in praise of stupidity

Durst vs Braithaite? To me Stuart Braithwaite is where the extremes of smart and stupid meet. I.e. the tiresome "Blur are shite" period. What got my goat wasn't that he was attacking Blur or the fact that they were such an easy and over-used target (I seem to recall about ten other bands voicing that same sentiment), but the fact that as I remember he claimed that due to having a music degree (or something), he could objectively prove that point in a court of law. Reminds me of those smug little wankers at middle school challenging people to spell "antidisestablishmentarianism" and tittering when their target failed miserably.

Last night I listened to as much of "Skyscraper" as I could handle. It is just god-awful; even "Livin in Paradise" sounds phoned-in. Vai does nothing for it. The title track is particularly humiliating for Diamond Dave. But then he turned around and did "California Girls" and "Coconut Grove" so what do I know? What's the question again?

I would severely doubt a "band's (collective) IQ" would have anything to do with the quality of the music. I wouldn't believe for a second that Fred Durst has a low IQ. Nor would I necessarily take it as a given that Mr. Braithwaite has a high one. I couldn't give a fuck if he was a dribbling dipshit if the tunes were good.