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Originally Posted by starrynight
But you don't have to pick a favourite one. If some do that's their choice, but I don't think it is compulsory. It's like me trying to decide who was greater - Mozart or Beethoven. They are both great, but in different ways. How do you compare things which are completely different and in different styles too? Things can be just good in different ways. Music isn't a sport. Of course people at different times will listen to more of some kind of music than another, will have a particular enthusiasm at different times in their life. Really in popular music I like listening to a wide variety of different music. The amount of stuff available out there means I don't feel like just exploring a few in depth I'd rather look at a wide variety of different musicians.
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There is a difference between picking a favorite and trying to decide which is greater between two artists. When you pick your favorite, it's just a personal preference and you can like the two artists.
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Originally Posted by starrynight
Anyway my main point was not simply about picking out a favourite, people have always done that. I mean when it goes beyond that into a kind of defending of an artist beyond their music almost. I can't be bothered promoting people and saying this artist is the best and if you don't like it we have problems. People will listen to what they want and may dislike some of what I like, it doesn't give me insecurity issues though I'm confident in what I like lol.
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I agree with you but the whole fanboyism ties in with being elitist and looking down on others for liking the music that they like. I agree with you 100% that people will listen to whatever they want and may dislike some material that is deemed music of higher quality.
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Originally Posted by starrynight
I think it is very easy when there is so much music out there to jump on board popular and hip groups of the time. It can take alot of time and effort to look through other stuff that isn't so well known and I understand many won't have the time. But to idly say someone is the greatest ever at whatever, or totally original or most influential without having heard many other things seems presumptious at best. Just leave it at saying that someone is your present favourite, that you like their style, that others may not like that style as much and so be more critical. The main thing is I think to give a style a chance, to find what you like in it, than to say it is all crap or all incredible. Otherwise it can just seem too over the top and not relating completely to the music.
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Some people are a bit too close minded when it comes to certain genres so they aren't going to be like most of us on MB that gives random genres a chance even if we don't like some of the artists we have heard.
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Originally Posted by Vanilla
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ooo I see you have updated it
yeah four more days til her concert on HBO