Pop-Rock

Pop:
Reviews that are full of song descriptions are lame. You can have some general description, you can have description of songs that are atypical, and you can have description of the best or craziest song on an album, but reading all that shit about songs that the reader's never heard will bore the reader.

So a review must involve something greater than just description. Some sort of comparative theory, or a story/reaction to the music. I'm sure there's more that's doable. Perhaps one could, to concede a bit, string together general description with description of the atypical or awesome into a full review. Or if a captivating angle for description could be found...


Rock:
Serge Gainsbourg. He's French, he makes pop (dead now)... and whispers over the music about sex, farting, or, as reported by allmusic, Hitler. (Hitler is the easy laugh, generally speaking.)

He made a whispery duet with his 12-year old daughter. He called it "Lemon Incest."

It's all creepy, but it sure does taste good.


Listening to:

Jeff Buckley - Grace