Music to my ears...

I'm sorry that I haven't posted for a day, but I was having trouble retrieving my password for blogger, which I have obviously changed.

I'm devoting this post to explaining my theory and tastes about music, and, maybe, how music affects my life.

First, let me say that I am an absolute music nut. I'm always listening to music, discovering music, reading about music etc... I'm not picky about what I like. I don't believe that only the pop stars from the seventies are worth listening to nor that all modern music is crap. There are just certain things that I find are not pleasing in some musical genres/performers.

Second, I am a David Bowie nutcase. I would give both of my legs to meet him and see him live! Unfortunately, I don't see either coming up in the near future. One project that I definitely want to do is to review all of his albums. When I do write these reviews, I will post them here. This blog is majorly a what-I-like-in-art kind of blog, and David Bowie will be a focal point in this blog because of that.

Third, I believe wholeheartedly that Arcade Fire is the best band that has come out of the 00's so far. I am definite raver and supporter of what the band is doing, and how, in my opinion, it is saving music right now. Their first album, "Funeral," was beyond amazing. I have not heard many modern songs that are written as well as Arcade Fire's songs. What makes it even better is that their lyrics are just as poetic as their music; I have heard that Win was actually planning on majoring in creative writing before he gained so much success from Arcade Fire.

Finally, let me just touch on some genres that don't like.

• I hate country. Country is about death, alcohol, cows and cheatin' on your wife, and all of the above are just ridiculous. Country is a genre where the same three song structures are used over and over, and the vocals are all unified by the redneck ignorance. Sorry if I've offended you country lovers, but there just isn't anything special about country.
• I hate rap. Look, I respect all people's right to express theirselves and to listen to whatever they see fit, but I don't see the point in talking with a back beat. There just isn't anything that can be done with rap; it's a genre that focuses on many awful things. Among these things are disrespect to women, racism, hate, drug use, violence, we could go on and on.
• I hate musicians who get payed millions of dollars, but their songs are all the same. If you call yourself an artist, you have to do something different. I'm not going to point fingers all of time here, but I will say that Nickelback is just one of these artists that fits this criteria. Each and every single song of theirs has the same vocals, the same melody, the same song structure, the same feel, the same everything!

So there it is, my theory on music. What makes music good, in my opinion, is when it is something exciting, new, different, thought-provoking and emotional. There is no point in staying "safe" in music. Jump off of a cliff, fly through the air, do something to catch my attention and don't be another Nickelback!

P.S. I know that this was really long, and I'm sorry that I took your time. I promise that the majority of my posts won't be this long, but this is such an important topic which I feel needed to address.