Hatin on the mainsteam (listening to music, pop, albums, Nirvana, tunes)

Puck_Yu · 12-06-2008, 10:30 PM

I been here for about a week now and ive noticed that alot of people been hatin on mainsteam music. I was wondering, what is it that yall got against mainsteam music? Me personally, i dont care if a songs on the radio i mean good tunes is good tunes. I like underground music, above ground music, any way i can get it really.

debaserr · 12-07-2008, 12:36 AM

i dont think people on here "hate" on mainstream stuff in general. i don't, but there is definitely some crap out there.

**Janszoon** · 12-07-2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by trace87

i dont think people on here "hate" on mainstream stuff in general. i don't, but there is definitely some crap out there.

^This.

Rainard Jalen · 12-07-2008, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by trace87

i dont think people on here "hate" on mainstream stuff in general. i don't, but there is definitely some crap out there.

nah, i think people on here do hate mainstream stuff in general. but like urban says, that's not merely BECAUSE of it being mainstream. it's because most mainstream stuff is:

- generic,
- formulaic,
- superfluous,
- overproduced/plastic
- and dead boring

Or at least it is in the perception of virtually anybody who listens to a wide variety of music outside of the mainstream.

One can call it elitist or whatever they like, but the fact stands that people who listen to niche varieties of music will almost invariably have some sort of distaste for the mainstream.

15Steps · 12-07-2008, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

nah, i think people on here do hate mainstream stuff in general. but like urban says, that's not merely BECAUSE of it being mainstream. it's because most mainstream stuff is:

- generic,
- formulaic,
- superfluous,
- overproduced/plastic
- and dead boring

Or at least it is in the perception of virtually anybody who listens to a wide variety of music outside of the mainstream.

One can call it elitist or whatever they like, but the fact stands that people who listen to niche varieties of music will almost invariably have some sort of distaste for the mainstream.

nail on the head.

Big McLargeHuge · 12-07-2008, 05:05 AM

I have definitely noticed this sentiment as well.

I guess I must be easy to please, because I love mainstream music. Not all mainstream music of course, but I think generalizations are bad in any form.

I don't think being non-mainstream automatically makes music better than the popular stuff. I've been listening to a lot of non-mainstream music lately, and honestly I don't find a lot of it any "better" or "worse" than what's on the radio.

Rainard Jalen · 12-07-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Big McLargeHuge

I've been listening to a lot of non-mainstream music lately, and honestly I don't find a lot of it any "better" or "worse" than what's on the radio.

^^^ been listening to the Killers instead of Nickelback

~~Gareth Brown~~ · 12-07-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Big McLargeHuge

I have definitely noticed this sentiment as well.

I guess I must be easy to please, because I love mainstream music. Not all mainstream music of course, but I think generalizations are bad in any form.

I don't think being non-mainstream automatically makes music better than the popular stuff. I've been listening to a lot of non-mainstream music lately, and honestly I don't find a lot of it any "better" or "worse" than what's on the radio.

What 'Non-mainstream' music exactly? That term covers ALOT of music.

**Janszoon** · 12-07-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

nah, i think people on here do hate mainstream stuff in general. but like urban says, that's not merely BECAUSE of it being mainstream. it's because most mainstream stuff is:

- generic,
- formulaic,
- superfluous,
- overproduced/plastic
- and dead boring

Also, I think all of those things are a product of the fact that, in order to be hugely popular, music kind of has to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I also think this equation plays a large role in why mainstream music in the UK is so much better than mainstream music in the US. The US has a larger and more diverse population and so to appeal to as many people as possible in that population the lowest common denominator has to be much lower than that of the UK. Our at least that's why I think US pop music sucks so much.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-07-2008, 03:35 AM

I don't hate mainstream music I hate shit music. It just happens that a lot of it is mainstream.

12-06-2008, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Puck_Yu Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ya mommas house Posts: 24	Hatin on the mainsteam I been here for about a week now and ive noticed that alot of people been hatin on mainsteam music. I was wondering, what is it that yall got against mainsteam music? Me personally, i dont care if a songs on the radio i mean good tunes is good tunes. I like underground music, above ground music, any way i can get it really.

12-07-2008, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	i dont think people on here "hate" on mainstream stuff in general. i don't, but there is definitely some crap out there. __________________ Last.FM

12-07-2008, 03:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don't hate mainstream music I hate shit music. It just happens that a lot of it is mainstream. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-07-2008, 05:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Big McLargeHuge Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Satellite of Love Posts: 40	I have definitely noticed this sentiment as well. I guess I must be easy to please, because I love mainstream music. Not all mainstream music of course, but I think generalizations are bad in any form. I don't think being non-mainstream automatically makes music better than the popular stuff. I've been listening to a lot of non-mainstream music lately, and honestly I don't find a lot of it any "better" or "worse" than what's on the radio.