I watched the shared video three times. The first from as neutral a position as I could, the second critically, and the third was a painful fast-forward to expose my fiance to as little of the wretched thing as possible through her anguish and cries to make it stop.
She gasped, "dear god it's like country nu-metal!" I see great value in the original work. It has historical and cultural significance as a generational anthem among its devotees. It addressed the social and political strife shared by the youth of the era, to say nothing of the angelic vocals of the legendary duo. Also the minimal instrumentation and softly-sung vocals gave the lyrics a meditative and reflective sonic space - highly-conducive to the message of the song. Disturbed's cover by comparison was adolescent, angsty, angry, and painfully derivative. The 60s covers trope was exhausted 10-15 years ago and peaked with Cash's American series (where he, himself covered S&G). This new recording offers nothing to add to the majesty of the original. The vocals were far too showmanlike, obstructing the sensitive message of the lyrics. The track suffered from overproduction and was way too "over the top" in every respect. No sir. I don't like it. |
State your well constructed opinion just like that and watch them fume while you enjoy some coffee.
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In all seriousness, taste is still objective. I mean sure, I agree with you, but that doesn't make me any more superior. You were fortunate enough to have found yourself in an environment where Disturbed was never really part of your listening reportoire, but these facebook friends you have are probably millennials or gen x'ers, and nu metal was the style embraced by teenagers and young adults of the era. Due to things like nostalgia and fitting in, which are important to all adolescents, they grew up never questioning their taste because they probably don't care. You have to remember, these are casual music fans. We're all full out fanatics. Of course we can't stand Disturbed, we know better. These people could care less if their post-punk listening is up to date or they've dug deep enough into krautrock. That doesn't mean they have bad taste, it means they have no taste. And they don't care. Of course, correct me if I'm wrong. |
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Perhaps it's a wasted battle when the villian doesn't care but it honestly feels like these people are dragging down the cultural standard of our society. The really frightening reality is... these people are MOST of our society. |
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It's finally arrived! After playing the FLAC on repeat all week, I can now add the LP edition to my batsh*t crazy Underworld collection!
Now playing: Underworld - Barbara, Barbara We Face a Shining Future (2016) http://i.imgur.com/M6bYzsGl.jpg |
The Imaginarium: A Wedding Box Set!
New Audio Project of the Morning!
My fiance has been hard at work sewing, knitting, and crocheting fun trinkets to gift to the guests at our wedding this August. We're having a very DIY wedding - crafting all of the display items, gift boxes, guest books, invitiations, RSVPs, our wedding vBulletin forum website, cake, wardrobe, etc ourselves. Not to be left out of the creative process, I set myself to the task of constructing a multi-disc box set of our favorite musical selections which will be featured at the event. The album art is a collection of design pieces by John Warwicker of the Tomato Design Collective which have appeared in exhibitions throughout the UK and in Tokyo. The set thus far comprises a series of volumes each focusing on a particular facet of our shared musical interest:
To distribute the content I will order a bulk stock of flash drives (perhaps with custom graphics if the price is right), and I'll place the drives at each guest's seat on the day of the event. It's my wedding... I'm going to have some fun with it! |
Late to the party, but, as a Simon and Garfunkel devotee, I champion you. Well done, sir.
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