Yeah, sorry -- I forgot to write ‘in my humble opinion’ at the end of my 
post. No offence to anyone's tastes in particular, but I gave up 
actually listening to the radio a long time ago, for various reasons. To 
me most things sound glossy for the sake of being glossy, or quirky for 
the sake of being quirky. (Or a teenager's diary. I was never a 
teenager. I went from twelve to forty overnight.) The Maroon 5 a friend 
of mine lent me is a good example of my reaction to a lot of mainstream 
music: I heard a few tunes and thought ‘This band has promise,’ but the 
lyrics weren't deep enough to hold my interest, and it sounded 
over-produced. I am probably in the minority there, but I think the 
reason there's a lot of music out there is because there are so many 
people with different tastes. I just happen to be out of the majority. 
(No surprise there; I was trained in classical piano and turned into a 
jazz trumpet player. :\)

To me, a really good tune is one where I don't know exactly what it's 
about right away ... that way I can listen to it over and over to get 
the lyrics, and in the meantime the music hasn't worn thin on me. David 
Byrne comes to mind -- apparently someone Meechelle Norris hasn't 
listened to him, since she said that Allen's record was so incredibly 
different for having jaunty tunes and sad/angry lyrics. I should send 
M.N. a copy of ‘Uh Oh.’

But hey, the really great thing is I get recommendations for really good 
music here on the Audities e-mail list. :D

Thus endeth my 2˘. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Engage lurk mode...

Farrar Hudkins
©1979-2007

Mark Eichelberger wrote:
> I strongly disagree.  I love Lily Allen's record.  As both the 
> interviewer and Lily Allen pointed out, the lyrics are basically a 
> teenage girl's diary set to music. So the lyrics are simple, direct and 
> bitchy.  Combine the lyrics with catchy, playful melodies on top of a 
> ska beat, and you have the makings of a fantastic pop record...which is 
> exactly what it is.   Geez...I wish today's pop music was more like 
> Lily's and less like the stuff spewed out by American Idol and its ilk.
> 
> My 2 cents anyway...
> Mark E.