It's as good a time as any to write an ass-backwards entry. Normally, I'd wait for a topic suggestion from my dearest amigo Tom, but there's this one specific topic that popped into my head last night that I felt had to be addressed in some way.
While throughout the course of this entry, you may feel as if I'm pissing vinegar. In that case, you can go and fornicate yourself. You read the entry so it's your own time you're wasting away. HAHA, jokes on you :p
Music, eh. Has it ever occurred to you how much less important entrance music has become? Sure, it's still being used to introduce every wrestler and diva, but let's be fair, it lack the flair that it used to.
What's the current crop of superstars and divas using? Generic radio-rock or some R&B poppish song that nobody really remembers.
Harking back to even just a decade ago, music played such an important role. Almost each theme was instantly recognisable and able to be linked to a certain wrestler. Compare that to now, where Wade Barrett's theme is playing and it very well might be Justin Gabriel (is that guy still employed actually?). Point is, it's no longer a point of recognition. That might even explain the lack of a pop when someone comes out.
The problem is that they let go of Jim Johnston. A move I simply don't understand. He has created inarguably the best music that ever appeared on WWF/-E programming. Every WWF theme you've ever loved came from his fingers.
In between letting go of Jim Johnston and hiring a company to produce the music, there was a massive surge of radio rock themes. All kinds of Nickelback clones jumping at the opportunity to produce a theme song for the flavor of the day, often with disastrous results. Randy Orton's theme anyone? Lord, how I hate that theme. "BLAAARGARGHI hear voices in my head ..." - Yeah, so do I, and I don't like what I'm hearing.
That brings me to the next point. Lyrics are generally not done, unless they are minimal (Vader, Val Venis, Ted DiBiase, Kurt Angle's "You Suck"-theme...). It works in some cases (Christian), but very rarely.
All I'm saying is that the in-house produced themes are generally more memorable. Frequently because of a point of recognition in the very beginning. Stone Cold's shattering of glass, Mankind/Mick Foley's car crash, Dudley Boyz' rocket ... Eliminate that and it becomes a lot less memorable. Cult of Personality is memorable, as is the Shield's theme. They have that point of recognition.
It's something that TNA did right. Just let their in-house composer Dale Oliver rip off tunes, altering them enough to not get sued by said artists and Bob's your uncle. I don't know what it's like now, but I imagine not much has changed, considering TNA's not all too blossoming financial stability, they won't likely buy the rights to any existing song.
Still though, WCW music pwns all.
I also realise I'm probably the first person on this planet who has used "pwns" in 2014. Hah.
Random musing: Punk left and retired. Ah well. It was probably best for him anyway. With D-Bry firmly planting himself in the main event for now, Cena still not going anywhere and Cesaro/Roman Reigns being groomed to move upwards ... he probably would've wasted his time anyway. More power to him, enjoy your freedom Phil.
I haven't watched Legends House yet, and I'm not sure if I should altogether. Although, that pretty much means I have no viable excuse to watch Total Divas ... which I do watch, still frantically trying to find out why.
Ok, so this has turned out to be a not so very interesting entry. If you held it out this far, you deserve a reward. So, I'll leave you with this picture of a person that Maxim magazine readers think is the hottest woman on the planet: Candice Swanepoel. And they have good taste. Enjoy!
~D.
