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Right now I'm house-sitting at gabe's apartment while he's away at Comic-Con. I've been staying here ever since I got back from tour a couple weeks ago. I don't really have anything to do, besides sit around and listen to music and go out on walks. Pretty boring.
The tour was incredible. SO MANY good shows. In fact, the golden ratio was 29 good/great/amazing shows and only 1 bad show (in Mobile, Alabama). A few shows were poorly attended but still so much fun. And being on tour with wildlife was the best idea ever. Those dudes are the straightest, coolest bros I've ever met. Despite some emotional issues they have between each other, they couldn't have been any sweeter to hang around with and play shows with. They have lots of awesome friends all over the country and they know how to have (and make) a good time. They're also the best band. Definitely the best tour ever. Photos should be coming soon from michelle (who went with us for half of it). Seriously accrued some of the tightest memories in the last month and a half.
There is a band that is quickly becoming my all-time most-hated music ever, and that band is THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Worse than michael franti, worse than ani difranco, worse than CREED!! This band is the absolute lowest of the low. I've known of their existence for quite a while and I hated them from the very first note, but now they're becoming UNGAINLY popular in my circle of "friends" and over-played at work. First off we have a male ani difranco for a singer, but worse. Nasal, unartistic bleating disguised as "singing." By far the SINGLE MOST ANNOYING SINGER IN ANY BAND EVER. It's not even really the BADNESS of his voice that's so annoying (but it is REALLY bad), it's more the ATTITUDE he sings with that makes me want to slap him with every word that comes farting out of his face-hole. it's all like "Listen to me.. I'm sin-cere, and honest, and everything I say is quirky and honest and sincere.. and quirky.. and cute.. because I love you.." Secondly, the lyrics are the most banal, stream-of-lameness bullshit I've ever heard. Basically think of the Ani comparison again, but this time without the semi-redeeming "socially conscious" outlook she has. Just lame, quasi-romantic word vomit without the slightest sense of rhythm or melody. It's hard to describe the badness of the lyrics. It's just a bunch of boring, uninspired observational shit mashed together with out any rhyme or reason. "I was sitting in my house, looking at the table, when I noticed that the table was made of wood, so I walked over and placed my hand on the table, and I realized... that I love you.." Place those elements atop the most M.O.R., unenergetic acoustic pop, stack the songs end-to-end-to-end on albums that seem to go on for eternity, and you have the perfect recipe for TROY'S MOST HATED BAND EVER!
FUCK THE MOUNTAIN GOATS!!!!! FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe they're on 4AD records. BLAHHHHH!!!
for a sample of their shitiness, if you can bare it, see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bSdRizGYb0
and if you actually like this band and want to tell me how much you like them in a comment, prepare to get flamed out like you've never been flamed before. I'm just warning you now. My ire for them is unabatable and REAL. I would like to kill them. THey represent the WORST in ALL MUSIC from ALL GENRES.
The tour was incredible. SO MANY good shows. In fact, the golden ratio was 29 good/great/amazing shows and only 1 bad show (in Mobile, Alabama). A few shows were poorly attended but still so much fun. And being on tour with wildlife was the best idea ever. Those dudes are the straightest, coolest bros I've ever met. Despite some emotional issues they have between each other, they couldn't have been any sweeter to hang around with and play shows with. They have lots of awesome friends all over the country and they know how to have (and make) a good time. They're also the best band. Definitely the best tour ever. Photos should be coming soon from michelle (who went with us for half of it). Seriously accrued some of the tightest memories in the last month and a half.
There is a band that is quickly becoming my all-time most-hated music ever, and that band is THE MOUNTAIN GOATS. Worse than michael franti, worse than ani difranco, worse than CREED!! This band is the absolute lowest of the low. I've known of their existence for quite a while and I hated them from the very first note, but now they're becoming UNGAINLY popular in my circle of "friends" and over-played at work. First off we have a male ani difranco for a singer, but worse. Nasal, unartistic bleating disguised as "singing." By far the SINGLE MOST ANNOYING SINGER IN ANY BAND EVER. It's not even really the BADNESS of his voice that's so annoying (but it is REALLY bad), it's more the ATTITUDE he sings with that makes me want to slap him with every word that comes farting out of his face-hole. it's all like "Listen to me.. I'm sin-cere, and honest, and everything I say is quirky and honest and sincere.. and quirky.. and cute.. because I love you.." Secondly, the lyrics are the most banal, stream-of-lameness bullshit I've ever heard. Basically think of the Ani comparison again, but this time without the semi-redeeming "socially conscious" outlook she has. Just lame, quasi-romantic word vomit without the slightest sense of rhythm or melody. It's hard to describe the badness of the lyrics. It's just a bunch of boring, uninspired observational shit mashed together with out any rhyme or reason. "I was sitting in my house, looking at the table, when I noticed that the table was made of wood, so I walked over and placed my hand on the table, and I realized... that I love you.." Place those elements atop the most M.O.R., unenergetic acoustic pop, stack the songs end-to-end-to-end on albums that seem to go on for eternity, and you have the perfect recipe for TROY'S MOST HATED BAND EVER!
FUCK THE MOUNTAIN GOATS!!!!! FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe they're on 4AD records. BLAHHHHH!!!
for a sample of their shitiness, if you can bare it, see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bSdRizGYb0
and if you actually like this band and want to tell me how much you like them in a comment, prepare to get flamed out like you've never been flamed before. I'm just warning you now. My ire for them is unabatable and REAL. I would like to kill them. THey represent the WORST in ALL MUSIC from ALL GENRES.