FUN

Reviewed by TenTillDeath:

Once hailed as a modern version of Queen going into the 2010s, how does the band’s sequel album that gave them those comparisons square up?

When we think of classic albums, we tend to think of music from before the 2000s. Fun’s Some Nights breaks the ground of 2010s music and introduces a sound in pop music that makes you immediately recognize it as their own. This album is a roller coaster of self depreciating lyrics, sing along chorus, and bittersweet guitar riffs. If there was such a thing as 2010s classics, this album would fall into that category; in fact, the album art takes a very 70s style approach with a image being in the center followed by a lightly colored background.

Fun’s ability to write strong and catchy sing a long music is present with this one as the first half of the album is not only the catchiest music that the band has wrote, but also turns out to be some of the most popular songs the band has released. Some Nights, We Are Young, and Carry On make you feel like you’re in a bar singing with fellow bar goer. Can we acknowledge the genius of the intro track as well? It perfectly captures that big, grand feeling that Fun was going for with this album.

Though this album starts off very strong, there’s some shortcomings that make you question what Fun’s decision was with this album; most notably the second album’s half. The second half of the album takes a complete left turn and goes into a more electronic, synth like sound. This second half sounds completely different from the first half and at times it sounds quite bad. What’s even more jarring is that the song “Why Am I The One” sounds like it could have been on the album’s first half, but they put it on the second half; coincidentally, It Gets Better sounds like it should have been on the second half, but it is on the first half. What was Fun thinking by making this decision? It Gets Better’s use of auto tune sounds quite bad and the drum set is quite annoying with its repetitiveness. Speaking of autotune, this album is riddled with it. At times it is used effectively but in songs like Some Nights, it is used in such a way that leaves listeners cringing and second guessing.

The music from this album was all over air waves and television during the 2010s and is what I would personally consider a classic album from the 2010s. Remove some of the songs from the second half with the exception of All Alright, Why Am I The One, and the bonus track, and I truly believe that Fun would have had a masterpiece!

Overall, this album is a light 4 out of 5.

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