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Serotonin

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When all my favorite cd shops closed (Tower Records) or shrunk their cd section (Borders), I began visitng Amazon about half a year ago and am I surprised to find such a huge collection! I have been discovering new music since. I discovered Mystery Jets on the British website (nme.com) and thought I should hear them out. Serotonin is one of the most exciting albums I bought this year. The most catchy tune is 'Dreaming Of Another World'. While other tracks on this album are typical pop songs, two tunes caught my attention:'Serotonin' and 'Lorna Doone'. I just had to look up their meanings. Serotonin is a kind of happiness hormone; and Lorna Doone was a novel published in the 19th century. I love it when I can learn from songs I like. I will be purchasing their other albums soon.

1. What would happen if Stone Temple Pilots around the time of "4" were somehow castrated, had all their power chords replaced by soaring synthesizer solos and even worse lyrics, and were told that if they didn't produce something that would make Casey Kasem squeal with delight, they'd be sent back to rehab?

2. Have you ever wondered, what if Mike Love was a guest vocalist on Europe's "The Final Countdown"?

3. Imagine what would happen if Shudder To Think had stayed together, distilled the candiest, glitteriest pop hooks from their saccharine "50,000 BC", (whistled, of course), and all developed a moog fetish?

4. If "Rio"-era Duran Duran were placed in a time machine and sent to skinny-pants Brooklyn circa 2008, were then locked in a studio where they were bombarded with rare and unreleased Freddie Mercury solo acapella material, and told to produce a musical dissertation channeling the singer from The Mars Volta?