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Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Reviewing the Review

Step aside, Ashlee, Kelly and all you clones. Gwen Stefani has something to show you. -- Chronicle Datebook
We don't deserve Gwen Stefani. While we were off listening to a cluster of unemployed math tutors like the Arcade Fire clang pots and science-room skeletons together, the part-time No Doubt singer was conspiring with a secret commission of today's leading pop producers (Linda Perry, Dr. Dre, the Neptunes, Andre 3000, Dallas Austin) to change the face of music as we know it.

No, really. Take 'If I Were a Rich Man' from 'Fiddler on the Roof,' reverse the genre and strap it to a rowdy hip-hop beat? Voila, 'Rich Girl!' Reconfigure a standard cheerleading call with a bunch of cussing and mentions of phallic fruit? Hello, 'Hollaback Girl' -- the most downloaded single ever! Write a song about how you can't write a song, then sing the melody of Weezer's 'Hash Pipe' over it? Ridiculously genius No. 1 single, 'What Are You Waiting For.'

This review is so ironic and snarky that I can't tell if the reviewer actually liked the show or not. Despite the relatively short set, only one encore and no classic stuff, aforementioned sound mix issues and blah blah blah, we really did have a great time at the show--it was a surprise to Jen--and that's all that counts. Will we go back in December?

Maybe.
|| Andrew, 11:00 PM || ||

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