Die Smooth Jazz Die!

Car-pooling into work this morning, driver had the smooth jazz channel on. I hate smooth jazz! This is not music! It is musak - you know that canned crap they play in elevators or dentists office. It's vile - no beat, no harmony, nothing to sink your teeth into. This is not the classical jazz channel, which plays the good stuff, like "Take Five" or anything by Ella Fitzgerald. No smooth jazz plays Sade and Kenny G, or worse, electronic keyboard verisions of pop songs - shudder.

I don't know how people can listen to this stuff? Why, why, why?? Most of the music on this channel sounds like it is from the 1970's, from some dark lounge with shaggy green carpet and wood panels. It always evokes images of open shirted men who wink and say, "hey baby." Creepy kind of guys who reek of smoke and probably wouldn't pay child support if the need arose.

There is no way to dance to this stuff. I am not against any other music, I like anything that makes you want to move. My CD collection is an ecclectic mix of pop, country, alternative rock, Indian, urban rap, even Latin music. All these things have some life into them, unlike smooth jazz which lies there like a dead worm on the sidewalk. I just don't get it - why listen to something you can't even tap your foot to?

Sidenote - thanks to Ms. Molly Malone who hosted a lovely birthday party for Virginia Gal this past Friday. Much kudos from all of Virginia Gal's friends. A good time was had by all!