Another rant, this one about the state of rocknroll:
So I was at this show the other night for a freelance assignment and I couldn't help thinking that I am just bored stupid with rocknroll, lately. Seriously, there hasn't been a godamn new thing in nearly 20 years, maybe more. Literally everything, EVERYTHING is a rehash of something that originally came out more than ten years ago. I even read the phrase "grunge revival" a coupla months back. Hello! Believe it or not, the '90s weren't really that long ago and grunge was simply the amalgamation of punk rock and classic rock, anyway. I'm convinced the last two things worth a damn in rock were rap and new wave, and these things happened in the late '70s/early'80s and even new wave may not have been entirely original since it grew out of punk rock and - in a way - was definitely influenced by '60s pop music. Over Thanksgiving weekend I hung out with my best friend from high school and he asked me what the last thing I reviewed was. I can't exactly remember the name, but it was a band that obviously listened to Bowie's Diamond Dogs one too many times because their entire album sounded exactly like it. I, literally, wanted to reach through my stereo, take these guys by the shoulders and shake them while I screamed "You kids weren't even embryos when the man first fell to Earth! No one's looking for the new Ziggy Stardust!" My best friend from high school accused me of being jaded and I couldn't exactly argue with him.
End of rant.
So I was at this show the other night for a freelance assignment and I couldn't help thinking that I am just bored stupid with rocknroll, lately. Seriously, there hasn't been a godamn new thing in nearly 20 years, maybe more. Literally everything, EVERYTHING is a rehash of something that originally came out more than ten years ago. I even read the phrase "grunge revival" a coupla months back. Hello! Believe it or not, the '90s weren't really that long ago and grunge was simply the amalgamation of punk rock and classic rock, anyway. I'm convinced the last two things worth a damn in rock were rap and new wave, and these things happened in the late '70s/early'80s and even new wave may not have been entirely original since it grew out of punk rock and - in a way - was definitely influenced by '60s pop music. Over Thanksgiving weekend I hung out with my best friend from high school and he asked me what the last thing I reviewed was. I can't exactly remember the name, but it was a band that obviously listened to Bowie's Diamond Dogs one too many times because their entire album sounded exactly like it. I, literally, wanted to reach through my stereo, take these guys by the shoulders and shake them while I screamed "You kids weren't even embryos when the man first fell to Earth! No one's looking for the new Ziggy Stardust!" My best friend from high school accused me of being jaded and I couldn't exactly argue with him.
End of rant.
I wish I could comment on modern music, but I haven't listined to the radio in over a year. And my favorite band is Everclear. So there goes any argument I had. If it's any consolation, I don't think you're jaded.