I'm sick to death of jam bands and white hill country blues bands.

I just am.


Hill Country Revue and North Mississippi Allstars should be the only white dudes allowed to play hill country blues.

Why?

Cause they don't try to recreate the exact sound.
Cause they've got soul and the other white acts just don't.

I'm also sick to death of dudes starting bands just for the heck of it, cause they can. That should not be allowed. There are too many bands and singer/songwriters out there with no talent who get popular because they're cute and can string a bunch of cliches together into an alright song. Music is a serious fucking thing, it's art. If you're not an artist, then don't do it. Not everyone is an artist and you have to come to terms with that. Just because you're a music enthusiast and you can talk intelligently about music does not give you permission to pick up a guitar, start writing songs, and join a band. I think that if some people would get this through their thick skulls the industry wouldn't be such a fucking mess and the people with actual talent would have an easier time getting noticed.

It's sad that Cory Branan or Lucero can't be really huge rockstars because talentless fucks like Colbie Callait and Nickelback are in the way. Yeah, the latter can write a pop hit, but can they write something timeless the way that Cory and Ben have? No, they can't. "Bubbly" or whatever is gonna be forgotten in a year or two. Nickelback is off the fucking radar.

It all goes back to money though, Cory won't make anybody any money so they won't support him. It sucks.

That's my rant.