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Old 11-28-2009, 06:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
lucifer_sam
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Originally Posted by khfreek View Post
I've been thinking about this; there are bands out there that garner more fans and are universally liked, and bands that are hated by all. If music was truly subjective, then wouldn't all bands have an equal proportion of fans to non-fans? Which lead me to thinking that there is some objectivity in music. For example, since so many people like Radiohead, it could be objectively said that they are a good band, and since so many people hate Nickelback they are objectively a bad one. Thoughts?
just because there are two options doesn't make them proportionally equal.

and no, the mere fact that some bands appeal to a lot of people isn't indicative of any arbitrary objective value. popular opinion does not equate fact.
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