AMERICAN CREATIVITY ASSOCIATION – AUSTIN GLOBAL “Building a more creative society” Creativity Today – Friday, October 31, 2014 TGIF Music – Ben Kweller Ben Kweller gets no respect from some snooty rock music critics. While the Austin-based singer-songwriter may have achieved almost cult-like status at a very young age as head of the band Radish, he is in danger of becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of indie rock. His detractors find his music to be -- gasp! – too “pop.” Well, my response, substantiated by Kweller’s huge fan base that has not deserted him since he turned solo, is that these critics just aren’t listening. Yes, there is a certain pop sensibility to Ben’s music. What’s wrong with that? If you listen to the lyrics, you will find that they are frequently powerful. To hear the perspective of a critic who does get what Ben is doing, read the quote of the day. Or just ignore the whole mess and enjoy one of Kweller’s best songs, Falling, at the link. Quote of the Day: “On a series of early-2000s albums, Ben Kweller established himself as a versatile, lyrically clever power-pop whiz kid. But now hes 30, and mere talented craftsmanship will no longer do. So on his first album since 2009s alt-country detour, Changing Horses, he hones his best Cars, Harry Nilsson and Wilco moves into a personally revealing breakup record. I slept with the mistress/I read from the Bible/It gave me revival, he sings on Time Will Save the Day, setting Dylanesque lyrics to Weezer-ian tuneage. Its an ode to seasoned wisdom from a guy whos done being a prodigy.” Jon Dolan in Rolling Stone https://youtube/watch?v=o4K-SPnZJOU
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:33:23 +0000
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