Remember that musician or group you used to really loved until all of a sudden they became the bane of your existence?
Everybody has them; bands that you couldn't get enough of that now make you think about jamming a screwdriver in your ear every time you hear one of their songs.
That's what we're talking about in today's Rundown.
Top 5 Musical Acts I Used to Love , But Now... Not So Much
5. The Black Eyed Peas
They're pictured for a reason, people and the photo couldn't be more apropos.
Will.I.Am and little Ms. Fergie Ferg are pretty much the only members of the band who do anything meaningful, while Taboo and apl.de.ap hang out in the background, cast aside and forgotten, just like the street cred they used to have.
Seriously, back when they began, with track like "Joints and Jams" and "Weekends" featuring Esthero, I loved me some BEP. But since Fergie came into the picture? Non-stop commercial nonsense
I gotta feeling alright - if I hear that song again, my feeling is that I'll barf on the spot.
4. Pearl Jam
Man, this one just depresses me.
Pearl Jam was so effin' awesome when they first came out, it would have been nearly impossible for them to keep it up all this time. As we all know - perhaps not, I shouldn't assume - they couldn't keep up the awesomeness and fell into Binaural / Riot Act period.
Thankfully, their new single "The Fixer" is winning me back over and they should be removed from this list in the future.
3. Nickelback
While it might embarrass some to admit they once liked Nickelback, I'm man enough to say I once did. "Leader of Men" is a great tune.
The first time I heard "How You Remind Me" I absolutely loved it and made everyone I know listen to it whenever it came on. Two weeks later, it was always on.
Nine years later - NINE YEARS PEOPLE - they're still always on the radio and their songs still annoy the bejesus out of me. Change it up already.
2. Bon Jovi
Remember when Bon Jovi was a rock band? Yeah, I miss those days too.
"Living on a Prayer" and "Wanted: Dead or Alive" are still chart very highly on my all-time favorites list, but have you heard there newer stuff? Count yourself lucky if you haven't.
Nothing like going "New Country" in your old age...
1. Eminem
Seriously - whiteboy was transcendent when he first burst onto the scene with The Slim Shady LP.
When no one thought he could follow it up, he deliver The Marshall Mathers LP and smashed everyone with track like "The Way I Am" and "Stan" that were just too damn good for anyone to ignore. Since then, it's been nothing but nonsense.
While previous efforts always featured one "funny" Eminem song - tracks like "My Name Is" and "The Real Slim Shady" - they were always followed up and surrounded by strong efforts that may not have been as commercially-viable, but carried weight with fans.
Now all we get is garbage like "Just Lose It" and "We Made You."
I ask this with all sincerity: Will The Real Slim Shady please stand up?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Rundown: I Used to Love Them
Friday, March 27, 2009
Soundtrack of My Life
Song: The Way I Am
Artist: Eminem
Album: The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Trust me when I tell you that this is hard for me to say:
Eminem is the epitome of everything that is wrong with Hip Hop today. The saddest thing is that it didn't have to be that way and this song is a shining example for what could have been.
Remember when Em was fierce?
Yeah, he dropped a hooky, fun track each time out, but then the rest of the albums would have these dark and moody joints like this. This was a monster, a colossal middle finger to doubters and haters and everyone who didn't like Marshall the way he was...
And then he changed.
Now every song is about shaking your ass or popping bottles. I mean shit, he did a video with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog sniffing people's asses for chrissakes.
What happened to the Eminem who gave white boys like me who grew up loving true hip hop a beacon to point to as our guy?
He sold out.
Thankfully, the talented, angry legacy he left behind lives on in this track...
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