Laboratory Sociology 102
Feb. 4th, 2004 11:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
quesarahThere is a silent war in our lab. It is brutally fought, hotly contested, and hard to predict. It is the War for Stereo Dominance. When one party is in charge of the stereo, the other party may engage in covert acts of sabotage (ie turning down the volume). However, a deliberate act of station-changing may only occur if no members of the rival faction are within a 100-foot radius of the stereo. This is tricky, particularly during mid-day.
Today, the Mellow Intellectuals have control of the stereo and they've tuned the "mellow rock" station. This is the station that has a heinous, unnatural love of Sheryl Crow. Hiss!
Ah good ol' Sheryl. The biggest disappointment in the so-called "adult alternative" genre. She debuted with an album or two that hinted at a modicum of songwriting talent. But since the late-90s she's degenerated into a hack who's only capable of covering lame 25 year-old ballads. Let's face it, it doesn't matter if she smokes or drinks Budweiser with Kid Rock. She's the Pat Boone of this generation; mild, inoffensive, marketable, and utterly soulless.
She, Kid, and all the other crackers who are recycling dull 70's stadium rock in order to sell album all need to go back to waiting tables, washing cars, or hauling garbage. 'Cause they sure as shit can't make music.
(and yes, the whole Lab Soc angle was to let me vent about SC. Her music is foul and makes me cranky.)
Today, the Mellow Intellectuals have control of the stereo and they've tuned the "mellow rock" station. This is the station that has a heinous, unnatural love of Sheryl Crow. Hiss!
Ah good ol' Sheryl. The biggest disappointment in the so-called "adult alternative" genre. She debuted with an album or two that hinted at a modicum of songwriting talent. But since the late-90s she's degenerated into a hack who's only capable of covering lame 25 year-old ballads. Let's face it, it doesn't matter if she smokes or drinks Budweiser with Kid Rock. She's the Pat Boone of this generation; mild, inoffensive, marketable, and utterly soulless.
She, Kid, and all the other crackers who are recycling dull 70's stadium rock in order to sell album all need to go back to waiting tables, washing cars, or hauling garbage. 'Cause they sure as shit can't make music.
(and yes, the whole Lab Soc angle was to let me vent about SC. Her music is foul and makes me cranky.)
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Date: 2004-02-04 02:20 pm (UTC)I never liked SC's music. Her original songs had strange lyrics and hardly had a tune. I hate that. I hate REM too with their weird ass songs.
I know you and I don't always agree on music though but hey, at least we have Sheryl. We can agree on Sheryl. :)
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Date: 2004-02-04 02:25 pm (UTC)And yes, it's good to know we are united in our distaste for her. :)
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Date: 2004-02-04 08:33 pm (UTC)Just don't bag on the Dixie Chicks and I'll be okay.
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Date: 2004-02-04 08:57 pm (UTC)The Dixie Chicks rarely enter into my thoughts, except in the abstract. They speak their mind and play lots of instruments, for which I respect them.
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Date: 2004-02-05 08:53 am (UTC)Sorry, I couldn't help myself. :)
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