Great Lake Swimmers
When I was younger there were very few bands I didn’t like, or that I couldn’t grow to like. Now in my ripe old age of 22, I find that I shant waste my time or my eardrums on anything less that awesome. I don’t really know if this is because my music taste has become more refined, if there are just more crappy bands producing, or if maybe I am just a cranky hag, but for one reason or the other, I don’t like a lot of what I hear.
One genre I have grow increasingly un-fond of is lame folky type stuff. I used to love it, but now I think it has become over made, overplayed and everything sounds the same. Gimme some beat, some bass, some life! I can’t stand Sufjan Stevens and his sorry voice. It’s cheesy to me. And for this reason I was highly disappointed with Great Lake Swimmers. I think most of Bottom of the Hill was too. Maybe a lot of us are over folked, over inducing depression and swimming in our tears (great lake swimming that is… WINK*) We wanna dance! Being openly sorry for one’s self is for turds.
I am totally speaking for a population I really haven’t fully analyzed so sorry to those of you who love it, and love moping about. I guess they are pretty popular because their name was fourth most searched on Hype Machine a few weeks ago. I think they might be really good at SEO and marketing techniques. It just really bothered me when lead singer Tony Dekker said in between songs “here’s to being sad.” Blah. Whatever, maybe I am unsympathetic and heartless, but jeez is self-pitty ever annoying.
It seemed at points they became aware of the bored crowd and started messing up. It was sad, and I don’t mean that in a harsh way, it really upsets me. It’s fine if don’t like your music, I will critique all day long, but I don’t want to see anyone fail, ever.
I wish you the best GLS! And good job getting on la blogotheque’s Take Away Shows! That was pretty cool.
