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Originally Posted by jackhammer
I don't think they are coming over at all pretentious. Why do people get upset if a classic get's knocked? It's all personal opinion.
My favourite band are mentioned PINK FLOYD, but I'm not aggreived at all. Does'nt make any difference whatsoever to me listening to them.
I concur about PET SOUNDS!
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I'm hardly upset, but saying something like :
"Trout Mask was highly regarded by post-punk bands because of its idiosyncratic approach to rhythm and song construction - but those bands were full of sh*t, weren't they?"
seems very pretentious to me, because he's basically saying that he knows better than all the other musicians who hold that record in such high regard. I'm all for expressing personal opinion, but when you say that a record isn't "a work of untutored genius, it was untutored crap" that strikes me as elitist and condescending. There are plenty of classic records that don't appeal to me, but I can still understand their significance and I don't go around saying they're crap.
btw, when I saw "Various Musicians Slaughter..." I thought this was going to be about that compilation of bands covering John Lennon songs... I heard the Green Day version of "Working Class Hero" and it almost made me cry...