Now, I know that it's a rare day when dance music gets it's due on mainstream radio. So I'm happy to hear any dance act get airplay.
But sometimes we're all so excited to hear new music, we put up with really, really lame music. Like Cascada.
Anyone agree?
Maybe I'm alone, but I'm really not a fan. A few months back, "Everytime we Touch" became a big thing, and it seemed like dance music might have a home on terrestrial radio again. But nooo. It came and went, and while it was a nice little novelty hit, it didn't do much to advance dance music. And why would it? The beat is SO lazy, and all the other songs off the album sound exactly the same. Even Cascada remixes of other songs... they're all set to the same identical stomping Euro beat. It sounds like something you'd play in a soccer (excuse me, football) stadium to amp up the crowd. I half expect to hear someone yelling "GOAL!" and a bunch of cheers in the background. And I don't mean that as a compliment.
Seriously, does anyone else think that we've really lowered our standards when we let that repetitive sound represent dance music to the masses? There are so many talented dance artists out there... why did this act break the barrier? I'm curious to hear why other people enjoy Cascada so much. There's obviously something I'm missing. I really think all the songs sound the same, which is the argument that anti-dance people always levy against the genre. It kills me to have to agree with them in a case like this!
I know I'll start some hate mail with this post, but I had to get it off my chest. Come on, the same nutso, bat-out-of-hell beat to every single song? We can do better than that, guys. The dance world deserves better than that.
Am I right? Whaddaya think?
Preparing for the onslaught,
JOHNNY
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