Same 'Ol, Same 'Ol: The Tragic Truth About Music These Days Nov 17 '02    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Music The Dirtchamber Sessions, Vol. 1 by The Prodigy From $11 Jersey Boys [Original Broadway Cast Recording] by Original Broadway Cast From $8 The Bottom Line Comments, anyone? This review was written under my old alias "raeanne16", so if it's horrible beyond beief, don't say I didn't warn ya... I'm simply scratching my head in wonder right now, and I'm a little confused. I just gotta ask: Why can't we find any new talent? Why, why, why!?! Ugh! I am soooo sick of these talent-less blonds and lip-syncing boy bands that I'm about to go out of my tired mind and enter American Idol 2 myself! Valeria? Sounds like a brand of Belgian chocolate. Youngstown? Who's THAT?! Sure, there's a few refreshing, spectacularly different acts out there, such as the ever-explicit(and oh so hot)Eminem and the unorthadox Avril Lavigne, but they are so freakin' over run by tart-faced wannabe Spice Girls that it's ridiculous! I mean, sure, maybe some people are into all that sugary-lollypop nonsense, but it never ever, ever lasts! In twenty years, no one will remember N*Suck(oh, excuse me, N*Stink), or even know what the heck an India.Arie is, nope, the'll be too busy fondly reminisin' Ashanti and the Red Hot Chili Peppers..... Honestly, does the music business have to stoop this low? I need variety and excitement and maybe even the occasional "F-YOU!" in my c.d changer, so why all the repetative mediocre-ness and cliche song writing out there? We the people don't care if Nelly(don't get me wrong, I actually like him, I'm just sick of that damn song) is gettin' "Hot In Herre" or if Britney likes "Boys", I prefer what the different acts have to offer, unforgetable names such as Shakira and Linkin Park and Hoobastank.(Notice how each of those artists/bands have some sorta freakish way to spell their names.) Okay, sure we like crooners like A.I's Kelly Clarkson,and heck, we like Craig David, too, but at least they do their own thing with dignity and class and that's far more than I can say for other household names around. I mean, look at "XXX-tina" Aguilera. What the hell happened to her?! She went from teeny bopping to bed-hopping, she's begginning to look more and more like a porn star everyday... And what's up with the so-called "Freedom of Speech" America promises? Since when are America's parents so darn concerned with bad language? "Oh, look at me! My kids can watch Scary Movie but can't listen to Dr. Dre! I'm such a WONDERFUL parent!" Yeah, whatever. Children are more likely to learn and repeat cuss-words from movies, not music, so what is the big deal, people?! Wake-up and smell the latte, everybody! People can be soooo stupid sometimes, it just irks me to see these folks popping out kids like pieces of bread out of the toaster-oven. God, grow up! But anyways, do you catch my drift? We need something fresh and brand-spanking new, not the ho-hum dullness of today. I'd love to find a new act I could relate to. In fact, I'll even take a distorted, nicer form of Madonna, just something to keep me from limply falling asleep while watching TRL. If anyone out there could throw out the name of a band or holler the name of a promising young singer, heck, I'll listen, just rescue me from the musical doldrums! AHHHHH!

Read all comments (3)|Write your own comment

Write an essay on this topic.