For the love of God
The worst thing for the music buisness is about to start up again, American Idol. This show has single handedly set the music industry back by 35 years. (Disney, the RIAA, and Barbra Streisand are all things that have helped encase the music biz in carbonite.)
American Idol takes 20 weeks and builds a "pop star" from a relatively unknown talent to superstar status. The person comes in a fugly duckling and leaves to date Tony Romo. This punches all the hard working bands right in the penis tip or clitorati. These Idol rejects work hard for 20 weeks and are awarded a million dollar contract, professional songwriters, and wardrobe consultants to "make them over." Even the top five generally sell well and benefit from the American Idol wake.
If you are a hard working band, writing your own songs, playing gigs every night for peanuts and hairspray, I feel sorry for you. No record executive will take a chance on you. The most you can hope for is a loyal following of 50 dedicated fans. But YouTube has helped change that and almost even the playing field. But for every band that posted a video on YouTube that has talent and promise (Bo Burnham), there are thousands more that are freaking awful.
It is really hard to ruin Europe's The Final Countdown, probably because it was one of the worst songs in decades. This group proves that even in a small town and a full stage, you can still majorly suck.
Rock isn't the only genre to have their share of crap YouTube artists. Hip Hop is another genre (the most popular right now) to be shanghai by YouTube. Actually hip hop suffers the most because anyone with a computer microphone and a drum beat thinks they can rap. I bring you Reh Dogg's Why Must I Cry. A magnum opus about sadness or something. The shower scene is worth watching, if you can tolerate it long enough.
I could post more terrible examples of YouTube idiots, but I don't want you to waste more time. Take that old Stones record, put it on the turn table (iPod, whatever), and play Stratego. It is the only productive thing you can do.
American Idol takes 20 weeks and builds a "pop star" from a relatively unknown talent to superstar status. The person comes in a fugly duckling and leaves to date Tony Romo. This punches all the hard working bands right in the penis tip or clitorati. These Idol rejects work hard for 20 weeks and are awarded a million dollar contract, professional songwriters, and wardrobe consultants to "make them over." Even the top five generally sell well and benefit from the American Idol wake.
If you are a hard working band, writing your own songs, playing gigs every night for peanuts and hairspray, I feel sorry for you. No record executive will take a chance on you. The most you can hope for is a loyal following of 50 dedicated fans. But YouTube has helped change that and almost even the playing field. But for every band that posted a video on YouTube that has talent and promise (Bo Burnham), there are thousands more that are freaking awful.
It is really hard to ruin Europe's The Final Countdown, probably because it was one of the worst songs in decades. This group proves that even in a small town and a full stage, you can still majorly suck.
Rock isn't the only genre to have their share of crap YouTube artists. Hip Hop is another genre (the most popular right now) to be shanghai by YouTube. Actually hip hop suffers the most because anyone with a computer microphone and a drum beat thinks they can rap. I bring you Reh Dogg's Why Must I Cry. A magnum opus about sadness or something. The shower scene is worth watching, if you can tolerate it long enough.
I could post more terrible examples of YouTube idiots, but I don't want you to waste more time. Take that old Stones record, put it on the turn table (iPod, whatever), and play Stratego. It is the only productive thing you can do.
wtf? idon't own stratego!
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