In my time of listening to music on a regular basis, I've found some moments which completely leave me speechless. For example Bullet for my Valentine's debut album "The Poison" Which ranks as one of my favourite albums of all time, the opening crunches of "Master of Puppets" is another. And another, is the entire album of 30 Seconds To Mars' "This Is War".
This
This time last year I had only heard the title track from the album and Kings and Queens. And oh how I wish to the invisible beard man that it'd stayed that way. Because I decided that, against my better judgement, to listen to this album.
Big. Mistake.
Aside from those two aforementioned tracks, I have had shits with more quality inside 3 minutes than a track from that album. I cannot understand what possessed Jared Leto to think that
then I realise....
It's Jared Leto's ego.
Yes, the same ego which forces his band members to their own little sections on stage whilst he prances around (usually shirtless, causing all 16 year old fangirls who like their album because it "speaks the truth about the bad side of human nature" to climax the second he floats around stage like the jackass he is.
This is the same Jared Leto who directed a 13 minute video that told absolutely no story whatsoever, it was literally just a bunch of semi naked models, him in a coffin, and Kanye West rapping with a tiny bit of the song. Seriously, search "30stm hurricane".
I'm listening to this album again, to make sure that I'm not sensationalising anything I write, that I could've made it a bit worse in my head than what it actually was. But no, as I sit here listening to Stranger in A Strange Land, I can honestly say that, given the choice of justifying the quality of this albums songs, and justifying the Einsatzgruppen in the Warsaw Ghettos in the 1940's, I find myself drawn to Herr Himmler and his boys.
The video for "Closer to the Edge" has to be the most infuriating thing I have seen on this planet, I have actually broken a plastic cup that was in my hand due to the CHILD in the video saying "I wish that there was no such thing as fighting, that everyone could just, get along. But that's gonna happen, is it?" THEN SHE LOOKS AT THE CAMERA AS IF THAT SPEECH IS GOING TO STOP ALL THE WARS IN THE WORLD WITH A SIMPLE PATRONISING SCOLDING FROM A 13 YEAR OLD FUCKING CHILD!!!
Look love, as long as I have a hole in my arse, there will be wars. Shut the fuck up and deal with it. Fucking Miss World Candidate "oh, I just want world peace and an end to hunger"
As I find the rage spilling out of me like the blood out of Leto's face when he is hit with an axe in American psycho (strangely enough my favourite scene, who'd have guessed it eh ?) I realise that people will disagree with me, however, people are entitled to opinions, and who am i to argue with them (despite the fact that I will) and for my closing statement I will make a lovely generalisation that could be quite accurate.
This Is War is to Music, what the Holocaust was to Human Rights.
Thank you, goodnight, and listen to some real fucking music.
CAW
Big. Mistake.
Aside from those two aforementioned tracks, I have had shits with more quality inside 3 minutes than a track from that album. I cannot understand what possessed Jared Leto to think that
- Monks chanting
- Harmonious crowd vocals on a studio record. Seriously, why ? Save it for the live album.
- Preaching about war on a rock record
- Excessive synths which would make Kraftwerk think "bloody hell that's a bit too much"
then I realise....
It's Jared Leto's ego.
Yes, the same ego which forces his band members to their own little sections on stage whilst he prances around (usually shirtless, causing all 16 year old fangirls who like their album because it "speaks the truth about the bad side of human nature" to climax the second he floats around stage like the jackass he is.
This is the same Jared Leto who directed a 13 minute video that told absolutely no story whatsoever, it was literally just a bunch of semi naked models, him in a coffin, and Kanye West rapping with a tiny bit of the song. Seriously, search "30stm hurricane".
I'm listening to this album again, to make sure that I'm not sensationalising anything I write, that I could've made it a bit worse in my head than what it actually was. But no, as I sit here listening to Stranger in A Strange Land, I can honestly say that, given the choice of justifying the quality of this albums songs, and justifying the Einsatzgruppen in the Warsaw Ghettos in the 1940's, I find myself drawn to Herr Himmler and his boys.
The video for "Closer to the Edge" has to be the most infuriating thing I have seen on this planet, I have actually broken a plastic cup that was in my hand due to the CHILD in the video saying "I wish that there was no such thing as fighting, that everyone could just, get along. But that's gonna happen, is it?" THEN SHE LOOKS AT THE CAMERA AS IF THAT SPEECH IS GOING TO STOP ALL THE WARS IN THE WORLD WITH A SIMPLE PATRONISING SCOLDING FROM A 13 YEAR OLD FUCKING CHILD!!!
Look love, as long as I have a hole in my arse, there will be wars. Shut the fuck up and deal with it. Fucking Miss World Candidate "oh, I just want world peace and an end to hunger"
As I find the rage spilling out of me like the blood out of Leto's face when he is hit with an axe in American psycho (strangely enough my favourite scene, who'd have guessed it eh ?) I realise that people will disagree with me, however, people are entitled to opinions, and who am i to argue with them (despite the fact that I will) and for my closing statement I will make a lovely generalisation that could be quite accurate.
This Is War is to Music, what the Holocaust was to Human Rights.
Thank you, goodnight, and listen to some real fucking music.
CAW
you see, i love 30stm, and when i saw them live jared did not take up any more of the stage than anyother lead singers i've seen live. and i think alibi is one of the best songs of all time, along with tears don't fall and propane nightmares (varied music taste). so yes craig, i disagree with all of this blog.
ReplyDeleteshut up idiot, you clearly have 0 musical taste whatsoever. 30stm is easily the best band to come out of the last decade and their music videos are obviously too deep and passionate for the likes a simple minded oaf like you
ReplyDeleteGreg is a silly troll.
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