[Heavy could be] à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“thought-provoking,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as in, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Whoa. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s some heavy sh*t, Dave. I wanna go jump off a building now.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Haha. I thought of that interpretation too. DC himself used “heavy” to describe the way things worked out with his AI experience, having his brothers and mother there at the end, etc. I was also thinking that the album would be full of heavy hitters, haha. But mostly, I think he meant heavy as in a harder rock sound– like heavy metal (okay not really, but I mean, aggro-rock, though?) And his original usage of the word was juxtaposed with the “delicate” songs. I don’t see how delicate songs would need to be balanced with thought-provoking ones. A harder rock sound is fine with me, but when DC says the record would have both heavy and delicate songs, I wonder why RS chose to just dub it heavy in the headline. Maybe their 8-song preview didn’t include the delicate ones? DC did say the vocals-piano-strings song was the last one he recorded.

After reading it, it sounds as if “heavy” could go two ways: as the already-mentioned “really good” (which is what it meant to me, someone who grew up in the days when that word was synonymous with “groovy”); or “thought-provoking,” as in, “Whoa. That’s some heavy sh*t, Dave. I wanna go jump off a building now.”

Great Rollingstone article.

Yes. My favorite quotes:

“I just want the songs to kick you in the teeth or make you want to cry à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ or do something drastic, like jump off a building.”

“It was really scary à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ the best analogy I can come up with is that it was like taking off your clothes in church.”

Mogwai fuckin RAWKS!!!!

I haven’t finished it yet, because I went nuts when I read he was looking up Mogwai(a post-rock band). I LOVE them! OMG!!!!

PR Newswire

(Damn, did I just have to go look something up in UD? I’m getting old.)

IN THE STUDIO: David Cook Crafts Heaviest ‘American Idol’ Album Yet

I love that they said that he “crafts” it, because this album isn’t a bunch of songs thrown at him, he really created it! But I wonder what they mean by heaviest? I mean, maybe to some, heaviest AI album is like the world’s tallest midget, but I’m really curious what RS based that line on. Have they heard it/parts of it already (seems soon when they were just mastering this week), or was it based on David’s own words? But DC himself just stated the record would balance heavy and delicate. Hmm.

When will this come out?

I don’t really know but their site says it’s on stands now.

The RCA press site has the album cover up in a HUGE res.

Ooh, the coat is tweed.

Rolling Stone has an article on David in their new issue.

When will this come out? And…he didn’t get a mention on the cover but there is “The Return of AC/DC” …

Plus my girl Rachael Yamagata is mentioned on the cover in big letters…she’s brilliant! And Obama on the cover! All kinds of win this issue!

Go DC! Go!

Which is why they shouldn’t elongate said head with kewpie hair. I liked the basic bedhead he had in the final weeks of the show. This is too studied. Other than that, it’s a decent pic. Although I get a sense of vulnerability in his expression.

MHO, based on no industry knowledge whatsoever, is that once we hear the entire album, we’re going to agree that LO was the most commercial track (not counting that bonus). And I suspect there will be plenty to love for those who are not liking and/or freaking out over LO. For me, I agree with folks who find it generic, but even so, it sure shows off his pipes.

I can’t believe I’ll be watching SNL in a couple of weeks. I haven’t seen that show since high school (and we’re talkin’ Gilda Radner era here…..)

Rolling Stone has an article on David in their new issue.