re meant to be enjoyed. They’re meant to be danced to.
Bayrock bashes lyrics like “Tonight let’s get some,” for being shallow and objectifying women. However, it is a well-known fact that every boy wants sex, so it’s a topic that’s bound to come up. Many singers have sung and will continue to sing about sex. Also, songs like “Little Things” don’t objectify women at all, but focus on how beautiful the girl is in more personal ways.
The writer is so stuck on the fact that some songs have a sexual undertone, and interprets every song in this way. She mentions that the “YEEOOOW!” in “Heart Attack” reminds her of “sexual harassment.” If I am not mistaken, many singers make this harmless noise. It doesn’t necessarily mean “I want to have sex with you.”
There are so many things wrong with this review (They aren’t all Irish, and they also do surprisingly play instruments). The writer HATES One Direction and their shallow lyrics, but that is what most pop music is these days. As a listener who is open to pop music, I think their album actually has some good vocals and catchy songs.
I hate when people blatantly smash an artist, because that’s not the style of music they like or they just hate the band. Be open-minded to music, because music is a great thing, whatever the genre. It’s a way to express yourself, or to just have fun, which is exactly what One Direction is doing!
Just as an added point, Bayrock said she wished 1D’s “Summer Love” had been a cover of the Grease classic. Yet that song has lyrics almost as shallow, if not even more shallow than some of One Direction’s music. You are invited to analyze that soundtrack for the next review.
~Haley Borchert
