Artists I Refuse To Like ....EVER (singer, depeche mode, pop, rap)

lucifer_sam · 02-08-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i refuse to like any generic Indie band that comes out of the woodwork and tries to pass off their songwriting skills using folky vocal harmonies and 'unorthodox' instruments.

...these guys (and 1 girl - i mean they ARE indie bands after all) make me hate indie music even more, even when i know there has to be some good stuff out there. they've turned me off folky acoustic music forever...

how awesome are generalizations?

There's a few worth paying attention to, most are just marketable acts that the indie press can hype without fearing retribution for being creative or somewhat unusual.

Folk rock is awesome when done right, but it does seem like a lot of current bands are using the same obligatory formula, no matter the situation.

mr dave · 02-09-2010, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

There's a few worth paying attention to, most are just marketable acts that the indie press can hype without fearing retribution for being creative or somewhat unusual.

Folk rock is awesome when done right, but it does seem like a lot of current bands are using the same obligatory formula, no matter the situation.

for sure, and i'm not really that close minded, i was just poking fun at the earlier generalization. although personally, folk music has just never done it for me, and i've heard plenty through various sources over the years. i can respect and appreciate the talent involved and it's not that i want to dislike it, it just doesn't do it for me. but that's why there are other styles out there and why music is such a fundamental social / cultural element straight across the globe.

DiSTANToblivion · 02-09-2010, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i refuse to like any generic Indie band that comes out of the woodwork and tries to pass off their songwriting skills using folky vocal harmonies and 'unorthodox' instruments.

...these guys (and 1 girl - i mean they ARE indie bands after all) make me hate indie music even more, even when i know there has to be some good stuff out there. they've turned me off folky acoustic music forever...

how awesome are generalizations?

They're great. Generalizations happen all the time with rap, I couldn't help it. Everything that i've seen and heard is absolute shit. There is no other way around it, they've ruined a whole genre for me.

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

DistantOblivion likes Dream Theater, so...

I refuse to like any generic Prog Metal band that comes out of the woodwork and tries to pass off their lack of ingenuity and creativity with pretentious solos and "technical" ability.

These guys make me hate prog music even more, even when I know there has to be some good stuff out there... they've turned me off of ****ty wank-filled solos forever...

Nice to see you have an opinion on that there. Not that I care but it's nice to see regardless.

...oh and by the way I wasn't generalizing rap. I was saying that those kinds of rappers (i.e. 50 Cent, Soulja Boy etc. etc.) have totally trashed the genre. Making it hard for anyone to take rap seriously unless they look for underground artists that still rap about things I give a crap about.