Comments on: Road Rage and Other Angry Outbursts http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49 Susie Watson, trend analyst and pop culture pundit teams up with cartoonist Barbara Luhring. Together they tear through the real and manufactured trends in pop culture today. Listen in! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Susie Watson http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-290 Susie Watson Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:41:10 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-290 Many probably were angry, Bernadette, but in the case of Joni Mitchell (my favorite in high school - I knew all the lyrics) I never felt anger so much as insightful social commentary on our culture. Now it seems there is such lashing out, not necessarily in well-written terms. More anger than lyrical prose writing. Joni Mitchell's lyrics still hold up because they were common truths that surpassed the details of the current war or current culture crimes. I guess I always thought Dylan was more angry, maybe cause he was male, I don't know. But for pure power of the pen, they were all more earnest and sincere than most of today's faux protest singers and rebels. Many probably were angry, Bernadette, but in the case of Joni Mitchell (my favorite in high school - I knew all the lyrics) I never felt anger so much as insightful social commentary on our culture. Now it seems there is such lashing out, not necessarily in well-written terms. More anger than lyrical prose writing. Joni Mitchell’s lyrics still hold up because they were common truths that surpassed the details of the current war or current culture crimes. I guess I always thought Dylan was more angry, maybe cause he was male, I don’t know. But for pure power of the pen, they were all more earnest and sincere than most of today’s faux protest singers and rebels.

]]> By: Bernadette in Australia http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-283 Bernadette in Australia Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:09:32 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-283 Another reason to love being an Aussie. We're too laid back to have road rage or get angry. I have driven in Australia, the US, Europe and several countries in the Middle East. The US is my LEAST favourite place to drive due to the nutso, rage-filled drivers. Even Israel, with the teeny tiny streets and seeming complete lack of road rules is a less stressful place to drive than the US. As far as angry singers go...I always thought the folk singers of the 70's were angry. They might not have been shouting but there was real anger in some of the lyrics of Joni Mitchell, Dylan etc. Another reason to love being an Aussie. We’re too laid back to have road rage or get angry. I have driven in Australia, the US, Europe and several countries in the Middle East. The US is my LEAST favourite place to drive due to the nutso, rage-filled drivers. Even Israel, with the teeny tiny streets and seeming complete lack of road rules is a less stressful place to drive than the US.

As far as angry singers go…I always thought the folk singers of the 70’s were angry. They might not have been shouting but there was real anger in some of the lyrics of Joni Mitchell, Dylan etc.

]]> By: Susie Watson http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-261 Susie Watson Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:08:29 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-261 Great job on your site, Mamaloo, love the post on Angry Singers. Everyone should check out Momcast at the link above! Cool knitting stuff, too! Great job on your site, Mamaloo, love the post on Angry Singers. Everyone should check out Momcast at the link above! Cool knitting stuff, too!

]]> By: mamaloo, the doula http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-260 mamaloo, the doula Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:11:40 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-260 OK, it's me again. I just wanted to let you know that this podcast inspired my most recent post on female anger in rock music. I give what I think is a good list of angry women musicians and discuss a little about them. http://momcast.blogspot.com/2007/01/female-anger.html Thanks for the inspiration! OK, it’s me again. I just wanted to let you know that this podcast inspired my most recent post on female anger in rock music. I give what I think is a good list of angry women musicians and discuss a little about them.

http://momcast.blogspot.com/2007/01/female-anger.html

Thanks for the inspiration!

]]> By: mamaloo, the doula http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-256 mamaloo, the doula Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:29:17 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-256 Best angry woman singer: Liz Phair and her album "Exile In Guyville". I remember when Alanis Morrisette first released that first popular album and she was being touted as some sort of flag bearer for women in rock expressing anger. My film professor poopooed that and said, Alanis is BS. If you want to hear real anger from a women listen to Exile In Guyville. Not only is it authentically angry, but the anger is so very real that some of the songs always made me feel a little uncomfortable (too close to home!) I highly recommend it :) Best angry woman singer: Liz Phair and her album “Exile In Guyville”.

I remember when Alanis Morrisette first released that first popular album and she was being touted as some sort of flag bearer for women in rock expressing anger. My film professor poopooed that and said, Alanis is BS. If you want to hear real anger from a women listen to Exile In Guyville.

Not only is it authentically angry, but the anger is so very real that some of the songs always made me feel a little uncomfortable (too close to home!)

I highly recommend it :)

]]> By: Susie Watson http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-255 Susie Watson Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:22:53 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-255 I totally agree, Mamaloo, and also think that we have a pre-disposition to dislike people driving those vehicles, so we really notice when they are rude drivers, too, and say, see? what a jerk. I totally agree, Mamaloo, and also think that we have a pre-disposition to dislike people driving those vehicles, so we really notice when they are rude drivers, too, and say, see? what a jerk.

]]> By: mamaloo, the doula http://popgoestheculture.com/archives/49#comment-254 mamaloo, the doula Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:17:49 +0000 http://popgoestheculture.com/?p=49#comment-254 Does the American problem with road rage have something to do with the modern problem with sense of entitlement? Like the folks with the big, hulking, environmentally irresponsible vehicles are the angriest and most willing to believe they are entitled to break road laws and be rude to people. Does the American problem with road rage have something to do with the modern problem with sense of entitlement? Like the folks with the big, hulking, environmentally irresponsible vehicles are the angriest and most willing to believe they are entitled to break road laws and be rude to people.

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