Musical Misconceptions

billyjerome · 06-23-2011, 01:23 AM

This was brought up in the shoutbox. What are some misconceptions you had about music as a kid? To start off (because I had TONS), I considered Garth Brooks to be the best country artist around. I also went through a phase where Incubus and Sublime were the best bands EVER.

Paedantic Basterd · 06-23-2011, 01:28 AM

I will repeat a couple of the ideas I shared from when I was about 13 and really just starting to get into music.

- I thought a band had to be from California to be good.
- I thought Linkin Park were as hardcore as music got.
- I thought a band had to have either three or five members to be good.
- I thought solo artists and singer/songwriters had no merit.

~~Farfisa~~ · 06-23-2011, 01:34 AM

-I thought Slipknot was the heaviest band in existence
-I thought old bands "sucked"
-I thought Korn was the best band evar!!!
-I thought shoegaze was a band.

Even though I listened to all of this horrible music I still felt like there was something better out there.

Paedantic Basterd · 06-23-2011, 01:36 AM

I thought Canada was the world's foremost source of awesome music.

billyjerome · 06-23-2011, 01:59 AM

I thought bands beginning with 'The' were the only important bands around.

Paedantic Basterd · 06-23-2011, 02:00 AM

I thought albums had to be titled after the most important song on the album.

Howard the Duck · 06-23-2011, 03:36 AM

- I thought the Jesus & Mary Chain and the Smiths were the greatest indie bands ever
- i thought Frankie Goes to Hollywood was cutting-edge
- i was of the view Dylan is a good singer
- i thought the Manic Street Preachers' lyrics were biting socio-political remarks that made sense

and many others

billyjerome · 06-23-2011, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I thought Canada was the world's foremost source of awesome music.

HAHA!!!

I thought world music was terrible. Now I can't get enough

**Janszoon** · 06-23-2011, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I thought a band had to be from California to be good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I thought Canada was the world's foremost source of awesome music.

I'm curious how these two notions worked together in your mind.

starrynight · 06-23-2011, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i thought Frankie Goes to Hollywood was cutting-edge

The production was for the time? When Relax was released I didn't hear anything else that quite sounded like it at the time. But the main thing to me was their big singles back them just sounded like good music, and I think they still sound good.

06-23-2011, 01:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
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06-23-2011, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I will repeat a couple of the ideas I shared from when I was about 13 and really just starting to get into music. - I thought a band had to be from California to be good. - I thought Linkin Park were as hardcore as music got. - I thought a band had to have either three or five members to be good. - I thought solo artists and singer/songwriters had no merit.

06-23-2011, 01:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	-I thought Slipknot was the heaviest band in existence -I thought old bands "sucked" -I thought Korn was the best band evar!!! -I thought shoegaze was a band. Even though I listened to all of this horrible music I still felt like there was something better out there.

06-23-2011, 01:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I thought Canada was the world's foremost source of awesome music.

06-23-2011, 02:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I thought albums had to be titled after the most important song on the album.