I am critical, perhaps even hyper-critical but this is about musical performance.
My criticism is not like making calls to Police or By-Law or defaming a person to aid an insurance company to deny claim. Calling another person unworthy or degenerate or perverted or insane is bad medicine, dangerous to the target of discrediting accusations. The more The Authorities are involved the worse it is.
I criticize a lack of perfection where that is possible in musical performance. There is often a gross lack of perfection, then what else could I do but to try to mock the posturings of greatness presented with mediocre chops.
Mark Ronson, I do not get it at all. There have been many situations where the other headlining was a significant other. I thought as I viewed and listened: perhaps Ronson is responsible for writing, putting the band together and directing the performance. So what, even if all that were true, so what? The gut string guitar Ronson performs with on " Nothing Breaks like a Heart " is hardly audible and when it is louder is really basic. A million people like it but I am unimpressed.
Miley's outfit: Her pants have that low hanging crotch fault that old time 1950's jeans had. I remember shopping and trying on jeans to avoid the unsightly and possibly dangerously leg grabbing low crotch.
Miley Cyrus is not awe inspiring, the expressionless recitation seems rushed and I do not find her vocal performance to be dynamic enough to furnish a lead to all that schmaltzy background music.
THIS IS CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)
Lame again, lame Christmas song, lame recitation of lyrics, lame Ronson guitar.
On CNN, some weird Yo-Ho Republican wished Chris Cuomo a Merry Christmas to which Cuomo did not reply. On the web, a lot of talk about a Feminist Santa Baby and Miley's lack of a brassire. Playing Christmas songs and showing your tits are signs of a fading career as is the taking refuge with Mark Ronson in Schmaltz. Mark Ronson is carrying a red and white Gibson 335, one of the greatest guitars of all time, I should get my Gibson ES 347 a big black sister to the 335 out, in any case the 335 Series Gibsons are CAPABLE OF MAKING INCREDIBLE SOUNDS and I cannot for the life of me figure out why Ronson does none of that, possibly a Schmaltz Convention.
The second musical showcase number was so bloody conventional. Christmas songs are passe are they not and the droning dirge of the Middle Ages as well. To call what was performed a Jam is absurd, probably neither of the bass nor the 335 guys could Jam. Ronson's guitar is virtually inaudible as is the guitar Lennon plays. What a missed opportunity guys in the grip of Quiet Schmaltz.
