Comments on: Crank That Hit!: Admitting You Were Wrong

By: steve

steve — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:53:33 +0000

the only thing that is socially relevant about “american idiot”, is the ridiculous price people like yourself will pay for such a sad excuse for music.

are you seriously writing a music blog and saying “american idiot” is an incredible album?

JAR is a good song, though.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:28:11 +0000

Ooops. Forgot to answer the question. Matchbox Twenty always annoyed me, but for some reason I liked his solo stuff.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:25:44 +0000

The collaboration “Swing” with Savage and Soulja Boy is one of my happy songs…

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:21:27 +0000

I hear “Standing Still” as an unsuccessful attempt to write like Springsteen (through the verses, anyway) with a moderately catchy pop chorus attached. But I loved, loved LOVED Jewel from the beginning and then began to feel apathetic toward her work right around the time this album came out. A chacun son gout.

I also love this topic, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot. I think my answer would be Taylor Swift. I definitely underrated that juggernaut of a teen girl. But I’ve given in to the steamroller of talent, pop allure, and marketing. Go get em, TSwift.

By: Kingotunes

Kingotunes — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:06:03 +0000

I love Jewel’s “Standing Still” and was always surprised it wasn’t a bigger hit. And Green Day? I love ‘em no matter what they do. I love any guy who rocks the guyliner, as cheesy as that sounds!
As for songs that made me rethink my dislike of an artist, I really hated Carrie Underwood and her whole plastic Barbie persona. “Jesus Take the Wheel” remains a big turn-off for me but I have to admit that I came to appreciate (about 2 years after the fact) just how great a song “Before He Cheats” really is. I also love the similarly themed and sounding “Last Name” as well. There’s no denying she has a voice, she just needs to get dirty and gritty more often.