Why underground music is more enjoyable (singer, indie, quote, artists)

Brad Stengel · 10-21-2008, 07:09 PM

The only real difference between underground music and mainstream music, is that there's a smaller, finite amount of mainstream music.

So while there tends to be wackier more experimental crap, theres also much much much more shitty bands.

Alfred · 10-21-2008, 07:12 PM

And then there's the underground clones of mainstream bands who suck even more.

Brad Stengel · 10-21-2008, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfred

And then there's the underground clones of mainstream bands who suck even more.

Absolutely. And then theres underground crappy bands that rip off other underground crappy bands.

~~The Unfan~~ · 10-21-2008, 07:18 PM

The Cure > Obscure crap

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Brad Stengel · 10-21-2008, 07:21 PM

The Beatles=Most Mainstream Band of All Time>99.999% of underground music.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-21-2008, 07:23 PM

Dumpys Rusty Nuts >>>>>>>>>> U2

~~The Unfan~~ · 10-21-2008, 07:25 PM

That isn't really fair. Comparing people to the kid with downs syndrome that eats his own boogers is almost an auto-win.

Brad Stengel · 10-21-2008, 08:07 PM

Theres definately much more crappy underground music. But at the same time I'd say at least 90-95% of what I listen to is considered 'underground'.

Kevorkian Logic · 10-22-2008, 06:56 AM

It actually really bothers me when people say that underground music is "better," without any real proof, but naming one bad mainstream band and one good underground band. It's like saying all apples are bad because you ate one bad apple and they sell them everywhere, while all pomegranates are good because you had one good pomegranate and they're actually kinda hard to find.

Here's what I believe

Good music is good and bad music is bad.

I'm sick of all the underground, pretentious bull****.

**Janszoon** · 10-22-2008, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Stengel

The only real difference between underground music and mainstream music, is that there's a smaller, finite amount of mainstream music.

So while there tends to be wackier more experimental crap, theres also much much much more shitty bands.

^This. All one has to do is consider the millions of generic folk singers performing in coffee shops in a given week to realize that there's a lot of horribly, horribly mediocre underground music out there.

10-21-2008, 07:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	And then there's the underground clones of mainstream bands who suck even more. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

10-21-2008, 07:21 PM	#25 (permalink)
Brad Stengel This Space for Rent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 815	The Beatles=Most Mainstream Band of All Time>99.999% of underground music. __________________ These is the musics I own: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/BradStengel/oo

10-21-2008, 07:23 PM	#26 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Dumpys Rusty Nuts >>>>>>>>>> U2 __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

10-21-2008, 08:07 PM	#28 (permalink)
Brad Stengel This Space for Rent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 815	Theres definately much more crappy underground music. But at the same time I'd say at least 90-95% of what I listen to is considered 'underground'. __________________ These is the musics I own: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/BradStengel/oo

10-21-2008, 07:18 PM	#24 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	The Cure > Obscure crap /Thread

10-21-2008, 07:25 PM	#27 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	That isn't really fair. Comparing people to the kid with downs syndrome that eats his own boogers is almost an auto-win.

10-22-2008, 06:56 AM	#29 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	It actually really bothers me when people say that underground music is "better," without any real proof, but naming one bad mainstream band and one good underground band. It's like saying all apples are bad because you ate one bad apple and they sell them everywhere, while all pomegranates are good because you had one good pomegranate and they're actually kinda hard to find. Here's what I believe Good music is good and bad music is bad. I'm sick of all the underground, pretentious bull****. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"