One Direction "Up All Night"

     The aim and focus of most boy bands are often pointed in One Direction, and that is to make songs that morph into psychological gum; whether to make suspiciously sentimental or truthfully tireless in their pursuit to lift your spirits as you sing along. I am bias to the first song because of its old-school rock flavor, and that cowbell! I also like that the girl in this song sounds like she is naturally gorgeous, and I more special than she will ever know. You can be pretty, but if you have a great personality... that is "What Makes You Beautiful." Ok, spacious strings you team up with Liam. Then, we’ll cue a short arpeggy of keys and strings with Harry. What? Then the drums kick in for this epic chorus, and after Zayn sings once and the chorus is ran through we’ll have Zayn sing again but with a different arpeggio? Got it? Good! Whoever this song is for, there must be something captivating about this girl, because no one else compares it’s "Gotta Be You."                              When I hear this next song I think of a younger Backstreet Boys, but with a cowbell! If there is "One Thing" I must try to do after listening to this song it is to try to nicely suggest it “….get out, get out, get out of my head.” I’ll need luck with that. . The title track is full of energy and bittersweet hook, or keys, and if Katy Perry was on repeat it must have had a positive effect on their (or producer’s) popcraft perfection. This song will probably keep me "Up All Night" trying to remember what song this reminds me of. The next song is for everyone and anyone who has had a crush that metaphorically kills them to see that look he or she gives their current squeeze; causes them to say "I Wish" it was me.                                          You can "Tell Me A Lie," but I will not return the favor because two wrongs do not make a right. I am proud to say that the instrumental accompaniment is pretty strong, and the lyrics are relatable because it concerns another tribulation in the screwed up and confusing mess that is known as love. I’m "Taken" over by empathy when it comes to the lyrics, but also the next song’s composition; because it reminds me of BSB again, and also gives me a geometry lesson in the shape of my heart. "I Want" you to know that despite the lyrics, which at times leave something to be desired, have that vaudevillian flare and rhythm, and the guitar solo to make this song one of my absolute favorites. "Everything About You" reminds me of someone I used to know, and that music sounds better with you; a little bit. If we keep making the "Same Mistakes" we will never learn, right? It has been said that the band is closer to auto-tuned era, but I think with the production values and instrumental flourishes that they sound more like the Jonas Bros over Big Time Rush. The next song may not "Save You Tonight," but the sentiment might. I will say that this next song "Stole My Heart," but thankfully it did not blow it up like dynamite would. The best tracks: What Makes You Beautiful, One Thing, Up All Night, I Wish, Tell Me A Lie, Taken, I Want, Same Mistakes, and Stole My Heart.