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Old 11-28-2009, 09:17 PM   #4 (permalink)
khfreek
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Originally Posted by jackhammer View Post
Nickleback have had huge success so according to many they are far from a poor band and many many people haven't heard a full Radiohead album so any music is neither good or bad- just opinions
My post had in mind a group of musically informed people, not those who listen to what's presented to them on the radio.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam
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.
I know solid facts can't be formed; but maybe based on polls bands could at least be ranked against other bands? Though I suppose in real life these polls would be biased by the things Lee talked about: people liking bands for fashion of popularity.
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