Why Me?

My “Music Review Motto” is distilled in two key phrases

1. With art it is always better to get something then not
2. Getting something and Enjoying it are not necessarily the same
   
   

So now that I bored you with my opinion for ten days I should probably explain why my opinion is valid.

Reason #1: I recognize it is my opinion.

While I will always try and look at something objectively and will even be able to concede when something I don’t like is important or actually good, I will not claim to be a completely objective critic. It is impossible to write about a piece of music from a purely objective point of view once you have moved past the purely technical part. By acknowledging my subjectivity I can be much more frank and honest about the music I am listening to. I can take a step back and say “This song sucks for these reasons but I still like it for these reasons.” or “ this song has a solid hook, clever lyrics, and a great solo…but I hate it because…” Which leads me to…

Reason #2: I try and figure out “Why?”

Ever since I grew out of the phase of my life where I only listened to classic rock I have never been satisfied with just not liking something. I need to find a reason why. Is it the production value? And what exactly about the production? If I can’t figure out why I dislike something I try and make a point of delving into the song or artist until I either get over what ever I didn’t like or I can pinpoint it.

Reason #3: Volume.

I have 17,801 songs on my ipod, and I have listened to every single one. I don’t remember them all the time but I have them to compare and contrast to. Culture doesn’t exist in a vacuum so I will be pulling comparisons from all over the place and I have a lot to pull from.

Reason #4: I got eclectic taste

If I put my ipod on shuffle the first ten songs are all different genres. Alternative, techno, singer song-writer, parody, meta-rock, glam, blues, nerdcore, and soul. In fact there are only two or three genres of music that I just can not enjoy (death metal, crunk, and rage rock to name them).

this post was written circa 2 A.M. and I have no Idea how coherent it is so if it isn't please let me know, I plan on editing it up until it basically will morph into my reviewing manifesto.

Tomorrow I plan holding your hands through the 5 "best" worst albums ever, but for now please enjoy one of my current favorite cover songs Alice in Chains doing David Bowie's Suffergate City