Singles Reviews

All singles released April 3 in Britain:

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (4.5/5)
One - Mary J. Blige & U2 (3.5/5)
The Fallen - Franz Ferdinand (4/5)
It's in the Rain - Enya (3/5)

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Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (4.5/5)

This is set to be a massive hit in the UK, surely a #1, and it's well deserved. The track sounds like it's from the '70s, a little funk, a little dance, with a laid back groove. I don't think Gnarls is a real person, in fact it appears to be a collaboration between several already well-known hip-hop artists (although I wouldn't really call it hip-hop).

One - Mary J. Blige & U2 (3.5/5)

This is enjoyable--Mary sounds great--but adds little to the song. The arrangement is just like the original and you get Bono doing his thing like usual.

The Fallen - Franz Ferdinand (4/5)

This is actually a double-A side single (I haven't yet heard the other track, "Lindsay Wells"). "The Fallen" is a great opening for the album and makes a good single too. Sounds a lot like their breakthrough single, "Take Me Out," which isn't a bad thing. It rocks.

It's in the Rain - Enya (3/5)

Speaking of sounding the same--does she do anything else? At least she does what does well, but still.