Comments on: Various & Sundry VII

By: Stein

Stein — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:32:46 +0000

3 words…
Disco
Was
Sweet

By: Kody

Kody — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:34:53 +0000

I don’t think it’s necessarily all the music of our generation that’s terrible. Every generation has it’s mixture of good and bad music. Look at the 70′s. The 1970′s gave us some great rock music… but it also gave us disco.

As for Kanye West’s new CD… I don’t hate it. I don’t think it’s nearly as good as Graduation or Late Registration, but at least he tried something new and different. Most rappers stick to there M.O. and end up fading away. Look at Eminem. You can only do the whole angry shtick for so long, before people become numb to it. So, right now Kanye’s in his “greatest of all time – Michael Jordan of music – Auto Tune” phase. He’ll grow tired of playing with a MicroKORG and a computer, and go back to making real rap music again. And for people who don’t think rap is music, go listen to Common, Mos Def, or Outkast.

By: Rat Fink

Rat Fink — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:11:20 +0000

HAAA

Girl, I laughed out loud when I read your little rant. You were born 50 years too late.

I, too, am baffled by what some people think is “music,” just as I’m sure others scratch their heads and wonder what I could possibly like about the Beatles. Go figure.

I think the true validity — if there really is such a thing — of a generation’s music is determined by its staying power. All personal opinions (and everybody got one) aside with regard to what constitutes “good” music, there is a reason why the compositions of Beethoven and Mozart are still as easily recognizable today as they were 250 years ago. If they had no validity, orchestras and individuals would have stopped playing or singing them long ago. Yet, they endure. Why?

Several rock anthems come to mind. Why are they so popular, 30+ years after their release? Will they still be playing them 250 years down the road, like they do Ludwig and Wolfie’s music? Or will it go the way of ska and disco — pretty much a blip on the musical radar, now kept alive exclusively by collectors? Will the scream-till-you’re-hoarse metal music still be around? Only time will tell.

I will say to my Finkville fiends that Annie/Meg is indeed 90% deaf in one ear, but sings beautifully — and in tune — virtually all the time. Kanye could learn a thing or two about how to listen.

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving, thank you! I hadn’t made pie crust in 20+ years, and the pies turned out great. We’re having a chocolate-melting party tonight, just the 6 girls in the fam. Should be great fun – I’ll post pictures tomorrow!

By: annie

annie — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:35:01 +0000

Fink! Ya hit dah-nail-on-duh-head! I couldn’t agree with you more on this.
I HATE my generations “music”. Can you even really say its music?? I don’t know what it is, but it sure ain’t that. Half the time it sounds like they’re singin into a stinkin’ fan! Holy crap.
And then when people (like Alex Uselton, Fran Martinez) spend buttloads-ah-dough to buy big ole speakers for their car so they can play this “music” even louder? To all of those people, you’re stupid. Travis Trimble…I can’t ride with that kid. I feel like my heart is gonna explode. You can’t hear the guy “singin” anyway. All ya hear is *BOOM BAM BaNg BoOOOooM!* And those guys think they’re big and bad and tough. (this is comin’ from a girl who currently has her radio disconnected cuz her daddy thought she was listening too loud. this girl is half deaf. cut her some slack) Pssshhh. You guys are Idiots. Waste your money on something else. Gee whiz.
And the lyrics to some of this “music”? What the world!? Every other word is a curse word anyway. Why would you listen to that? -Lalalala me and mah woman – we gotz crunk wasted crazy – ‘den we do dah hokey pokey all night in dah hood and blah blah blah- Come on. Geeesh.
Ugh. Ya got me fired up.
Go get some Foreigner to listen to, kids. Everyone likes Foreigner! hahaha Well, most of us anyway.

>hope ya had a good Turkey Day, Fink. Love ya :*