Unpopular Music Opinions

The Batlord · 05-13-2016, 05:45 PM

I hate to invoke Godwin's Law over boring singers, but just imagine if Hitler had used his vast oratory powers for good. Just imagine if he hadn't used them for anti-Semitism. Now just imagine if Mariah Carey had used her singing powers for good music.

Mariah Carey is Hitler.

**Frownland** · 05-13-2016, 05:49 PM

Mariah Carey is Hitler's OG.

OccultHawk · 05-13-2016, 06:16 PM

If you don't sing good songs you're not a good singer. If you don't play good songs on the guitar you're not a good guitarist.

Mariah Carey is not a good singer because her songs are bad. There's no other worthwhile criteria. Same goes for Yngie Malmsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughn. They are bad guitarists because their music is bad. If you can juggle chainsaws you don't need much of an asthetic but with music it's almost everything. You cannot be a good musician if you play bad music.

**Frownland** · 05-13-2016, 06:33 PM

Whoa whoa whoa, I like SRV.

Key · 05-13-2016, 06:41 PM

@occult ^so if you're a good singer that sings bad songs, that makes you a bad singer? I don't think that's how it works.

JGuy Grungeman · 05-13-2016, 06:42 PM

The hell? Even a good vocalist can have a bad song. A song would be bad because the singer or guitarist is bad, not the other way around. I've heard great musicians put out bad songs. Ever heard of Lulu?

Mondo Bungle · 05-13-2016, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

If you don't sing good songs you're not a good singer. If you don't play good songs on the guitar you're not a good guitarist.

Mariah Carey is not a good singer because her songs are bad. There's no other worthwhile criteria. Same goes for Yngie Malmsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughn. They are bad guitarists because their music is bad.

Was Michael Jordan a bad basketball player because you don't like the Bulls?

**Frownland** · 05-13-2016, 06:43 PM

But what if that singer only puts out ****ty songs? That's what we're discussing here.

JGuy Grungeman · 05-13-2016, 06:53 PM

I even admit Lady Gaga has a singing voice (when she sings), and I greatly dislike her music because everything else about it can be really bad. I think post-debut Axl's voice sucks, but UYI 2 is great. The thing is, the song ia the product of the artist, not the other way around.

Key · 05-13-2016, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

But what if that singer only puts out ****ty songs? That's what we're discussing here.

Then they suck at writing music. Nothing to do with their vocal talent.

05-13-2016, 05:49 PM	#11212 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Mariah Carey is Hitler's OG. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-13-2016, 06:33 PM	#11214 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Whoa whoa whoa, I like SRV. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-13-2016, 06:42 PM	#11216 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	The hell? Even a good vocalist can have a bad song. A song would be bad because the singer or guitarist is bad, not the other way around. I've heard great musicians put out bad songs. Ever heard of Lulu? __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

05-13-2016, 06:43 PM	#11218 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	But what if that singer only puts out ***ty songs? That's what we're discussing here. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

05-13-2016, 06:53 PM	#11219 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	I even admit Lady Gaga has a singing voice (when she sings), and I greatly dislike her music because everything else about it can be really bad. I think post-debut Axl's voice sucks, but UYI 2 is great. The thing is, the song ia the product of the artist, not the other way around. __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

05-13-2016, 06:16 PM	#11213 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	If you don't sing good songs you're not a good singer. If you don't play good songs on the guitar you're not a good guitarist. Mariah Carey is not a good singer because her songs are bad. There's no other worthwhile criteria. Same goes for Yngie Malmsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughn. They are bad guitarists because their music is bad. If you can juggle chainsaws you don't need much of an asthetic but with music it's almost everything. You cannot be a good musician if you play bad music.

05-13-2016, 06:41 PM	#11215 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	@occult ^so if you're a good singer that sings bad songs, that makes you a bad singer? I don't think that's how it works.