Welcome to the We Shot JR backlash. That site's not even a year old, and we're already sick of their pretentiousness. If you're in a standard rock band, you're pretty much ignored on that site. Not here, though. We embrace melody, good song structures, and the standard set-up of guitar, bass and drums.
This is not to say that we don't like some experimenting in our music either, but we're not going to cream our jeans just because some guy can play two chords on an acoustic guitar and moan over them all the while keeping his shaggy hair over his eyes and looking morose. If you want to call that art, then we say it's the art equivalent of drawing a turkey using the outline of your hand.
We Shot JR appears to love this kind of stuff. We don't. We say it's bullshit. We're going to be the checks and balances on their suggestions.
Sure, our tastes may cross, but for the most part, we're going to be the rock to their art/noise/screamo crap.
We're going to champion what some call the middle ground, because in life it's usually only the extremes that get noticed. There are a ton of great bands in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denton that write good songs, have great vocals, and put on wonderful shows, but they're ignored because they're not "artsy" enough. Those bands, this is your home. Welcome.
This is not to say that we don't like some experimenting in our music either, but we're not going to cream our jeans just because some guy can play two chords on an acoustic guitar and moan over them all the while keeping his shaggy hair over his eyes and looking morose. If you want to call that art, then we say it's the art equivalent of drawing a turkey using the outline of your hand.
We Shot JR appears to love this kind of stuff. We don't. We say it's bullshit. We're going to be the checks and balances on their suggestions.
Sure, our tastes may cross, but for the most part, we're going to be the rock to their art/noise/screamo crap.
We're going to champion what some call the middle ground, because in life it's usually only the extremes that get noticed. There are a ton of great bands in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denton that write good songs, have great vocals, and put on wonderful shows, but they're ignored because they're not "artsy" enough. Those bands, this is your home. Welcome.
posted by Bobby Ewing Dreams at
11:23 AM
8 Comments:
If you've ever read "The Misanthrope," it's kind of like that.
how the hell did dconstruction find out about this so damn fast?
And will this be an Anon authored site as well?
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ha ha
"This blog does not allow anonymous comments."
I'm not going to attack you for trying to be a different voice. I don't see why you have to attack the WSJR site though. I think the reviews I have read on that site have been well thought out.
It is someone's opinion though, and I understand that many may not agree with them. Obviously you has some disagreements.
We live in a postmodern world, where all actions made are well thought out. So all music is pretentious, really. The whole idea is pretty silly really. Most music is even copying something that has been done before.
It's nice to see a place that tries to pay attention to the bands that try to do something original. And not all bands on the site are "artsy", but that's already been stated by someone else.
Anyways...keep up the blog. It will be nice to have another voice in the Dallas area.
Interesting. I have to side with defensive listening:
"I'm sorry you don't feel this kind of stuff is covered enough in the Dallas Observer, Fort Worth Weekly, Quick, Denton Rock City, Harder Beat, Texas Monthly, Texas Music, not to mention Rolling Stone, AP, Spin, Pitchforkmedia, Gorilla Vs Bear and countless other sites."
The stuff your are talking about covering gets plenty of coverage already. I'm glad you don't have anonymous bloggers on here though. That is a new twist. I'm curious to see who has the balls to talk shit here.
This blog is useless.
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