Sing Damn It!!!
Friday, November 10, 2006I’m writing this post on Outlook this time for the damn browser doesn’t eat it again. Damn those post hungry blogger gremlins!
Anyway, I definitely have some good posts brewing on the whole Rebuilding Year thing, but first I need to get something off my chest…
So is it just me, or have has “pop” music suddenly been sucked dry of all its talent? I’d usually rather listen to the rock and jam out in my car, but once and a while I’ll flip to the top-40esque station and see what the kids are listening to lately. From the sounds of it lately, someone has firmly attached a shop-vac to many decent pop singer and is performing a major Hoover-maneuver on their creativity and singing abilities.
Now I’m not talking about newcomers that should never have been given a record deal in the first place. *cough*k-fed*cough* What I’m talking about are people who’ve been around the scene a little while whose new stuff, is, well, horrid. The typical occurrence lately is someone like a Gwen Stefani, Fergie, or even Justin Timberlake.
**Quick side note, since I plan on never, EVER, mentioning boy band members again in this blog, I have a quick fun story. So I’m looking through Big Mike’s “Video Gaming Mix” that he likes to listen while killing virtual bad guys. I’m looking down the play-list and have a “You know how I know you’re gay?” moment. Mixed in among the heavy bands like Rammstein and Marilyn Manson: Justin Timberlake – Cry me a River. I nearly wet myself in the midst of schoolgirl like giggles. Ok, back to bitching**
So these people who formerly displayed some pretty decent ability (however cheesy the songs) now seem content to simply talk on all their damn “songs.” Maybe it’d be a little better if the music was different or catchy but it’s not. You take two parts tribal-house background beat, mix in one part fairly monotone repetitive lyrics and slap it on the airwaves.
Come one people! Seriously, just like I don’t want to go to a art museum and see a finger painting I don’t want to hear something that easily could have been recorded using an out of tune guitar, some 10 gallon plastic buckets and a walkman. SING!!!
What bugs me most about this is that people hear this on the radio and think “Hey, I could do that” and form a band. The next time I go to a bar (which we all know happens frequently enough) I end up having to listen to no talent crap instead of great music like the aforementioned Heartless Bastards. Make. It. Stop. NOW.
Ok, now I’m going back to listening to Music to Slack To: Vol. 1. Good slacking all.
P.S. I used spell check this time so quitcher bitchen ya filty swine! ;O)
posted by Chief Slacker @ 1:45 PM,
5 Comments:
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At Fri Nov 10, 01:55:00 PM,
OzzyC said...
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IMHO... not a RECENT occurrence.
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At Fri Nov 10, 04:16:00 PM,
Chief Slacker said...
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Well, somewhat true, but it's take a dive off the deep end in the last year. I swear.
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At Sun Nov 12, 09:08:00 AM,
OzzyC said...
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I think it's cyclical. Remember how soulless Disco was? Recall how innane the music of the mid 80's was? Just another run at bubblegum pop. I think (hope) that we're nearing the end of this cycle, and that we'll experience another revolution like the grunge era.
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At Mon Nov 13, 10:03:00 AM,
Porq said...
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Not to bust yer balls... cough cough..
but you did write " COME ONE PEOPLE"
eh... spell checker didn't know you meant ON instead of a united people.
and as for the "FILTY " swine comment, no offense taken because you spelled "FILTHY" wrong.
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At Mon Nov 13, 11:51:00 AM,
Chief Slacker said...
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Porq - Dammit, I'm jsut going to hire you as my editor. There's no money, and no perks. Well, unless you like pickles, I give those away any time I order a burger.