The Real Music Observer Is Worth Checking Out

We at Generation What enjoy independent content created by regular people like you and us.  I have written about fun fantasy shows like Journey Quest and Standard Action.  Now, I want to talk about a guy who loves good melodic rock and roll music.  His name is Dave and he goes by the "moniker" The Real Music Observer. 

One of the reasons we created GenWhat is to encourage people to do their own research, think for themselves and come to their own conclusions.  It can be politics, but in Dave's case it's music.  You see, even music has a system in place to tell you what to like and not to like.  They make it easy and sometimes more of a chore to find new music that might interest you.  There's a good Progressive Rock band that is fronted by a Christian.  It's The Neal Morse Band, and Neal generally has uplifting messages.  Plus, the music is amazing.  You don't hear a lot about Neal.  The industry is pretty well controlled and will promote only certain artists.

Dave was a radio DJ, so he saw how the industry changed.  I believe it was around the time Nirvana came along when all of the melodic rock acts were dropped from the air waves.  I agree with Dave that something went very wrong with the industry.  I have my own theories as to why, but this is about Dave.  He picked up a camera phone and began blogging for 5-10 minutes an episode.  He even came up with his own catch phrase and gimmick to set himself apart from the others.

Don't let gimmick fool you.  He brings something to the table.  Dave talks about classic rock acts that are still with us.  Bands like Styx and solo Dennis DeYoung, Fleetwood Mac, Journey and solo Steve Perry, Foreigner and so on.  He looks at what is happening with them these days or looks back at a moment in time with these bands to engage in a bit of "what if."  Maybe it's a certain song.  He gives you his take on things.  To me, it's all in good fun.

Others take it personally if he says anything less than glowing about their favorite band.  I don't agree 100% with all he says.  I'm in disagreement with what became one of his more controversial stances against the founders of The Little River Band.  However, that's the nature of opinions.  We disagree sometimes.  You know what?  That's okay.  At least it used to be okay before people started getting offended at the drop of a hat.

If a band has things going on, he might do regular videos on them.  It depends on what catches his interest.  To me, it seems like sometimes the needle gets stuck in the groove a bit, but I totally get it.  Controversy catches the interest of people, and Dave has built up his own little home in cyberspace.  It may pale in comparison to others, but when he puts out a video, it can reach into the thousands of viewers in a very short time.  Doesn't sound like much, does it?  I know some content creators get hundreds of thousands of viewers or more per video, but it's not easy to get where Dave is.  It takes lots of work and a love of what you do.

He loves good music with a good melody and all of the fun that we used to have in music with the 1970s and 1980s.  However, he doesn't just talk about the old bands.  He talks about newer bands that play in a style of the old bands.  They are keeping the music alive.  He knows what the new acts lack, and that's any recognition at all from the American music industry.  I think David is doing a good thing, and if this sounds appealing to you, check him out.

The Real Music Observer YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxsDOUItxw32MVPFWnUWmQ

Patreon is where he asks for $1 a month to help keep him going - https://www.patreon.com/muzikobserver

The NFL Is Rigged Folks, Get Over It

The Los Angeles Rams won the NFC Championship over the New Orleans Saints, and people on the internet and in New Orleans are crying over an official's call.  Back in the days when I wasn't paying attention, I wouldn't care.  I was a Rams fan.  My day was better or worse depending on how my team did.  It's amusing to look back at that now, because it really had no effect on my life at all.  I noticed a Rams fan in tears after the win.  That says it all.

I credit the New England Patriots "success" with waking me up to reality.  There is a long list of evidence with them that people outside of New England will admit raises red flags.  This is Sports Entertainment, the same as WWE.  There was a game in the 1990's where the Steelers Quarterback threw two interceptions right to the same Cowboys defender.  That's when I began to wonder.  In those days, the league was being adjusted and the idea of a "Dynasty" team, such as the 1960s Packers, 1970s Steelers or 1980s 49ers was becoming harder to achieve.  The idea was to manipulate things to keep games closer and make all teams more competitive.

In the 2000s, it became obvious to anybody paying attention that the game was rigged.  The easiest way to do it is with officials.  They simply make a "bad call" here or there, and that call can change the direction of the game.  Some people are going so far as to say that certain players are in on it.  Are they?  I need more evidence, but I don't completely dismiss the idea.  Certainly those two bad passes by the Steelers QB in the Super Bowl against the Cowboys made me wonder if he was on the take.

When you think about it, if you have the QB in your back pocket, he can simply throw a "bad pass" here or there and take a sack when he could have gotten rid of the ball.  It's subtle to those not connecting the dots, but that can change the direction of the game.  The whole team does not have to be in on  it.  The QB dictates the tempo of the game.  A star player can suddenly drop a key pass or miss the hole through the line and get tackled early.  It's not that hard to change the outcome of a game.

Football these days has to be close for the sake of ratings and money.  The game has storylines, because it's more about entertainment than ever.  They push the narrative they choose.  They have sports channels out there selling the drama, and eager fans buying it all.  It's entertainment first, competitive sports second.  If you push the NFL hard enough, they even admit it.  So, why get worked up over any game when there are more important things happening in the world that do effect you?  Maybe this game was rigged, and maybe the next one will be?  However, it's up to you to make any of this nonsense matter.