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I really like live a cappella but can’t stand it when it’s recorded and mixed in a studio—it sucks all the fun out of it. I have a theory that the thing that makes a cappella appealing is that it’s cool to see how we can make combinations of human voices sound kinda like musical instruments, but when you actually

I was just reminded of my college graduation. I was standing in line waiting to start the procession, about a hundred feet back a gaggle of theatre/choir kids lept up on this bench and started singing some song from Frozen and gyrating around. Everyone just stared at them blankly. These people just don’t get that what

Just like glee there is something disturbingly disingenuous about them. I feel like I am under attack, that there is something wrong with me because I am not prancing around high on xanax.

To me, it isn’t that they aren’t good. They’re fine. It’s just that there’s no point to what they are doing. College acapella is something I love in general, there’s tons of energy and fun and truly impressive when they do it well when performing live. But this, it’s just not necessary. It’s muzak. They aren’t

....I hate them and I can’t explain why. I mean, I agree with you, they can sing. Very well. Yes, they are talented. But they’re also annoying af. It’s like Glee IRL. They’ve carved out a nice little niche for themselves but I still don’t like them.

I’ve always considered Leonard Cohen’s own version of Hallelujah to be one of the worst.

UGH that Hallelujah cover.

That’s not what I meant

Not sure if you can hear me from up here on my high horse but um...why does your 8 year old have a laptop?