The Killers<\/p>\n
Not as good as the hype.\u00c2\u00a0 Sure, better than a lot of the shit, but you wonder
why music keeps declining in sales?\u00c2\u00a0 If THIS is the best we’ve got…\u00c2\u00a0 With
all the hype, someone will go out and buy a Killers CD and then swear off
buying music.<\/p>\n
And what if you’re not an up-tempo thrasher?\u00c2\u00a0 What if you don’t make
in-your-face music?<\/p>\n
Then you’re done.\u00c2\u00a0 If "Crime Of The Century" came out today nobody would
know.\u00c2\u00a0 There are no stations that play music that affects your mind, not your
penis.<\/p>\n
L’il Kim<\/p>\n
Why ain’t she in jail?<\/p>\n
Used to be lawbreakers were the scourge of society, parents used to tell
their kids to act in another way, now the media is the parent and it says breaking
the law is COOL!<\/p>\n
Eric Roberts<\/p>\n
The new Macy Gray.\u00c2\u00a0 Hyping the CD of his STEPSON??\u00c2\u00a0 I’d say he should be
banished from MTV for such a faux pas, but the odds of him reappearing are almost
non-existent anyway.<\/p>\n
Everybody’s constantly selling today.\u00c2\u00a0 Being good and people PULLING what
they want is for pussies.\u00c2\u00a0 You’ve got to shove your product down people’s
throats.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s oppressive.\u00c2\u00a0 Whether it be ads in movie theatres or the
non-self-conscious ravings of not only celebrities, but wannabes on the street.<\/p>\n
R. Kelly<\/p>\n
Wait a second.\u00c2\u00a0 Everybody else in America is guilty until proven innocent,
but R. Kelly gets a pass?\u00c2\u00a0 If you’re talented your actions in your personal life
are IRRELEVANT?<\/p>\n
I mean there’s a lot of evidence.\u00c2\u00a0 About as much as there was with O.J.\u00c2\u00a0 But,
TV doesn’t constantly parade the Juice for ratings.<\/p>\n
Innocent until proven guilty.\u00c2\u00a0 But, if someone is gonna make you money, you
give them the key to the gate and treat them like royalty when they enter the
building.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, last time I checked R. Kelly could actually sing.\u00c2\u00a0 What’s up with
the lip-synch?<\/p>\n
They say the public doesn’t care.<\/p>\n
And people don’t.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s how lame they think music and the industry that
supports it are.<\/p>\n
Suge<\/p>\n
An hour and a half into it, and still no mention of last night’s shenanigans.<\/p>\n
\nGod<\/p>\n
Only heard him thanked once.\u00c2\u00a0 Could it be that he’s been eclipsed by money?<\/p>\n
That’s the true religion of these people<\/p>\n
\nGap Ad<\/p>\n
Don’t blame Gap.\u00c2\u00a0 Blame the lame acts who agree to appear.<\/p>\n
Terrible management for Alanis.\u00c2\u00a0 They’ve taken her from being the biggest act
in the business to the mildly-talented person next door.\u00c2\u00a0 All of her charisma
has evaporated.<\/p>\n
Jason Mraz.\u00c2\u00a0 Can I really blame him?\u00c2\u00a0 Since his RECORD company evaporated and
no one believes in him anymore?\u00c2\u00a0 Shouldn’t it be a rule if your company
disappears you can go to?\u00c2\u00a0 Isn’t selling your contract to somebody else kind of
like slavery?\u00c2\u00a0 Elektra believed in Jason, made him a heartthrob.\u00c2\u00a0 I bet most of
the people who bought his last record don’t even know his new one is out.<\/p>\n
Joss Stone.\u00c2\u00a0 All she’s got his her celebrity.\u00c2\u00a0 That second record was a
disaster.\u00c2\u00a0 She’s a celebrity, not a musician.\u00c2\u00a0 A spokesmodel.\u00c2\u00a0 And, you KNOW there
are black kids who sing better but will never get a chance, never mind not as
good-looking white people.<\/p>\n
The nineties are over.\u00c2\u00a0 All exposure is not good exposure.\u00c2\u00a0 The GAP looks
good here, the acts don’t.\u00c2\u00a0 The acts look exactly like they are, they’re shills.\u00c2\u00a0
