{"id":2451664,"date":"2019-11-28T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=316781"},"modified":"2019-11-28T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T16:30:00","slug":"writing-switch-playlistboy-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/writing-switch-playlistboy-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Switch: Playlistboy Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Winter. Lake Placid, New York, USA<\/strong>
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All art is subjective, but nothing generates opinions like letting your friend control your stereo. We all know that person you trust to gauge the room and play appropriate\/good music. But then there\u2019s that guy who only plays jam bands during Wednesday night volleyball and literally has people willing to fight him if he puts on another 20-minute rendition of \u201cBouncing Around the Room.\u201d<\/p>\n

So this week we\u2019re testing each other\u2019s ability to pick bangerz for snowboard playlists. One of us treated this exercise like Tom Haverford, the other doesn\u2019t know who that is. So prepare to throw away your Lumineers-infected hard drive as we take a deep dive into on-mountain music. Let he who is without taste cast the first song.<\/p>\n

\u201cBury Us Alive\u201d \u2014 STRFKR <\/span><\/p>\n

Sean:<\/strong> If you asked 12-year-old Ben Welch, \u201cWhat do you think sex is like?\u201d this would be his answer. There\u2019s some euphoria, a bubbly tempo, some guy sing-groaning and it eventually ends.<\/p>\n

It has an apt chorus for powder fiends, with the almost whisper of \u201cbury us alive.\u201d I have many concerns, though, the biggest of which is why does this guy in a latex suit (Ben sent me the music video) want to die by one of the most horrifying methods possible? Because I don\u2019t think he\u2019s talking about being buried by snow.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just assuming that this song is great after four or five Mio water and vodkas. I\u2019d need something a little heavier to add it to my rotation \u2014 and by heavier, I\u2019m talking about substances, not sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cMove Fast (ft. Mystikal & Mannie Fresh)\u201d \u2014 Galactic<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben:<\/strong> Oh good, DMX changed his name and is still putting out music. I normally judge people for still listening to the same artists they did in high school, but it\u2019s totally forgivable when it\u2019s their NEW stuff. Did you know The Rolling Stones have had like 40-some albums? And yet the only thing we know them for is \u201cGimme Shelter.\u201d If I have to hear that damn thing one more time it truly will be just a shot away.<\/p>\n

I have a lot of respect for grown-ups who used to be kids and decided they would put enough effort into the trumpet to one day become a professional. And then be like, \u201cYes I\u2019m going to join a rap group where they scream \u2018GO!\u2019 at each other while I play the same two broken chords for three minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think there are any no-no words in this song. I\u2019m anticipating more hip-hop-type jams so let\u2019s see if Sean keeps this wholesome facade up for the rest of the playlist.<\/p>\n

\u201cMelted Rainbow\u201d \u2014 mr. Gnome<\/span><\/p>\n

Sean:<\/strong> Where do I begin? It\u2019s like a high-pitched child trying to do an Arcade Fire impersonation over an organ and drums. I\u2019m not entirely sure, though. I\u2019ve only ever heard one Arcade Fire song. There might be a synthesizer in there. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s more difficult, trying to identify the instruments or the lyrics the Children of the North are signing.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d expect something a little more lively from a guy influenced by rainbows and gnomes. If this came on while I was snowboarding, I\u2019d probably take a voluntary beer break. I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s bad. No, wait, that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m saying.<\/p>\n

With Ben, it\u2019s important to know that if people like something \u2014 \u201cThe Office,\u201d Ron Swanson, military veterans \u2014 he probably doesn\u2019t like it, which may be why he\u2019s left listening to mr. Gnome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Wanna Be Your Dog\u201d \u2014 The Stooges<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben:<\/strong> A blind spot in my musical repertoire is indie hits of the \u201960s. As a repressed child I was only allowed to listen to Beach Boys\/Elvis radio and Beethoven. Maybe my parents didn\u2019t want me conjuring the image of groveling at women\u2019s feet like an animal, but still that\u2019s less rapey than pretty much every \u201cteenage queen\u201d malt shop jukebox record on Oldies 100 WXFM.<\/p>\n

