Thursday, August 17, 2006
For better or for worse, this is the state of pop music today: one hour of "Fresh" on VH1 this morning...
(forgive me, I didn't bother to write down the song titles. You know 'em if you listen to the radio).
Evanescence - odd video. It seems like they're saying "piano + metal = English hunting lodge" And not to be mean, but I think Amy Lee might be wearing a corset for a reason.
OK GO - The band does a choreographed dance routine on treadmills. It's brilliant, it's funny, and it works. What's sad is that power-pop bands have to do crap like this in order to get played on VH-1.
Jessica Simpson, "A Public Affair" - The video where Jess calls in a whole bunch of favors, and Eva Longoria, Christina Applegate and Andy Dick co-star. Forgettable and fluffy, just like the song. And Christina Applegate looks hotter than Jessica.
Jewel - Apparently Jewel lives on Wisteria Lane now. I fast forwarded through this one.
Janet Jackson featuring Nelly. This video is ex-pensive. It had to cost $10 million, even with computer graphics... that Hype Williams likes his luxury. The whole thing looks like a fancy oil painting crossed with that movie the Cell with Jennifer Lopez. And... the song's kind of boring.
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars. Man, I want to like this band, but this video is boring. The guy is either sitting or lying down in random places the entire video, and he looks so calm. This is rock? Show some energy, man.
Beyonce, featuring Jay-Z - The song's not that great; part of the video looks like Beyonce is ripping off Shakira, and the other part has Jay-Z rapping and looking bored while Beyonce humps his leg. Actually, scratch that: this video rules.
Gnarls Barkley - the "song of the summer." It's good, but this Rorshach blots come to life video isn't that great.
Five for Fighting - the 21st century's answer to Air Supply plays a piano that he drew with a crayon. So terrible it's good... ah, I can't back that up. It's still terrible.
Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack." The video is shot in Barcelona, and involves spies wearing sexy lingerie (hey now... lady spies. That was Lance Bass in People last month, not JT). Lots of sterile blues and whites, which match the freaky computer vibe of the song.
The Fray - I am so damn tired of the song, and the video sucks too. Oppressed kid in a prep school learns to deal with his problems through music. Go sit on it, Fray.
Nickelback - while the song, surprisingly, doesn't sound anything like "How You Remind Me," the video has a weird forest fire subplot, and I was bored. Lots of cool red lasers on the band, though.
Ah, at least it was better than whatever MTV is showing right now.
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(forgive me, I didn't bother to write down the song titles. You know 'em if you listen to the radio).
Evanescence - odd video. It seems like they're saying "piano + metal = English hunting lodge" And not to be mean, but I think Amy Lee might be wearing a corset for a reason.
OK GO - The band does a choreographed dance routine on treadmills. It's brilliant, it's funny, and it works. What's sad is that power-pop bands have to do crap like this in order to get played on VH-1.
Jessica Simpson, "A Public Affair" - The video where Jess calls in a whole bunch of favors, and Eva Longoria, Christina Applegate and Andy Dick co-star. Forgettable and fluffy, just like the song. And Christina Applegate looks hotter than Jessica.
Jewel - Apparently Jewel lives on Wisteria Lane now. I fast forwarded through this one.
Janet Jackson featuring Nelly. This video is ex-pensive. It had to cost $10 million, even with computer graphics... that Hype Williams likes his luxury. The whole thing looks like a fancy oil painting crossed with that movie the Cell with Jennifer Lopez. And... the song's kind of boring.
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars. Man, I want to like this band, but this video is boring. The guy is either sitting or lying down in random places the entire video, and he looks so calm. This is rock? Show some energy, man.
Beyonce, featuring Jay-Z - The song's not that great; part of the video looks like Beyonce is ripping off Shakira, and the other part has Jay-Z rapping and looking bored while Beyonce humps his leg. Actually, scratch that: this video rules.
Gnarls Barkley - the "song of the summer." It's good, but this Rorshach blots come to life video isn't that great.
Five for Fighting - the 21st century's answer to Air Supply plays a piano that he drew with a crayon. So terrible it's good... ah, I can't back that up. It's still terrible.
Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack." The video is shot in Barcelona, and involves spies wearing sexy lingerie (hey now... lady spies. That was Lance Bass in People last month, not JT). Lots of sterile blues and whites, which match the freaky computer vibe of the song.
The Fray - I am so damn tired of the song, and the video sucks too. Oppressed kid in a prep school learns to deal with his problems through music. Go sit on it, Fray.
Nickelback - while the song, surprisingly, doesn't sound anything like "How You Remind Me," the video has a weird forest fire subplot, and I was bored. Lots of cool red lasers on the band, though.
Ah, at least it was better than whatever MTV is showing right now.
