First off, my blog is currently fucked up and won't let me post images. So here is the link to the album cover I'm talking about when I referance Crystal Castles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CrystalCastles2010Album.jpg
The new Rolling Stone Magazine issue features the Black Eyed Peas on the cover under a headline that says "40 Great Things About Rock." That's funny. The Peas sing electro influenced pop, not classic rock. Yet, what IS ROCK? Rock encompasses punk, indie, classic, southern, and many other genres. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame includes Madonna and Abba. Rock seems to mean sexualized, slightly rebellious, fun music that the majority of people listen to on their radio. Real rock involves rebellion and thought. Madonna, the queen of Pop whether you like it or not, sings disco pop but has written more rebellious avant garde song than any rock singer in the past thirty years. "Papa Don't Preach," "Oh, Father," "I'm So Stupid," and the whole "Ray of LIght" album feature different styles and say SOMETHING. These songs are universal. Everyone knows them. Sure, they are commercial, sexual, shock for shock sake occasionally, but that's what's rock is. Rock means fearlessness. She's more rock and roll than Axl or Bruce. Plus, she aimed for fortune so she can never ever sell out. Hence, tonight's Glee. It's a commercial show but the writing is KILLER. I'm addicted. You should be.
Rock & Roll ain't dead, mother fuckers. It's alive and well in British techno. On their new track, "Vietnam," Cyrstal Castles blends melody, complex composition, and synths into a meaningfully punk and catchy song. I'm not sure what the song talks about, it's noise, but beneath the ambiance... there's something you can feel. Look at that album cover! It fits in with every great rock album cover. Rock ain't about guitar. It's a philosophy, you bored bitches.
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