http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ASJBXu8tNo
It's always distressing when a pop song is good. We want pop to be shitty, because it's easy to explain — this is a simple, four-chord pop song, with a produced instrumental featuring piano, maybe a buzzy 90s guitar, a guy with long hair singing about lost love or something; there's a riff, we all know the chorus but none of us know the verse. But this is an exception — it's all of these things, it's anthemic and cathartic and all the other ics, but it's good. I don't have any particular explanation. The lyrics are less vapid than I'd expect; the arrangement is tasteful and not overwhelming; the emotional content is vivid without being preachy. It just works. Comparatively, this is a triumph.
Showing posts with label boston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boston. Show all posts
Saturday, April 20, 2013
More Than A Feeling — Boston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSR6ZzjDZ94
Oh god, that word, 'classic'. I'd never really intently listened to the lyrics before; it was always just one of those songs I just knew from experience; it was on Scrubs once, I heard it on the radio, it was part of my knowledge but never garnered my attention. I knew Boston was a band, I knew it was a great song, but... I don't know. There's a sweet spot for music, where it's not popular enough that you can just ignore it, but it's not totally off your radar. I love this song, I'd cheer for it on the radio, but I could never analyze it. It's an anthem hit, it's feel-good, but I wouldn't listen to it for comfort or advice. It's just... there.
Oh god, that word, 'classic'. I'd never really intently listened to the lyrics before; it was always just one of those songs I just knew from experience; it was on Scrubs once, I heard it on the radio, it was part of my knowledge but never garnered my attention. I knew Boston was a band, I knew it was a great song, but... I don't know. There's a sweet spot for music, where it's not popular enough that you can just ignore it, but it's not totally off your radar. I love this song, I'd cheer for it on the radio, but I could never analyze it. It's an anthem hit, it's feel-good, but I wouldn't listen to it for comfort or advice. It's just... there.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Magic Power — Triumph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwvikYBN28E
I heard this on the radio, in the shower, at 5am. As such, it's stuck in that mindset: before the day's begun, and you're looking around for a reason to get out of bed and continue with your day. And this 80s hair band that sounds like Boston or Journey is singing about relying on music, how music will never let you down, inspirational rock and roll lyrics. It's silly and the video is dated and cute and totally awesome. This music is medicine, it wants to help you get on your feet. Hell, it's about that. More Than A Feeling and Don't Stop Believing are the same. If they were movies, they'd be Die Hard. If they were books, they'd be some old ridiculous adventure novel, like Tarzan.
In that link to a live performance of Don't Stop Believing, Steve Perry shouts: "Here's some new escape music for ya!"
I heard this on the radio, in the shower, at 5am. As such, it's stuck in that mindset: before the day's begun, and you're looking around for a reason to get out of bed and continue with your day. And this 80s hair band that sounds like Boston or Journey is singing about relying on music, how music will never let you down, inspirational rock and roll lyrics. It's silly and the video is dated and cute and totally awesome. This music is medicine, it wants to help you get on your feet. Hell, it's about that. More Than A Feeling and Don't Stop Believing are the same. If they were movies, they'd be Die Hard. If they were books, they'd be some old ridiculous adventure novel, like Tarzan.
In that link to a live performance of Don't Stop Believing, Steve Perry shouts: "Here's some new escape music for ya!"
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