Jason Thompson: November, 2000

Hello to all. First off, I'd like to thank Fufkin.com for giving me this opportunity to join and share my music addiction with you all. I had just split from a big corporate site the other day as a music critic/reviewer and happened across Fufkin. What can I say? It seemed like the best place for me to be. After a brief exchange of e-mails and discussing the woes of writing for a community that doesn't give a damn for good music, only what's being spoon fed on MTV and Top 40 radio, and learning about what Fufkin.com is based on, I jumped at the chance to contribute my own reviews to the site.

I look forward to sharing my opinions and knowledge with everyone involved here. It will certainly be nice to be a part of a music-based site that actually cares about what it contains. To be able to champion such acts as The Beatles, Big Star, Velvet Underground, Raspberries, Cheap Trick, and all those others I love so much and not feel like I have to put up an automatic defense against a group of fourteen year olds telling me I suck because I can't stand Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Eminem, that what I listen to isn't "real rock and roll" will be extremely nice. Not that I can't put up a fight; I can. But having been bombarded with review after review of groups like those at my former location that were worded with such drivel as "Korn rawks! Tracks 1-4 are especially great!" it'll be nice to be in a community of people who can understand music minus the music videos that get played 24/7 to a group who feels that "Break Stuff" is a really rebellious tune.

So it goes. I am very opinionated about the stuff I do and do not like. A fellow reviewer at my former location told me she never really cared for The Beatles and found their solo works much more enjoyable than anything the band put together as a collective. Then she added, "People get so irate with me about that, I don't understand why." Feh. I don't understand why anyone would pick McCartney's Wild Life over any Beatles album, but hey, that's just me. As I said, I look forward to being here and adding to the site in any ways I can. Thanks again to Fufkin.com for welcoming me into what looks like a real music fans' site. I'm ready if you are.

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