Today I looked at the Rolling Stone list of the best 50 songs of 2010. It started at the bottom of the list and went up to the #1. As I went along, I was surprised at how many I didn't recognize...at all. I thought as I neared the top 10 maybe I'd start to see something familiar but, no. It was not to be.
As a teenager, I scoffed at my parents' lack of knowledge of current music. I thought, that will never be me! I love current music! Well, here is my formal apology to my parents: I'm sorry for thinking you were old and boring for not liking Linkin Park.
After reading the list, I went to youtube and listened to the top 5 songs. That makes a total of...hmm...5 songs on the list that I've ever heard in my life. And, let me tell you, I wasn't that impressed. (I was going to listen to the top 10, but 5 was more than enough) Does that make me an old lady? I've heard of 19 of the bands. That should count for something, right??
Am I crazy or is music going seriously downhill? Look at this list:
10. Kanye West - Monster
9. Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
8. Janelle Monae - Tightrope
7. Vampire Weekend - Night Sky
6. Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone
5. Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait
4. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
3. Sade - Soldier of Love
2. Cee Lo Green - **** You
1. Kanye West - Runaway
We can't do any better than this? Granted, I've only heard of 4 of those people before today...and I've only listened to 5 of the songs. But, Kanye West is in the top 10 twice!? Seriously? Okay, yeah, I'm old.
2 comments:
I've never much found Rolling Stone very relevant. I agreed with a good number of the artists on that list, but I found the song choices for those artists to be odd.
Anyway, what I really wanted to say is that Janelle Monae, #8 on the RS list, is well worth checking out. Her album The ArchAndroid is incredible, one of my favorites of 2010. She has an amazing voice and her album is all over the place stylistically - in the best possible way.
Not only is Kanye #1, but he's also #10!? That shows what people these days are listening to. I heard Kanye's latest album...and I was not impressed at all. And Teenage Dream is #4. Gag me. I did kind of feel proud for recognizing Broken Bells.
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