am i just getting old?? vma's....

[iamwiz82]

new music does not suck. New music which is being pushed by radio and television sucks. There are so many bands out there with talent but who dont have the "face" for music, so they dont make it. Others, such as Fugazi, refuse to be changed by corporate music moguls. Fugazi charges $5 a ticket for each show, no more, no less. They sell out everytime they come around here, which says alot aobut their music. No radio support, no television support, its all word of mouth.

 

[EXman]

mtv blows chunks

 

[flambus]

gimme some pink floyd.

I've got a bike. You can ride it if you like.
It's got a basket, a bell that rings and
Things to make it look good.
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.

god thats a messed up song

 

[PG]

Music comes and goes in trends...

Yes it does and it will be worth the wait to see the Britney/boy band backlash. It WILL happen, it's just a matter of time.

 

[KBrinks]

im only 19 and i feel like im 40 cuz i hate the new music out there... give me old chili peppers and pearl jam anyday...

but now im mostly into early to mid 90's punk.. from bad religion to NOFX

hte record industry is run by a nation full of 13 year old girls and 16 year old medal heads who dont know what a guitar solo is... bah hum bug

 

[dieselstation]

ELECTRONICA IS THE NEXT GENERATION!

I can't stand to listen to any other type of music anymore except electronic. mostly jungle/breakbeat/ambient/techno/and hard house. i can't stand trance anymore. so fvck the rest of mainstream... i'll stick to my little edge of the musical universe.

 

[isildur]

LOL

Most people who say that X musician "sucks" or "is SO untalented" couldn't play Marry Had A Little Lamb on a freakin plastic recorder.

Most people who say that X musician/writer "writes crap" or "sucks" couldn't write anything but self-important tripe doggerel if their life depended on it.

Hey, do you think its easier to make broadly general criticisms of a subjective art form than it is to create "good" stuff within it?

(Hmm, maybe that's why there's always more critics than artists...)

When our "expert" evaluations of a musician's talent/skill/appeal is determined by our particular musical genre preferences, its neither "expert" nor an "evaluation."

 

[KBrinks]

dude that's a dumb observation...

who is picking the music ot listen too? who are buying the boy band cd's... teens are.. young teens i might add... what kind of knowlege do they have of talent? non... htey see a band full of cute guys that can dance and they buy the album because their friends do too.. hell im sure htey could get away with it if htey lip synced on the albums just as long as htey were "cute hot guys"... same goes with spears... its not about the music anymore... it's about who's is the most over exposed.. how many songs can you write about ?ooooh baby girl i want you .. oooh yeah i want you nowww girl..? south park did a great job making fun of boy bands...

 

[crackersjacks]

<< its not about the music anymore... it's about who's is the most over exposed >>



And that's basically all there is to it. I don't know if anybody saw it, but there was a great show on PBS back in February called the "Merchants of Cool" It talked about how basically when Interscope records decided that Limp Bizkit could be a money maker, they got all friendly with MTV and its parent company Viacom and "engineered" their rise to stardom. If anyone has a chance to watch, I would recommend it.

 

[woodly6]

Rock N Roll Lifestyle! (Your Drinking What Their Selling)


Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly.
How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs,
Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt
That proves you were there,
That you heard of them first?

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
Ah, tell me.

How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar,
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

Aging black leather and hospital bills,
Tattoo removal and dozens of pills.
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments,
But rock on completely with some brand new components.


How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?

Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them.
Your chaos won't convert them.
They're so happy to rebuild it.
You'll never really kill it.
Yeah, excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking,
You're drinking,
You're drinking what they're selling.

 

[Looney]

VMAs and music today isn't so much about the best talent, but more of the prettiest karaoke singers.

 

[weezergirl]

<< Rock N Roll Lifestyle! (Your Drinking What Their Selling)


Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly.
How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs,
Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt
That proves you were there,
That you heard of them first?

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
Ah, tell me.

How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar,
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

Aging black leather and hospital bills,
Tattoo removal and dozens of pills.
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments,
But rock on completely with some brand new components.


How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?

Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them.
Your chaos won't convert them.
They're so happy to rebuild it.
You'll never really kill it.
Yeah, excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking,
You're drinking,
You're drinking what they're selling. >>



cake!! love that song.

 

[woodly6]

<< cake!! love that song >>




Cake has been around here, Sacramento, for so long. Its nice to see that even though they are on a major label they sarafice nothing in the way of sound and attitude!


<----waves at weezergirl!

I had to edit this post because it was the 37th reply!