Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Nickel Back is good???
Ok, so recently I've been hearing something that is just really bugging me... For some reason people like Nickel Back!?! My only question is why...WHY!?!?!?!? They are probably one of the least creative bands I've ever heard. All of their songs are nothing but power chords and a poorly written solo that, for the majority of it, just follows the melody of the song that they've been "singing" for the past 3 minutes. If you want to actually call it singing that is. Sounds like he's really gotta go to the bathroom if you ask me... The majority of their songs are about the worst of the worst. Things that people should never go out and actually do. For example: partying, getting drunk, doing drugs, having sex (with multiple people), etc. I'm not saying that all of their songs are like that.... they might have two songs that don't portray a horrible message...MAYBE. But what really gets to me is not the fact that people like Nickel Back... what gets to me is the fact that their is so many other great artists out there that go unrecognized because of the artists like Nickel Back. Anyone ever hear of Jack Johnson, White Stripes, Black Keys, Cake??? Honestly... if I meet one more person who hasnt heard of Led Zeppelin, I'm gonna flip out. Some people wonder why a lot of kids these days dont have the best moral standards. They blame it on a lot of different things... but the music industry, I feel, is largely overlooked when it comes to the amount of influence it has on people. Its not just Nickel Bck, in fact a lot of bands out there dont always have the best messages in their songs... Im just using Nickel Back as an example. For people who actually like Nickel Back, Im sorry... But you need to get some music education or something. You need a lesson on what real music is, not fake "go through the motions" music that is so often over rated when it comes to how GOOD it actually is... I could teach a 4 year old how to play a Nickel Back song. Thats not GOOD music... It just isnt. Feel free to argue with me if you want to, but I promise this... I will NEVER admit that Nickel Back is good, or will ever be good, as long as they play what they're playing. Maybe you'll get some song suggestions too! But for now who ever is reading this, close this window and look up a band called "RadioHead" (good music).
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You have some good ideas in this for other topics! You could write an opinion piece about what "makes a good song." I get what you are saying about "easy" chords and/or repetative music; they're not as sophisticated, but are there some things about them that appeal to musically uneducated listeners? Maybe there's even a topic in the importance of music education? Lots of interesting topics here.
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