ack.
There’s this kid I work with who puts on Paul Stanley’s solo album EVERY SINGLE DAY. Holy shit does this CD suck massive balls. Seriously. It’s the I-just-got-out-of-rehab CD that every aging rocker must make to prove he’s not quite ready to pass on the torch. The sad thing is, I don’t think he just got out of rehab, he just writes like it. Here’s a sample of some random lyrics:
Baby
Everytime I see you with your arms around another
Everytime, my world comes crashing down
And it’s all bittersweet
My heart skips a beat
Everytime I see you around
This is from the man who was once a member of the band whose name, it was rumored, was an acronym for Knights In Satan’s Service. I don’t get it. The music on this CD is as bland and generic as you can get without being Kenny G– it’s that kind of music you used to hear from Jem and the Holograms, or Josie & the Pussycats– one of those fictitious “truly outrageous” rock bands.
This co-worker is also fond of Medeski, Martin & Wood, whose album is the jazz-wanker equivalent to 70’s cock rock. Picture Kenny G playing guitar with the Steve Miller Band backing him up. That’s pretty much what this sounds like.
I have refrained from playing any of my “shitty techno” at work so far. However, I think it may be time to bust out the Daft Punk soon! I can annoy as hard as I can be annoyed!
Oh, Before now, my Worst Nightmare CD was a Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. However, I think I have a new one: apparently ELP made a Christmas album. AAAACCCCKKK!!!
Can you tell I’m a little crabby? I worked from 10:20 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. I think it’s definitely time for beddy-bye. Goodnight Moon!
on November 23rd, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Don’t even be dissin’ Josie The Pussycats.
on November 24th, 2006 at 12:46 am
KISS never really stood for Knights In Satans Service - that’s just an urban legend. They’ve always denied it. It’s even on snopes: http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/kiss.htm And no, Paul did not just get out of rehab. LOL You’d be surprised how hard it is to find a straight ahead old-school style rock record these days. Paul’s style hasn’t changed much over the years, but that’s exactly what people love about him.
And to each their own.
I like the CD. We traveled to NYC to see Paul solo and he was really great live. Irving Plaza was sold out. I wrote up the show in my myspace blog (as I do most shows we go to). Hey, we’ve always agreed to disagree about most music - why should now be any different? 