![]() ![]() Every Other Quiz Is Stupid! (Here Is Why) Silliness is all about your manners, decisions, and ideologies-which are the main parameters assessed on this quiz. So, it is not a matter of your mental power. Science and common sense agree that you could find many silly people among the intellects and well-educated individuals. That is why a genuine stupid test, like the one on this page, should NOT assess your IQ. Stupidity is not the opposite of being smart. ![]() ![]() Instead of evaluating how smart you are, the questionary reveals how stupid you might be. ![]() They might not make me go on a Mann binge, listening to everything I can get my hands on, but it’s comforting knowing that her music is there, always ready and waiting, when I’m in the mood for easily digestible songs that grab me straight away and never get in the way.This is not an IQ test. I’m With Stupid is just further proof of one of the few things I already knew about Aimee Mann, she makes easily digestible songs that grab me straight away and never get in the way. It takes all the restraint that’s filled I’m With Stupid and unleashes all that pent up energy for a grand finale. A big, solo laden, vocally ambitious, almost anthem. They’re a little half time breather, so you can take in and appreciate what’s come before, and make for an all together subdued second half. Combined with You’re With Stupid Now and Ray, they do a great job of regrouping I’m With Stupid. In the old days of vinyl, Par for the Course would have been the first track on side 2. The moody Par for the Course slows things down to a molasses coated crawl, and it just means more room for Mann to really sink her teeth into it. I love it when she takes on rocking guitar and drums, but it’s nice to hear this other dimension to her voice. This stripped down approach means the focus is almost exclusively on Mann’s voice, and she meets the challenge. Then it’s time to slow things right down and quiet things right down, with the piano lead Amateur. Musically positive anyway, the lyrics could be super dark or depressing for all know, but the overall sound of this song is just so smiley. A sweetly optimistic guitar solo and bouncier melody really crank up the positivity. While I’m With Stupid is far from dark or depressing before this point, Superball adds an extra level of shiny, happy sunshine. Just letting her words and music do all the work. Instead, I always get the feeling that Mann is holding back, never trying to hide anything with over the top or showy singing. It never sounds like it’s about limited vocal range. It’s epitomised here on Long Shot, where Mann offers almost deadpan vocals, but still finds a way to pack in plenty of emotion. In my limited exposure to the music of Mann, one thing that has always stuck out is her unique vocal delivery. And all of that rings true with her second solo album, the almost twenty year old I’m With Stupid. It might sound like a back handed compliment, but I mean this in the best possible way, Aimee Mann songs are easily digestible. I haven’t listened to enough Aimee Mann, but I have heard enough to know she’s the kind of solid singer, song writer I can trust to always deliver the kinds of songs that I like immediately, and never have to work hard to find something to latch onto. ![]()
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