Doing whatever it takes to remain famous, to stay in the public eye.<\/p>\n
Does anybody have any integrity anymore?\u00c2\u00a0 Can anybody say no?<\/p>\n
God, watching this show you’d think the way to make it is to shoot someone
and then make a endorsement deal with every corporation known to man.<\/p>\n
Wait a second, that IS how you make it.<\/p>\n
\nBiggie<\/p>\n
Okay, now Puffy’s a conductor?<\/p>\n
If Biggie can sing years after he died maybe he can host next year’s show.\u00c2\u00a0
They can do amazing things with special effects these days.<\/p>\n
Right now there are MTV execs scratching their chins saying THAT’S a good
idea.\u00c2\u00a0 Biggie, Kurt…passing the mic amongst the deceased…EVERYBODY will tune
in for THAT!<\/p>\n
Fall Out Boy<\/p>\n
If we can do this it means ANYBODY can do this?<\/p>\n
They have no idea of the truth of which they speak.<\/p>\n
Isn’t this the OPPOSITE of the way we want it to be?\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t we want our music
stars to be BETTER than us, more TALENTED?<\/p>\n
Didn’t it used to be you had to woodshed, practice, didn’t it used to be that
not everybody could be a star?<\/p>\n
Boy are things upside down.<\/p>\n
You don’t need to be talented to be a reality TV star, but you do have to
have something special, that you’ve worked on, to make it as a musician.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh,
that’s right, they’re stars, not musicians.<\/p>\n
Just how the labels like it.\u00c2\u00a0 Then they can CONTROL you.\u00c2\u00a0 If you actually
have some ability you can thumb your nose at them, you can survive without them.\u00c2\u00a0
But if you’ve got nothing, you lick the butt of your enabler, you do whatever
they say.<\/p>\n
Hate to tell you, being famous doesn’t solve all of life’s problems.\u00c2\u00a0 Doesn’t
make you happier than everybody else.\u00c2\u00a0 Do you really want to brave a
hurricane, almost get shot at a party just to attend the VMAs in Miami and look like a
loser amongst all the other so-called stars?<\/p>\n
Reggaeton<\/p>\n
Where’s the band?<\/p>\n
Give us ONE of these acts, not this lame medley interrupted for over the top
introductions by Fat Joe.<\/p>\n
And, Daddy Yankee singing to tape…<\/p>\n
This reminds me of Ed Sullivan.\u00c2\u00a0 Someone who doesn’t respect the music
showcasing it to look hip, to make money.<\/p>\n
This music only works in a club.\u00c2\u00a0 Fell flat in an arena.\u00c2\u00a0 Did you peek at the
audience?<\/p>\n
Missy Elliott<\/p>\n
She actually looks hot.<\/p>\n
\nMore Puffy<\/p>\n
Wait a second, what exactly is his talent?\u00c2\u00a0 Other than staying in the public
eye, making himself famous, selling his record company again and again.<\/p>\n
This is just like the music business.\u00c2\u00a0 You don’t need talent to make it.\u00c2\u00a0 I
thought the host had to be FUNNY!<\/p>\n
Coldplay<\/p>\n
They’re putting the audience to sleep.<\/p>\n
Shit, if they knew they were going to have this impact, why didn’t they play
a ballad?\u00c2\u00a0 But no, MTV wants the HIT!\u00c2\u00a0 But, they could have changed the song
at the last minute, without the suits knowing.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh, no, that’s Elvis Costello
on SNL, the guys in Coldplay don’t have those kinds of balls.\u00c2\u00a0 They play along.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, can you explain the outfits to me?<\/p>\n
Please, please, please, all you people flooding my inbox telling me Coldplay
is godhead, defend this performance.\u00c2\u00a0 They look positively goofy, and appear
to have about as much staying power as Haircut 100, A Flock Of Seagulls and the
other British acts of the early eighties.<\/p>\n
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