Okay, as you all already know, I recently picked up a few Nine Muses albums which I got primarily because of interest in their catchy song “Gun” (and a burgeoning love lust for their sexy main vocalist Sera)…”Wild” was a cool album and all, but DAMN, “Prima Donna” is one of the BEST and most KICK –BUTT albums I’ve heard this entire year! I’m serious- this is one HELLUVA album!
I already knew the opening track “Prima Donna” because the girls frequently performed it before launching into “Gun” during their live performances, and just like those live perfs, the song goes right into Gun, a pretty awesome way to start your album- but this is LITERALLY just the beginning!
From there it immediately goes into the songs “Rumor” and A Few Good Men”, and I gotta tell you- these songs are so FULL of SEXY SASS and FIERCE ATTITUDE, I can hardly stand it!! These first four songs are a solid block of COOLNESS, with rocking guitars, catchy vocal phrasing and definite SWAGGER!
From there the girls cool it down with a couple of somber tunes- “Last Scene” is a dreamy track with a cold, bluesy feel, and then onto a warmer course with the light samba song “Just A Girl", then we’re back to the Cool and Aggressive theme of the album with the electronic dancey “Miss Agent” and “Time’s Up”, both with mid-80’s pop sensibilities, the former’s droning synths even reminding me of Janet Jackson a bit!
Then we have a CUTE and playful interlude with "Molla Molla OMG” where the girls prove to you that they’re not all brass and attitude but can be sweet and romantic, too! Really fun song! And then, to wrap up the album, we’re back to the Tuff-n-Cool Nine Muses with songs “Ping” and “Whatever”, the former reminding me of the “Classic” Nine Muses sound like “Ticket”, and the latter track back with the glitzy 80’s Synth sound to take us out!
