@christhornycroft3686

1 year ago

I used to diss this kind of music endlessly in the 90s. Pretty boys with personal trainers singing songs written by some 40something guy with backing music written and performed by other people. Then the early 2000s happened, all these boy bands got a million tattoos and piercings, learned 2 chords on the guitar and suddenly they were "authentic" - not like those "fake" boy bands. They became a Disney Channel punch line. And then I really started appreciating these 90s groups for at least being able to sing without being horribly pretentious. They were what they were. They didn't pretend to be "authentic" or "serious artists" akin to some of the great rock bands and singers. They were just male models who could sing catchy songs. Nothing more, nothing less. They delivered exactly what they promised. Starting probably with bands like Good Charlotte and the Jonas Brothers, it was still the same boy bands from the 90s, but they learned a couple of guitar chords if that, and relied heavily on autotune, while claiming to be "real." This song sounds autotuned, but it's also not doing the "I'm so real and authentic" thing either. In 2022, I can't believe I just admire music for being honest about what it is. A product for screaming teenage girls. Thank you, B4-4.

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