Review: Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend
Calvin Harris is a genius. Calvin Harris is a genius. Calvin Harris is a genius!! This is what came to mind as I was listening to Calvin Harris’s Ready for the Weekend. His gay-friendly, euro pop club music is both creative and artistic. It’s fun, techno dance music that truly will make listeners want to dance and party all through the weekend.
Harris’s music borders on fun and funky and brilliantly witty. While his songs are extremely catchy, they are just as smart and fresh. With song titles like Yeah Yeah Yeah La La La and Stars Come Out, Harris bridges the gap between cool and acceptable. He is breaking all the normal rules and making music that is harmoniously pleasing, without the clichéd titles and lyrics. Calvin Harris is too good for clichés.
The amazing thing about Harris, is that unlike most artists who are also banally void, his music is still likeable enough to go mainstream but all the while preserve it’s uniqueness. That’s what makes his music so appealing.
Ready for the Weekend is an album that can be played in the car, in the club, at a party—it’s a fun record. It will make you dance but also laugh at the sometimes comical lyrics. You will definitely enjoy this album. And if you’re anything like me, you probably won’t even want to turn it off. Simply put, Calvin Harris is a genius.
