Greg The Groupie Guy

Enon – High Society – 3.5
Just as one song would be set to turn me off to this band, the next song would come on and change my mind. Songs like Native Numb, In This City and Old Domination kept me listening. I think that they could have cut a few songs off of this cd and had a classic. I won’t judge them by the one or two songs that I didn’t care for though. Maybe I’m just a few IQ points shy of what I need to get the lyrics, but that’s okay too, the music made up for it.

Jimmy Eat World – GH - 4
I’ve liked Jimmy Eat World since they first came out. They might be considered too poppy for some, but they pack a lot of emotion into their short fun songs. J.E.W. make me wish I was in high school again. This is just a really upbeat band that makes me want to drive real fast.

REM – Accelerate – 3.5
I’ve never been an REM fan, I like them, but never bought anything by them. I can honestly say that I don’t think I would have purchased this cd either, but I can appreciate a good cd. All of the songs followed the same recipe for success that has made them so popular for 25 years give or take. I think I’d like these songs even if REM wasn’t doing them.

The Kills – High Society - 3
I’d never head of the Kills before this month. I like some of the songs a lot. There were one or two annoying songs, but I’m used to that. How boring music would be if all of the songs sounded the same. I do think that they were trying a little too hard to be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs without all of the talent (maybe) or sexiness of the YYY’s.

Are "social networking" sites like Myspace and Facebook helping the demise of the music industry?
Having an avenue for new musician and established ones too for that matter can’t be a bad thing. It’s the 21rst century. It’s like saying When I was a kid we didn’t have these crazy video games, this generation is screwed. My feeling is the more ways to introduce people to new ideas the better.