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A Reflection in Decade: Music in the 1990's
By Elizabeth Eason
Comeback of the Decade: Santana. A 10+ platinum album, 2 number one singles, 9 Grammys... all within a year. The shoo in for comeback of the millennium.
Worst trend of the 90's: Boy groups/girl singers. Please, talent and substance instead of marketing and style.
Band of the decade: Nirvana. Sure they were in the spotlight for 3 years. But let's face it: they sparked a musical revolution that still felt today.
Best tour of the 90's: U2's Zoo Tv tour. Multi TV screens, Bono's alter egos (The Fly, MacPhisto), phone calls to the White House, hanging Trabant cars all wrapped into a technogically inventive package. (Ok, I'm way biased.)
Music genre of decade: Rap. Biggest explosion since the birth of rock and roll. Nuff said.
Breakup that almost but (thankfully) didn't happen: R.E.M. In 1997, drummer Bill Berry abruptly quit. The band thought about splitting but didn't. They forged ahead without Berry on 1998's "Up".
Most controversial artist: Madonna. Do I really have to explain? 2nd and 3rd contenders: Sinead O'Connor and Marilyn Manson.
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2000: Was it really a year of Music?
Here's my brutally honest end year review. You may agree, you may disagree, but please don't e-mail and call me a bitch, stupid ass bitch, dumb bitch or anything else. Anyways, this isn't complete, because these choices are from the top of my head.
Album of the Year: EMINEM'S "MARSHALL MATHERS LP". You may love him or hate him, but face it: this is THE cd people talked about all year, whether it be positive or negative attention. Like Eminem said himself and I've always said: Controversy sells records. I don't know the exact numbers, but I think this record has sold over 7 million (in the U.S.) since May.
Song(s) of the year: These are songs that you heard all time this year (but not necessarily a bad thing) Number 1 on the list is CREED'S "HIGHER". They still play it on KZMZ after all this time. 3 DOORS DOWN, "KRYPTONITE". I'm biased, I really like the song. They're from Mississippi, our "neighbors". "DESERT ROSE" by STING. Featuring that guy who, in my opinion, can't sing worth a fuck.
Your Song Didn't Kick Ass and It Was Played Too Damn Much: "This is the story of a girl who cried a river and drowned the whole world..." by NINE DAYS. I don't even know the name of the song, but I do know this. That was the most irritable fucking song in the year 2000. Nine Days's new song is actually pretty good, but everytime this song came on tv or on the radio, I just turn the channel or station.
Video of the Year: TV Guide gave this video a Jeer and the BBC banned it, but ROBBIE WILLIAMS' "ROCK DJ" gets massive props from me. Yeah, he's got an ego the size of Jupiter, but he's a smart ass. Girls will think its a disgusting video and guys will only complain that Robbie took his clothes off. The first time you see this video, you will NOT be prepared when he rips the skin off his stomach. If you have a weak stomach, DON'T watch it. It can turn stomachs, but because I had read about it before I saw it, I wasn't that surprised. The girls in the video start eating him out....literally. I must mention that before he starts ripping himself apart, he looked very doable when he took his shirt off. Too bad he's from Britain and not from here.
"Comeback" of the Year: U2. Okay, okay, they didn't really go anywhere, certainly Bono didn't fade away quietly these last 2 years. They've been in the studio writing some amazing songs. Next year, when they go out on tour, they're playing small venues (No oversized lemons, arches, olives this time folks). If you've caught ANY of their performances on TV these last few months, you've seen only a fraction of what Bono and U2 can do on stage. He maybe 40 years old, but Bono commands that stage and the audience better than a 20 year old. Hell, teenage girls go crazy for him (especially me), and he's twice their age. But to sum this up, U2 today still has the ambition that the U2 20 years ago.
Band of the Year: The Beatles. Who would've thought that a band that broke up 31 years ago (1970) would be dominating the charts even now? Kicking Backstreet Boy ass? Debut at number 1 with a record called 1 that has all their number 1 hits? That sold 1.25 million copies last WEEK (or some other week ago)? Yeah I got that record in my stocking, but I asked for it. This chart domination is showing those talentless fucks that the Beatles are the one and only Original Boy Band. Or as that stupid bastard from NSync affectionally called them OB, a women's tampon. Personally I think the ghost of John Lennon (hey that would make a good song title...don't take my song title, you bastard!) has a hand in this. He might not be on Earth anymore physically, but John Lennon still works the music industry. John Lennon is the patron saint of popular music. There I proclaimed it.
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