Credit: Republic Records
Hey everyone! Today I'll be reviewing two songs, let's start with Ariana Grande's The Way. The song starts out with Mac Miller rapping behind someone singing who honestly, sounds nothing like Ariana, but, it is her. I'd actually like to say right now that I think she uses a lot of auto tune in the studio, but she really doesn't need it, as she can sing fine on her own. Anyways, the song starts out with a short, quick paced rap from Mac Miller coupled with a great beat, originating from the song A little Bit of Love by Brenda Russel, which matches this song flawlessly. After Mac Miller's verse abruptly ends, Ariana starts singing. She sounds very Mariah Carey-esque, and this song is also much more R&B oriented than her previous songs, which is a nice direction for her. The song is very up-tempo, but she's able to show off her beautiful voice at the same time. Then, Mac Miller comes back, delivering a longer, yet still very quick paced verse. Surprisingly, he talks about the bedroom a lot. This song really does show a more adult side to Ariana, which shows her career is definitely moving in a new direction. The song finishes off there with the chorus. However, Ariana starts to sing over the chorus, at an extremely high pitch, and just when you think her voice can't get any higher, it does, and she goes into dog whistle mode, which was very unnecessary, and only takes away from the song. To me, this song was definitely a step up from her previous single Put Your Hearts Up, and I could see this song on the radio in no time.
Credit: Interscope Records
Next, I'll be reviewing Will.i.am's new single, #thatpower. Yeah, there are hashtags in song titles now. Our world is being destroyed. Anyways, let's start! So, the song starts out with the less than stellar, slow hook from Justin Bieber. I call it less than stellar because this song really doesn't add anything to the song. It's not necessarily bad, but it doesn't contribute anything either. But after that, the beat kicks in. As with, well pretty much every Will.i.am track, the beat just makes you want to dance, fist pump, or something. Just move. Unlike most of his songs, Will.i.am moves away from his slower raps, and goes pretty fast. Paired with the great beat, the song really picks up. Not for long though, because we end up right back at the chorus. That's really what I don't like about this song. There's really no variety, it goes chorus, rap, chorus, rap, bridge, chorus That's it, and thus, there is very little to review. I really expected a lot from this song, especially with a big name like Justin Bieber in it, who they definitely didn't use to his potential. So as for this monotonous song, well, I definitely wouldn't call it great, or even good for that matter. To me, it is a very average song, that seemed like it was really only half finished, which is disappointing.
Anyways, I hoped you guys liked our first double review, and I'll see you soon!
-Colby
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