Music that you don't listen to?

Tristan_Geoff · 12-05-2015, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

That's a spammer, bruh. They're not gonna respond to you.

I was really anticipating a response too. Shame.

blackdragon123 · 12-05-2015, 05:23 PM

I'm not sure if it's actually a genre or just a fart but I don't listen to the type of music that Bastille spew out. There appear to be legions of these generic, music student, ironic t-shirt, well waxed hair, 'glamorously' undernourished, defiantly mundane, slightly below middle class, melodically vacant, lyrically barren, shamelessly anti-passionate, inexplicably confident, depressingly popular musicians who congeal on the lesser stages of the Reading Festival in bands numbering up to 7 people, and who creating 'music' that sounds as if you've given a meeting-room full of civil servants possession of a keyboard and told them to form a sound capable of being acceptably dull

I do not care for jazz, but I can appreciate that there is a certain mystic quality around its sound and players that people dig.

What I can't appreciate is the absence of inspiration and the celebration something just below the realms of mediocrity.

Tristan_Geoff · 12-05-2015, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by blackdragon123

I'm not sure if it's actually a genre or just a fart but I don't listen to the type of music that Bastille spew out. There appear to be legions of these generic, music student, ironic t-shirt, well waxed hair, 'glamorously' undernourished, defiantly mundane, slightly below middle class, melodically vacant, lyrically barren, shamelessly anti-passionate, inexplicably confident, depressingly popular musicians who congeal on the lesser stages of the Reading Festival in bands numbering up to 7 people, and who creating 'music' that sounds as if you've given a meeting-room full of civil servants possession of a keyboard and told them to form a sound capable of being acceptably dull

I do not care for jazz, but I can appreciate that there is a certain mystic quality around its sound and players that people dig.

What I can't appreciate is the absence of inspiration and the celebration something just below the realms of mediocrity.

All that alternative radio BS and the so calked surge in "Indie Rock"? Yeah I understand that. The dull wave of "indie" folk groups using the same acoustic progressions and slick ego-laced vocals on EVERYSINGLETRACK used to be the number one pop trend that got on my nerves. Now? The same thing with CCM themes.

The Identity Matrix · 12-05-2015, 07:48 PM

^^^

Well Mumford and Sons figured it out real quick with their new album this year didn't they.

I hated the indie folk wave that was blaring on the radio for the past few years. Mumford and Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Bastille, etc. I could stomach a few of their tracks and a few had actual merit to them. But for the most part the majority of the music coming out of that movement was bad. Really really bad.

Zhanteimi · 12-05-2015, 08:12 PM

I despise that new Mumford & Sons album.

The Identity Matrix · 12-05-2015, 08:18 PM

But... but it's the biggest musical progression in mainstream music ever.

They used electric guitars.

Tristan_Geoff · 12-05-2015, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Identity Matrix

^^^

Well Mumford and Sons figured it out real quick with their new album this year didn't they.

I hated the indie folk wave that was blaring on the radio for the past few years. Mumford and Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Bastille, etc. I could stomach a few of their tracks and a few had actual merit to them. But for the most part the majority of the music coming out of that movement was bad. Really really bad.

Fleet Foxes were decent and they get points for sharing a bassist with The Blood Brothers, but other than that I can't find a single track that didn't make me want to cave my radio in. But then there are indie folk artists like Joanna Newsom and The Mountain Goats but they sound leagues away from these radio bands, being able to make interesting, original, non-repetitive folk music at a low-key level, and with good results. And without the whole cheesy attitude that comes with the aforementioned groups. Alternative radio right now is worse than it's ever been. I'd actually rather listen to post-grunge. And that's saying something. The general annoying feel of it is probably the worst part, and of course fans of the genre.

As for Mumford and Sons, I'm glad they switched style but not sure the direction they went in was any better.

tl;dr I hate indie folk and alternative radio and everything about it but I like actual indie folk bands like Fleet Foxes, The Mountain Goats, and Joanna Newsom.

Zhanteimi · 12-05-2015, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The Identity Matrix

But... but it's the biggest musical progression in mainstream music ever.

They used electric guitars.

I prefer when Dylan went electric...

The Identity Matrix · 12-05-2015, 08:47 PM

The only thing I did like were the Mountain Goats, and Fleet Foxes. Never listened to Joanna Newsom though, maybe I'll give her a shot.

As for the condition of alternative radio. I have this long running joke with my friend. I will assume you know who Death Cab for Cutie are. Our local alt station played the single off of their most recent album all the damn time. In fact everytime they would play the song the DJ would say something like "How about that new track from death cab!" the song came out in I believe early November of 2014 could be later but whatever. He would say it over and over and over again. He stopped I think in October of this year. Now my friend and I say that whenever one of us plays anything death cab.

The point is there is very little variation in alternative radio these days. Everything gets overplayed. If its pop music by someone other than Katy Perry, then it instantly gets thrown on alt radio and spammed to ****. It's pretty bad these days.

The Identity Matrix · 12-05-2015, 08:48 PM

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I prefer when Dylan went electric...

I sure hope you know I am joking when I said that earlier.

12-05-2015, 05:23 PM	#242 (permalink)
blackdragon123 don't be no bojangles Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 496	I'm not sure if it's actually a genre or just a fart but I don't listen to the type of music that Bastille spew out. There appear to be legions of these generic, music student, ironic t-shirt, well waxed hair, 'glamorously' undernourished, defiantly mundane, slightly below middle class, melodically vacant, lyrically barren, shamelessly anti-passionate, inexplicably confident, depressingly popular musicians who congeal on the lesser stages of the Reading Festival in bands numbering up to 7 people, and who creating 'music' that sounds as if you've given a meeting-room full of civil servants possession of a keyboard and told them to form a sound capable of being acceptably dull I do not care for jazz, but I can appreciate that there is a certain mystic quality around its sound and players that people dig. What I can't appreciate is the absence of inspiration and the celebration something just below the realms of mediocrity. __________________ 'Well, I'm a common working man, With a half of bitter, bread and jam, And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man, When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

12-05-2015, 08:12 PM	#245 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	I despise that new Mumford & Sons album.