Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Streisand was a musician, just like any other, and whether she was "good" or "bad" is simply a matter of opinion. However, I'm beginning to understand that when a person dislikes someone, it's very easy for them to see their flaws and forget their strengths. Really, any musician can be called "boring" if you examine them closely enough, and it's become the go-to insult for people who like to justify their dislike of certain types of music.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.