Sorry, I got sidetracked by a mindless 1 star movie while writing this...
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Originally Posted by tysonK
Are you saying that singers are just a face and voice for the band and are not really that important?
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Not at all. Ok, maybe a bit. If the band has a web or MySpace page and it doesn't list the musicians, then it isn't a band, they are an "artist" and in some cases, that is questionable. And yes, this has been happening since the 70s, but continues to grow.
But my question is, are there fewer musicians out there as well? Are there more singing heads for marketing reasons or are there fewer bands? I don't know the answer, and I know there are a ton of bands out there, but are there as many as in the past?
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Originally Posted by Nick Cone :)
IMO, video games are just this generations scape goat for a deeper societal problem that has manifested itself in many different ways. Rock and Roll, Skateboards, TV, Swing and Jazz, etc. Blaming the symptom doesn't cure the disease.
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I'm not blaming video games or the Internet, I would never personify inanimate objects in that manner.
I blame the parents. The same parents that want to blame everyone but themselves for their children's actions and expect the schools to do their jobs for them, but that is an entirely different rant.
I know kids have no attention span, I was one once upon a time. I just remember spending a whole lot more time using more muscles than my fingers.
I'm as guilty as the next guy for sitting on my ass. I used to skate to and from class, play intermural or other sports and then run and work out for an hour 3 times a week. no wonder I weighed 30 pounds less and had probably 20% less body fat. I'm working on fixing that, it used to be closer to 50 pounds, but it is way tougher when you older, but I digress.
So, are video games making us fat, no, just like bullets don't kill people, it's not their fault, they are only the means. The instant gratification, do as little as possible, take no responsibility blame others and expect the government to bail us out when it all goes bad mentality is really at fault.
I think I've lost my point....
Oh yeah, watching someone you don't know, play a video game no matter how much skill may or may not be involved which may or may not resemble an actual artistic skill is indicative of a sad state of our society, myself included IMO. No "H" because we are also anything but humble.
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Originally Posted by MPREZIV
Oh, and video games rot your brain. Just look at Bob...
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The prosecution rests.
