Have you ever had one of those moments, when you are introduced to an artist you never heard of before and you think to yourself, “Eh, she’s probably some pop artist?” Well I felt the same way when I first heard about Katy Perry. The more I listen to Katy’s music, the more her music grows on me and I begin to like it more. Now I’m a big Katy Perry fan.

The haters can say whatever they want about her, her music is really great. I really like this tune a lot. It’s got a great melody, good chorus. It’s actually pretty tight too. I can say a lot of things about this great song but maybe I’ll do that in another post another time. This is a beautiful song, like it or not.

I’m not into pop and commercial music too much, but Katy is one artist I can listen to. I don’t care if people think I’m weird for listening to her. I like whatever music I wanna like! I could probably cover this song myself on the guitar, I don’t think I will because listening to the lyrics, the song is definitely telling a story from a woman’s perspective, so no, I won’t cover it. I’ll just have fun listening to it. I wouldn’t call Katy Perry a guilty pleasure either ’cause I’m not ashamed of being a fan at all.

Kev

So I finally bought Katy Perry’s new album, “Teenage Dream” from Itunes. Yes, she’s a pop artist…but she’s one of the good ones. When I listened to this record, it really didn’t feel like a pop record to me. It is still kind of rock n’ roll in a way, giving it an 80’s feel of new wave music. Stuff that would you would hear at the boardwalk near the beach at the ocean. While the song, “California Gurls” is a mainstream hit, yes, there are better songs on the album, like the title track, “Teenage Dream” is a great song. The whole record is great. She’s got a unique way of writing current music. The songs on the album are actually pretty tight. Energetic. Her singing is not Celine Dion or Barbara Streisand, but with this album, she proves that she doesn’t have to sing like those artists. Katy Perry is addicting to listen to because she feels like old school music. I hate most mainstream pop music, but for some reason, I keep listening to Katy. She has a romantic feel to her songs that makes men want to listen to her stuff. Her songs makes you feel like you’re in a relationship with her when you listen to her songs. I don’t care what the haters say about Katy Perry ’cause she’s a talented artist. I’m liking her more than Lady Gaga in fact. Katy’s the better songwriter. I need to listen to some pop music for some fun music to workout to at the gym with my Ipod. Katy is indeed good workout music. For those who don’t like pop or Katy Perry, I’d suggest you give this album a listen. You might like it yourself. You don’t have to like pop  music to like Katy Perry. If you’re a rock or metal fan, she’ll make anybody get into her music. That’s how powerful this woman’s music is. I’m going to be listening to this one quite a lot.

Kev