Doesn't have a point of view
9.21.2005
rant on the state of music
Here's me with my summer co-workers, Barbara and Caitlin. Barbara's photos always showed me eating and this is no exception. I am looking stupid, but this is an excellent photo of the two of them. According to a teen people quiz online: You're a rocker girl through and through. Your ultimate summer playlist should definitely include:
1. Best of You - Foo Fighters
2. Chariot - Gavin Degraw
3. Inside Your Heaven - Bo Bice
4. American Idiot - Green Day
5. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
6. Lonely No More - Rob Thomas
7. Vertigo - U2
8. Lady - Lenny Kravitz
9. Beverly Hills - Weezer
10. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Yes, how much should I expect from a silly quiz that I found through AIM, created by the creators of Teen People, BUT Lynyrd Skynyrd?! Free Bird?! All of these artists must be on the same label that paid off People magazine. Also, I answered most of the questions with pop choices because I wanted to see what the best songs of the summer were this year. Still, I couldn't quite bear to say that my secret crush was Jesse McCartney (oh, his beautiful soul) no matter what and, of course, my taste falls under rock.
This summer I found that a bunch of musicians who I thought had happily disappeared from the music world forever had returned. Even worse, they were all coming out with covers of songs which were, as always, better before. This, in itself, is an indication that even after a four year hiatus, coming up with new and decent material is difficult. Most of them could be placed under the Cynthia music category: collective soul, goo goo dolls, vertical horizon, uncle kracker. I just can't believe that the rock revolution has not yet arrived. All I can do is cross my fingers more tightly and in the meantime, check out that latest, rockin' Rob Thomas single.
