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adidasss

[QUOTE=Friday;462485]Haha, I would say you're a retard who likes to generalize...haha...

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boo boo

So, is it bad that thats probably something I would say?

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Rainard Jalen

Nothing great to "show for it"? Since when was listening to music about showing off something to friends? Well, guess what? It isn't! It's about finding personal, yes, PERSONAL enjoyment in something. So all those "hours of hard labour" do in fact result in good things, but strictly for the person himself. Chances are he derives a greater diversity of pleasures from music than people who just listen to the same old rubbish all the time. That is, U2, Keane, Snow Patrol, Razorlight, and the rest of the adult alternative RUBBISH on Virgin Radio.

adidasss

Yes, because that would be a wild assumption without any basis in reality. Unless you mean to prove me wrong.:\

I'm not sure why it's so hard to believe that some people are so crazy about music, that they spend quite a bit of time on finding something new and exciting. I don't know about you, but few experiences in life can compare to hearing some brilliant music for the first time...speaking from personal experience, it's become sort of an obsession, like a drug of sorts, I constantly need a new fix. Indie just happens to be an incredibly wast and diverse territory to explore (seeing as how nowadays practically anyone with a microphone can put their material out there). There's thousands of small bands out there that will never be on TRL and are just waiting to be discovered. If you have an open mind and you're willing to search a bit...

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Clepera

Well sort of...

Like there are some good songs. But I still love older music better than modern day

mr dave

i totally understand you're POV. been there, done that - i called it college haha.

i think there's one other downside to the way you describe independent music though. where you're spot on about how anyone with a mic can release music, it also makes it really easy for groups to simply disappear. i'm not saying it's a reason to abandon looking for new stuff. but it can be disheartening for someone starting out to find a great band online and then - poof. a webpage that never updates again and knowledge of an album you'll never get unless you travel to a remote little town somewhere on the other side of the planet.

like you said, it's like a drug. some people will keep chasing the dragon. others will chose to walk away. and others, like the bearcat implied, will simply use their knowledge to assert some level of perceived intellectual superiority over their peers to cover up some other insecurity from within their psyches.

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Davey Moore

I don't think quality music is as mainstream as it was previously, record companies are more concerned with quarterly profits, rather than developing artists. There are geniuses out there, making really great music, but I can't find any, I don't browse around enough.

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[QUOTE=adidasss;462789]I include myself in that previous statement. But if you wish to get all defensive then go right ahead.

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adidasss

How does that change the fact that you made a stupid generalization? I'm glad that you admit to being a poseur, but let's not try to pin that label on "90% of this board" aye?

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