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Old 07-04-2017, 06:56 PM   #13831 (permalink)
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Old 07-05-2017, 03:16 AM   #13832 (permalink)
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Old 07-05-2017, 02:37 PM   #13833 (permalink)
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I was trying to see if I could think of something that would really qualify as "fighting words", but also be something I really mean honestly. I could think of a few things:

1 - Opeth are enormously boring. Akerfeldts somnambulant singing is the most robotic, least emotionally affecting clean metal band vocals I've ever heard. He got a little better as a singer on the two most recent albums, but the music got a lot worse.

2 - Progressive rock from the 70's is unbearably corny to me. I can't stand it.

3 - No one in the beatles was very good with their instrument, neither very good at the microphone. The drummer was almost bad.

4 - As much flak as pop music catches from music nerds, I find most rock music to be equally boneheaded and unimaginative. That includes plenty of respected bands. I don't see how Guns'n'Roses is any less daft than Britney Spears. Of course I'm generalizing crazy much here.

5 - Most people who act superior over how they have wider tastes than people who aren't music nerds... still ignore 99% of all music types in existence themselves...

6 - No, music wasn't better in the past. You just got old and boring and stopped taking an active interest in the world around you.
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Old 07-05-2017, 02:45 PM   #13834 (permalink)
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1 - Opeth are enormously boring. Akerfeldts somnambulant singing is the most robotic, least emotionally affecting clean metal band vocals I've ever heard. He got a little better as a singer on the two most recent albums, but the music got a lot worse.
Not too unpopular around here tbh. Idk if I'd call it robotic, but it does seem like he's not willing to try anything but hit the melody.

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2 - Progressive rock from the 70's is unbearably corny to me. I can't stand it.
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3 - No one in the beatles was very good with their instrument, neither very good at the microphone. The drummer was almost bad.
While you'd certainly Beatlievers roused up with that, I never hear anyone talk about how great they are from a technical level.

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4 - As much flak as pop music catches from music nerds, I find most rock music to be equally boneheaded and unimaginative. That includes plenty of respected bands. I don't see how Guns'n'Roses is any less daft than Britney Spears. Of course I'm generalizing crazy much here.
Pop rock.

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5 - Most people who act superior over how they have wider tastes than people who aren't music nerds... still ignore 99% of all music types in existence themselves...
Goes both ways, although the more ignorant of music nerds are also some of the more vocal.

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6 - No, music wasn't better in the past. You just got old and boring and stopped taking an active interest in the world around you.
Check out our masterthread where we make fun of noobs who would disagree with this one: http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...re-thread.html
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Old 07-05-2017, 02:51 PM   #13835 (permalink)
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Ringo is the greatest rock'n'roll drummer of all time.
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Old 07-05-2017, 02:54 PM   #13836 (permalink)
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Ringo is the greatest rock'n'roll drummer of all time.
Now there's an unpopular opinion. Take notes Mic.
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Not too unpopular around here tbh. Idk if I'd call it robotic, but it does seem like he's not willing to try anything but hit the melody.
I was shocked when I heard one of the first singles from Pale Communion and he actually let his voice crack a little. Normally, he's controlled and methodical to a fault. I'm probably only so annoyed with this band because I've wasted so much time trying really hard to "see the light".

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I've been trying to like King Crimson before as well. I'll throw it into one of my bookmark piles of music I need to check out, but I'm not looking forward to it.

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While you'd certainly Beatlievers roused up with that, I never hear anyone talk about how great they are from a technical level.
lol never heard that one before.

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Not nearly as much drama in there as there should be, but it has its moments.

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Now there's an unpopular opinion. Take notes Mic.
So I gotta say something positive about the wrong thing before people really get pissed off.
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Old 07-05-2017, 03:28 PM   #13838 (permalink)
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I've been trying to like King Crimson before as well. I'll throw it into one of my bookmark piles of music I need to check out, but I'm not looking forward to it.
I understand where you're coming from with the cheesy element of prog, so I though I'd bring up King Crimson since I'd consider them the opposite of that. Going into the jazzier side of prog that almost doesn't count as prog with artists like Soft Machine, Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Magma will lead you to some cool places too. I'd mention artists like Yes and Gentle Giant but I'm sure you're aware enough of their sound.
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I understand where you're coming from with the cheesy element of prog, so I though I'd bring up King Crimson since I'd consider them the opposite of that. Going into the jazzier side of prog that almost doesn't count as prog with artists like Soft Machine, Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Magma will lead you to some cool places too. I'd mention artists like Yes and Gentle Giant but I'm sure you're aware enough of their sound.
I'm not a fan of Yes, that's for sure.
That old joke (possibly first done by a music critic, I think) applies for me:
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The other ones I could probably stand to listen to a little more since I've never heard that much. Soft Machine, maybe not at all.

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Who cares if any of The Beatles were virtuoso musicians

But you know, George Harrison is pretty okay at guitar
No they don't have to be at all. It just annoys me when people act like they were these genius demi-gods of music who could do everything better than anyone else. I've met my share of people who worship the Beatles like that, so that's probably why I like the take them down a peg.
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No they don't have to be at all. It just annoys me when people act like they were these genius demi-gods of music who could do everything better than anyone else. I've met my share of people who worship the Beatles like that, so that's probably why I like the take them down a peg.
Have you ever seen someone praise them for their virtuosity?
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