Midtown was a pop-punk band that peaked with their first album Save the World, Lose the Girl. It wasn't amazing, but it was a surprisingly emotional and sincerely angry album. The three singers went back and forth to create an interesting dynamic, and the album revealed them to really be just a few guys who wanted to fucking rock out.
Their greatest song is the album opener "Just Rock 'N' Roll" (yeah), and it was their first single. The opening line is all three vocalists shouting "God, I wish I could hate you for the rest of my life!" The song is catchy as hell, and legitimately biting in its tone.
That guy in the middle playing bass, that guy is Gabe Saporta. He broke up Midtown, which by itself isn't very sad or anything. It's what he does now that kills me inside.
Now he does this:
He's the singer of Cobra Starship. Creators of such classics as "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)", "Good Girls Go Bad", and "Hot Mess".
They're so terrible. I love it when he "raps".
People eat this shit up, too. They're all over MTV, the radio, clubs. It's insane. Enjoy their hit single.
Sorry, rant over.
Will you hate me if I say I actually prefer Cobra Starship over Midtown?
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