Is it me or is the music and film industry stagnating. New ideas are few and far between and to tell the truth, I am just bored silly with all of the remakes of movies and songs. Is there no way that we can be spared from this incessant remaking of great things?
I was watching a show on MuchMoreMusic entitled Listed and last night's list was the 20 Best of New Wave. It took me back to a time where music was considered new and fresh... you know, the late 70's/early 80's. Artists like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Duran Duran, English Beat, New Order and many more gave us something interesting and new. Rock was boring then and it still hasn't really changed now.
Nowadays, we have bands like No Doubt and others who are just doing their own renditions of older tunes. It's boring, man and I am not sure that I am willing to put up with it much longer. If it weren't for brilliant artists like Sarah McLachlan, I would be inclined just to turn the radio off. (Can anyone tell me what's the deal with groups that write songs that sound just like the ones before? I can think of Nickelback right now but the group Savage Garden also comes to mind)
And what about movies? They just finished filming an American version of Shall We Dance?. With JLo and Richard Gere of all people! It's gonna suck, you know it, right? The original was a delightful film and the fact that it was in Japan made it even better. It's not going to translate well after it's garbled by the big Hollywood meat grinder.
I also just saw that the Rock is going to star in a remake of Walking Tall. I tend to doubt it will have the same punch. And what about the Texas Chainsaw Masacre? Did we really have to see that again?
It's all a way to rip hard earned cash from the consumer's hands. It is easy and they don't really have to work hard for it. The scripts and concepts are already in place, they just have to sign on the actors and crew.
I say that we all stop paying money to see or hear these new pieces of art. Let's start putting our money into the hand's of those who show a lot of creativity and put a better spin on the whole industry. Let's make our voices heard! Anyone with me?
I was watching a show on MuchMoreMusic entitled Listed and last night's list was the 20 Best of New Wave. It took me back to a time where music was considered new and fresh... you know, the late 70's/early 80's. Artists like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Duran Duran, English Beat, New Order and many more gave us something interesting and new. Rock was boring then and it still hasn't really changed now.
Nowadays, we have bands like No Doubt and others who are just doing their own renditions of older tunes. It's boring, man and I am not sure that I am willing to put up with it much longer. If it weren't for brilliant artists like Sarah McLachlan, I would be inclined just to turn the radio off. (Can anyone tell me what's the deal with groups that write songs that sound just like the ones before? I can think of Nickelback right now but the group Savage Garden also comes to mind)
And what about movies? They just finished filming an American version of Shall We Dance?. With JLo and Richard Gere of all people! It's gonna suck, you know it, right? The original was a delightful film and the fact that it was in Japan made it even better. It's not going to translate well after it's garbled by the big Hollywood meat grinder.
I also just saw that the Rock is going to star in a remake of Walking Tall. I tend to doubt it will have the same punch. And what about the Texas Chainsaw Masacre? Did we really have to see that again?
It's all a way to rip hard earned cash from the consumer's hands. It is easy and they don't really have to work hard for it. The scripts and concepts are already in place, they just have to sign on the actors and crew.
I say that we all stop paying money to see or hear these new pieces of art. Let's start putting our money into the hand's of those who show a lot of creativity and put a better spin on the whole industry. Let's make our voices heard! Anyone with me?
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