Am I the only person in Australia that thinks silverchair is overrated? (Truth be told, I did meet someone the other day that agreed with me.) To be fair, their songs are melodic and extremely catchy, but Daniel Johns’s lyrics let them down. This will not bother everyone, but I am a lyrics man and therefore named the debut album of Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males as album of the year. I enjoyed silverchair’s last album, Diorama, until I could no longer listen to Johns’s lyrics without laughing. For example, “You brighten my life like a polystyrene hat”. Come on! So I’ll put the question to you in two parts.
a) Is silverchair overrated?
b) Is there a worse silverchair phrase than that mentioned above? Possibly from the first album, which I will refrain from buying.
Everyone’s an expert at this time of year - the time right before the football season. Everyone’s team has had the best pre-season in years. Everyone’s favourite player is ready to burst from the blocks, having recorded PBs (personal bests) in January and February. And why wouldn’t you believe them? I would take their views over Herald Sun “expert” Mike Sheahan, who predicted Geelong would finish anywhere from seventh to ninth. Ninth! That’s out of the finals! I don’t believe Mike Sheahan knows what he’s talking about, and that’s not because I have followed the Cats all my life and want a premiership so bad I almost can’t take the wait anymore. No, I just think he’s lost the plot. So is Mike wrong or am I (with my tip the Cats will finish top 4).
If only Mikey Delighty was here to guide me through my first blog. A writer for more than a decade and only now testing the blogosphere. They tell me it’s quite nice, once you’re in. The community seems nice but you expect nothing less from the west. I’ll sign off now and report back later on. Love love, BigFella.
