What type of music fan is the worst? (country, hardcore)

ProggyMan · 05-10-2008, 11:04 AM

15 year olds who just learned to play guitar and thinks anything without a huge amount of solos is pointless.

jackhammer · 05-10-2008, 11:13 AM

I suppose the first scene I latched onto was the metal scene but the narrow minded attitude of most of them annoyed me then, even though my musical tastes were barely defined. I tired of the scene quickly not in a musical sense though (I still listen to a lot of Metal) and cut off my hair and ditched the pretence.

I find narrow minded fans the worst in whatever genre they prefer although Dance and Metal fans seem to be pre-occupied with millions of sub-genres, with many sounds being small variations on the same scene.

I do think as you get older you don't need to fit into any particular social scene and end up expanding your tastes.

tkpb938 · 05-10-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword

I hate Tool fans probably the most, but not really in a musical way. They think that pretty much everything is a conspiracy, which gets really annoying. Punk fans can be like this sometimes.

I like Tool. I don't think I'm like that though.

Honestly I can't say I no more than 1 other Tool fan in person, and they weren't all that bad.

boo boo · 05-10-2008, 12:37 PM

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The most irritating are prog fans in general, as they think music has to be really complex and shiz in order to have the slightest semblance of value...which is a load of utter rubbish. In fact, the irony is that complexity comes over creativity for that lot, especially given the fact that the vast majority of the neo-prog music they listen to is so completely derivative of early 70s music as to induce laughter. And does virtually nothing new or cutting edge whatsover.

I don't know that many prog fans that actually think this way, sure they exist as I already explained, but they're not that plentiful. I find the prog fans here and the other forums I visit (including progarchives) to generally be very open minded. Not including prog metal fans though, they are awfully annoying.

Also I don't see why its so laughable to like something even if its not that original, sure Flower Kings are about as original as Stone Temple Pilots, but they're still a very talented band with the knack for composing really good prog songs. I'd rather listen to them than something I think is crap regardless of how original it is.

I mean you're a Nirvana fan (I am too) and lets be honest, they weren't hella original, they too were just recreating a sound that already existed, but its a sound you love, and thats all that matters right?

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Then, Pitchfork-type indie fans are often twonkish as well. Actually, indie kids are frequently complete idiots. But firstly, Pitchfork types are idiotic because they are just as elitist as prog fans! They openly scorn various genres (particularly prog, in fact) just because they're not supposed to like it according to "party lines", so to speak. As for many indie scene kids in general, then they're annoying because they put "cool" and "image" over the music itself. They couldn't give a damn how uncreative the Libertines were or the point that none of them could play their instruments at all and that their second album was a load of tripe. The fact is that they had the best image of all time and that's all that matters.

I think pitckfork types are way worse than any prog fan (Ivan included) you could throw at me. I certainly consider them way more pretentious. Try making a point of comparison this way. Read reviews from progarchives, people there tend to be very specific in discribing every song in great detail, yeah thats goddamn annoying, but at least their reviews are about the music.

Then go to pitchfork and read their reviews, where they basically pull any random word they can find out of a thesaurus regardless if it actually discribes the music. I mean just read this to see what I mean.

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Midnight Organ Flight is full of rousing barnburners that flicker with soul, ballads that ache with masculine vulnerability ... their jangly melodies claw their way inside your brain just the same, making them latest in a long line of Glasgow bands to effortlessly combine celebratory sonics and miserablist lyrics into something singular

Amazing how many adjectives they can use and still manage to say absolutely nothing about the music.

sleepy jack · 05-10-2008, 02:21 PM

My favorite pitchfork description of music ever is: "jolly melancholy"

Dr_Rez · 05-10-2008, 03:26 PM

So back to earlier, what exactly is mallcore...?

sleepy jack · 05-10-2008, 03:32 PM

Urban Dictionary: mallcore

Inuzuka Skysword · 05-10-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack fire drill

Urban Dictionary: mallcore

3rd definition was definitely the best.

GravitySlips · 05-10-2008, 05:20 PM

I hate bad music fans.

Miltamec Soundsquinaez · 05-10-2008, 05:22 PM

The worst is the kind that confines themself to one genre.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I suppose the first scene I latched onto was the metal scene but the narrow minded attitude of most of them annoyed me then, even though my musical tastes were barely defined. I tired of the scene quickly not in a musical sense though (I still listen to a lot of Metal) and cut off my hair and ditched the pretence. I find narrow minded fans the worst in whatever genre they prefer although Dance and Metal fans seem to be pre-occupied with millions of sub-genres, with many sounds being small variations on the same scene. I do think as you get older you don't need to fit into any particular social scene and end up expanding your tastes. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,361	So back to earlier, what exactly is mallcore...? __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

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ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	15 year olds who just learned to play guitar and thinks anything without a huge amount of solos is pointless.

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GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	I hate bad music fans.

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Miltamec Soundsquinaez Aural melody discerner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in a truck down by the interstate Posts: 347	The worst is the kind that confines themself to one genre.