The Official "Music Was So Much Better in the Glorious Days of Yore" Thread

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Vancouver

pfft. You just proved.."yes opinions can be wrong!" Those two albums do anything but "suck" they don't have to be your thing..but suck?

I hate Nirvana..but would never say Nevermind sucked...

Huh? In my opinion those two albums suck. What do you want from me?

[Vancouver]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

Huh? In my opinion those two albums suck. What do you want from me?

I don't want anything. When you say they suck it's a tad harsh. And wrong.
Saying ''meh, I know a lot of people like those, they are just not my thing" would have not got my back up.
but even if you did say ''meh, I know a lot of people like those, they are just not my thing"

my reply would be .."hurry home and crank that Kenny G and have a warm bath partner!"

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Vancouver

I don't want anything. When you say they suck it's a tad harsh. And wrong.
Saying ''meh, I know a lot of people like those, they are just not my thing" would have not got my back up.
but even if you did say ''meh, I know a lot of people like those, they are just not my thing"

my reply would be .."hurry home and crank that Kenny G and have a warm bath partner!"

It's wrong to say an album sucks when you think it sucks? Fascinating.

[Vancouver]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

It's wrong to say an album sucks when you think it sucks? Fascinating.

No guess not, it just means you have poor taste... Nothing you can do about that.

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Vancouver

No guess not, it just means you have poor taste... Nothing you can do about that.

I'm not the one who likes Soundgarden here.

[Vancouver]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm not the one who likes Soundgarden here.

LOL - Wow you got me there. Good one.

[TheCunningStunt]

Originally Posted by Vancouver

No guess not, it just means you have poor taste... Nothing you can do about that.

Do you think there's such a thing as poor taste? Unless it's mind numbingly stupid shite like N-Dubz.

Each to their own and all of that, although I recall liking some bands that you like, so you do have good taste

[Vancouver]

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Do you think there's such a thing as poor taste? Unless it's mind numbingly stupid shite like N-Dubz.

Each to their own and all of that, although I recall liking some bands that you like, so you do have good taste

I hear ya. But I think there is a point. Some albums you don't have to understand but a certain amount of respect should be paid I believe.

Like my Nevermind deal...I hate the band and the record, but too many people I respect in music love it and give it it's credit. I don't like it but I'm not going to walk around saying it sucks. Id be wrong. It's just not my thing.

[someonecompletelyrandom]

Originally Posted by Vancouver

Like my Nevermind deal...I hate the band and the record, but too many people I respect in music love it and give it it's credit. I don't like it but I'm not going to walk around saying it sucks. Id be wrong.

It's good to see somebody be respectable in your instance. Too many people believe themselves walking encyclopedias of correctness.

@ the premise of this thread...

I think the reason people say music is worse today is the way it's delivered. It's more of an active experience of finding artists you like, you can't expect the radio to deliver fresh material. Mainstream music is going to cling on and milk whatever trends have made money in the past, not take chances on radical new ideas. It evolves very slowly.

And that's why most of the people saying music sucks nowadays are people who hear Modern Rock radio and all it's immature, sexual tripe and think back to the 'good ol days' of rock n roll. But now rock isn't the cash crop it once was so the labels and radio stations are milking what's left of the 90s Alt Rock boom.