Tool vs Nickelback (lyrics, rock, single, genre, pink floyd)

Rainard Jalen · 01-03-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tkpb938

I dont like Nickelback because of the really annoying country influence (which, for some reason, no one wants to admit).

Sorry, I forgot to add that. To rephrase:

A gumbo of late 70s/early 80s romantic pop metal, Christian disco, Canadian acid-folk and West Mexican country rock.

ProggyMan · 01-03-2008, 04:10 PM

I find your logic disturbing. Because a band tries to sell records they're commercial? Red-era KC tried to sell records by installing a pop vocalist, but that doesn't make them commerical.

Rainard Jalen · 01-03-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

I find your logic disturbing. Because a band tries to sell records they're commercial? Red-era KC tried to sell records by installing a pop vocalist, but that doesn't make them commerical.

Um... rrright. So like, what does "commerce" mean in your world?

If you form something in a certain way with the aim and intention to make it more marketable to the public, that is called commercialization. Whether you like it or not, any band who make amends to their MUSIC and musical direction simply to sell more is a commercial band.

ProggyMan · 01-03-2008, 06:09 PM

How does Tool change it's music to be more accesible exactly? You're being very vague and just saying how they target a specific group with their lyrics and music but you don't even define Tool's sound beyond 'modern rock' and just say what group they're supposed to be changing their music for! And I second Ethan's skepticism on the Christian Disco and Acid Folk parts of Nickelback's music.

Rainard Jalen · 01-03-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

How does Tool change it's music to be more accesible exactly? You're being very vague and just saying how they target a specific group with their lyrics and music but you don't even define Tool's sound beyond 'modern rock' and just say what group they're supposed to be changing their music for! And I second Ethan's skepticism on the Christian Disco and Acid Folk parts of Nickelback's music.

Further definitions of commercial:

Being a product marketed to the population on a mass scale.

We could make even more. Tool will nicely fit under one of them.

The more pertinent question is this: why is it that you find the idea of being "commercial" so very objectionable? Why does it offend you so much that Tool just might be a commercial band?

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01-03-2008, 04:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	I find your logic disturbing. Because a band tries to sell records they're commercial? Red-era KC tried to sell records by installing a pop vocalist, but that doesn't make them commerical.

01-03-2008, 06:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	How does Tool change it's music to be more accesible exactly? You're being very vague and just saying how they target a specific group with their lyrics and music but you don't even define Tool's sound beyond 'modern rock' and just say what group they're supposed to be changing their music for! And I second Ethan's skepticism on the Christian Disco and Acid Folk parts of Nickelback's music.