Stand Up and Cheer

My petpeeve: poorly written music (I'm not referring to genre here. I don't care what style you write.....whatever it is, just write it well, please.)

Guess what? There's a ton of it out there. (including the obssession of P&W writing, people should be arrested for some of the lack of depth they put into that kind of writing, 80% makes me want to hurl) My occupation kind of forces me to keep up in the music world. I feel that I'm better at my profession if I stay current. I listen to music continually. This past month, I've had more than my personal liking of music listening because I'm arranging my own programs, again. I told myself that I wasn't going to do that anymore. (time consuming) I purchased some ready-to-go programs and ended up chucking them. I get so sick of the uncreative junk out there. So, I'm spending my time editing and arranging my own programs because I couldn't give into the crap.

Why am I saying all of this? Because there's hope people. I'm putting my personal compliments on these two albums. Mark Schultz: Broken and Beautiful, Skillet: Comotose

Schultz is so lyrically sound. His story telling is simply wonderful and unpredictable.
With the amount of music I listen to, it takes "something" to touch me. Mark is the one artist that I have cried on every one of his albums. I don't even care for his voice that much. (If you've ever been to one of his concerts, you'll know what I'm talking about. Vocalists kind of cringe to watch.) But, his writing is something to applaud and he understands how to write real love songs. Wow, good stuff. For all you country fans out there, his "She Was Watching" will make you a Mark Schultz fan yet. I was a mess by the end of listening to his album even with the little country ballad feel towards the end of his album.

For all of you rock fans out there: DO NOT DELAY ANY LONGER. Go and get your copy of Comotose. You put it in your stereo and you want to stand up and cheer. Talk about inspiration. The instrumentation is unbelievable and lyrics are well written. This group is incredible. They hit the stage and you can just sense that you're in for a treat. The best keeps getting better. Their album will not disappoint you.

How can one tell your standing and cheering for the sake of music? You're in your mid-thirties, driving a minivan, windows down, music blasting, throwing up your rock fist and it's cold outside. (That's kind of a scary visual, isn't it?) :) Some of you will understand what I'm talking about. The rest of you will think I'm a freak. Maybe I should change my name from Anon to Freakizoid.

Wow, I think my body has almost reached room temperature again. That was a chilly ride home.