Is Devin Townsend a Knob?

**Frownland** · 08-28-2017, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Have you actually listened to Frown's "music"? I'd wager the majority of the **** he puts out is made up on the spot with almost no forethought whatsoever.

How much would you wager exactly? I could use some cash.

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LOL. I'm going to run out and buy a harmonica. Then I'm going to download a drum loop and record myself "playing the harmonica" (which I can't) over it. I might even add some accent drones to spice things up as well as a random splash cymbal hit.

I'm going to call it "Free Reed Experimental Jazz Swamp".

Have fun with that I guess. *shrug* This tells me that you've heard a very very small portion of my music.

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Frowny, put out something like this and then we can talk.

I mean, no because it's not my goal as an artist to appeal to your whims, but here are some nicer tracks than the archetype of my music that you have in your head whenever you rag on it. I'm guessing you define my music by the heavier WISSK material that pissed you off so much in plug.

https://jesusthecarpenter.bandcamp.c...int-soundtrack
https://jesusthecarpenter.bandcamp.com/track/kerensa-2
https://jesusthecarpenter.bandcamp.com/track/mulftur
https://jesusthecarpenter.bandcamp.c...enter-the-foil

Trollheart · 08-28-2017, 02:51 PM

I do find it an odd phenomenon that many many threads that have really nothing to do with it end up being the latest battleground for the Chula V Frownland rivalry. Oh well...

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I just dislike his pompous "If I don't dig it it must be ****" attitude.

I do too, but I've learned to live with it/ignore it/be amused by it

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Have you actually listened to Frown's "music"? I'd wager the majority of the **** he puts out is made up on the spot with almost no forethought whatsoever.

Some I have, yes, but in fairness you can't make that claim (your wager): for all you know, he spends hours, days or weeks crafting his "masterpieces". I think that's a little unfair (Who are you, and what have you done with Trollheart??)

**Frownland** · 08-28-2017, 03:00 PM

That's what you get when you have a bitter old man posting nonsense and a grumpy hipster willing to take him up on that nonsense.

Chula Vista · 08-28-2017, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

For all you know, he spends hours, days or weeks crafting his "masterpieces"

Chula Vista · 08-28-2017, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

bitter old man

Splain Lucy.

**Frownland** · 08-28-2017, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Splain Lucy.

The bitter old man is you.

Whoa chill I'm getting off of your lawn! I just approached to answer your question.

Trollheart · 08-28-2017, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

That's what you get when you have a bitter old man posting nonsense and a grumpy hipster willing to take him up on that nonsense.

Hey! I won't have that! I'm not bit ... oh. Carry on.

Edit: Um, can I ask who are the three people voting that DT is a genius but don't seem prepared to come in here and back up that claim? Come on: you know who you are. I, however, do not.

Plankton · 08-28-2017, 03:14 PM

Townsend is trying to make a living off of his music (and his persona helps sell it), so he'll sell anything he can and probably has some influential people advising him to do so. *shrug* So goes the way of the capitalistic world of the music industry.

Have you been keeping count of Bucketheads Pikes? Yoiks. He's up to 301.

These people need to sell their material in order to maintain their lifestyles regardless of what you think of their personalities, although some artists like to have an all inclusive persona that entices the consumer. It's nothing new.

As for the Chula/Frown bit... different strokes for different folks and all, but I'd like to hear Frown record something with a 4/4 beat. Something bluesy.

**Frownland** · 08-28-2017, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

As for the Chula/Frown bit... different strokes for different folks and all, but I'd like to hear Frown record something with a 4/4 beat. Something bluesy.

4/4
Bluesy and kinda 4/4

Trollheart · 08-28-2017, 03:22 PM

I forgot about Buckethead. What's a pike though, other than a fish or an ancient weapon? Mind you, to date anything I've heard from BH has been pretty damn good, whereas I can't say the same for DT. But anyone pretentious enough to release an album called Stuff That Was Stuff Before It Was Stuff (or something) deserves at least my scorn.

View Poll Results: Is Devin Townsend a Knob?
Yes he's a knob	1	4.55%
No he's a genius	7	31.82%
I don't care	8	36.36%
Devin who?	6	27.27%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

08-28-2017, 03:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	That's what you get when you have a bitter old man posting nonsense and a grumpy hipster willing to take him up on that nonsense. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-28-2017, 03:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Townsend is trying to make a living off of his music (and his persona helps sell it), so he'll sell anything he can and probably has some influential people advising him to do so. shrug So goes the way of the capitalistic world of the music industry. Have you been keeping count of Bucketheads Pikes? Yoiks. He's up to 301. These people need to sell their material in order to maintain their lifestyles regardless of what you think of their personalities, although some artists like to have an all inclusive persona that entices the consumer. It's nothing new. As for the Chula/Frown bit... different strokes for different folks and all, but I'd like to hear Frown record something with a 4/4 beat. Something bluesy. __________________ See location...

08-28-2017, 03:22 PM	#30 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	I forgot about Buckethead. What's a pike though, other than a fish or an ancient weapon? Mind you, to date anything I've heard from BH has been pretty damn good, whereas I can't say the same for DT. But anyone pretentious enough to release an album called Stuff That Was Stuff Before It Was Stuff (or something) deserves at least my scorn. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018