Five terrible reasons not to listen to a song
“That’s just so lame.”
Be a snob about uncool bands if you want, I suppose. More for the rest of us.
“Those guys are such jerks.”
The difference between sullen, anti-social, greedy celebrities and celebrities who are “wonderful human beings” is that the wonderful ones spend more money on their PR firms. Certainly some rock stars are shallow and self-absorbed and some are kind-hearted and humble. But Entertainment Tonight and People Weekly aren’t going to help you decide which is which.
“I don’t listen to country.”
I don’t have much to say on this one. It’s like hating people who live in Iowa. A great punchline, for a certainty, but a lousy way to interact with the world.
“I’m so sick of hearing their other song.”
When people complain that a song is “overplayed,” I always like to suggest another possibility: Maybe the problem is that you listen to too much mind-numbing commercial radio. It’s bad enough to let someone else beam music into your head against your will. It’s even worse when you let that affect the choices you make when you actually do have a choice.
“musicreviewsnob.com said it was terrible.”
You know what they say opinions are like. If you didn’t listen to your mother when she told you not to start smoking, why would you listen to somebody you don’t know in New York or Chicago when they tell you not to listen to Modest Mouse?
September 27th, 2006 - Posted in Music | |
