An Infinite Number Of Things That Pisses Me Off About Music

WaspStar · 09-11-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

42 : Idiots Who Suddenly Announce That They Like My Favourite Bands

It doesn't happen too often as I have a lot of respect for most of the people who post here *cough*. But there have been times when someone will come along with no taste whatsoever and then suddenly out of the blue claim that the love The Fall or whoever. I should be happy that someone else loves the bands I do but the reality is my first thought is 'Oh God , now i'll have to deal with that pain in the arse everytime I want to talk about a band I love'.
Sorry but there's a hierarchy involved. You don't just jump from Coldplay or Muse or U2 to The Fall , you earn it. when you have a basic knowledge of the bands of the time and opinions on other post punk albums and have shown me you've actually LIVED with these albums then maybe i'll take you seriously. Learning a few things of wiki and having the same generic opinions of the same generic albums will not convince me otherwise.

Selfish & elitist ? ... Fuck yes , but I never claimed I was the nicest person around.

I tend to agree, but for a different reason. It's somewhat annoying when someone who listens to Duran Duran and the Spice Girls suddenly starts "liking" Echo & The Bunnymen. It just cheapens the whole thing.

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

I'm not really bothered when someone says they like the band, it's when they go 'OMG this is the best band evaaar' and they've got about 3 songs by them.

Snobs of the board unite

Yep, that's a good one. Even worse, though; people who hate a band based on one song. "I hate the Kinks." "Which songs have you heard?" "Just that one about the transvestite...but that song sucks, man! I hate the Kinks."

lucifer_sam · 09-11-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by WaspStar

Yep, that's a good one. Even worse, though; people who hate a band based on one song. "I hate the Kinks." "Which songs have you heard?" "Just that one about the transvestite...but that song sucks, man! I hate the Kinks."

This is exactly what my dad told me. =/

~~Gareth Brown~~ · 09-12-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by WaspStar

I tend to agree, but for a different reason. It's somewhat annoying when someone who listens to Duran Duran and the Spice Girls suddenly starts "liking" Echo & The Bunnymen. It just cheapens the whole thing.

HAHAHAHA. You're an elitist prick.

Alfred · 09-11-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Selfish & elitist ?

Fuck yes.

boo boo · 09-12-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

42 : Idiots Who Suddenly Announce That They Like My Favourite Bands

It doesn't happen too often as I have a lot of respect for most of the people who post here *cough*. But there have been times when someone will come along with no taste whatsoever and then suddenly out of the blue claim that the love The Fall or whoever. I should be happy that someone else loves the bands I do but the reality is my first thought is 'Oh God , now i'll have to deal with that pain in the arse everytime I want to talk about a band I love'.
Sorry but there's a hierarchy involved. You don't just jump from Coldplay or Muse or U2 to The Fall , you earn it. when you have a basic knowledge of the bands of the time and opinions on other post punk albums and have shown me you've actually LIVED with these albums then maybe i'll take you seriously.

Now c'mon, you hate Bono, and this kinda falls into the kind of snobbish comments he would make.

jackhammer · 09-11-2008, 04:21 PM

I love The Fall.....

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-11-2008, 04:22 PM

You've earned that right

jackhammer · 09-11-2008, 04:27 PM

I do understand what Urban is talking about though. A few members on here were complete noobs when it came to music but within 3 months they were world experts on British Post Punk or Avant Garde Rock. There is more to Music than just knowing a few facts and figures.

sweet_nothing · 09-11-2008, 04:33 PM

I have 2 Fall albums and I think they're good, not my fav post punk band, but I appreciate them. I also like Coldplay, deal with it.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-11-2008, 04:35 PM

Read Jackhammer's post , thats the sort of thing i'm getting at.

I'm not saying if you like band A you can't like band B.

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09-11-2008, 04:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I do understand what Urban is talking about though. A few members on here were complete noobs when it came to music but within 3 months they were world experts on British Post Punk or Avant Garde Rock. There is more to Music than just knowing a few facts and figures. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-11-2008, 04:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Read Jackhammer's post , thats the sort of thing i'm getting at. I'm not saying if you like band A you can't like band B. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.