Adventures in Extremely Bad Commerical Autotuned "Power Pop"

Good lord. Forever the Sickest Kids mug and hop, acting out all the appropriate "rock" gestures to accompany their synthetic shitstorm "Woah Oh."



I can see why this would be successful . . . as a deodorant ad. I can also see why it would work as an act in a package of bands of a similar type, since one would not need to focus too closely on any particular aspect of the music. Sometimes, though, it's hard to see what it is in a band that ever allowed it to get to a level of professional success in the first place. This is no less bogus and packaged than Hannah Montana or MBLAQ, for example, and in many ways it's considerably more cringe-inducing because of the faux-rebelliousness that these guys attempt to display as part of their aesthetic. Was there a point in their career, perhaps several years ago, where there was sincerity in the songcraft, or has it been this way always? Hard to say.