Fall too fast

Fallout Boy, more like Fallback Boy. That may sounds stupid, but let me explain.

Fallout Boy put out this amazing song, entitled Thanks for the Memories. It was the kind of song you would see all of the teenage girls of the time jamming out to on their portable cd players, or if they were lucky, a first generation iPod classic. All the girls wanted to see Fallout Boy in concert, hell, even I did.

With such success from Thanks for the Memories, apparently Fallout Boy thought it would be a great idea to make another song with practically the same beat and feel. Seriously, go listen to both of them right now... practically the same song.

What's up with all of these bands repeating ideas over and over again? If you're a band, be in the music industry for the sake of loving what you do...if not, leave room for other artists in the recording studio.

3peat

Linkin Park. Possibly the biggest scam artists in the entire world.

First, they come out with Hybrid Theory in 2000, which was a phenomenal album, selling over 10 million albums in the US alone. Next, someone in the band had a "great" idea. Let's put some electronic beats in the background of all of the songs from Hybrid Theory and turn it into another entire album, and let me tell you, that's exactly what they did. Instead of "Crawling", it was now "Krwlng". Instead of "A Place for My Head", it was now "Plc.4 Mie Hæd". Instead of "Forgotten", it was now "Frgt/10". You get the idea, right? A bunch of bull shit names for the exact same songs. BUT WAIT! Why not do the same songs AGAIN with Jay Z rapping in the background? So they did. In 2004, Linkin Park partnered with Jay Z and put out Collision Course. 

In case y'all don't quite understand, Linkin Park managed to put the SAME songs on THREE different albums, and sold millions of copies of each album. What does that say about us, as humans? We like to pay for the same shit over and over again, slightly different variations.

That's crazy, but hey, that's pop music, right? 

If I can be an example of getting sober...

So, guys, it was incredible. One of the best things about Macklemore is his showmanship. He knows how to tell his stories and make the crowd go wild. 

I think that's what people really like about him, there's always a story to relate to. His music isn't always about the exciting lure of drugs or sex of defiance. It's meaningful, about his life and his struggles. 

I was talking to a friend of mine who was at the show the night after me (at his tour stop in Dallas). She, over the past months has been in rehab getting over substance abuse. She's clean and happy and healthy. Macklemore introduced Starting Over with an incredible story of his journey trough addiction and recovery and realizing the impact he is able to have on people... that story brought my friend to tears.

That's the beautiful, incredible side of music. It's stories and moments and connections with people. I consider misc a success when it truly resonates with people. 

Damn, it was a great show. 

Okay guys. Real question.

I'm blogging about this mostly because I'm behind on my blogs, but also because I wonder and also because I COULD google this...but again, I'm behind in these blogs so I might as well spend my time here. (Think of it as a 40:50:10 ratio)

So anyway, the question. How do shapes of guitars effect their shape? I mean really. Like all those nifty electric guitars...some are shaped like triangles or arrow or normal guitar shapes? Maybe it doesn't even effect the sound. Maybe one of my lovely readers will answer...'cause let's be real, I'm not gonna google this.

Ain't nobody got time for dat.

The importance of annoyance

Sometimes you do things that suck. Picking up dog poop and washing your dirty clothes really suck, but if you didn't do those things you would pretty soon begin to hate your life and the smells you would be forced to love in. Okay, so, music. Shitty music total exists: Cream, early Beatles, you get it. But I think those are important for two reasons.

One: people put effort into that music. Simple as that. Respect is due for work that was done.
Two: shitty things make you appreciate beautiful things. Rainy days make rainbows wonderful and coal turns in to diamonds (kind of...just go with it).

Point is, everything has purpose. People, music, food, animals: we're all here for a reason and everything is interconnected. Your annoyance or hatred with a certain band may lead you to find something else that you thing is totally awesome. So, just be open. Be happy.