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Author: Martin BulmerMartin Bulmer Date: Feb 21, 2008 23:11
Enzo Matrix wrote:
> Johnny Walker has just played something *dreadful* on Radio2. It is
> a song by Kate Nash. She was singing (for want of a better term) in
> the most hideous mockney accent. She sounded like a refugee from
> EastEnders.
>
> The song was obviously a radio edit, as it had the words "bitch" and
> "shit" edited out - but in a fashion that made it absolutely clear
> just what those words were. I think it was intended to cause as much
> offence as possible. I just thought it was childish and sad, so I
> turned the song off.
>
> There seems to be a tendency for young "musicians" to copy each other
> slavishly. The Killers, The Feeling, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Hoosiers,
> Scouting For Girls, Razorlight... they all look exactly the same and
> they all sound exactly the same. It's the same with Lily Allen,
> Corrine Bailey Rae, Kate Nash and Kate Rusby.
>
> I reckon that they're all made out of ticky-tacky.
That's the trouble with today's youth. No musical taste, everything sounds
the same, you can't hear the words, or when you can you don't want to.
The above is part of the "Old Fart's Charter". Welcome to fartism, Enzo.
I don't like Kate Nash or Lily Allen, who sound the same to me, but I can
see there's something there, and the singles I've heard do seem to be
telling a story, rather than "love you yeah".. Kate Rusby comes from the
hard core folk tradition and is very different to the others you mention,
though you've probably only heard her singing that Kinks song off the
telly.. CB Rae is different again, and quite good to my ears, but not to my
taste.
Remember that kids music is supposed to be disliked by adults, and that
always in the misdst of all those disliked songs the are quite a few good
ones that will stand the test of time. Also remember that anything's better
than Elton John.
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Martin Bulmer
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