--I'm in Hell
"I burn, burn like a wicker cabinet. Chalk white and oh-so-frail. I see our time has gotten stale." "Inside Out" the new single by Los Angeles's oh-so-sensitive Eve 6, represents the creative atrophy of an entire genre of music. With their plodding rhythms and goofy metaphors (see quote above), Eve 6 are pounding the post-grunge MOR formula to a pulp. Just when you think bland-rock (as practiced by Eve 6 and their boring predecessors, Collective Soul, Live, Matchbox 20) couldn't get sappier and more successful at the same time; you turn on the radio and get bitch-slapped by a song like this. I believe that the success of bands like Eve 6 is proof that a devastating mental illness has stricken many musicians and music business professionals simultaneously. The clinical name for this malady is Deadhorsus Kickus; essentially, DK prevents the synapses in the too-much-of-a-good-thing part of the brain from firing properly. The result is lyrics like this filling the "Modern Rock" airwaves...... "Wanna put my tender heart in a blender, watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion. Rendezvous, and I'm through with you." If sung for a healthy person, the response would be, "Huh? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Unfortunately, this kind of played-out, "nothing matters" imagery seems to stimulate the weakened brain of most DK sufferers. What ensues is a series of bad decisions made by the afflicted, resulting in singles like "Inside Out" getting huge amounts of airplay within the now-homogenous modern rock radio format. The next time "Inside Out" comes on the radio, notice if your brain immediately tells your hand to change the radio dial. If you notice even the slightest hesitation....CHECK YOUR HEAD! The effects of DK can be reversed by prolonged exposure to good music. Look to the left and you can find some. This is a transcript from http://www.musicgeek.com/eve6.html