fandomhigh | Detention - Saturday 3/4

Lorelai is a lot of things, but a technological whiz is not one of them, so when students enter the Danger Shop on Saturday, it looks like... the Danger Shop. There were entirely too many buttons for her to figure out how to change it.

The list of names is on the board:

Piper Halliwell
Lilly Kane
Draco Malfoy
Paige Matthews
Peter Parker

"Okay, gang, I don't know what you did to earn detention today, but I'm supposed to keep you busy all day. I planned, what I hope, are some fun activities that will also make you think about whatever it is that landed you here. You may talk quietly with each other while you complete these activites, as long as you are, indeed, working. If you're all behaved and you get everything done, you'll be dismissed at 5 pm ~~EST~~ FHT. If you're not behaved, well, from what I understand, I can keep you here all night."

[ocd up! I'll be on and off throughout the day. I moved last week and still have ~~all~~ some unpacking to do. I also have plans to go out to dinner with my roommate and a couple friends. I also have in game stuff to do with my other characters, so forgive any slow replies. Ping me on AIM (veronicamarsFH) if you need me!]

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"Our next activity also involves appreciation, but it's music appreciation. The stuff you guys listen today is atrocious, so I'm going to educate you on one of the finer decades of music. The 80s."

Lorelai pulls out a collection of CDs and plays a variety of music from the 80s, including The Bangles, Culture Club, Heart, and The Violent Femmes.

"I'd like you to write a 100 word essay comparing and contrasting music of the 80s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_music_groups) and music of today. And if you're one of those weird space kids, or a time traveler, or something, then compare what you just heard with the music from wherever or whenever you're from. And if you're from the 80s, you don't have to do the essay, just come talk to me."

Draco begins to write an essay comparing Heart to the Weird Sisters from home:

I noticed that the muggle (human) band Heart sounds a lot like a band we have in our world called the Weird Sisters. Both bands have women as lead singers. And they both have a gritty sound to them...

Peter wasn't actually very big on music ~~what with being from an action-oriented series in a silent medium~~, although he had recently started listening to some punk for no specific reason, really. Therefore, he didn't really have anything to say in this essay. Fortunately, he also tended not to have much to say in his newspaper articles and journalism essays, but had an ability to stretch any thought out up to three times longer than was fully necessary ~~thank Bendis~~.

In general, music from the 80s is much more earnest than the music of today, even if that earnestness is covered up by synthesizers. Back then, music had a meaning that was often thinly veiled. The Police were all about stalking. The Vapors really liked their alone time. Billy Joel liked playing the piano, man. Okay, two out of three isn't bad.

Today's music - with a few notable exceptions, such as Rob Thomas's crappy but endearingly earnest "Ever the Same" - often just is what it is. The surface level is all there is to the song. Just look at Britney Spears. Her songs generally have no point. That's not atypical at this point.

Peter counted his words. 115. On something he didn't have an opinion of. He was pleased with this result.

The music of the 80s was pretty good, in some cases. But although the superiority of The Bangles, The Go-Gos, and even Debbie, now known as Deborah Gibson, is undeniable, the music of the 90s and 00s also have a lot to offer. I mean, how cute is Gwen Stefani and her record totally kicks ~~ass~~ butt. And her hair is way better than say, Susanna Hoffs. I mean, she's still totally cute and was a victim of circumstance, but still, spandex mini dresses could not have ever really seemed like a good idea, right?

Also, I have no idea who Heart is. Sorry.

The music of the 80s had a lot to offer. There were power ballads, hair bands, lots of one-hit wonders. Some of the best bands were introduced in the 80s. One of those bands is U2. Their music really had a message that seemed to resonate with their fans. Maybe that's why they are still around today.

While U2 still makes incredible music today, their earlier stuff was far more superior. Songs like "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday" are classics. "Beautiful Day" and "Vertigo" are good songs, but they just cannot compare to the earlier stuff. Still, those are better than anything those awful pop princesses have to offer. Ugh!

A lot of music now actually seems to be influenced by that from the 80s, for example a lot of so called electroclash like Goldfrapp actually use a lot of the same instruments as and are influenced by class 80s bands like Depeche Mode (although they aren’t really an 80s band, they’re still recording together) and Pet Shop Boys. Also indie bands such as Kaiser Chiefs, who are supposedly the hot new thing n have actually taken a lot of their sound and style from bands like the Style Council and the Police. So I would say music today isn’t that bad because a lot of it is influenced by the music of the 80s so there are many similarities. Just don’t get me started on all that bubble gum pop like Britany, cos I have nothing to say about her, at all!

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