What's wrong with music today...

From the NY Times review of Hillary Duff's concert at Continental Arena:

Neither [Duff] sister is much of a singer; backup vocalists provided almost continuous unison support. But the Duffs' kiddie-pop is less a musical experience than a chance to wave glow sticks and scream, and Hilary Duff is determinedly benign. She's so relentlessly positive that when she delivered the Who's "My Generation" as a final encore, she altered a crucial line to sing, "Hope I don't die before I get old."

if she was hotter it would be a better show. thats why britney is on the tv right now…

Originally posted by flawd101:
if she was hotter it would be a better show. thats why britney is on the tv right now…

Well put young Paduan. Perhaps there is a Jedi future in you yet….

heh heh… they mentioned her covering "My Generation" in the Post, but they left out that *very* crucial detail! As a result I had been thinking "that's actually kinda cool that she'd do that." But saccharinizing that song is just unspeakable!

as for hotness or lack thereof, not to sound like a dirty old man but I actually think she's very cute!!! and the lack of Britneyesque trashiness makes her more appealing, not less…

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Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
But saccharinizing that song is just unspeakable!

yes.

I actually think she's very cute!!!

and no.

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ok I was gonna comment on The Who thing but I'm speechless….
utterly speechless…. … .. .. …
really I'm speechless….. …..
..

ok and I thought I was done but I'm not done gah do people not know what's happened to the art form that is music. I mean I'm no genius by any merit but ah this is the one thing in life I get to enjoy and the worlds gone and tried to fuck that up for me. Bah I never even barely ever post and I'm posting. People are luck that I'm not there in real life rageing endlessly about this probably very dulldrom nonse crap to be bitching about but I just got off my shitty shitty work and I wanna read some decent treads about decent upstanding musical interest and there's one of Disney's (r) Duff Sisters © defaceing what is (ok arguebly maybe) a classic song … ok I gotta breath I really shouldn't post this but oh well maybe I should post more.
Down with crap up with music. bye… till next time I have too much free time and too little people to talk to :o oh well
iZAC

kids wear way too much makeup these days. she is a cute girl, she doesn't need all that. I'm almost 18 and I only wear makeup at night if I'm going out, and even then, not always. this is normal. gobs and gobs of makeup everyday at 15? that is not normal. sigh. I'm already becoming a mother.

I agree. I hope I DON'T die before I get old. The Who's lyrics were stupid.

Does anyone have the Hillary Duff presale password?? Puuulleeaaazze?

Two friends of mine went to see her live at The Patriot Center last week (they even got front row tickets).

No, these aren't two little girls that I know (because I don't know any) - these are two people (30+ in age) quite well known/seen out all the time at various events we all hang out at.

Very bizarre indeed, but if that it is what they want to do, why the hell not?! :cool:

Cheers

DJ Medusa.

Blelvis and Johnny DC (the guy that wears a ragged suit and walks back and forth on 18th st. with a newspaper under his arm)?

Originally posted by Medusa:
No, these aren't two little girls that I know (because I don't know any) - these are two people (30+ in age) quite well known/seen out all the time at various events we all hang out at.

Originally posted by Samantha:
kids wear way too much makeup these days. she is a cute girl, she doesn't need all that. I'm almost 18 and I only wear makeup at night if I'm going out, and even then, not always. this is normal. gobs and gobs of makeup everyday at 15? that is not normal. sigh. I'm already becoming a mother.

No worries, Sam. I didn't start wearing makeup till i was 26. :roll:

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by flawd101:
if she was hotter it would be a better show. thats why britney is on the tv right now…

Well put young Paduan. Perhaps there is a Jedi future in you yet….

thats similar to what my piggy bank says…
"impressive, most impressive. but you are not a jedi yet!" then it makes a lightsaber noise but since it is old the lightsaber doesn't light up or raise. vaders lightsaber needs viagra…

what's wrong with music today?

mostly everything.

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Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Blelvis and Johnny DC (the guy that wears a ragged suit and walks back and forth on 18th st. with a newspaper under his arm)?

Holy crap! that guy with the suit and newspaper has a name? My friends and I have been wondering what's up with him for the last two years or so. We always call him Ratso, since he kinda looks like Dustin Hoffman's character in Midnight Cowboy. But I like Johnny DC better.

Is that just your name for him or am I missing some tid bit of DC hipster lore?

Say what you want about Ms Duff…but the problem with music isn't her or her ilk.

The problem with music today is the lack of diversity, which is largely created by the way corporations like Clear Channel have hijacked the media outlets.

Morning Becomes Eclectic (on KCRW)is about the only place to regularly hear good, diverse music.

Some of us have the inclination, time, money, etc to actively seek out good music. Most people naively rely on radio/TV to expose them to the arts. And when all you get is American Idol, Blink-182, etc….well….eventually you get dumbed down.

I refuse to refer to a 16 year old child as MS. Duff.

Damn…she's only 16, huh?

Must get the bad bad bad thoughts out of my head.
:D

Bad enough that I'm replying to my own post ;=) but here's a great article from today's issue of The Onion that's pretty pertinent to this discussion.

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4030&amp;n=3