Just What's A Canker Sore
9 years ago
Thursday, June 16, 2005
I have been thinking a bit about music lately (I know, huge shock...), and thinking what makes me enjoy music and what stops me enjoying music. I can't enjoy a song with lyrics I hate. Lyrics don't laways have to be deep and meaningful, I like fun songs, but I can't enjoy a song with just stupid lyrics that annoy me. Aka Gwen Steffani. What on earth is up with the lyrics to her latest song? Oh please. And there are people like Tammin (ex home & away chicky) who have nice cliched songs which don't say anything particularly profound. Then there are people like Paul Dempsey (something for kate) who write really obscure lyrics that you actually need to think about to understand. I'm a massive something for kate fan, but I can see that they don't appeal to the masses (unfortunately). People don't like to think too much. It seems all the popular music doesn't make you think. Anything that does, requires effort, and not everyone bothers. I think people miss out on some of the best music ever written because they don't want to think or be challenged. Ingrid and I were talking the other day about lyrics, and we thought we needed to find a happy medium, somewhere between Tammin and Paul.
Some of my fav artists:
George, Missy Higgins, Pete Murray, Switchfoot, Something For Kate, Josh Groban, Evermore, Coldplay, Dashboard Confessional, John Mayer, Incubus, Kutless, Sons Of Korah.
(There are so many others, but that's a short list)
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Live are great too. And I love Jars Of Clay too. System of a down are fantastic. I like most of Eminem's older stuff, but hate his new stuff (ie. latest album).
What is not good music is anything that makes it on the Top 40 Poop chart.
And can I say how much I love jazz music!
But yeah, I have so much respect for artists who write their own material.