Unpopular Music Opinions

The Batlord · 09-12-2017, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I can't be butthurt by a criticism this nonesensical

Queen is much closer to "regular rock music" and much more affected

Everything Freddie does is affected in his theatrical style, it's not a bad thing, but to say VU sounds affected by comparison?

Makes no sense yo, VU is proto punk

I mean VU are affected in the arty sense, but **** if they don't go good with that ****. So I absolutely do not see the problem.

Trollheart · 09-12-2017, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eladstar

"I hate the Beatles"
Quote by people who didn`t listen to the Beatles.

Based on true story.

Also a quote by people who have insectophobia.

The Batlord · 09-12-2017, 03:06 PM

I mean they're not my favorite band but they got some seriously good **** and "Yellow Submarine" is absolutely one of the most fun songs ever recorded.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-12-2017, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

The Joy Division? The Devo?

I didn't say all of the above started with "the", smartass.

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Originally Posted by elphenor

It's like you looked up my Last FM and then just went down the list

Well played I guess

There are still plenty of MB members that haven't yelled at me yet for talking **** about VU and those other bands, so I don't think I've won the thread yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor

I can't be butthurt by a criticism this nonesensical

Queen is much closer to "regular rock music" and much more affected

Everything Freddie does is affected in his theatrical style, it's not a bad thing, but to say VU sounds affected by comparison?

Makes no sense yo, VU is proto punk

It's kind of hard to explain in clear terms what I mean. Sure, Queen is heavily theatrical, but that's something I don't mind and all. Sincerity and theatricality are both things I like in muisc.

VU come off as more like a bunch of dudes trying really hard to seem cool.

I 100% expect no one to agree, but maybe someone will at least see what I mean by that.

**Frownland** · 09-12-2017, 04:37 PM

The ****? Sincere is like the first word I would use to describe the VU & Nick.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-12-2017, 04:42 PM

I just don't hear it that way. Which is not to say that I don't believe they were actually sincere. It's more of an attempt at describing how the expression comes off to me, purely in terms of the subjective listening experience. There's something about the delivery that keeps me at an arms distance. I can't connect with it at all.

Again, just a thing where I don't see eye to eye with quite a bit of rock music.

**Frownland** · 09-12-2017, 04:52 PM

It's generally pretty cold and stoic. That might not seem like a sincere mood for most people, but it fits for a bunch of people on heroin.

Zhanteimi · 09-12-2017, 04:57 PM

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~~MicShazam~~ · 09-12-2017, 05:10 PM

Weirdly enough, the only time I've even remotely connected with Reed was on Lulu. Pretty bad album overall, but there were some affecting vocal passages. He sounds like such a frail old man on that sadly misguided album.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-12-2017, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

That's fine and all but Mecury is the contrived singer here like objectively

In a different way that doesn't bother me, basically. That's really it.

09-12-2017, 04:37 PM	#13945 (permalink)
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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	It's generally pretty cold and stoic. That might not seem like a sincere mood for most people, but it fits for a bunch of people on heroin. __________________ 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

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09-12-2017, 04:42 PM	#13946 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I just don't hear it that way. Which is not to say that I don't believe they were actually sincere. It's more of an attempt at describing how the expression comes off to me, purely in terms of the subjective listening experience. There's something about the delivery that keeps me at an arms distance. I can't connect with it at all. Again, just a thing where I don't see eye to eye with quite a bit of rock music.

09-12-2017, 05:10 PM	#13949 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Weirdly enough, the only time I've even remotely connected with Reed was on Lulu. Pretty bad album overall, but there were some affecting vocal passages. He sounds like such a frail old man on that sadly misguided album.