I officially have no voice. But then, who would, after seeing Pat Benatar and Dennis DeYoung live? We screamed, we sang, we danced, we went crazy. Last night will go down in history as one of my all time favorite nights EVER.
Too often I realize I was born in the wrong era. Let's face it. Most of today's music is CRAP. Can I go on a little rant? It's my blog, so yes, I will rant. Let me start with one of all time least favorite "artists" on the charts today. Her name is Lady GaGa. Actually, I don't know what her real name is (nor do I care) but anyway, not only is her songwriting/singing terrible, but her whole image is just dreadful. She tries too hard to be outrageous. I mean, seriously. How can you call yourself unique when all you're doing is copying Cher and Madonna? (Btw, the whole raw meat thing, totally done by the Beatles first. Don't believe me? Here's proof. Told you so.) I don't like her style, I don't like her image, I don't like her music. If you can even call it that.
I can't stand the sound of Autotune and electronicalization. (Yes, I made that up. No you can't use it.) Why would you waste time listening to a fake, robotic voice when you could be hearing the multitude of raw talent that already exists? I understand that most people listen to music to be entertained, and that entertainment comes in many different forms and is relative to the entertainee, but if you're looking for music, please, please, PLEASE do NOT try to convince me that Lady GaGa is top of the line, best in the industry, yada, yada, yada. I don't want to hear it. Emphasis on the DON'T.
A part of me feels sorry for today's kids, believing that Lady GaGa is all there is out there. Part of me also feels a little disappointment in the parents who allow their kids to believe that when they are keeping the good music of their generation a secret. It's not fair. Kids are growing up believeing that all there is to listen to is Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Lady GaGa, and (heaven forbid), Glee. Yes, that noise you heard was a small part of my soul crumbling in anguish.
One of my favorite things to do is start music wars at red lights with cars blasting the "hot 40" from 104.3. Give me Queen, give me Yes, give me Foriegner. Give me ANYTHING but that ridiculous overplayed Ke$ha song. Is it wrong to say that I like the confused looks I get from adults who converse with me about music? So many times, I have found myself in a conversation about music with an adult my parents' age. It's so sad to see their amazed expressions when I'm able to name more 80s songs than just what appears on the Guitar Hero menu. It's sad because that means kids my age are expected to not know about the good music. They are expected to be so dumb to the musical spectrum that they are stuck like a broken record talking about Justin Bieber's newest hit. Gosh, it just kills me inside knowing that these amazing bands and artists of the 60s, 70, and 80s are slowly disappearing into the "oh yeah man, that was a jam way back when" archives.
I want to start something. I want to cause a revolution. A music revolution. I want to get people out of the rut that is today's music. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying abandon all music produced in the last ten years. But seriously, guys. Purge your iPods and reset your car's radio stations to the ones that play the good stuff. Like I said, I really do love some of the more recent stuff like Adele, and I will admit that Katy Perry and Rhianna have amazing voices as well, its just that their songs are so shallow, empty, meaningless. The lyrics have become just cliche verses and choruses that appear over and over, reincarnated from the hit last month. I'm serious about starting something. And this is why, dear readers, I need your help. I know that only 14 of you (so far) follow me. But hey, it only takes a spark to light a fire, right? I want to start a musical fire. I want to explode the airwaves like they were exploded in the 80s. The right way. With the good stuff. There is no such thing as an overplayed Journey song. You won't go crazy after hearing Come Sail Away a hundred times. You will still headbang to the guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody even after you've had it on repeat for the last two hours. And I know you know that somewhere, deep inside you, you agree with me, even if you won't admit to that hairbrush karaoke session you had this morning to Heartbreaker.
I hope I haven't offended any of you. Lord knows I'm not trying to pick personal fights. Just trying to voice my opinion. Its not humble. In fact, music is quite possibly the biggest and most outspoken opinion I have. I can go on for hours about it. I'm generally a quiet person who won't get into arguments, but I just can't seem to keep my mouth shut about music. It's SO important to me and my identity. Which is why I don't mind ranting about it. I'm so grateful to have my buddies who like to rant with me. Many a conversation I've had with my cousin, bestie, and boyfriend on the matter. Join us? Who knows...maybe one day I'll pull up next to you at a red light. Let's just hope that the music war would be between Aerosmith and Van Halen.
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