Ok Go!

“Oh No”

Capital Records

Grade: A

‘#160;

This CD still deserves an A if you only listen to the fourth track on the CD. The track is called “A Good Idea at the Time” and is a commentary on the Rolling Stones classic “Sympathy for the Devil”. For those who don’t know, the song is about exactly what the title says, having sympathy for the devil. In it the Stones claim the devil will “lay your soul to waste.”‘#160; In the Ok Go commentary on it they sing “Now it’s true about my wealth, and true about my taste/ But you don’t need no help from me/ you’ll lay yourself to waste/ So come on/ Seemed like a good idea at the time.”

In addition to this song, the rest of the music on the CD is also well done. The songs are all catchy and range in sound. None of the songs on this CD sound even remotely like any of the others on it.

The CD pulls you in from the start with the song “Invincible”, to the end with the song “The House Wins.” The lyrics are equally complimented with the guitar and drums, which many other bands fail to accomplish. “Oh No” covers everything from slow songs, with “Oh Lately it’s so Quiet”, to more upbeat and fast paced songs, like “Do What You Want.”

With this CD OK Go establishes a rock and roll sound all of their own. And even if you don’t like this kind of music, pick up this CD and check out track four. It’ll be worth your time.

– Nichole Rominski