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2019-02-11 Home Front: Culture Wars

The 2019 politically correct Grammys and the self-licking ice cream cone

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-11 06:44|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Can't stand drum machines, screeching female voices or (c)rap lyrics. When the GF goes in one of those mall stores that blasts that stuff, I tell her "I'll see you out here..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-02-11 08:17|| 2019-02-11 08:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I saw an article lately that claims Millennials Remember Popular Pop’s 1960s-90s Golden Age. It's easy for me to believe because I can't think of a single current popular song. That could be just because I'm old but I can't stand listening to the radio anymore. Rhythm, harmony and melody all seem to have been forgotten. There's a beat, usually generated by a computer, and a high-pitched and thin voice chanting and moaning rather than actually singing. Often times the voice is enhanced or distorted by some kind of electronic device. There is no oomph, no clever lyrics, no blazing guitar solos, nothing memorable. Kind of like bland, electric Muzak.

It's almost like one of Any Rand's predictions in Atlas Shrugged. And, think about it: Would the dour, timid, humorless, unimaginative bureaucrats in the old Soviet Union allowed the release of A Day in the Life or Stairway to Heaven? How about Cream's I Feel Free? And if it goes on long enough, guys who would normally be inspired to get together in a garage with guitars have nothing to inspire them. Even if they did, today's music industry would stifle them.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-02-11 12:27|| 2019-02-11 12:27|| Front Page Top

#3 And, no, Alicia Keys' cleavage was not enough to get me to watch.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-02-11 12:29|| 2019-02-11 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 We watched the entire show last night. Mr. Wife has a particular interest because one of the nominees, Danielle Nicole, will be playing at our big summer blues festival. He commented how nice it was that this year was very much a joyous celebration of music, whereas last year he was so bored he had turned it off partway through.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-02-11 14:08|| 2019-02-11 14:08|| Front Page Top

#5 So the zombie show was on last night. Also, Walking Dead premiered.

Abu, daughter came home from school the other week singing, 'Sounds of Silence'. Didn't get that from me, not that I have a problem with S&G just don't listen to it. Also, nephew and his friends get together on weekends and listen to vinyl.

Was at a youth game recently, they played some get fired up music. Something something get your asses up and down like a stripper on a pole or something. Youth game. Yeah.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-02-11 14:24|| 2019-02-11 14:24|| Front Page Top

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