The Grouchy Gaijin's Thoughts on Music and Such

I've listened to his album several times since I got a copy and have to say that Ameet is a very talented guy.  I like his voice and like his music a lot.  His bio lists both the Beatles and Queen as influences. The Freddie Mercury vibe is definitely there alright but I swear that on at least one track, track 4 Give It Up, I hear a huge Wham! influence.

Ameet recorded the instruments in two days and the lead vocals in seven hours. Given the complexity of the music that is quite impressive.  Of particular note is the horn man on the track San Francisco, he rocks in a very hip jazz sort of way.

Ironically two of the best tracks on the album, the above mentioned Give It Up and Can I Have Some of It? bother me almost as much as I like them. Musically they are both quite good however Can I Have Some? seems to be filled with whoa is me, self pity that comes off as lame.

All I can say is life is a bitch pal, and I sure hope you are referring a legal immigrant.

As an immigrant to a new country myself, I can say I know that things are difficult in a new land – suck it up. Or as I told a guy from Australia that I met in language school “If it is so unfair and so hard, there are planes that leave every day...”

Perhaps I am misreading this, but I think wasp is a derogatory term for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.  That seems just as offensive to me as if the lyrics were to give up “your wetback attitude or rag-head tendencies”

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