The Why Are/Is... thread

[RVCA]

Originally Posted by mr dave

by becoming so big so fast only the crap that appealed to the masses got really big (Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, etc.)

Why is Linkin Park considered crap? Why would you lump them together with Korn and Limp Bizkit?

[duga]

Originally Posted by RVCA

Why is Linkin Park considered crap? Why would you lump them together with Korn and Limp Bizkit?

I gave Linkin Park a chance with their first album. It was catchy, blended the best aspects of your basic nu metal well, and sounded like they had room for growth. I told myself before their second album came out, if it sounds anything like the first album my official opinion of them will be that they are a crock of ****.

That is exactly what happened. They are a crock of ****. Give me one Linkin Park song and I pretty much got the idea of the whole back catalog.

Sidenote: I never knew Fear Factory was every ever lumped in with nu metal...

[SATCHMO]

Originally Posted by duga

They are a crock of ****. Give me one Linkin Park song and I pretty much got the idea of the whole back catalog.

Haha...further validation of this fact:

All Linkin Park songs look the same - Hometracked

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Why is the Manchester music scene considered good? Oasis and the Stone Roses were shit.

Really? I mean, Oasis I can understand, and I know a lot of people don't like the Roses but what about Joy Division/New Order, the Smiths, A Certain Ratio, Buzzc0cks, Magazine, etc etc!?

[duga]

Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Haha...further validation of this fact:

All Linkin Park songs look the same - Hometracked

HAHAHA..YES!

Excellent article...thanks for that, Satch.

My point is proven.

[TheCunningStunt]

Originally Posted by Paloma

Really? I mean, Oasis I can understand, and I know a lot of people don't like the Roses but what about Joy Division/New Order, the Smiths, A Certain Ratio, Buzzc0cks, Magazine, etc etc!?

Why aren't people getting my two questions? They were used as an example..

I'm from Manchester, I adore the Manchester music scene. It was quite possibly the biggest influence on me. I just used the questions as an example of queries people may have. I.E someone from America might not get The Smiths.. I could explain EXACTLY why they are brilliant because I know about them

Oh, my bad. I kind of saw that and didnt bother reading the rest, because that was just ridiculous

[duga]

Originally Posted by Paloma

Really? I mean, Oasis I can understand, and I know a lot of people don't like the Roses but what about Joy Division/New Order, the Smiths, A Certain Ratio, Buzzc0cks, Magazine, etc etc!?

Don't worry, Paloma...I love those bands as well.

A lot of questions you can put on this thread make sense...but that just seems like a matter of opinion. Some people will like that kind of music, some people won't. I even found some enjoyment in Oasis (for a time). Some people find grunge to be a mindless rehash of punk music in a slightly different package.

Do you want to know what specific aspects we like in that music?

EDIT: Sorry, just saw the last couple of posts. At least its keeping the thread going, eh?

[TheCunningStunt]

I used

Manchester music scene and Kurt Cobain 'cause they're two widely discussed topics I would've asked things I actually wanted to know as examples but I couldn't think of anything

[TheCunningStunt]

And oi, I love Oasis. although I don't listen to them much anymore.