Ok Go - OK Go

I have a terrible, unashamed affection for this album. For me, it achieves that mystical status that some albums manage - where listening to it evokes memories so strong and real that I feel it is my 16th birthday again (I recieved as a gift on that day). The album itself is the purest of pop rock. Insanely catchy choruses, riffs...even the drum beats seem to stand out as just another great element in 13 brilliant songs. The first track of the album was also Ok Go's debut single, Get Over It. Here, they sync up the wonderfully simple drum beat to the staccato guitar chords to make each strum into a punch. The lyrics are witty, but more importantly, hold a ...  Read the complete review

This is an album I keep coming back to. Realeased in 2003, it's one that's hard to get bored of. I think the real triumph of this album is the lyrics, bitchy and funny, they really have a sing along quality. Kind of camp in a way!! OK GO are not a band that have made huge waves in the UK but tey do have a following of loyal fans who love their unusual pop rock style. The most known song on this album I guess is Get Over It, a big song that opens the album and sets the amusing bitchy tone of the lyrics again top tunes that are catchy and listenable. Followed up but the great Don't Ask Me, a great tune that captures that mood when you ...  Read the complete review

Not too long ago, there was a great song on the music channels by a band called OK Go. It came very close to making the Top 20 in the UK charts and then…the band seemingly vanished. Sure, there was a brief use of one of their songs in the film “Wimbledon”, but no other signs. Were they destined to be nothing more than one hit wonders? It hardly seems fair. There have been quite a few performances recently from bands that have deserved to be one hit wonders, or even one less than that, who somehow managed to get a second album released. Something Corporate were allowed to follow up “Punk Rock Princess” with “If You See Jordan”. If the whiny voiced InMe ...  Read the complete review