I love music. But lately, it’s let me down. And by lately, I mean in the past few years. Music just seems to be getting crappier and crappier as time goes by. This is one area in the entertainment industry where technology seems to be doing more harm than improvements. What I mean is simply that it has become way too easy for people to make their voices sound better than it really is by putting them through all kinds of processors. The saddest part is that it’ll actually sell millions if the people have the right marketing guys behind them.
But the point is, the quality of musicians that are getting famous has been steadily declining. And it’s really annoying. Especially since most of these guys don’t even write their own music. I wish I was around during the Great Jazz Age and been there to see Louis Armstrong pick up his trumpet and completely awe the audience for the first time. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Tholonius Monk, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Scott Joplin, The Rat Pack – the list is endless – THEY were real musicians. People who would get in a recording studio and get everything down perfectly on the first take. Time was kept accurately with no synthesized cow bells to keep the tempo for them. They’d improvise the most amazing solos that would be so musically logical that it would just boggle the minds of the craptacular bands of today like Linkin Park and Good Charlotte who have no idea what they’re doing.
I hope I’ll be able to find more musicians like the time of old. I’m sure there’s already a lot of them out there, but unfortunately they’re probably not “mainstream” enough to be able to sell over a million copies for a record company. Everything is so fast paced nowadays, like everyone’s in a rush to get to somewhere else, so they don’t have enough time to come up with more than 2 ½ minutes worth of music...if you can even call it that. And then you’ve got artists releasing like 2 albums in the same year, or a remix of their first album while they make a second album just cause fame comes and goes so fast that they’re trying to hold on to their little fan base for juuuuust a little while longer. I believe the real test of fame comes with longevity. And I also believe, that in 5-10 years (or less) no one will remember who Linkin Park was. But, they’re making money, so good for them.
Most of the above applies to actors too…so expect some more on that soon.
...i cannot believe you're not retarded!
6 comments:
I like your comments about the rush we're all in, and not just in music and movies. Good insight!
warning: rebuttal rant coming up!
ok munib-
WHAT??!!!? is your problem with linkin park of all people? there are many MANY more people who have even less to do with their own music than they do, (linkin park actually DO write their own stuff) who aren't actively involved in bettering the communities they live in, who don't do things like actively participate in tsunami relief, (which linkin park did) who have a reputation for partying-not remaining sober, refusing to allow groupies backstage, and having stable marriages and families- (like the members of linkin park do) etc. etc.
linkin park is made up of a number of decent humans who do the best they can, make some music, and aren't jerks about it. a few years ago when they won best band at an MTV thing when they were up against U2 and a whole bunch of other bands, i for one appreciated their candor when they said they were surprised they won because the other bands they were up against were so much better than they were. i feel like they know their own limitations. but frankly, their music is more interesting, less violent, misogynistic, and expletive-filled than many many counterparts who are far less talented and far more irritating- like say ashlee simpson. so lay of my boy chester, ok? :-)
end of rant. new topic: this is now two subjects on which we disagree. i think we could pitch the idea for our own tv show where we could discuss movies, music and popular culture from opposing viewpoints. rezai and rezaie. what do you think?
that is hilarious!!! Rezai and rezaie. I LOVE IT!
oh man i love that idea. ooh ooh! maybe we could make a blog out of it. where we just pick a topic. then keep posting with replies. what do you think? and we could have this cool picture of us staring each other down. ha!
altough a bit late.....pllthh.... totally wrong.. thats all i have to say..
im suure this is really late but...............
im sure almost every major band can be connected to tsunami relief...plus just cuz they won something on mtv doesnt mean n e thing....lets examine mtv
...realworld...give me a break
..the used to have a show called jackass....which can describe their viewers
punk'd....same stuff basically over and over
wildboys...yea lets watch ppl get bitten by stuff over and over
as u can tell by this analysis ..mtv sucks...and they are corporate pigs...
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