Page 8 The Pulse May 20, 2020 Ozzy Osbourne illustrates his life in new rock ‘n’ roll album Asher Evermon Staff Writer Ordinary Man, the 12th studio al- gotten and expresses his feeling of Nearing the end of the album, Post bum from English singer and song- not wanting to die an ordinary man. Malone is featured on the song, “It’s writer Ozzy Osbourne, comes with Released as the first single from a Raid,” with the name complete- an array of emotion, meaningful lyr- the album, “Under the Graveyard” ly justifying the song. With a heavy ics, and the most recognizable voice continues Osbourne’s topic of the premise on drums, the screaming lyr- in all of rock ‘n’ roll. album, death. Out of the whole al- ics seem to provoke an uprising near Right off the bat, “Straight to bum, this song carries his voice the the end of the song. It’s clear that Os- Hell” welcomes the album perfect- greatest. With slow articulation of bourne made this as a crazy ending to ly for old followers and newcomers. verses that lead into a chorus with one of his concerts. The song captivates the ‘70s version crashing drums and guitars, this is Osbourne places his soul into this of Osbourne’s music with disrup- easily one of the best songs of the album letting us see his mind as if he tive lyrics, a very distinct voice and album. was transparent. Leaving little room hard-hitting drums and guitars. Advancing further into the al- for interpretation, he lets us all know Osbourne has perfected this com- bum, songs like “Eat Me,” and “To- of his past mistakes and feelings of position throughout his long career day is the End’’ get lost in the great- death. Despite some average songs and stuck near to this formula for ness of the previous songs. These scattered throughout the album, as a most of the album. songs showcase Osbourne’s beau- whole, Osbourne introduces one of “Ordinary Man (feat. Elton tifully constructed choruses while his best albums in the past few de- John)” seemed like Osbourne took having a larger emphasis on hard cades. He holds up to his reputation his soul and placed it on a platter for metal. “Holy for Tonight,” also an as the “Godfather of Heavy Metal” Ozzy Osbourne released his new rock ‘n’ roll album, all to see, reminiscing on his past ca- underdog, proves to be a close con- and creates an album that will be re- Ordinary Man, on Feb.21, 2020. reer from every mistake and success tender with emotional lyrics and Os- membered by many of his longtime he has accomplished as an artist. He bourne’s voice rising above a rather fans as well as the newcomers. 5/5 lets us know his fears of being for- mellow beat. New BTS album, Map of the Soul:7, shows different emotions through various genres Yessica Banda Staff Writer Map of the Soul: 7, released on Feb. 21, is the second Proof: the Eternal” took the top spot. The song has a very album of BTS’s album series Map of the Soul. It consists unique electronic dance music (EDM) beat. Just listening of 20 songs featuring Sia in their title track “ON.” The to it in one go, you can feel all the emotions coming to- album itself is very different from their past ones in which gether as one, making you feel numb to the world. instead of a photo book they have many posters within the “We are Bulletproof: the Eternal,” is an astonishing packaging. song in that you see that all seven members have grown To begin with, the title track “ON” went hand in hand together as a family and are still trying to overcome ob- with their past song “Not Today.” Not only that but their stacles along the way. The melody itself conveys the solo songs also went along with their Wings album con- emotional hardships all seven members went through to cept released in 2016. Their solo songs are all intriguing, achieve their goal. In the song, they sing “we are together although “Inner Child” sung by Taehyung really stood out bulletproof, we are forever bulletproof,” meaning no ob- to me the most. stacle can stand in the way of them now. Hit Korean boy band, BTS, releases a 20-track album The song “Inner Child” is powerful and its melodies Overall, all 20 tracks are extraordinary. They offer selling about 2.1 million copies in the first two minutes speak for itself. Taehyung sings to his younger self, ex- various genres and inspire many different passions. Their of release. plaining how life’s difficulties and changes will one day solos are exceptional, topping their album Wings. Every- make up for themselves and he will finally be happy. thing in this album was magnificent and had me in mixed “Louder than Bombs,” “Black Swan,” “00:00,” are also emotions. I give this album a 5 out of 5. some of the songs that stood out to me, but “We are Bullet Netflix’s film adaptation ofAll the Bright Places disappoints fans of book for lack of details Yessica Banda Staff Writer All the Bright Places, a film made by important details that are significant in ers disappointed. They also include scenes Netflix and released Feb. 28, 2020, is based the book. They do not emphasize Finch’s that aren’t necessary for the film. They por- on a popular book, All the Bright Places. backstory like in the book, which in this tray the movie as a very “love-dovey” film The story revolves around Violet Markey case is very important. when it is not at all. Romance is involved, and Theodore Finch who are both battling They also lack a lot in props. Although but it is not the heart of the film, although mental health issues. it may not sound important, the fact that I did like how the director added scenes of The movie fails to capture the great sto- Violet does not have wooden glasses is an Finch with sticky notes and him underwa- rytelling of the book, offering an adapta- important detail in the book. Filmmakers ter because they are of huge importance in This image of a bird and flower is a tion that falls flat visually and lacks crucial also failed in their casting decisions. The the book. staple in the book, All the Bright Places, details. It also fails to bring out its original color of Finch’s eyes is wrong, and so is I was looking forward to this film for released in January 2015. message, mental health awareness. Violet’s hairstyle. over a year and in all honesty, it was a dis- Illustration by Yessica Banda The film itself has a real-life concept A couple of actors that are supposed to appointment. After the trailer first came with scenes that clearly tell the story, but make a big impact in both Finch’s and Vio- out, I wasn’t expecting much of the movie. in certain scenes, the plot will not make let’s lives have no significance in the film. In that respect, it didn’t fail me. I give this sense unless you have read the book. Not The character development of both main film a 2.5 out of 5. only that, but the directors also miss small, characters lacks growth, leaving the view-.