Unpopular Music Opinions

**Goofle** · 07-06-2016, 07:54 AM

They are a decent band, I liked their first two albums. Not sure if they have released anything since.

Ninetales · 07-06-2016, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

They're a poor man's Fleet Foxes.

I'd take Mumford over Fleet Foxes or Bon Iver truthfully. That's not really saying much though.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 07-06-2016, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

I'd take Mumford over Fleet Foxes or Bon Iver truthfully. That's not really saying much though.

**** you

duga · 07-06-2016, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I really don't buy that. In a way your remark is pretty close to "music was better in the days of yore." Like only "technical proficiency" was achieved and valued twenty-five* years ago, but not today. *Twenty-five years ago when Meticalla was in their heyday.

Also I don't know what you are actually referring to with"contemporary music." Do you mean "contemporary [Pop] music," "contemporary [Heavy Metal] music" or just music in general that's been released recently? I'm not particularly a fan of either Pop or Metal, but I would not go as far to say either lacks in "technical proficiency." Of course a backup musician in Pop music plays it safe, or only play what they have to, but by doing that doesn't mean they are talentless. I am not an expert on Metal, but I don't see a dearth of talent there either. In fact Metal riffs today are faster and more complex than they ever were in Hair Metal.

I like plenty of contemporary music, so I'm not saying it was better in "days of yore". I am saying that technical proficiency is not something that many people use as a criteria for good music anymore in popular music. People are still making technically proficient music, sure...but you aren't going to hear it on the radio. Not like you would 2 or 3 decades ago. Kirk Hammett - being a popular musician to this day - then becomes the exception, and other popular musicians of today you might compare him to are not as technically proficient.

grindy · 07-06-2016, 10:58 AM

*criterion

Chula Vista · 07-06-2016, 11:52 AM

One of the greatest bands ever.

grindy · 07-06-2016, 11:59 AM

^Woah.
Not only isn't it LZ, it's actually a legitimately amazing band.
There might be hope for you after all.

**Frownland** · 07-06-2016, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

I like plenty of contemporary music, so I'm not saying it was better in "days of yore". I am saying that technical proficiency is not something that many people use as a criteria for good music anymore in popular music. People are still making technically proficient music, sure...but you aren't going to hear it on the radio. Not like you would 2 or 3 decades ago. Kirk Hammett - being a popular musician to this day - then becomes the exception, and other popular musicians of today you might compare him to are not as technically proficient.

Isn't it better to consider the whole spectrum of music as opposed to just what's popular? Because the modern musicians that I would compare him to are not exactly popular.

Ninetales · 07-06-2016, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

**** you

Meh, I mean I wouldn't voluntarily listen to any of them tbh.

duga · 07-06-2016, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Isn't it better to consider the whole spectrum of music as opposed to just what's popular? Because the modern musicians that I would compare him to are not exactly popular.

For the purposes of my comparison, I'm lumping him in with musicians that are generally just as popular. Considering that, I think my point stands.

But thinking of the entire spectrum...yeah, the guy isn't all that great.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	One of the greatest bands ever. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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