pink gets sober, has sex with herself

SONG: "Sober"

ARTIST: Pink
RATING: OOO

hazim and the new asymptotes
hey. hazim here...again. I didn't like Pink's "So What" so much, even though the charts were very kind to her (her very first number one hit in the US and another one for her in the UK). And the album Funhouse is neither different than her last album nor very fun. Most of the songs deal with her split from her ex-husband Carey Heart (who has cool hair by the way). Wearing her heart on her sleeve again, she dishes on being sober called..."Sober". The song is a solid piece of pop. Nothing special. Nothing unique. Then it should do well on the charts, no? The video, though, is something special. Shot in Stockholm, Sweden, the scenario has Pink in a Gwen Stefani get up in an all white room and Pink on a hotel bed in fishnets HAVING SEX WITH HERSELF. Yes. I kept rewinding back to the part where she gropes her own ass. And if you want to see two Pinks kissing, then this is the video for you. This should have been the video to "I Kissed A girl" which didn't have any girls actually kissing. Blah. hazim. Out.

Pink grows down, bottoms up

Pink recommends a new substitue for cigarettes to a lukewarm reception

hazim and the new asymptotes

SONG: "So What"

ARTIST: Pink

RATING: OO1/2

hey. hazim here...again. Her last album was a sleeper hit. With "Stupid Girls" the lead single appearing and disappearing rapidly on the charts. The follow up hits "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" fared much better, bumping I'm Not Dead from the grave to the top 50. So what new direction will Pink go to now? This new single from her upcoming album is, I guess, her attempt to reclaim her attitude after all the Avrils and Ashlees have stolen it. But Avril had a number one worldwide smash and Ashlee gained some cred with a decent album. So how's Pink going to change things up? By dumbing herself down after the smart and mature record I'm Not Dead was. This song, no matter how much Pink brags about it in the lyrics, lacks attitude. The fake snarling. The weird out of place lyrics sound translated from J-Pop fluff. She's name dropping Jessica Simpson for no concrete reason, and her rally and cry of "So What" falls flatter than Calista Flockheart's breats. This from the woman who had a top ten hit about masturbation? Sorry, Pink. Please please try again. Hazim. Out.