Recently I have begun to feel “Too Old” for some of the things I have generally enjoyed in my life. More specifically, my appreciation for Mindless Self Indulgence has begun to wane. I will preface this whole thing by clarifying that Frankenstein Girls is a fricking awesome album and a top pick to jump-start your ride to work. You’ll Rebel To Anything was pretty good too, not mind blowing, but good. When I heard their latest album If, I felt like they had either given up or have made a conscious effort to sell out. I suppose fame can do that to you.
Most recently, what really drove this home was catching this Youtube clip of Jimmy Urine having a tizzy-fit because he saw mid 90′s teen heart throb and current 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jarred Leto at one of their concerts trying to be incognito and taking notes. Seriously Jimmy, who gives a crap. Your bands aren’t remotely similar, so I doubt that he was there trying to steal your Jimmy-ness. A shrug and a laugh would’ve come off a lot cooler than threatening to kick Leto’s ass. It’s like Jimmy has finally become one with his fan base—the insecure tweens that don’t know how to handle life other than to lash out.
So, enjoy the show…
To further illustrate my point, here is a fan-video for some Straight to Video contest that MSI held a while ago.
After watching this and sharing it with some of my equally mature friends, we concluded that:
- Suburban kids are lame little posers
- Back in our day, kids who did this would’ve gotten their asses kicked
- We are too old for this shit