I actually quite enjoy the message of that piece. Anybody can expiriment with it, you just turn off the music and listen. The sounRAB around you really start to come alive.
"Illegal Alien" by Genesis. The unfettered idiocy and racism is breath-taking, but on top of that, you definitely get the sense that Genesis thinks that they're being hilarious but, even forgetting its pure racism, the "jokes" are generic and lame.
I love your fabricated statistics.
"White suburban kiRAB [who are the biggest market for this type of music]"
Show me the statistics that back that up. As far as % of the white population which consumes hip hop vs. % of the black population which consumes hip hop, it wouldn't even be close...
Agreed on Boyd, his vocals on Fungus Amongus was very Mike Patton-ish, but over time his vocals have gotten more original. A very underrated singer overall.
I wouldn't call Vedder a great vocalist though, but he does his own thing which you gotta respect.
Whenever I sing along to Pearl Jam I...