# The day music was saved: Black Eyed Peas to go on hiatus! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896 "2011-07-13T17:12:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/41 "2011-07-15T00:18:40Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > I already listed several bands that are often bagged on that bring some semblance of integrity to their work. You’ve listed some fairly vapid artists, but ABBA? Really? I would think even the most cynical pop critic would have to admit that they were very good. I know it’s not cool to admit to liking ABBA, or the Bee Gees, but they were amazingly talented. I didn’t say one bad world about Abba. They write catchy pop tunes. Just like the BEP. Nothing wrong with that. Certainly not soul destroying. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/42 "2011-07-15T01:30:16Z")
**Chicagojeff’s** mention of Madonna and Tony Thompson (possibly the greatest, most underrated pop/rock drummer of my lifetime) instantly brought to mind his old band (and that of the producer Nile Rodgers), Chic. None of their songs really pack a lyrical punch: everybody dance, clap your hands, dance dance dance… Not exactly Dylan. But the freaking structure of the songs, the grooves… Unbelievable. I think the BEPs are mining the same vein as Messrs. Rodgers, Edwards, and Thompson did so long ago. But they were brilliant musicians and composers. I think will.i.am has one part of he formula figured out (hooks), but is so bereft of musical capital that it doesn’t hold together. I have never been impressed with the composition or musicality of any BEP track I’ve heard. They’re the hip hop/dance/R&B version of Train. I guess Katy Perry, Bieber, etc. don’t annoy me as much because they’re not as ubiquitous as the BEP. Which means they’re geniuses at what they do, but they’re shite geniuses. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/43 "2011-07-15T02:43:35Z")
I like that Boom Boom Pow. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/44 "2011-07-15T03:23:28Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Nitpicking, but the “Asian dude” is Hispanic. Nitpicking, but the ASIAN dude is Asian. [apl.de.ap - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apl.de.ap) ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/45 "2011-07-15T03:27:21Z")
The real tragedy here is that the lot of them dying in _different_ plane crashes is vanishingly small. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/46 "2011-07-15T03:36:57Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Umm, if having meth-face is attractive, then yeah, she’s a hottie. I’m fat and I’m old. The prospect of a mate I might outlive is appealing. And she wasn’t (quite) so meth-faced back then. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896/47 "2011-07-15T16:48:27Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > As we’re on the subject can someone explain what do Taboo and apl.de.ap do exactly in the band (no snark till I get at least one serious answer, please)? They seem to be backup singers, but then I dont understand why the real boss fo the show, will.i.am, made so much room for them. They both have their fair share of writing – and pardon me while I stifle a laugh when I bring up the concept of writing in relation to this band – credits, so it’s not like they’re just sitting around playing video games all day while the other two members do all of the work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-music-was-saved-black-eyed-peas-to-go-on-hiatus/588896.md?page=2)