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Musical Diversity

by Revis Edgewater

As I was going through the playlists I have on my computer and phone, I noticed something. Almost all of the music I listen to on a regular basis is firmly in the “rock” genre. There are very few songs that don’t fall into that category, but not many. That realization was odd to me because it wasn’t always that way. There was a time when I was younger that I had an equal amount of music from multiple genres in my collection.

For example, the first two CDs I remember buying for myself were Garth Brooks’ In Pieces and Coolio’s It Takes a Thief (Hey! Fantastic Voyage is a good song! That turned out to be one of the two songs on that album that didn’t suck, but we can’t win them all).

Back then, when I was in high school, I listened to a little bit of everything. Rock? I listened to Metallica, Megadeth, Nirvana, and The Offspring. Country? I listened to Garth Brooks, John Michael Montgomery, and Alan Jackson. Rap? I listened to Snoop Dogg, Coolio, and Bone Thugs N Harmony. And many others besides these examples.

That made me wonder why I don’t listen to the other genres now.

As far as country music goes, I pretty much know the answer to that one. I will still listen to country music from the 90s now. It’s songs that are newer than that which are dicey. Especially the current country music. I live in a house with young girls who will play that stuff and I can’t handle it. Today’s country music is just pop music sung by people with southern accents. It’s horrible.

That left me to wonder about rap/hip hop/R&B.

There is a person where I work that plays newer songs in these areas and I’m forced to listen to them once or twice a week. I’m not a fan. Honestly, it all sounds the same to me. At one point she played three songs back to back to back where the artists rapped in the exact same rhythm. If they didn’t each have distinctly different voices, I would’ve sworn she had the song on repeat.

Since current music was out of the question, I went back to some of the stuff I used to listen to back in the day. As I mentioned, Coolio was a bust. Other than Fantastic Voyage and Gangsta’s Paradise, his music pretty much sucked. I’d heard a song or two of Snoop’s stuff from back then recently, so I listened to Bone instead. Overall, it was as good as I remembered it being, but that’s when I realized why I don’t listen to that genre very much anymore.

There’s a particular word that gets used a lot in rap that I don’t like. I know there’s millions of people who dislike it far more than I ever could, but I still don’t want to listen to it.

So, I guess that leaves me sticking around in the rock arena with occasional trips into 90s country.

Stupid Song Lyrics *Updated*

by Revis Edgewater

I know that song lyrics are sometimes something that needs to be interpreted, and that, when having to rhyme, it’s not always easy to come up with something that sounds good. I also know that song lyrics don’t always have to make sense. Hell, no Nirvana or Bush song ever made sense. However, there have been some lyrics that are so stupid that I feel compelled to point them out.

“If I can ever breathe in the air maybe then I wouldn’t suffocate.” Sevendust, Suffocate.

Really, Sevendust? Is that how the whole breathing thing works? I would never have known that if you hadn’t said anything…..

“I dodge the grave almost every day.” Sevendust, Dead Set

I love this song, but that line has always annoyed me. There’s only one day, in everyone’s life, where they don’t dodge the grave, so this is not news. Give me a call when you start dodging bad lyrics.

“Everyone’s eyes are blue. Everyone’s mouth is dry. And nobody wants to die in Van Nuys.” Sixx: A.M., Van Nuys

As to the first statement, it’s false. While I might have blue eyes, my wife doesn’t, so therefore: not everybody has blue eyes. Second statement: also false. My mouth is not dry, so you’re wrong again. Third statement: this one can be interpreted in a couple of different ways. Is it that nobody who lives in Van Nuys wants to die, or is it that out of all the places in the world that you can die, nobody would pick Van Nuys? I’m sure that the majority of the people in Van Nuys don’t want to die, but I’d bet that at least one person there does, so that interpretation is false. As to the second, I’m pretty sure that people, if told they were going to die, wouldn’t care where they were when it happened, so I’m going to call BS on that one as well.

I had a list that had more on it, but I seemed to have misplaced it. These were just the ones I could remember off the top of my head. If I find the list, or just think of any more, I’ll put them on here. Are there any song lyrics that you think are stupid?

Here are a few more that I’ve found:

“For some fun there is always sex, hiding in the corner like a shy T-Rex.” Hot Action Cop, Busted

This line is so stupid. The rest of the song is great, but the sheer idiocy of this line makes me want to punch something.

“I can’t decide if I’m aware that I’m on trial.” Shinedown, All I Ever Wanted

Being aware of something isn’t something you can decide on. Either you’re aware of it, or you’re not.

The last one is another song by Sixx: A.M. I don’t have a problem with one particular line in the song, I have a problem with the premise of the song. The song is about relapsing while trying to overcome heroin addiction. The song’s name is “Accidents Can Happen”. The reason I have a problem with it is this: You don’t accidentily shoot up or snort heroin (or however the hell heroin is taken). If you do it, you do it on purpose. So, by saying, “You know that accidents can happen and it’s ok. We all fall off the wagon sometimes,” they’re spewing a whole bunch of stupidity.

Pity for those who don’t need it

by Revis Edgewater

There are plenty of people who deserve to have others feel bad for them. Some don’t. There’s one person I thought of today that I feel bad for, even though he doesn’t really need me to feel bad for him.

The man I’m referring to is Dave Grohl. As front man for the Foo Fighters, he’s had a great career. They’ve had many hits and played many sold out shows. Many would kill to have his Foo Fighters career, and I may be the only person on the planet who feels bad for the guy.

Dave Grohl started off his career as the drummer in Nirvana. Nirvana is considered one of the best bands of all time. The Foo Fighters, while good, are not one of the best bands of all time. I know that the only reason he isn’t in Nirvana is because of the tragic death of Kurt Cobain, so it’s not his fault he’s no longer in the band.

The reason I feel bad for him is this: No matter what he’s done with his current band, and what they may do in the future, it will never be anywhere near what he accomplished in Nirvana. Sorry, Dave. You peaked 20 years ago.