Today was the last day of a book sale at our local library branch. Today, instead of buying books individually, patrons were allowed to purchase a paper bag for $5 and then take as many books as the bag would hold. I went for a lot of the classic literature I've been wanting to read.
And then I found the CD's.
I decided that today's Something New would be listening to music by artists I've either never heard of or never heard. That's how we keep growing, right? By exposing ourselves to what is unfamiliar. So this evening, I listened to most of a Megadeath CD.
I don't like Megadeath.
I did my best to concentrate on the lyrics, and I understood some of them. But most of the numbers ended up sounding like a lot of rhythmic, crashing, amplified noise that left my ears buzzing.
Oh lord, I sound like my parents did about the beloved music of my adolescent years. "It's too loud and you can't understand the lyrics." They were talking, of course, about Cream and Led Zeppelin and the like, and even the early Beatles. They had no problem with the Joni Mitchells and James Taylors and Carole Kings.
I guess the Megadeath members are accomplished musicians. After all, Wikipedia has this to say about them: "Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer,[2] responsible for the genre's development and popularization. Their music features complex arrangements and fast rhythm sections, dual lead guitars, and lyrical themes of death, war, politics, personal relationships, and religion." So they aren't just noise-makers; they are a popular band that has been around for 39 years, gotten platinum certificates for 6 albums and been nominated for 12 Grammys.
They just aren't to my taste. I did try. Truly I did.
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