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Back when I worked in Center City Philadelphia, I frequented a pizza joint that inexplicably switched their lunchtime musical accompaniment from top 40 to WJJZ, Philadelphia’s smooth jazz station. It was truly unbearable. And I got the sense that WJJZ understood that most people can’t bear to listen to this stuff; instead of filling the airwaves with unrecognizable compositions from nameless musicians, WJJZ spent most of its time playing smoothed out renditions of popular songs. It was as if to say, “hey! You love the Four Tops, right! This is just like that but smoooooth!” And it was garbage.
It was so bad, in fact, that I stopped patronizing what was once my favorite lunch spot. I wasn’t trying to prove a point to anyone. I just couldn’t stomach it. And it was then that I boldly determined smooth jazz to be THE WORST MUSIC IN THE WORLD.
Of course, when you call something the worst ANYthing in the world, you’re casting a wide net. In this case, my claims assumes that I’ve heard (and have an intimate understanding) of every music ever made and that, based on this knowledge, I have determined smooth jazz to be the worst music of all time. Obviously, I’ve not heard everything ever made and I’m not even intimately familiar with every single type of music I have heard. Mistakes will be made and I’m willing to admit that yes, I have made a mistake. [Read more →]