#26
Posted: 6/3/09 at 11:38pm
I can seperate my opinion and be objective. I'm not a huge fan of Follies, but I know its good. It doesn't really work for me, but i recognize the skill in the writing.
Rock of Ages on the other hand is just bad. I can see why people enjoy it, but it is not good."
I'm sorry but that argument is stupid. That makes no sense. If you don't like it, then obviously you don't think the writing is skilled. Right? I mean, do you think writing a catchy 80s hair band song is easy? Have you done it? Do you think writing good comedy is easy? It's not. And it's even harder to perform comedy. You can get away with drama because there's no immediate feedback, but with comedy, if you tell a joke and it doesn't work, you know right then and there because no one is laughing. I think people just get sort of bogged down on the fact that it's an 80s hair band jukebox. It's tough writing comedy. That said, I know you people seem to get naked over "Next to Normal," but it's really not that great. Every song ends the same, and it's SO annoying. Songs like "The Break" are great, but then they got bogged down when they end the song by slowing it down and repeating the lyric in this heartfelt manner that's just like "c'mon, we get the point, move on!"
Rock of Ages on the other hand is just bad. I can see why people enjoy it, but it is not good."
I'm sorry but that argument is stupid. That makes no sense. If you don't like it, then obviously you don't think the writing is skilled. Right? I mean, do you think writing a catchy 80s hair band song is easy? Have you done it? Do you think writing good comedy is easy? It's not. And it's even harder to perform comedy. You can get away with drama because there's no immediate feedback, but with comedy, if you tell a joke and it doesn't work, you know right then and there because no one is laughing. I think people just get sort of bogged down on the fact that it's an 80s hair band jukebox. It's tough writing comedy. That said, I know you people seem to get naked over "Next to Normal," but it's really not that great. Every song ends the same, and it's SO annoying. Songs like "The Break" are great, but then they got bogged down when they end the song by slowing it down and repeating the lyric in this heartfelt manner that's just like "c'mon, we get the point, move on!"