opm blues part 2

i was listening to 101.9 this afternoon (like i had any choice in the matter), and thus, i got to listen to today's latest, for the lack of a better word, crap. yes, friends, when i say "crap" in this entry, i talk about the rest of the genre that is original pilipino music. (why "rest of the genre"? there are some really good bands amidst the anarchy... hence, "diamonds in the rough").

it was then that i noticed a particular annoying common denominator, which happens to be what is dragging down the genre right now.

have you noticed that 95% of all opm songs talk about nothing but love, in all its common and obvious forms? declaration of love, loss of love, wanton breakups, they're all the same, singing about love this and love that.

it's what makes 6cyclemind and cueshe horribly redundant and stale, and what makes bamboo, rivermaya, and sandwich unique. rivermaya, despite oft-repeating the equally annoying theme of patriotism (which bamboo also does likewise, but to a certain extent), knows when to sing about something else, a skill bamboo and sandwich masterfully wield at the same time.

at a minor tangent, 6cyclemind is horribly repetitive with similar themes, both lyrically and musically. i already know what to expect from their lead singer whose voice is horribly stale as well.

the thing that makes radioactive sago project special is that they don't immediately hand over the meaning of their songs in a silver spoon; the challenge for you is to find out what the hell exactly are they going on about. however, when cueshe announces that they have a new single or album, you know immediately that it will be full of whining.

the industry cannot progress if you'll all be going on about the same thing - it will make the whole pool stale. take some advice; sing about something else, sing about trivial things, sing about the state of society, sing about a psychological disorder, sing about a bad habit, sing with random lyrics inserted into jam sessions, i don't care what you sing about - as long as it's not love.