(Equal Vision)
In the painful movie New York Minute, one of the Olsen Twins (the one who’s now sniffing away her fortune, not the one who’s dating a different greasy older guy every week) winds up at one of those MTV-coordinated concerts featuring some loser “punk” band (if not the one whose singer is dating Hillary Duff, then one whose singer should be).
That’s what came to mind as I forced myself to listen to this pablum.
In the wake of Nirvana’s success, I realized that their success was not breeding 15 more bands as good as them. No, instead it was breeding 15 terrible bands who tried to summon their spirit without understanding where the inspiration came from. Stone Temple Pilots, they’re elegant bachelors. Bush… Silverchair…
The pointless, pubescent whining of Bear Vs. Shark probably sounds fresh to a 15-year-old. This is the kind of music made by bored suburban boys. Not the ones who are anguished over the cruel nature of life, just the ones who feel like they don’t get enough attention from their parents.
Song titles include “I Fucked Your Dad” and “Rich People Say Fuck Yeah Hey Hey”.
c. 2005 LEO Weekly
