Big Sexy – “The Disposable Man”
Big Sexy – “The Disposable Man” – Single Review
There are some genuinely fantastic things about this band if you ask me. None of which is the name of Big Sexy…that seems like…oddly generic and kind of a bizarre choice for a duo of talents with this much goin’ on in their favor, but hey, who am I to judge? Aside from that, it’s all green lights as far as I’m concerned – Gary Maccagnone (Singer/Songwriter) and Alex Goroshko (Composer/Producer) make a really damn good team and execute their music like the pair of professionals they are. “The Disposable Man” might very well be one of the most…hmm…intriguing and insightful tracks you’re gonna hear…I think?
Lemme explain. When it comes right down to it, those of you out there that have mastered the art of songwriting know full well that you can use it to your advantage. You can say what you wanna say, even without outright saying what it is you’re actually saying – you know what I mean? You can write from an ambiguous angle that allows listeners to interpret what they hear…tracks like “The Disposable Man” are a perfect example of songs that we can listen to and form different opinions on what it’s really about. What I might think “The Disposable Man” is about could be totally different than what YOU think it’s about…and sure, a lot of that boils down to what we personally believe sprinkled with a bit of projection like it always does – but I love tracks like this that create debate and get us talking about what it could or couldn’t be about. Songs like “The Disposable Man” are the kind of songs that pull off the remarkable achievement of being fairly polarizing while still sounding so damn good no one would wanna turn it off.
Do I have a theory? Sure! I feel like a whole lot of the lyricism on “The Disposable Man” would support a theory of this song being about how the traditional ‘man’s man’ we’re all familiar with is becoming obsolete. Whether it’s through outdated ideology or natural evolution, when I hear “The Disposable Man,” I’m hearing a song that details how the “toxic,” “extreme,” “darkened lens” of how men tend to see the world is absent of any quality reasons we would want to see their reign continue, and a song that exposes how dangerously distant, removed from relevancy, and outright narcissistic this point of view usually is. Again – that’s how I’m hearing it. It’s like a realization of the world slipping away from them when they had full control before. Where Gary does such an exceptional job in the way that he writes this, is he keeps the door open just a crack to allow for different interpretations. Maybe it’s not so much of a comment specifically on men as it is the world that has made them the way that they are. Maybe it’s actually written from the perspective of that same ‘man’s man’ that believes teaching the kids “tough love” will “guide them through” and that the best life they could have would be the same one he grew up knowing. I might think my theory is correct, but I could just as easily make arguments to support at least a couple other ideas about what this song might possibly be about, and honestly, I love that! So very little in life is as black & white as we’d like to believe, so it’s nice to find a track that leaves a bit of wiggle room in that regard. I think the moments where Gary is singing about things being “toxic” or what “passive aggressive” means support the storyline that I’m theorizing, with the predictable & tired mentality of men reaching a point of being so outdated that it’s having a hard time keeping up with the way the world moves now. “The walls are starting to close in” on the modern-day dinosaurs that can’t adapt, as rightly so they should…it’s sink or swim y’all…survival of the fittest…be relevant, or be disposable. Whatever the correct theory might be, this is a very thought-provoking song to mull over.
Beyond all that, I feel like both these two are pretty undeniably talented. The most you’ll find me conceding to you is that there’s a bit of an old-school sound to “The Disposable Man” that is fairly tied to the singer/songwriter types out there, but…I dunno…I felt like this song was tremendously effective and seemed to have no problem pushing past feeling a bit more dated than what’s out there right now by comparison. I think Gary’s got an excellent voice and nails his part in “The Disposable Man” from what he’s singing about to how he sings it on a technical level…dude’s got great expression and tone in his voice. As for Alex, clearly the guy has a deep well to draw from and knows how to go about creating music that leaves you wanting for nothing more than exactly what you’ll get – “The Disposable Man” is filled with tension, drama, twists, turns, and solos, yet it also glides along seamlessly in such a way that your ears will instantly know it’s being made by a true veteran that knows their way around the studio.
There’s honestly not a thing I’d change about “The Disposable Man.” They might want to if my theory is completely off-base and I heard something they never intended, but from my perspective, they nailed this track down tight and delivered a highly engaging song from start to finish. Like – I love that verse where Gary is singing “in my dreams I am a hero” – that’s like…good lord…that’s a perfect line y’all, and it’s such a human way to feel whether you really are the hero, or you’re the villain and just don’t realize it yet. It’s relatable in such a freakin’ cool way, even if it ends up making you somewhat uncomfortable.
Heck, you might listen to “The Disposable Man” and feel like it completely applies to who you are, how you think, and how you go through life from day to day…but if you do…a word of caution to ya – change.
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