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Originally Posted by val-holla-ing

it's only art if it's shared with others? i beg to differ. that's probably the dumbest thing i've ever read. if and when it's been recorded, it has been created, tangibly, and there's really no further need to share it with others if one doesn't feel the need to do so. music isn't always created to serve the purpose of another. sometimes it's purely selfish and intimate and it's actually pretty heavy handed to think that everything created is worthy as being deemed art. actually, it depreciates the artistic value of anything actually worth a damn.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.

socialist vs. bourgeois theories of art.

who will win?

reading this thread makes me feel like ive left a fag lit and come back to a smouldering wreck of a house.

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

In all my years at sonicyouth.com, I've never heard one single thing from board members that impressed me enough to deem it as any good really. But hey, many bands and artists sounded awful when they first started, so I don't want to discourage anyone outright. I have heard some material that has possible potential.

I have no desire to share the music I make with the bunch here. Nor would there be any point. It would just be one more thing for people to be jealous about and nit-pick and take issue with. Why do you think people disclaim their offerings as "shameless self promotion?" Because it is exactly that. It it works for them, then great. To me, it just seems needy. Collect your efforts and put them onto board compilations. That's really the only way not to look like a jackass. If you do have a band that plays gigs, then you have a right to post about it. If you don't, then don't be a cheese. Just some advice.

Shameless self-promotion may not be cool. But I don't think that's why people want to share their music and mention it in posts. I assume they want us to talk about their stuff in the same way we do more professional artists. Personally, I would want as much feedback as possible from people who share similiar tastes. At an early stage, comments like "Write better words" or "Get a new drummer" or "You're hopeless" or "You have promise" can be invaluable. Not always, but can be.

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.

you're the dumbest thing i've ever read.

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Originally Posted by val-holla-ing

you're the dumbest thing i've ever read.

Sweet comeback there.

that's cuz i'm, like, awesomez or some shit.

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Originally Posted by val-holla-ing

you're the dumbest thing i've ever read.

I've just read the dumbest thing that I've ever ever read.

Val -Holla - ing was formerly a homo.

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

I've been approached to be a singer a few times based solely on my looks. I just told them I couldn't sing to get them leave me alone.

does noone else think that this is the single greatest thing ever said on this board and maybe even the whole of the internet?

I've given up on the internet as a place to share constructive thoughts. I care little for other's opinions on music (it's always a personal thing) and other than the random comment in a music thread for a band I really like, I can't be bothered.

the strange thing is, talking about music is my favorite conversation to have....I just don't do it on the net (very much).

I only come to "band forums" because I feel that in general I will have more in common with the people that post on them.

hell, I think that I've only looked at the actual "sonic gossip" forum twice since registering.

after typing this, I realize how stupid talking about not talking about something seems....disregard everything I just wrote. :)

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

Hey! Choose one of these smilies and then click on it to hear what it says.

I went with the middle one.

although it doesn't really convey the same EMOtion that I was going for, the "get fucked" was a nice touch.

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