Music is worth it again.

[gridlore]

I've noticed something over the past several months. Music seems to be swinging back towards band-driven rock, and away from pre packed poster bands. This is, in my mind, a good thing.

I rather watch or listen to a group that writes its own stuff, and believes what it is saying than someone who buys material from a professional songwriter. I will never go to a show that features more dancers than band members. In my humble opinion, the next costume change I want to see is Gwen Steffani ripping off her top and throwing it to me.

I'm also hearing more guitars. Also good. More musical stories, more people who know how to use their instruments to best effect. I think some of the metal-rap acts are looking around and seeing the shelf life of rappers vs, rockers, and adjusting accordingly.

I'm listening to KFOG, which plays a wonderful mix of old and new stuff. The glorious part is that it is flowing together smoothly. Need to clean out the CD collection to make space for more.

Maybe it's because the bands really hitting it big now are of the same generation as I am. They grew up listening to Aerosmith and the Stones, and also to the New Wave and New Romantic movements. Whatever, I like like it.

Comments

Re: What an interesting definition of music

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, for fuck's sake, Doug. Just how much crap does an annoying response from me constitute? You had strong opinions about music, I found it interesting to consider discussing it with you. I'm glad you expanded on what you meant, because *now* I understand what you were saying originally, and I think that's cool. Meanwhile, you know anyone we can both foist our lifetime shares of hardcore C&W on? (And yeah. Shocking and wonderful at the same time, the re-emergence of Bob Dylan.)

--Trinker