Mission Statement

Guilty Pleasures: The Music Edition is intended as a forum to review songs that were once considered out-of-favor. Readers are asked to rate the songs using a 10 point voting system (10=strong like, 1=strong dislike) and provide their comments.

The objective is to review the songs offered here with a fresh listen for things like intent (objective), structure, influences (to or from), production value, and performances, all within the context of its musical time frame and while trying to forget past reactions. Hopefully we can hear something different in a song we once thought was less-than-pleasing.

So remember, valid reactions include:

1) None of my friends ever liked this song, but I always did.

2) I never liked this song, but listening to it again after all this time now it makes me want to: (a) tap my foot, or (b) shove a pencil in my ear.

All legit.

-Ken

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

"What's My Age Again?" by Blink-182

I first heard this song while doing my Daddy-Cab duties of driving my son and his pals home from school. Trying to keep my mouth shut and cease with the attempts at being cool (they always failed) I just put on Live-105 and listened to the music, and this song caught my ear. It's sounds like a fun song to play on each instrument, the break-down in the middle section is well played and a good idea, the combined guitar power chords and melody line in the ending are a nice touch for dynamics, and the energy is like a bit of chaos controlled just enough to make a hit single.

Of course, the lyrics are light-weight and the vocals are not stand-out, and imagine my surprise (not) when I found the video on youtube. Perfect, in a way, for what the song is about; just a newer version of "I hope I die before I get old", a message that, in rock and roll, never seems to get old.

The guilt? Liking light-hearted but well produced and played pop metal on a teenage radio station while driving kids to high school at my age. Man I'm old, but "What's My Age Again" by Blink-182 rocked pretty darn good.

Enjoy!

KO
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