Music that you just can't see what all the fuss is about.
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Sunbaneglasses
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Music that you just can't see what all the fuss is about.
There are bands,genres etc. that get tons of praise but do absolutely nothing for me.Things are spoken about them hailing them as great,but I just don't hear what it is about them that makes them so much better than anything else.Can you think of any media or critic darlings,or any band/artist etc with a cult like following that you just don't get?I will list some of mine after the conversation gets going.
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um...i so hesitate to say but...i've had this horrific song in my head
all day long and it WON'T go away...and i just keep HEARin' that freakin
vocorder ooo aw ooo aw ooo aw oon on livin on a prayer...but...
well...i dont really get the bon jovi thing.
and just to qualify rather than hate on - they seem mildly talented musicians writing mediocre hook pop and yet...the following.
i just watched them last night on the UK Hall of Fame award show.
you should have seen the crowd singing
oooo oooo livin on a prayer.
which chorus they did eighteen kajillion times.
i don't get it.
signed me,
~confused
all day long and it WON'T go away...and i just keep HEARin' that freakin
vocorder ooo aw ooo aw ooo aw oon on livin on a prayer...but...
well...i dont really get the bon jovi thing.
and just to qualify rather than hate on - they seem mildly talented musicians writing mediocre hook pop and yet...the following.
i just watched them last night on the UK Hall of Fame award show.
you should have seen the crowd singing
oooo oooo livin on a prayer.
which chorus they did eighteen kajillion times.
i don't get it.
signed me,
~confused
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Sunbaneglasses wrote:Rush,kind of like an unholy union of Zeppelin and Yes,but with worse songs than either band.I believe I will just listen to Zeppelin and Yes.I don't get it?
I like the Beatles BTW Cov jr.,but I respect your opinion.
oooh had to double post and agree entirely.
(Sorus...i'm sorry babe, but i didn't get past that first funky tune on the cd you made me of the instrumentals)
i don't get it either. specially since i really like Lifeson's playing solo. but listening to Rush, i actually, without his singing, like Lee's bass playing better than Lifeson's guitar work.
meh. i really don't get it.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Meatloaf, Bon Jovi, and disco music.
Oh yeah, a lot of today's bands all sound the same.
Speaking of newer bands, what's with flooding the airwaves with cover tunes?
Can't they come up with original songs?
IMO Guns 'N' Roses madr the WORST remakes!
Oh yeah, a lot of today's bands all sound the same.
Speaking of newer bands, what's with flooding the airwaves with cover tunes?
Can't they come up with original songs?
IMO Guns 'N' Roses madr the WORST remakes!
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I'm with you on this one. To me, Geddy Lee's singing is like nails raking a blackboard.Sunbaneglasses wrote:Rush,kind of like an unholy union of Zeppelin and Yes,but with worse songs than either band.I believe I will just listen to Zeppelin and Yes.I don't get it?
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Well said.CovenantJr wrote:The Beatles. It could be because I wasn't there when thatn sound was new, but I just don't get it. I find them mildly annoying.
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Having being housed with a 12 year old girl back in '85/'86 I saw her go through a major Bon Jovi phase, only to be replaced by Twisted Sister and a band I completely can't stand, Ratt. Thank gods she got into Metallica after that. Bon Jovi's one of the good guys of that era, even though his music's refried papp. His problem was, being from New Jersey, he wanted to be Duran, Duran and Springsteen at the same time.., it didn't work, but he's a pretty boy and chicks dig him...
...as far as newer "alt" bands go, yes I have to say they can all pretty much sound like suicidal, "I'm going nowhere" crap. Unless they've driven by madmen like TOOL and a System of a Down. Some stand out on their own like Disturbed or just want to have fun like; Wheezer, The Offspring or Jimmy Eat World. Other bands may have 2 or 3 poignant songs (ex: Shinedown) or 5 or 6 really killer songs (ex: Deftones), but when you're done with that the rest of their stuff boils down to the suicidal, "I'm going nowhere" crap--enough about your asshole father and your horrible childhood, move on.
I'm very lyric oriented so the two Neils; Young and Peart appeal to me, even though both Young and Lee both can sound like nails on a chalkboard. It's an aquired taste, and, I'll grant you I can deal with Neil better than I can Geddy. I do like Rush but I've always tought that Peart, and Eddie Van Halen deserved better bands.
The Beatles, wow, tough subject when talking to younger people--they were a movement, a sign of their times. Hey, I know its hard to see but they were the Pink Floyd of the time-my older sister's generation had nothing else--excellent songwritting and they inspired many.
...as far as newer "alt" bands go, yes I have to say they can all pretty much sound like suicidal, "I'm going nowhere" crap. Unless they've driven by madmen like TOOL and a System of a Down. Some stand out on their own like Disturbed or just want to have fun like; Wheezer, The Offspring or Jimmy Eat World. Other bands may have 2 or 3 poignant songs (ex: Shinedown) or 5 or 6 really killer songs (ex: Deftones), but when you're done with that the rest of their stuff boils down to the suicidal, "I'm going nowhere" crap--enough about your asshole father and your horrible childhood, move on.
I'm very lyric oriented so the two Neils; Young and Peart appeal to me, even though both Young and Lee both can sound like nails on a chalkboard. It's an aquired taste, and, I'll grant you I can deal with Neil better than I can Geddy. I do like Rush but I've always tought that Peart, and Eddie Van Halen deserved better bands.
The Beatles, wow, tough subject when talking to younger people--they were a movement, a sign of their times. Hey, I know its hard to see but they were the Pink Floyd of the time-my older sister's generation had nothing else--excellent songwritting and they inspired many.
fall far and well Pilots!
new mexico. and...
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you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
I want to frame it and stick it above my comp.
The Who
Dave Matthews
Metallica
All NuMetal
John Cougar
Nickleback
Greatful Dead
Phish
There's more, but that's just off the top of my head.
Dave Matthews
Metallica
All NuMetal
John Cougar
Nickleback
Greatful Dead
Phish
There's more, but that's just off the top of my head.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Chris Whitley. I tried to like him, but he's just too dull for his genre.
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
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Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
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I think a lot of this has to do with age context. I'm 38 (but a youthful and fiesty 38...I'll kick yer tail if ya don't believe me), and when Lennon was shot in 1980, I got turned on to the Beatles.Loremaster wrote:Well said.CovenantJr wrote:The Beatles. It could be because I wasn't there when thatn sound was new, but I just don't get it. I find them mildly annoying.
The thing is this. By today's standards, even standards set since 1990 they could be considered boring. BUT you must consider this. Listen to just about any other popular disc trotted out in 1966 than compare it to say, REVOLVER. AND THEN consider that they did everything with a 4- or 6-track board!!! Nothing digital...just 4 to 6 ANALOG tracks! They were freakin' innovators and envelope pushers...once they started taking drugs that is (all hail Bob Dylan!). Today, I think at least 64 track boards are the standard.
As for me...as hard as I can...I just can't figure out what the big deal is about the Flaming Lips. I have tried, Lord knows!
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