Stories of a Stranger

Let me preface this by saying that this is the first album that I've been anticipating in a real sense since Madonna's American Life.

After listening to a little bit of the pre-released stuff - I downgraded expectations - I was thinking that this was a "we've joined a big label" sell-out album. But like the good consumer that I am - I logged on to iTunes this morning before I got in the shower - and purchased it. Within 20 minutes I was listening to it waiting for the bus. At first I wasn't sold on a few of the songs (But this isn't unusual - my first judgments about shit are usually shit - I mean look at Emily - I thought she sucked at first - but she grew on me - and now I couldn't imagine being w/o her - she's like chest hair). But after listening a little more intently - I'm practicing the whole 'cover to cover' then repeat technique.

Currently - as of 4:41 GMT - my favorite song is Tragedy in Waiting - of course this is likely to change repeatedly over the next 24 hours.

A side note though - American Life is a great album - so fuck everyone who thinks that Madonna is washed up - Especially a certain skank who I knew who liked to randomly quote Foucault at the most inopportune times (Note to everyone not from DE - this isn't a reference to anyone I know in Pittsburgh)!