Unpopular Music Opinions

s_k · 05-14-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dankrsta

Before Nirvana covered his song or after?

I don't really care for nirvana all that much, so I didn't even ... oh wait, the man who sold the world? I prefer Nirvana's version. But I don't think the song is that interesting to start with.
I just don't get bowie. For two reasons
1. It sounds out of the ordinary, but still loads of people love bowie. Even people who usually listen to very 'mainstream' music

2. I don't see anything interesting in his songs, in his voice, whatever. I don't see him as a good singer or as a good songwriter.

SGR · 05-14-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I don't really care for nirvana all that much, so I didn't even ... oh wait, the man who sold the world? I prefer Nirvana's version. But I don't think the song is that interesting to start with.
I just don't get bowie. For two reasons
1. It sounds out of the ordinary, but still loads of people love bowie. Even people who usually listen to very 'mainstream' music

2. I don't see anything interesting in his songs, in his voice, whatever. I don't see him as a good singer or as a good songwriter.

And you've heard Low?

s_k · 05-14-2011, 01:36 PM

The album you mean?
Yes.
Really, I've heard enough Bowie to know I don't get the point.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-14-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^what's a BAMF?

I generally have higher regard for Bowie than I used to

Bad ass mother****er, yeah

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Who s_k or Bowie?

Bowie

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Originally Posted by Jack Pat

"Walk on the Wild Side" is a track from Lou Reed's solo album, Transformer. It's not a V.U. song.

Also, I was referring to the time period when they released their debut album (which was in 1967). The Velvet Underground & Nico only peaked at #171 on the Billboard album charts. There's even a famous quote by Brian Eno which says how the album sold poorly, but everyone who bought one made a band. The 60's weren't all that good to them in terms of media exposure.

By the way, when did "Sweet Jane" ever get airplay?

Walk On The Wild Side is an amazing, amazing pop song. Just puttin' it out there

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Originally Posted by s_k

I don't really care for nirvana all that much, so I didn't even ... oh wait, the man who sold the world? I prefer Nirvana's version. But I don't think the song is that interesting to start with.
I just don't get bowie. For two reasons
1. It sounds out of the ordinary, but still loads of people love bowie. Even people who usually listen to very 'mainstream' music

2. I don't see anything interesting in his songs, in his voice, whatever. I don't see him as a good singer or as a good songwriter.

You don't see anything interesting because EVERYBODY RIPPED HIM THE **** OFF. Seriously, Bowie is a much cooler equivalent to the Beatles in that he influenced the **** out of some of our greatest musical movements

Not only that, he made this possible

And the awesome album that contains it.

Not only that, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that he made people way more open to gender bending and bisexuality. Sure, that has an absolutely fascinating history to it, but David Bowie kind of brought it to everyone's household and was totally balls out about it.

s_k · 05-14-2011, 01:50 PM

I've never been that much interested in iggy or the stooges either

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Which was a big surprise to my record store last week

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He assumed I had every record of them, but I don't.
Then he made me listen to it, and I didn't care fore it.
I hope I'm still welcome there...

And I'm sure me not liking bowie has nothing to do with the rip-offs.
Why would I dislike him because of the rip-offs? That makes no sense to me.
I just don't like the songs, don't like the music, don't like his voice at all.
There is nothing for me to like about bowie.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-14-2011, 01:53 PM

Wth is wrong with you that you don't like Iggy and the Stooges?

s_k · 05-14-2011, 01:54 PM

I guess it's just not my kind of music then.
It's not that I don't understand what there is to like about it, like I do with Bowie.
But it just doesn't appeal to me.

Unknown Soldier · 05-14-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Redfe

I haven't heard a whole lot by The Who, but I don't really see myself listening to them for fun, if you will.

What don`t you like about them?

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Originally Posted by s_k

I don't really care for nirvana all that much, so I didn't even ... oh wait, the man who sold the world? I prefer Nirvana's version. But I don't think the song is that interesting to start with.
I just don't get bowie. For two reasons
1. It sounds out of the ordinary, but still loads of people love bowie. Even people who usually listen to very 'mainstream' music

That`s because in the 80`s Bowie was very mainstream. The albums "Lets Dance" and "Tonight" along with the singles Lets Dance, Modern Love, Blue Jean and the Dancing in the Streets with Mick Jagger sold by the bucketload.........I`d guess that the majority of people that bought those records, were ordinary music listeners.

s_k · 05-14-2011, 01:58 PM

To give you an idea of how much I don't like bowie; I'm pretty interested in 60's garage/psychedelic music. I have some a nice DECCA collection of very, very early singles from various artists. Singles from before the time they got famous

I like everything that's on it except, you guessed it, the Bowie song.
The song itself isn't very bad, but it's not interesting in any way. And his voice is annoying as hell. I just cannot stand the guy's whining. The music is 'average' and the voice is pretty awful.
So it really has nothing to do with his mainstream-stuff.
My ex-girlfriend has been pretty bowie-ish lately. And she bought some Bowie albums, I bought her some bowie albums.. Obviously I tried getting into them, but I just cannot stand the sound of bowie. I cannot even listen through one record. Please turn it off... It's really that bad. Strange, innit?

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 05-14-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

What can I say about "Low" the feel, ambience and mood of that album is the stuff of legend. The only other 70`s album that has the same type of feel is King Crimson`s "Red" but that is a different kind of music.

There's 0% King Crimson influence on Nirvana. Cobain just liked the album.

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Originally Posted by s_k

I... think Bowie is overrated.

I agree. I think Bowie was a good art musician, but there's no reason why he should be hold head, and shoulders, above all of the equal, and superior experimental musicians that came out at the time, like he is.

05-14-2011, 01:36 PM	#5673 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	The album you mean? Yes. Really, I've heard enough Bowie to know I don't get the point. __________________ Click here to see my collection

05-14-2011, 01:50 PM	#5675 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I've never been that much interested in iggy or the stooges either . Which was a big surprise to my record store last week . He assumed I had every record of them, but I don't. Then he made me listen to it, and I didn't care fore it. I hope I'm still welcome there... And I'm sure me not liking bowie has nothing to do with the rip-offs. Why would I dislike him because of the rip-offs? That makes no sense to me. I just don't like the songs, don't like the music, don't like his voice at all. There is nothing for me to like about bowie. __________________ Click here to see my collection

05-14-2011, 01:54 PM	#5677 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I guess it's just not my kind of music then. It's not that I don't understand what there is to like about it, like I do with Bowie. But it just doesn't appeal to me. __________________ Click here to see my collection

05-14-2011, 01:58 PM	#5679 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	To give you an idea of how much I don't like bowie; I'm pretty interested in 60's garage/psychedelic music. I have some a nice DECCA collection of very, very early singles from various artists. Singles from before the time they got famous I like everything that's on it except, you guessed it, the Bowie song. The song itself isn't very bad, but it's not interesting in any way. And his voice is annoying as hell. I just cannot stand the guy's whining. The music is 'average' and the voice is pretty awful. So it really has nothing to do with his mainstream-stuff. My ex-girlfriend has been pretty bowie-ish lately. And she bought some Bowie albums, I bought her some bowie albums.. Obviously I tried getting into them, but I just cannot stand the sound of bowie. I cannot even listen through one record. Please turn it off... It's really that bad. Strange, innit? __________________ Click here to see my collection

05-14-2011, 01:53 PM	#5676 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Wth is wrong with you that you don't like Iggy and the Stooges?