Live

For those of you that are faithful readers of this blog you know that I have a habit of discussing how things are rated. I get upset when certain things are underrated and horribly angry when things, particularly athletes are overrated. For those of you who are sports enthusiasts, I hate when people say Steve McNair is so underrated. No he's not. Everyone is talking about him. Everyone says he's such a warrior for playing injured. Last time I checked he was a huge weakling / baby for always being injured. Having your player not performing at his highest peak since he can't maintain a base health is not a positive, it's a negative and grounds for being lame. I'm not saying I can do better, just critiquing him against other athletes and how the media portrays him.

A classic example of underrated, as mentioned before in this blog, is the snack food Gummy Bears. Do you ever begin a roadtrip and stop at the gas station to fuel up, grab a drink, and some snacks for the road? I'm sure most of you have. Now think with me for a second when was the last time one of your friends yelled from the car, "Hey grab me some gummy bears!"? That's right, probably not ever in your entire existence. Why not? They're tasty, addicting, not too too horribly unhealthy. What makes Doritos so much better ... or any member of the Frito Lay family for that matter? I'm not quite certain. Finally, why the heck does the gummy worm get all the stinking attention? How much cooler is it to eat a bear than a worm? A lot freaking cooler.

So what has been so grievously underrated or overrated that I've been moved to blog you ask? I'll tell you. The band Live. I was listening to their greatest hits CD, Awake - The Best of Live, the other day and let me tell you it's so good. So I'm listening to the CD with my sister and she makes the comment, "Live has to be one of the must underrated rock bands." And after much thought I agree with her.

Why is this? Why has Live not received a whole lot of attention? Go listen to some of their music, it's really good. Lyrically strong, solid tempo as well, and ultra good energy. The band is good. I think that since a lot of their songs sound the same, people forget how many good hits they truly do have. They're kind of one step away from being from being Nirvana, yet one step away from sounding like Scott Stapp from Creed. This band is infinitely better though. So I guess I'm writing just a random musing to complain how underrated Live is. For those of you that haven't heard any of their music, go find someone who has some, buy the CD, or heck just download some songs. Here are some recommendations:

1.) All Over You
2.) Lightning Crashes
3.) Heaven
4.) Lakini's Juice
5.) Selling the Drama
6.) I Walk the Line

Yes I forgot some, but that's a good sampling. Great music and good times. What really floats my boat is how some other garbage bands like (no matter who I mention here I'm going to offend someone) Creed or stinking 98 degrees get huge attention and bands like Live fall through the crack. So it is my job to push some good music your way and really make sure you guys give Live their due. This is coming from a huge U2 fan, but I like to step out and listen to some other stuff too. Some other things that are underrated while I'm thinking about it:

1.) Snack Packs - They were on the verge of being overrated when Billy Madison came out, but it died down completely. So good, so full of goodness.
2.) The smell of saw dust - It usually signifies some good hard work and a job well done. It's so fresh and so clean clean.
3.) Live - Oh wait that's what this blog is about.
4.) Toaster ovens - Not really rated at all. Think about it. It takes half the time to heat up as an oven, you can toast your whole sandwich to make it into a melt, or you can broil and toast stuff as well as bake things. It's really a remarkable invention and it's cool to say you have one.

Things that are overrated:

1.) Little kids selling lemonade - Not nearly as entrepreneurial (I don't even know if that's spelled right) or as cute as people think. I really love paying 25 cents for watered down crap.
2.) Hot Showers - Look, I love a hot shower, but they're getting way too much publicity.
3.) Frito Lay snacks - Ok I'm just bitter now.
4.) Rap music - Let me say this. I do like some rap music and listen to it from time to time. But the lyrics are ignorant, most of the rappers don't even produce their own music, and they can't sing. Have you ever heard a concert? All they do is come out with their entourage and yell ... probably because they're no talent hacks.5
.) The ACLU - It's horrible and is ruining America. It stands for a good idea, but has morphed to horribleness and evil.

Alright, that's all for now. Go listen to some Live and tell me what you think.