latently effeminate hair metal + overtly effeminate synth-pop
i love queen. most of their 70s hits - eg bohemian rhapsody, another one bites the dust, killer queen (i don't really care for we will rock you, but you may include it here if you like) - are utterly bizarre and fantastic anthems. but i think queen really came into their own in the 80s. my favorite queen song is radio ga ga hands down. the primitive, glitchy synths and over-produced drums meld perfectly with the bombastic guitar and vocals to create the ultimate hybrid of synth-pop and hair metal. how this song manages to be so schmaltzy and nostalgic with gibberish lyrics like "all we hear is radio ga ga, radio goo goo" is a mystery to me.
and don't get me started on the flash gordon ost (most underrated sound track ever? i'll get a track up soon).
and don't get me started on the flash gordon ost (most underrated sound track ever? i'll get a track up soon).
COMMENTS:
said: what did i tell you? no guitars on the blog!
said: does that include acoustic guitar? cause if so, maybe you should unpost some of those arthur russell tracks you're so enamored with...
anyway, it seems that any would be ill effects of guitar are totally neutralized when paired with such awesome synths.
said: i was just being a dick guitars have their place, obv. seriously though, i've got my eye on your latently rockist ass.
said: there is nothing latent about hair metal's femininity.
said: i think the femininity of hair metal is rather obscured by all of the crotch-thrusting, which, no matter how glam-rock it may be, is still an entirely masculine phenomenon.
said: you're right. feminie != effeminate.
said: and feminie is not an element of {real English words}
said: sigh...
said: no guitars... no strobes... no leather... no fun.
said: can't speak – teeth too gritty,
can't even move – drawers too shittay.
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