Unpopular Music Opinions

Machine · 12-25-2017, 04:30 AM

Idk if this is an unpopular opinion, but lo-fi indie might just be the most limp wristed annoying genre on the planet. It's a genre full of low talented freakshows who have high ambitions to be these bug rockstars, but are just too damn cool to make anything remotely coherent. Because having conviction in your work is just not ****ing cool anymore, and leaving everything unfinished is. People wonder why rock music is dying and rap is taking over as the cultural zeitgeist, but when the only people doing anything interesting and not just rehashing the tropes that were popular 30 years ago are mucking about making rough demo quality music, just too cool to show any sense of masculinity in their music. Gee I wonder why angry teens don't want to listen to your limp wristed bull**** and instead listen to angry ass unapologetically masculine rap music. Really makes you ****ing think. There are two ways to get rock out of the hole it has dug itself into and that's 1) go the route of jazz and become actual art music, or 2) grow some ****ing balls.

**Frownland** · 12-25-2017, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Machine

It's a genre full of low talented freakshows who have high ambitions to be these bug rockstars,

I had no idea that the music industry was so Kafkaesque.

I don't think it's unpopular opinion that self-described indie bands are generally lame and terrible. I think rock music has diversified a lot and is still thriving despite not being a zeitgeist, it's just a lot more dynamic and less straightforward as a genre than it used to be.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-25-2017, 08:17 AM

rock music never died, it gave birth to something way cooler and more diverse than it could ever be.

and as for the lofi indie stuff i would take that over 80s cock rock and 90s grunge/alternative like 80% of the time so i dunno man

people ****ting on an entire style of music just triggers me

**Frownland** · 12-25-2017, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

rock music never died, it gave birth to something way cooler and more diverse than it could ever be.

and as for the lofi indie stuff i would take that over 80s cock rock and 90s grunge/alternative like 80% of the time so i dunno man

people ****ting on an entire style of music just triggers me

Makes sense for self proclaimed indie though.

Also kinda funny that a crow looked at me is one of Machine's top albums of the year.

The Batlord · 12-25-2017, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

rock music never died, it gave birth to something way cooler and more diverse than it could ever be.

and as for the lofi indie stuff i would take that over 80s cock rock and 90s grunge/alternative like 80% of the time so i dunno man

people ****ting on an entire style of music just triggers me

Nah, indie's ****ing bland and I want to beat up Belle and Sebastian and take their lunch money.

rubber soul · 12-25-2017, 09:05 AM

Indie's a lot more than Belle and Sebastian. If you want to hear good indie rock, try the Brian Jonestown Massacre.

OccultHawk · 12-25-2017, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Nah, indie's ****ing bland and I want to beat up Belle and Sebastian and take their lunch money.

**Frownland** · 12-25-2017, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Indie's a lot more than Belle and Sebastian. If you want to hear good indie rock, try the Brian Jonestown Massacre.

This is why I make the distinction of self-proclaimed indie artists versus artists that are on an independent label. It's stylized at this point abd BJT don't really fit in with that.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-25-2017, 09:22 AM

ok but my point is not every self proclaimed indie band is belle and sebastian, there are tons of artists experimenting and pushing boundries under that tag. Alex G and Elvis Depressedly are two that come to mind right off of the bat.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-25-2017, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

This is why I make the distinction of self-proclaimed indie artists versus artists that are on an independent label. It's stylized at this point abd BJT don't really fit in with that.

i get what you’re saying, i just felt Machine was painting the entire genre with a broad brush.

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Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Idk if this is an unpopular opinion, but lo-fi indie might just be the most limp wristed annoying genre on the planet. It's a genre full of low talented freakshows who have high ambitions to be these bug rockstars, but are just too damn cool to make anything remotely coherent. Because having conviction in your work is just not **ing cool anymore, and leaving everything unfinished is. People wonder why rock music is dying and rap is taking over as the cultural zeitgeist, but when the only people doing anything interesting and not just rehashing the tropes that were popular 30 years ago are mucking about making rough demo quality music, just too cool to show any sense of masculinity in their music. Gee I wonder why angry teens don't want to listen to your limp wristed bull and instead listen to angry ass unapologetically masculine rap music. Really makes you ing think. There are two ways to get rock out of the hole it has dug itself into and that's 1) go the route of jazz and become actual art music, or 2) grow some **ing balls. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.