Mock if you must
I fully realize that my music tastes are more "pop"-y than a lot of my friends. And I'm totally OK with that. Truth be told, I like things that make me feel happy. Music, Movies, TV shows, Books, Magazines, Web Sites, etc. I don't typically like to have to think too much. My brain, in its normal state, thinks too much about unhappy things in the world without help from any external stimuli. I use music/movies/tv/etc to distract my busy brain from unpleasantnesses and give it some focus on things that make me feel good.
I used to say that I liked Top 40 music, but lately I've realized that I'm too old for that anymore. I have a couple of friends who both listen to main Top 40 station here in DFW - 106.1 KISS FM - and they know all the words to all the songs, most of which I've never even heard of the bands! (like these names I just got off their web site that I honestly never heard of before about 2 minutes ago: frankie j, ying yang twins, chamillionaire, panic at the disco) I am more of a MIX 102.9 listener ... or the kewl station Jack FM - where they say they play what they want, but I think really they are crawling around in my head figuring out what I want to hear and then playing that.
My current favorite CD to play on my iPod is Daughtry. Yes, that Daughtry. From American Idol. I know that got a cringe from some of my friends ... they are silently (or not so much) mocking me. And I don't care. It makes me happy, I can sing along to it - and truly, that is one of the big pluses for me with any CD. I LOVE to sing, especially really loud and in the car. I'm one of those people you see driving along shamelessly singing to themselves and loving every single second of it. I've even been known to sit in my car in a parking lot or driveway and finish singing a song before I get out and go inside. Some other bands that I love to sing along with are The Fray, Maroon 5, Collective Soul, Kelly Clarkson, Dave Matthews Band, Hootie & The Blowfish and of course Duran Duran. My next CD will be the new Maroon 5 that came out yesterday. I am quite excited about that one. I've heard a lot of good things about it, I expect to not be disappointed. I'm also thrilled that Kelly Clarkson has a new CD coming out this summer AND I'm planning on going with my friend Susan to see Kelly in concert in September! That is going to be so much fun.
So, you may mock me .. or point and laugh, I really don't care. I like what I like, and I figure I'm old enough now to admit it and be proud. So there.
Well, I won't mock. Given that I do have a rather high appreciation for music, it would seem rather hypocritical of me to do so. In the mean time, I do think that these "new" group you mention that you pulled off of the kiss website, I've never heard of and there is probably a reason. They also have no talent, most of what you hear on those songs has been dubbed in and their actual voices/screeching has been taped over. I have no respect for teenie bopper bands like that.
That being said, let's discuss American Idol shall we? Just briefly. I have never gotten on that band wagon. Not for Kelly or Justin, not for Clay or Ruben or any of the others that got through. This by no means says that I think they are poor performers. Let's face it, if you can get up there and take what Simon says without killing yourself then I do commend you. But in the same breath I don't personally like the music they sing. Mainly, because they all do start to sound the same. TO ME. But the amazing and beautiful thing about music Debi, is that each person hears it differently.
Music is an expression of your inner self. And if it puts you in a good mood, and you like the way you feel when listening to it, then more power to you. Of course the same argument can be made for crack cocaine, but you don't see everyone doing THAT now do you?! (I kid I kid....)
And just for a boost for you, I'm looking forward to that Maroon 5 CD too. Really.
Posted by
p|b | May 23, 2007 3:07 PM
I LOVE Duran Duran!!!!!!
I have people that check out my CD collection at my desk - and mostly comment, 'uhm, interesting mix of tastes'.
On my desk:
Duran Duran, Kittie, U2, Slipknot, Kitaro, Dave Mathews Band, Korn, Poe, Stabbing Westward, Lisa Marie Presley, Disturbed, Flyleaf, Incubis, Mozart.... you get the idea.
Susan (from work and yarnstore)
Posted by
Anonymous | June 15, 2007 10:39 AM