The E.N.D For The Black Eyed Peas?

The Black Eyed Peas - currently number one for their 9th week on the Billboard hot 100. Who would have thought the misfits could pull off such a feat. Well no one really. I personally became a huge fan of the B.E.P's with the release of their album Elephunk [and inevitably the addition of Fergie], and have followed them since - i even had the chance to meet the band in London.
With the release of their 5th album The E.N.D - a radical new sound has been created by the band - but does this sound pay off? Well judging by the title track "Boom Boom Pow", the band definitely have nothing to worry about - however - when one listens to their album it is definitely one slap in the face that you will either completely Love or Hate. At this point i have to acknowledge the fact that B.E.P have tried something new on this album, and it is always important for a band to update their sound to stay fresh, however on The E.N.D the sound often becomes to radical for a mainstream band such as The B.E.P's.
I have not yet fallen in love with this album after a few listens as i did with the last two B.E.P albums [Elephunk & Monkey Business], and although their are some catchy tracks such as the discofied "Out of My Head" and "Ring-A-Ling", The rest of the tracks are slightly too extreme for fans of the B.E.P.
The E.N.D will do well thanks to the lead single and perfected production work by the band's frontman Will.I.Am - but whether it is going to become a classic still remains to be seen. Their second single co-produced by David Guetta "I Gotta Feeling" is a strange choice after Boom Boom Pow, and definately won't help the album's marketing. So you will either end up absolutely loving the album or absolutely despising it - because lets face it - its an all new B.E.P you are listening to here. They are - and i hate to say it- "So 3008" on this album.

The Opener

So - i finally decided to start a blog. I don't know why... just thought it would be something interesting to do in my spare time and a way of expressing views and staying in touch with everyone. I was talking to a friend of mine the other day - who happens to be a blog expert - and she suggested that i should specialize my blog. I guess it will be kind of hard to do that since i always have so much to say about everything. But if i had to limit what I was going to talk about i guess i would go for "Music & Relationships" - two things i find utterly fascinating.
So for the sake of an opening intro - I am a 22 year old male living in Cairo. I lived abroad for a good chunk of my life and was moved to Egypt at 18 to study at a certain private university. As intro's go - i think that is a pretty brief to the point intro :oD

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K-Mat