A brief glimpse into the exciting world of alternative rock

So hey, does anyone remember this Oasis song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOQByQtqRqA

I do for some reason, even though I only braved one of their albums once or twice back in 10th grade (don't ask; it was learning period). I guess I should give them credit, as this song stuck with me vaguely - or at least, well enough that when I heard this song here by Lifehouse many years later, I could've sworn I'd heard it before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6u5ZneaW2c

For best results, wait until the chorus hits. It's pretty amazing how similar the two are. When I made the connection, I figured Lifehouse either shamelessly pillaged an old hit since their music is directed towards an audience that probably doesn't even remember "Don't Go Away", or the choruses were both so faceless they just happened to sound the same.

But then, just recently I heard this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFhRowkNrTM

On this, there's really no debate over what happened. This is clearly a shameless rewrite of "Whatever It Takes", and better yet, probably written without any knowledge of the original derision. I mean, come on you assholes, that stupid Lifehouse song came out 2 years before and got a shitload of radio play (I know, 'cause I worked in a wholesale club that happened to play it every goddamn day for a year) - there's no way they weren't aware of it. I mean, even the LYRICS are similar and share some key phrasing. Any naivete I had regarding bands riding other bands' coat tails kinda died with this combo though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7oGGud2Jk4

then Trivium comes along and...

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trivium+pull+harder+on+the+strings+of+your+martyr&aq=0

No one who listens and performs metal could possibly rewrite Carcass' most well-loved song by mistake, then use it as a single with a big, doofy, pop chorus. It's beyond improbable.

So in conclusion, I think we should make a petition entitled "Alternative Rock Should Give It A Rest For A While" and get a million signatures.

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I don't know why I spiked the title with profanity.
But let's move on... this is the companion/irrelevant secondary blog to The Rest Is Just Music, which focuses primarily on art school disaster, avant-garde, noise, free jazz, and other music that no one actually likes but pretends to in order to appear cutting edge or unique (including me).

I'm a really big fan of pop-punk, hardcore, early emo, ska-punk, powerviolence, crust, and the like, but posting about stuff like the Beatnik Termites between reviews of Archie Shepp and the Incapacitants is a little pointless. I think it's safe to say most people stroking their beard and furrowing their brow to some Dave Burrell aren't going to be skanking to Choking Victim later. Actually, a Choking Victim fan probably isn't going to be listening the Beatnik Termites, either... Call it pandering if you like, but whatever, I'm really not a good enough writer to convince a world music enthusiast to try out a Promise Ring album (or vice-versa), so hey, here's a brand new blog.

Hopefully this'll be a collaborative thing, too, with lots of other (or probably "a few other") guys/gals contributing articles/reviews/uploads/concert feedback/naked photos. Hell, if virtually anyone asks, I'll let them give it a shot. Because I am a good Samaritan.

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