December 5, 2003

...Today's Songwriters Suck

So I have come to the conclusion that today's songwriters have no real creativity. I was listening to the radio today, and the band Staind came on. Here we have a group of guys who will tell you that they are happy and well adjusted (Ive seen it in interviews) singing about not belonging and being all depressed and shit. This new trend in suicide rock is all a giant load of bull. If you insist on looking to songs to understand how most young Americans feel about themselves look to Weezer's "In the Garage" and "Undone- the Sweater Song." They are all about kids finding a safe place to be themselves.
One more note. If these new artists want to learn something about depression writing check out the Blind Melon album with the bee girl. It's all about subversively depressing people with a happy beat.
If anyone out there agrees, or disagrees let me know. My mind is an open forum of Ideas.

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