Remember the three grandmothers? A young man tried arguing with them about the war. Bad idea, especially when they announced ahead of time that they stick to their guns no matter what. It's pointless having conversations with people who refuse to even peek at someone else's point of view.
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Meteora. The second effort of the So Cal alternative-rock-metal band Linkin Park isn't a major breakthrough in innovation, but it definitely isn't trash either. It's better than Hybrid Theory in some ways.
Now before people literally and figuratively bash me over the head for liking a popular band that has nothing on the "true" masters of alternative, rock, and metal, I will say that I ran across Linkin Park a full year and a half before fresh faced college students started blaring their music in the dorms.
People who don't know me very well will assume that I only listen to classical music. Well I don't. I like screaming and rapping as well as the next young person--for particular bands. Anyways, for those of you who don't like screaming and rapping, I'm sorry to say that I may have had a hand at bringing this particular band to notice.
I used to be a dj at one of the very local radio stations at my undergraduate university. I could have played classical music, but that wasn't really original. There were already other nerds playing that genre. I ended up on a slot on Friday and on midnight I played trance and dance and alternative music by little known bands. Back then, I had the impression that there weren't very many people listening to my show. The only person who called in for requests was a multi-Jeopardy! champion who tried to convince me to play Celine Dion.
Let's see, Celine Dion or Linkin Park. Which would I play if I wanted to keep any other possible listeners? Looks like a no-brainer to me.
