Misery Wednesday

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A couple of weeks ago we did a thread on what's exciting you about music at the moment.

Here's its inverse: what's annoying you about music at the moment, and why? I'm tempted to ban discussion of Kate Nash upfront - anyway I'm not really after specific acts, more the trends and ideas that make those acts' popularities a bad thing.

And - what do you think could be done about it (if anything)?

(Orgafun update: the missing Pop Open player has been located and a track is hopefully on its way)

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'and I think it's clear that it's a kneejerk response to who Aly & AJ are - ie blonde American Disney sisters.'

it's too "fast/weird" maybe - and i still think it could use a better vocal treatment. i do like it tho, and it may well be that these aren't the reasons it's being ignored but i think the fact that it's 'American teenpop' by an act not established for 5 years or more may be the biggest factor. maybe it's not quite 'rock' enough like 'Girlfriend' or 'Since U Bene Gone'.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It doesn't seem weird at all to me! It seems like fairly straightforward electro-rock, the kind of thing Girls Aloud are way weirder than even when they're in a rut.

To be honest I don't think you could even launch a Girls Aloud right now.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

You could if you had the right combination of reality TV success plus killer tunes plus gimmick that GA had. In this case gimmick = The Rivals obv.