Popular music opinions

10.05.2007, 06:21 AM

Or sacred truths about certain musicians or bands that seem to get a bashing for either the wrong reasons or unfairly. You start first because I have to dash off to see someone.

ZEROpumpkins · 10.05.2007, 06:28 AM

Originally put in the unpopular thread, but it fits here better:

Soft Bulletin is easily the most overrated alternative album of the last 10 years. Flaming Lips are overrated and are only famous for their live shows.

pbradley · 10.05.2007, 06:52 AM

Appealing to public opinion is a wrong reason. Try again.

alyasa · 10.05.2007, 06:59 AM

Sonic Youth are really good.

gmku · 10.05.2007, 07:09 AM

I can't come up with any. This kind of question makes my head hurt.

pbradley · 10.05.2007, 07:13 AM

There is nothing sacred, only the ever-present constuction and destruction of paradigms.

alyasa · 10.05.2007, 07:16 AM

So, you're saying there is no truth?

ZEROpumpkins · 10.05.2007, 07:21 AM

That's a swa(y) worthy idea there, pbradley.

pbradley · 10.05.2007, 07:31 AM

Your opinion is overrated.

ZEROpumpkins · 10.05.2007, 07:32 AM

That too.

We could go on like this for a while or we could have a nice cup of tea.

pbradley · 10.05.2007, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alyasa

So, you're saying there is no truth?

... in creative expression. Tautologies like "music is sound and silence over time" exist. The only limits to artistic expression are the artist and the medium. You can say it is true that the guitars in this song are distorted in this way, but you can't say that it is true that the guitars are beautiful/ugly/boring/etc.

Perhaps I'm misreading the question because I thought the subjectivity of taste was a commonly held notion here.

5Against1 · 10.05.2007, 08:31 AM

"Exile On Main Street" was the first Grunge album.

fugazifan · 10.05.2007, 11:01 AM

the velvet underground are the greatest rock band of all time.
the velvet underground and nico is the greatest rock album ever recorded.
fun house is the second greatest rock album ever recorded

Glice · 10.05.2007, 11:57 AM

Abba gold is a brilliant album.
VU & Nico is a great album.
The Carpenters were great.
Nevermind was good.
Dirty is a good album.
I will survive is a great song.
Karaoke is fun.

I'm finding more and more fleshworld people these days - I know at least 6 - who'll admit that MCR are a guilty pleasure.

SynthethicalY · 10.05.2007, 12:21 PM

Are you talking about My CHemical Romance Glice?

alyasa · 10.05.2007, 01:40 PM

Grunge rocks big time...

finding nobody · 10.05.2007, 03:59 PM

Both Lennon & McCartney were genius in different ways

Glice · 10.06.2007, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

Are you talking about My CHemical Romance Glice?

Myess.

pbradley · 10.06.2007, 02:52 PM

Throbbing Gristle ruled.

demonrail666 · 10.06.2007, 04:02 PM

according to the crazy world of indie:

a. black music is only of any real value when highlighting the plight of the black man.

b. three chords are better than four

c. music in the seventies only really started with punk

d. synthesisers are the spawn of the devil.

e. if it doesn't happen in new york or london, it doesn't happen

10.05.2007, 06:21 AM	#1
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Or sacred truths about certain musicians or bands that seem to get a bashing for either the wrong reasons or unfairly. You start first because I have to dash off to see someone.
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10.05.2007, 06:28 AM	#2
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Originally put in the unpopular thread, but it fits here better: Soft Bulletin is easily the most overrated alternative album of the last 10 years. Flaming Lips are overrated and are only famous for their live shows. __________________
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10.05.2007, 06:52 AM	#3
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Appealing to public opinion is a wrong reason. Try again.
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10.05.2007, 06:59 AM	#4
alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	Sonic Youth are really good. __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	There is nothing sacred, only the ever-present constuction and destruction of paradigms.
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alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	So, you're saying there is no truth? __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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10.05.2007, 07:31 AM	#9
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Your opinion is overrated.
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10.05.2007, 08:31 AM	#12
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10.05.2007, 11:01 AM	#13
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	the velvet underground are the greatest rock band of all time. the velvet underground and nico is the greatest rock album ever recorded. fun house is the second greatest rock album ever recorded __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	Are you talking about My CHemical Romance Glice?
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alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	Grunge rocks big time... __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	Both Lennon & McCartney were genius in different ways
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10.06.2007, 02:52 PM	#19
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Throbbing Gristle ruled.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	according to the crazy world of indie: a. black music is only of any real value when highlighting the plight of the black man. b. three chords are better than four c. music in the seventies only really started with punk d. synthesisers are the spawn of the devil. e. if it doesn't happen in new york or london, it doesn't happen
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