Album Of The Year

Nina C. Alice in her own words about 'Album Of The Year'. 1. WE HATE: What is religion doing to people? For so many it's like opium. Religion is an excuse for hatred, wars and whatnot, all in the name of God. What God, may I ask?! 'We all need someone to hate'.....yeah right, life would be so boring if we would love one another, right? Human beings can be so low but that's part of human nature. Think about the 11th September attacks and what it did for you. You don't just sit there muttering to yourself, Okay, so they wanted to kill us because their God told them to. No, you really hate those people who kill innocent citizens in the name of 'God'. This is what religion can lead to, if followers blindly obey a leader abusing 'God'. And now we all have a reason to hate. It will never stop, hatred breeding hatred. I hate that. ------------------------------------------------ 2. GIRL ON A MISSION: When we were recording the album, I watched one of my all time favourite movies: Joan of Arc by Luc Besson. I love Milla Jovovich, the way she performed the title role and how the film was directed. My blood rushes when I see her army doing what she wants. I too enjoy being a leader, which is what I am when onstage. It's exhilarating yet scary to feel the power over an audience and to be able to tell them what to do. When they obey, you know you're in charge and you have the responsibility to keep them under control. In the other hand you're a target, so as a leader you've gotta be strong and have an iron will! My mission is my music. ------------------------------------------------ 3. SHAKE ME: Here we go: Sex and Rock 'n' Roll. Or did you expect something intellectual coming with this title...haha! The fun we had writing the lyrics. How many words can you think of without mentioning THAT word... We got Lemmy on board backing me up on vocals. His voice adds to the wild feel of this Rock 'n' Roll trip. ------------------------------------------------ 4. ALL FIRED UP: I imagined my ideal Rock 'n' Roll lover. How I would feel about him and what I would do to have him. I'd be a really cool chick yet too hot to handle! I'm ready to rumble and get all fired up, so the guy has got to be ready for some action right now! And I'm not talking about burning down the houses or shooting someone down literally. I'm talking about the soul. Talking about how to impress someone and make him feel hot for me, the moment I'm hot for him! ------------------------------------------------ 5. HATE LIES: I hate lies. Welcome to the music business paradise. This is about the artists and what goes on, the ups-and-downs behind the scenes. The illusions bought, sold and sometimes lived. We create something and become what we think we should be in order to be successful. Maybe we can't get rid of the masks anymore. I've seen it happen... Some musicians take themselves too seriously and forget that it's only about the music and not their oh-so-important-persona. It makes me laugh when people suffer in their self-made paradise because in reality it's a trash-can filled with cheap illusions. But then again, it can also be a lot of fun and you just need to know how to deal with it so it doesn't control you. You've gotta be masters of the games you're playing. ------------------------------------------------ 6. LIPS: Lauren Bacall, a model-turned-actress, had her filming debut in her early twenties with in 'To Have and Have Not.' In her defining role as a sultry woman, she delivered to Humphrey Bogart her famous lines, 'If you want anything, just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? Just put your lips together and blow.' It fits so well with the music, the seducing woman aiming for gold, knowing what she wants and how to get it! Is there a nicer way to give someone a hint with a brick? No. I don't think so. ------------------------------------------------ 7. WHITE TRASH: I lived in a white trash area in LA for a while and always knew I had to write about it. The scenario is very fascinating. It's like a cult. It's full of noisy, sometimes disg