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Music 101 with Miguel

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Up Close & Personal with Tyler Jacob

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Welcome To Full Blast Magazine Class Is In Session

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YOU LOVE YOU

Posted 30 June 2010   Been Blasted-Reviews   

ALBUM REVIEW BY PHONZ L. THOMAS

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This summer’s rock music scene is about three words: Semi Precious Weapons. The self-proclaimed ‘Glam-rock/alternative’ group consisting of Cole Whittle (bass), Stevy Pyne (guitar), Dan Crean (drums) and Justin Tranter (lead vocalist) will debut their first studio album on Geffen Records titled, You Love You. The album is a follow-up of their debut EP We Love You which they released back in 2008 under indie label, Razor & Tie. You Love You is jam-packed with hit song after hit song – starting off with their self-titled track “Semi Precious Weapons,” where Justin’s vocals glide across guitar riffs and pounding drums screaming, “I can’t pay my rent but I’m fucking gorgeous.” This particular song sets the tone for the rest of the nine-track album and already has been declared the rock anthem of the summer.

Semi Precious Weapons pack a mean punch. With productions from Jack Joseph Puig and Lady Gaga; this is an album that true alternative/rock scene listeners will idolize, and listeners from opposing music genres will respect. “Statues of Ourselves” is one of the more mellow tracks off the album with a encrypted message in the music. “Sticky with Champagne” is an entertaining song that’s bound to make even the most submissive groupie blush.  One of the best tracks on the album, “Leave Your Pretty to Me” is a rock ballad where Tranter confesses his love to his troubled leading lady. It will make you rock out and cry at the same time! Other tracks highly recommended for listening include: “Put a Diamond In It,” “Magnetic Baby,” and “Rock N Roll Never Looked So Beautiful.”

Over all, You Love You is an exceptional piece of work for the ears and gets a perfect ten on our scale of music worth purchasing. Semi Precious Weapons made sure to put together an album that sounds unlike anything else ever heard in alternative/rock before. It’s rare in today’s music you find a band that remains true to the roots of the sound for which they coined themselves with. Be sure to show your support for the ‘glam rock kunty’ band, Semi Precious Weapons and their new album You Love You out now in stores and on iTunes. You won’t be disappointed.

Be sure to catch them on Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour coming to a city near you:

Date        City                                  Venue
7/01     Boston, MA                 TD Garden
7/02     Boston, MA                 TD Garden
7/04     Atlantic City, NJ       Broadway Hall
7/06     New York, NY           Madison Square Garden
7/07     New York, NY           Madison Square Garden
7/09     New York, NY           Madison Square Garden
7/11     Toronto, ON               Air Canada Centre
7/11     Toronto, ON              Afterparty @ Time Nightclub
7/12     Toronto, ON               Air Canada Centre
7/11     Toronto, ON               Afterparty @ The Barn
7/14     Cleveland, OH             Quicken Loans Arena
7/15     Indianapolis, IN         Conseco Fieldhouse
7/15     Indianapolis, IN         Afterparty @ Talbott Street
7/17     St. Louis, MO               Scottrade Center
7/20     Oklahoma City, OK   Ford Center
7/22     Dallas, TX                   American Airlines Center
7/22     Dallas, TX                   Afterparty @ Ghostbar (W Hotel)
7/23     Dallas, TX                    American Airlines Center
7/25     Houston, TX               Toyota Center
7/26     Houston, TX               Toyota Center
7/28     Denver, CO                  Pepsi Center
7/31     Phoenix, AZ                US Airways Center
8/03     Kansas City, MO        Sprint Center
8/11     Los Angeles, CA         Staples Center
8/12     Los Angeles, CA         Staples Center
8/13     Las Vegas, NV             MGM Grand Garden Arena
8/16     San Jose, CA                 HP Pavilion
8/16     San Jose, CA                 Afterparty @ Voodoo Lounge
8/17     San Jose, CA                 HP Pavilion
8/17     San Jose, CA             Afterparty @ Voodoo Lounge
8/19     Portland, OR                  Rose Garden
8/19     Portland, OR                  Afterparty @ Refuge
8/21     Tacoma, WA                  Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall
8/23     Vancouver, BC             General Motors Place
8/24     Vancouver, BC             General Motors Place
8/24     Vancouver, BC            Afterparty @ Fortune Sound Club
8/26     Edmonton, AB               Rexall Place
8/26     Edmonton, AB              Afterparty @ Oil City
827      Edmonton, AB                Rexall Place
827      Edmonton, AB              Afterparty @ Vinyl
8/30     Saint Paul, MN               Xcel Energy Center
8/31     Saint Paul, MN               Xcel Energy Center
9/02     Milwaukee, WI              Bradley Center
9/04     Detroit, MI                     Palace Of Auburn Hills
9/05     Pittsburgh, PA              Consol Energy Center
9/07     Washington, DC           Verizon Center
9/08     Charlottesville, VA     John Paul Jones Arena
9/14     Philadelphia, PA          Wachovia Center
9/15     Philadelphia, PA          Wachovia Center
9/16     Hartford, CT                   XL CENTER
9/18     Charlotte, NC                Time Warner Cable Arena
9/19     Raleigh, NC                    RBC Center