So I have expressed on ATS before my love for music, heavy metal and rock in particular. There are parts of nearly every genre which I enjoy, my
playlist can go from AHa to Tool, and from Tupac to the Beatles. The only genres of music that I can honestly say I do not enjoy is hard core gangster
rap (you know the disgusting pointless one that's all about money, guns and drugs) and modern pop (Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Ke$ha, etc), I hate them
because its always been so corporate and formula, sacrificing art for profit and quality for mediocrity. But I have for a while now listened to an
artist that has made me question all my previous stances on music, it has kind of been my dirty little secret, I have gone so far to outright deny my
love for the music and even attempt to hate it to keep up my cover as some sort of artsy rock guy, its embarrassing so I might as well just come out
and say it.
*breathes deeply*
I love Katy Perry...yeah there I said it.
It was from the first moment I heard her song Part of Me, I was around some friends at the time and they were expressing their dislike for the song
and I was thinking "Holy crap! This chick rocks!". I had previously joined in their criticisms of other modern pop stars which I have always disliked,
but this time I just stood there silently simply nodding at them when they looked at me laughing at what they perceived as a horrid smear on music.
For a very long time I hated trance (and most other electronic music) not for any logical reason only because I wanted to agree with most of my
friends and disagree with my brother, but after I started listening to it and going to clubs with my brother realized that I had always liked it and
simply was being stubborn trying to be cool and a rebel. I have always been a very harsh critic of music, movies, and all other forms of
art/entertainment, but I now see that criticism is very very subjective and really is only objective in rare cases, it is all in the end opinion.
Katy Perry does not come off to me as most artists in the industry, she just seems a little more genuine than many others. I still don't like that she
is part of a corporate label, but the majority of artists now days are so I should not be surprised.
So what do you say ATS? Have I lost all credibility as a music critic? Have I been hypnotized by some Illuminati agent trying to slowly take my soul?
All comments are appreciated, and this is for the minority (if even that) on ATS which shares my opinion.
edit on 3-1-2013 by Openeye because: (no reason given)
Your avatar can't use it's ability without some sort of global effect altering power/toughness; It would go to the graveyard as a state based action
immediately after it resolves. The ability is powerful, but is based on getting into play or another ability like the one found on
Necrotic Ooze. It might never see a spot in a GP winning deck, but
with that combo it could definitely be fun to sneak into the metagame. At 0cmc I would rather play
Ornithopter with one of the
swords
On topic: Don't feel bad, I like MC Hammer
edit on 4-1-2013 by forgetmenot because: (no reason given)
You know I thought about that when I made the card but I left it the way it was because I did not think anyone would notice, you just proved me wrong
but you got to admit its a pretty cool avatar.
On topic: I think we all love something that most people just believe is crap.
"Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag, flowing through the wind" No Katy, I cast say I do, in fact I find it hard to even imagine to feel like that
specific event...
Probably one of the top three worst rhymes of 2012.
Well I have seen a lot of videos where an artist says they "sold their soul to the devil" which quite honestly is a figure of speech or an expression,
it means that they did something to get popular they are not necessarily proud of like signing with some exploitative record label, or doing a popular
genre of music just to get popular.
In Katy Perry's case she (under her real name Katy Hudson) did christian rock music because her family is very conservative, but by doing that she
became known for her singing and was able to expand her knowledge and once she was old enough moved to LA and began to pursue the genre that she
really loved.
edit on 4-1-2013 by Openeye because: (no reason given)
i love katy berry cause she has blue eyes dark hair and a rack that can never be questioned, her music though never really has made me want to listen,
but i will say she has a pretty voice, my two sense