Apparently, there are two bands that are very big in the rock genre right now, yet I did not hear them until recently: Plain White T’s (which I only found out about because Maynard from the Ed Norris show was ranting about how horrible they were and minutes later I heard them being played on another station) and Paramore (who I heard in clubs twice in one week this month and both times people acted like they were this wonderful band I was missing out on).
Yawn. Not having MTV is a good thing.
These bands aren’t horrible (from what I’ve heard) but I just don’t care.
I miss getting really excited over new bands. It happens less and less these days. I want to love new rock bands that are on MTV, but I just don’t.
At least these bands are okay and not absolutely annoying. Maybe things are slowly moving in the right direction. I know that for whatever reason things can’t be great all the time. But it’s been happening long enough. I miss the 90s.
There are talented bands with awesome songs and great appeal that don’t ever get heard to the extent that they should and it’s sad. They end up having to eventually fix their van, pay medical bills, and eat. So they have to break up because they are living on the poverty line, even if they are playing packed shows or even touring internationally.
According to Wikipedia, “Hey There Delila” by Plain White T’s “is the first rock song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart since Nickelback’s ‘How You Remind Me’ in 2001 and 2002, over 5 years”. That’s just sad! The Nickelback song was also mediocre itself.
And people wonder why I’m going back to school and recording songs in my bedroom.