Sleigh bells are a real nice touch. Gives a Christmasy feel when you\u2019re cruising down the mountain, and I don\u2019t really like Christmas. I bet nobody can name a Bing Crosby song other than \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d or \u201cMy Way,\u201d and that\u2019s for good reason: they all suck.<\/p>\n

This is the second track 3:09 in length with zero no-no words in a row that Sean has recommended. What 4D chess are you playing?<\/p>\n

\u201cRasputin\u201d \u2014 Boney M<\/span><\/p>\n

Sean:<\/strong> We\u2019ve now entered \u201cBen is just pulling random shit off YouTube and making me watch it\u201d territory. I don\u2019t think this song is on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, etc. My guess is he happened upon it while looking up Russian porn.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s some guy with a long beard dancing while his backup singers belt out \u201cRa, ra, Rasputin.\u201d I don\u2019t even know what they\u2019re playing. I think it\u2019s one of those weird Indian guitar-type things that The Beatles experimented with.<\/p>\n

All I know is if I can\u2019t describe it, why would I want to listen to it while snowboarding? If this came on while I was snowboarding, I\u2019d check my phone for Russian malware.<\/p>\n

\u201cTha Bahamas\u201d \u2014 Maffa Rico<\/p>\n

What kind of traitor wants to think about the Caribbean when they\u2019re surfing untouched inches in (REDACTED) and then dropping into the side of (REDACTED)? I\u2019m not much for the heat; I hate sweating and sand in my socks and rum hangovers.<\/p>\n

Talk about sending some random shit. I didn\u2019t expect to hear the third-place \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d season 11 finisher perform a sober version of \u201cEscape (the Pina Colada Song).\u201d At least there was some semblance of a plot in that one. Guy met his own wife in the classifieds \u2026 a real tear-jerker once you get past the shock of them both trying to cheat. What beautiful irony.<\/p>\n

TBH I\u2019m into songs with some crescendo, so I may actually hang onto this one. Hey thanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cTerryfold ft. Justin Roiland\u201d \u2014 Chaos Chaos<\/span><\/p>\n

Sean:<\/strong> I knew I would get at least one song in the vein of Weird Al Yanovich. It\u2019s an R&B melody about terryfolds, which I would Google but I\u2019m at work and that search is probably NSFW. I do appreciate the \u201cRick and Morty\u201d connection, and the music is pretty pleasant.<\/p>\n

If I wasn\u2019t a fan of \u201cRick and Morty,\u201d I\u2019d almost enjoy it. But I have the sneaking suspicion that the song is about genitalia skin, which, gross.<\/p>\n

The thing is, Ben actually listens to normal music. I know because he\u2019s my guide to hipster genres. However, when given the opportunity to bring something to the spotlight, he comes onstage with a whoopee cushion, a rubber chicken and a fake arrow through his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Like It (Dirty)\u201d \u2014 Grand Puba<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben:<\/strong> Everyone\u2019s favorite warthog from \u201cLion King\u201d is back, but grander!<\/p>\n

I was a little underwhelmed by the dirtiness of this song. \u201cAthletic, with good credit\u201d? OK, boomer. \u201cStinkbox\u201d is the most offensive word here, and everyone has a butt so who cares?<\/p>\n

I guess I can understand the appeal of smooth \u201990s rap if, uh well that\u2019s what you listened to in high school and are still clinging to it 20-some years later or whatever.<\/p>\n

\u201cPuba\u2019s everything, and everything is Pu,\u201d he warbles in a Stylistics parody. The latter part of that verse is my life chakra, so at least GP and I are in accordance here. I guess now that Thanksgiving has arrived, cuffing season has ended and Christmastime is officially underway, it\u2019s not too early to say bah humbug.<\/p>\n

Total no-no word count: 0. All of this content is safe for family red gondola consumption.<\/p>\n

Happy one-year anniversary to Writing Switch. Sean and Ben have never hugged but this may be the occasion. sbeckwith@aspentimes.com<\/a> bwelch@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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