Sorry, Pearl Jam Sucks
It’s about time that I slowed down long enough to write yet another brilliant piece for my blog space. The last one was such a down note that it took some time to recover. What pray-tell could bring me back?
Music. (Queue up “Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith) Like most people I’m fairly set in my ways, musical. Once you get to a certain age you kinda lock into the music of your time… the good time… the prime time. For me it’s 70s and 80s rock. Since then it’s been a pretty slim menu of music delicacies. Sorry people, Pearl Jam sucks and so does Nirvana. Is it the whole grunge thing I’m against? Fuck, I donno but I hate U2… too. It’s just not real rock and roll to me.
Well, I decided to check out a list of the 10 greatest rock bands ever according to MSNBC’s website. Let’s go through them for shits and grins, shall we?
Beatles – I can’t deny they were big… just not in my book.
The Rolling Stones – nothing interests me outside of “Tattoo You”
U2 – I already covered this… I wouldn’t accept a FREE ticket.
The Grateful Dead – I’m not a doper and I don’t aspire to be one.
Velvet Underground – Who?
Led Zeppelin – Finally one I’m down with! Then there’s the family tie thing giving me a little bias.
Ramones – Oh yeah, I heard that one song.
Pink Floyd – Here’s the second one that get’s my nod.
Bob Marley – uhhhh… rock?
Sly and the Family Stone – Isn’t that the name of a Harry Potter book?
So that’s 2 that I would agree with but then again the guy that made that list is hooked into HIS generation of preferences. Most of what this guy liked turned into my generation’s “Hair Bands”. After that it went terribly wrong. RAP came and dominated the pop charts with Country slipping in from time to time. Now R&B/RAP is ruling the world causing 7 year old girls at softball games to sing “It’s getting’ hot in here, so take off all your clothes…” (I shit you not). Even my large Nubian friend, Bubba, said “that ain’t right”.
All this drove me into the arms of talk radio. Thankfully I can relive the glory days with MP3 players and Bit Torrent downloads. I’ll even tune into 97.7 every once and a while so I can have my music with the occasional exposure to some new stuff.
So it turns out it’s not so bad. Recently I heard the song “Crazy Bitch” by Buck Cherry. It rocked pretty good so I sent my computer a-searching. I must say that the un-sanitized version of that song would defiantly have Lorraine Baines saying “That’s very interesting music, Marty.” The jury is still out on the actual talent of that band. They remind me of Ugly Kid Joe and we all know how big they got.
Newer bands that I am sold on are heavy rockers Disturbed and Nickelback. Nickelback is maturing into a band I can grove to for a while.
Well that’s about all for this session except I think I’ll throw out a list on 10 CDs I’d want if I was stuck on a deserted island. Just off the top off my head in no order…
AC/DC – Back in Black
Van Halen - 5150
Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic
Disturbed – Believe
Sammy Hagar – Standing Hampton
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Nickelback – Silver Side Up
ZZ Top – Eliminator
Led Zeppelin - IV
Audio Book – How to build a boat when you’re stuck on an island
Yargnits Out.
Music. (Queue up “Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith) Like most people I’m fairly set in my ways, musical. Once you get to a certain age you kinda lock into the music of your time… the good time… the prime time. For me it’s 70s and 80s rock. Since then it’s been a pretty slim menu of music delicacies. Sorry people, Pearl Jam sucks and so does Nirvana. Is it the whole grunge thing I’m against? Fuck, I donno but I hate U2… too. It’s just not real rock and roll to me.
Well, I decided to check out a list of the 10 greatest rock bands ever according to MSNBC’s website. Let’s go through them for shits and grins, shall we?
Beatles – I can’t deny they were big… just not in my book.
The Rolling Stones – nothing interests me outside of “Tattoo You”
U2 – I already covered this… I wouldn’t accept a FREE ticket.
The Grateful Dead – I’m not a doper and I don’t aspire to be one.
Velvet Underground – Who?
Led Zeppelin – Finally one I’m down with! Then there’s the family tie thing giving me a little bias.
Ramones – Oh yeah, I heard that one song.
Pink Floyd – Here’s the second one that get’s my nod.
Bob Marley – uhhhh… rock?
Sly and the Family Stone – Isn’t that the name of a Harry Potter book?
So that’s 2 that I would agree with but then again the guy that made that list is hooked into HIS generation of preferences. Most of what this guy liked turned into my generation’s “Hair Bands”. After that it went terribly wrong. RAP came and dominated the pop charts with Country slipping in from time to time. Now R&B/RAP is ruling the world causing 7 year old girls at softball games to sing “It’s getting’ hot in here, so take off all your clothes…” (I shit you not). Even my large Nubian friend, Bubba, said “that ain’t right”.
All this drove me into the arms of talk radio. Thankfully I can relive the glory days with MP3 players and Bit Torrent downloads. I’ll even tune into 97.7 every once and a while so I can have my music with the occasional exposure to some new stuff.
So it turns out it’s not so bad. Recently I heard the song “Crazy Bitch” by Buck Cherry. It rocked pretty good so I sent my computer a-searching. I must say that the un-sanitized version of that song would defiantly have Lorraine Baines saying “That’s very interesting music, Marty.” The jury is still out on the actual talent of that band. They remind me of Ugly Kid Joe and we all know how big they got.
Newer bands that I am sold on are heavy rockers Disturbed and Nickelback. Nickelback is maturing into a band I can grove to for a while.
Well that’s about all for this session except I think I’ll throw out a list on 10 CDs I’d want if I was stuck on a deserted island. Just off the top off my head in no order…
AC/DC – Back in Black
Van Halen - 5150
Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic
Disturbed – Believe
Sammy Hagar – Standing Hampton
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Nickelback – Silver Side Up
ZZ Top – Eliminator
Led Zeppelin - IV
Audio Book – How to build a boat when you’re stuck on an island
Yargnits Out.
posted by Yargnits @ 8:48 PM
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