I was going to create a blog post going into detail about every single guitarist mentioned in the Rolling Stones article in detail, but for some reason, my computer just felt like deleting the post. And to top it all off, Blogger likes to autosave your sh** so that now, the damn blogger website saved a blank document where there was once a copious amount of beautiful information. I apologize to all the people who I promised a nice blog going into more depth about the Rolling Stone article. Where the hell was control z when I needed it?!?! will try to recreate the blog I was going to post as soon as possible. So instead, I'm going to rant about how much I hate computers.
You see, I hate computers. I hate auto save. I hate what computers do to the music industry. It gives talentless pieces of garbage access to auto tune, synthesized notes, and synthesized sounds. Computers practically ruined hip-hop. What ever happened to turntables? Hip-hop was born from a turntable in the first place. Another stupid thing about computers is that they cause antisocial habits and activities. Remember when kids used to play outside? Neither do I. I would much rather be with my friends in real life than have to chat with them on Facebook or Gmail. And if you think I'm a hypocrite for writing all this on an internet blog, then screw you! I am just making my way through a messed up social system. If there was a better way to communicate with my friends, I would do it. Plus, I'm required to write this stupid thing for an English class. Besides, I seem to be doing a crappy job at communicating on the internet because barely anyone from outside of my school has seen my blog. I started this blog in hopes of learning something, but so far, I've just been having to tone down my material so a broader audience can understand it (which is what my real post would have been about).
I feel like I'm forced to use a computer sometimes just because of the way my generation behaves. The only thing I actually like about computers is YouTube.
Even though I am not too fond of computers, I don't feel the same way towards all electronic devices. For example, there are special sound effect "stomp boxes" that can be plugged into electric guitars that can directly alter the electric signals given off while playing, thus making the guitar sound different. I happen to own one of these things. Mine is a wah-wah pedal (like in Voodoo Chile). It takes a certain knowledge and skill to use stomp boxes right.
On a related note, here is the song that was running through my head as I was furiously typing this post. It is related because the lead guitarist in this band is very well known for his heavy use of stomp boxes and pedal.
I share your hatred of computers. They claim to be improving with each new model but often they continue to pull the same crap they always have. I understand that you must cater to some audience but I think it would interesting for you to write a post just for yourself. Write something you want to write about and write it in the way that you want. It's always more captivating when the author is fearless. Good post!
ReplyDeleteGood advice, Lewis Clark! Sorry about your computer frustrations, Chops. I've been there.
ReplyDeleteWhat about GarageBand? Have you used it? Does it recuperate computers for you in any way?
I, for one, think that computers are awesome. They're a vital part of our modern world, and they're not going to go away. Might as well get used to using them. Yes, they have their flaws, but what things don't?
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