ARTIST: Totally Michael
TITLE: Totally Michael
LABEL: IHEARTCOMIX
GENRE: Pop
BITRATE: 196kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 32m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-00-00
RIP DATE: 2008-10-23
Track List
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1. Summertime 3:03
2. Winona 2:36
3. In Her Diary 3:13
4. Cheerleaders vs. Drillteam 2:31
5. Don't Stop 2:13
6. Orchestral Interlude 1:53
7. Prom Night 4:03
8. Death Hill (Over and Over) 3:31
9. Casual Satisfaction 3:33
10. Slow Jam 2:55
11. Get With It Sierra 2:36
Release Notes:
Totally Michael is a dangerous name to give oneself as a music releasing entity.
It begs, just BEGS, for reviewers (such as myself) to go Spinal Tap in their
reviews. If Shark Sandwich is a ôShit Sandwichö then is Totally Michael ôTotally
Shitö?
But part of this reviewer gig is actually listening to the music. And (somewhat
sadly for the sake of this review) it doesnÆt suck. Is it good? I think that
depends on the mood youÆre in. Totally Michael is ADD music (resisting the
temptation to coin the phrase ADDcore) much like Dan Deacon. ItÆs played on
cheap keyboards, made on computers, and is insufferably sweet (think high
fructose corn syrup sweet); play it to a depressed person and theyÆll probably
go and off themselves. Play it to a kid in high school and Totally Michael will
like, totally be their new favorite band.
You know what IÆd like to see? Totally Michael and Casiotone For The Painfully
Alone join up in a cheap keyboard super group. It would be interesting and you
know, it just may work. Perhaps Totally MichaelÆs overly caffeinated pop bounce
would be somewhat mollified by the perpetually hangdog Casiotone. And likewise,
maybe Totally Michael could get Casiotone to stop moping and cut loose once in
awhile. To me, these two bands seem like the two sides to the same coin, a
musical Janus. Another comparison to throw out there; Girl Talk. If he wrote
original music it would sound a lot like Totally Michael.
Possibly the easiest comparison to make for Totally Michael is one that Michael
totally makes himself; Blink 182. If you grew up secretly liking Blink 182 (and
I did) then youÆll probably at least tolerate Totally Michael and maybe even
really dig him. HeÆs a one-man bedroom indie version of Blink with cheap
keyboards. If youÆre the type of person who cheered when you saw that Travis
BarkerÆs plane crashed, then youÆll probably want to avoid Totally Michael.
Score: 4/5 (if you like Blink 182 or are in High School)
Actual Score: 2/5 (if you donÆt or arenÆt)