89 Most Redundant, Repetitive Cliches in Music 7 - 1
- 7. Rehab
No. 1 album? Check. Sold-out arena shows? Check. Groupies? Check. Piles of money? Triple check. We'll see you at the Betty.
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Scott Weiland - 6. Bum Rushing the Show
Sorry, Kanye. Your hissyfit at the MTV Europe Awards was entertaining, but you'll never top O.D.B.'s Grammy barrage. "Wu Tang is the best!"
- 5. Working With Timbaland
We get it; Tim is a genius. But how innovative can his beats sound when he's written 75% of the songs on the radio? Justin, Nelly, PCD, the Game and dozens more all got the Timbaland Touch in '06, and the queue of artists waiting to work with him is longer than Tweet's weave. It won't be long before Chris Martin is trading in his arena rockers for club bangers.
The Culprits:Justin Timberlake's 'My Love'Nelly Furtado's 'Promiscuous'Pussycat Dolls' 'Wait a Minute'
- 4. Dating a Stripper/Porn Star
Rock stars can date whomever they want. Still, it seems music's bad boys most often make love connections in the back room of a shady strip bar where neither clothes nor class is required. That, or they use Vivid Entertainment as their personal dating service. You can't deny the perks, though. Outside of pole dances on demand, the T&A obsessed are assured at least two flotation devices if they're ever in a transatlantic plane crash.
- 3. Lighters This most predictable of concert-going behavior is often accompanied by swaying and closing one's eyes, serving to a) let the band know that you are totally feeling that ballad and b) let potential mates know that you're 100% down for making out.
- 2. Beef
When MC Shan sparred with KRS-1, Kool Moe dissed Cool J, and Jigga and Nas ripped each other new a**holes over slick grooves, fans got classic records in the process. Now, with entourages getting shot (The Game vs. 50 Cent), producers taking jabs (Jermaine Dupri vs. Timbaland), and even pasty-white rock bands getting into the game (The Killers vs. Fall Out Boy), hip-hop's former Grade-A rivalries taste more like corner store jerky.
- 1. Yelling 'Freebird'
The all-time concert constant is the one idiot at every show who thinks requesting 'Freebird' between songs is, like, dude, the funniest sh** ever. It doesn't matter what band is on stage. Hipsters scream it because it's ironic. Metalheads shout it cuz it's obnoxious. And Skynrd fans yell it because, well ... they actually want to hear it. Not even the freakin' Blue Man Group is safe anymore. Musical fads and fashions will change with the times, but 'Freebird' will, unfortunately, live forever.