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duga · 02-23-2010, 04:47 PM

These are definitely the sentiments I share, now that I have been posting here for a couple months. It really can seem repetitive at times. Personally, I try to avoid bashing a band someone likes (especially if the person is new). Granted, there have been times where I can't help but give my opinion on how terrible a popular band is just because it is frustrating to me that people don't know about the "underground" music that is so much better (well...to me, i guess).

I guess the hope I had coming here was that I would meet people who have a passion for music like I do, and that I would be able to find some great new music I would have otherwise never found. MB has definitely done this.

It is easy to figure out what music is popular these days, but that is not why I listen to music. I think the fact that people come and go so quickly is less due to the fact that people are ready and willing to tear them down and more about how the "elite" that stick around are so much into to music that all the stuff we tend to recommend to your average joe, they have never heard of. That gets intimidating. Checking out the "Albums Your Digging" and seeing album after album of absolutely unrecognizable music makes a casual fan feel unready to participate, and then they don't.

I'm sure if we all restricted our discussion to "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" we would actually get a bit more activity. The sad fact remains, however, that being as enthusiastic about music as we stayers are is rare. I know I don't meet many when I'm out and about. Even so, we do exist. And I think this forum could stay strong, even with your periodic fluctuations in activity.

02-23-2010, 04:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	These are definitely the sentiments I share, now that I have been posting here for a couple months. It really can seem repetitive at times. Personally, I try to avoid bashing a band someone likes (especially if the person is new). Granted, there have been times where I can't help but give my opinion on how terrible a popular band is just because it is frustrating to me that people don't know about the "underground" music that is so much better (well...to me, i guess). I guess the hope I had coming here was that I would meet people who have a passion for music like I do, and that I would be able to find some great new music I would have otherwise never found. MB has definitely done this. It is easy to figure out what music is popular these days, but that is not why I listen to music. I think the fact that people come and go so quickly is less due to the fact that people are ready and willing to tear them down and more about how the "elite" that stick around are so much into to music that all the stuff we tend to recommend to your average joe, they have never heard of. That gets intimidating. Checking out the "Albums Your Digging" and seeing album after album of absolutely unrecognizable music makes a casual fan feel unready to participate, and then they don't. I'm sure if we all restricted our discussion to "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" we would actually get a bit more activity. The sad fact remains, however, that being as enthusiastic about music as we stayers are is rare. I know I don't meet many when I'm out and about. Even so, we do exist. And I think this forum could stay strong, even with your periodic fluctuations in activity. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...