Re: No hope for 120 Minutes or MTV
> The last bastion of "good" alternative music on MTV,
> 120 Minutes, is now the home of Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, and the
> latest rap/rock/hip hop influenced video that is out.
Pretty sad. That kinda crap music is alternative....to GOOD music.
> I used to
> tape 120 Minutes for my own personal archives, but not I don't
> even bother to watch.
Same here. Ever since that fat bastard hosted the show, anything on or before the Madchester era was just completely dismissed. At least Lewis Largent's era had classic clips like The Chameleons.
> The last time I actually watched 120
> Minutes, the latest in unsigned garage bands were featured, and
> classic alternatives had been eliminated. So much for progress.
And, these garage bands are clearly the same crap as the signed bands.
> I've sent my share of E-mails and snail mail to MTV. The E-mails
> aren't even opened anymore. MTV doesn't care about its viewers
> unless you stand in the street and scream for the latest boy
> band or "Lolita" singer or self-styled pimp rapper.
I remember when 120 Minutes actually asked for viewers to send comments and suggestions at the end of every show. Now, they want to do it their way, at our expense.
> Morrissey shouldn't be defiled by being mentioned in that
> category .
True, but I need to see some Morrissey videos. Those DVDs have remained tenative and unconfirmed lately. MTV has such a fascist stronghold on the music video format. It's pathetic. I think I'll have to buy a satellite dish just for MTV Europe.