Archive for the ‘Music Opinions’ Category
Reader Fan Mail, Volume 1
July 6th, 2010 Posted by J Frazzetta
With a much needed vacation coming up, I thought it would be nice to go through my fan mail and answer some musical questions. Some answers are based on opinion and may not hold must truth but you can always verify anything using Wikipedia.
Will it ever be cool to listen to the Dave Matthews Band again?
Yes, on August 8, 2026 it will be cool to listen to DMB again. By this time, no one will care about insects proceeding in an orderly fashion and maybe you won’t get berated for not seeing him in concert 12 times. If you...
Marketing Ploy
June 29th, 2010 Posted by J Frazzetta
There is no better ‘get rich quick’ scheme in the music business than soundtracks. I can understand why people buy soundtracks for musicals; that makes sense to me. However, shelling out money for a movie or TV soundtrack is obscene, which is why I do it rather infrequently.
I hate to admit it, because I’ll lose my street cred, but I did buy the soundtracks for True Blood and Eclipse. I had no plans on endorsing either until I read up that Beck and several other interesting artists were contributing original material. And there is the ploy: original.
Why buy a...
Graduation Mix
May 20th, 2010 Posted by J Frazzetta
For a few years I worked as an aide at a high school. Graduation was a tough time for some students and joyous for others. I would make mix CDs for some students to help them get through and prepare for the next step. Steering clear of Third Eye Blind, or Vitamin C, I found tunes that had some real meaning and could speak to the students. Here is 2010’s mix:
Talking Heads- ‘Once in a Lifetime’ – You never know where you’ll end up; any chance is one you may never get again.
Flaming Lips- ‘Fight Test’ – “There are...
Top 10 Songs
May 6th, 2010 Posted by Louise
Looking at a current list of the top ten* songs, I started wondering how it would compare to one from a few years back. Then, I thought it would be cool if there were a Web site that archived all of the top 10 songs lists. Naturally there was: www.top10songs.com.
You can use Top10Songs.com to compare lists from each year since 2004. You also can check out a specific month or even a specific week! Last week, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" topped the charts, whereas in 2005, during the same week, we...
