Thursday, July 24, 2008

I have a confession

I can't stop listening to bad 80's music. It's true and weakness that I must eliminate. Sigh. Maybe I was made for the 80's. Everything was so cheery then. Now it's more like scary angry, not trying to idealize the era but I found that much of the music has more positive motions, famous musicians would speak against violence, discrimination ect. Now they speak for it, with lyrics so foul you would slap someone in the face for speaking them but for some reason it's just fine when it's part of a song. Not saying that we should in any way limit free speech but I do have to ask why on earth do people listen to this crap? "Gangsters do realize they can make just as much money working at mcdonalds? and then they get medical lol. It's sad really. Or maybe that is just my impression maybe I can't back it up. But wiki says I'm completely wrong as the 80's was the establishment of hardcore/gangsta' rap. Well I guess I just think it's gotten a little bit more extreme. I would imagine these guys would be disgusted with themselves, spouting all that bull shit everyday representing themselves to be drug dealers, pimps, murderers. That said I enjoy some rap, either with non-nonsensical, ironic, or more starkly realistic. On the other hand I don't think rap is the only music to fall, most of the music that has become popular since say 1990 is utter and complete crap. The songs that are so bad most of us try to completely wipe them from our minds (so I will not be naming names at this point).

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