Mainstream vs. Underground (indie, rock, albums, solo, quote)

Doc.DGAF · 04-28-2006, 08:47 AM

In the spirit of my two previous threads here in The lounge I decided to add yet another age old question, what makes you prefer one or the other, mainstream music or underground music. Rap, rock, whatever.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-28-2006, 09:09 AM

Neither

I couldn`t care less if a band is on a major or an indie label

swim · 04-28-2006, 09:11 AM

The only thing I care about is if and when bands switch over to mainstream if they dumb down their music to sell records that pisses me off. Other than that popularity and goodness are not related.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-28-2006, 09:19 AM

But on the other hand you get bands on small labels where they just do what the hell they like & release albums of crap time & time again.

I.E. Black Flag after 1983.

Doc.DGAF · 04-28-2006, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Neither

I couldn`t care less if a band is on a major or an indie label

I didn't say anything about the label. The label has nothing to do with it. Take(just for exapmle) Psychopathic Records, they're a large company now, you still won't find their music on the radio.

swim · 04-28-2006, 10:42 AM

Pyschopathetic is crap and since when are they major.

Doc.DGAF · 04-28-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by swimintheundertow

Pyschopathetic is crap and since when are they major.

Didn't I say it was just and example? They became major when they became a multi-million dollar corporation.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-28-2006, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc.DGAF

I didn't say anything about the label. The label has nothing to do with it. Take(just for exapmle) Psychopathic Records, they're a large company now, you still won't find their music on the radio.

Same thing

Doc.DGAF · 05-04-2006, 08:42 AM

Same thing what?

~~hiu~~ · 05-04-2006, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

But on the other hand you get bands on small labels where they just do what the hell they like & release albums of crap time & time again.

I.E. Black Flag after 1983.

My War is one of Black Flags best album and then you have Who's Got The 101/2 which is a great live record. They may have gone downhill but Black Flag never released crap until they split up. Greg Ginns solo work in particular is horrible.

04-28-2006, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Doc.DGAF Uhh-I am Octiposter-huhuh Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 229	Mainstream vs. Underground In the spirit of my two previous threads here in The lounge I decided to add yet another age old question, what makes you prefer one or the other, mainstream music or underground music. Rap, rock, whatever. __________________ Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.-Confucius Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.-Friedrich Nietzsche Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.-Lord Byron Popularity's bad for you. I avoid it like the plague.-Brian Mulrooney

04-28-2006, 09:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Neither I couldn`t care less if a band is on a major or an indie label __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

04-28-2006, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,145	The only thing I care about is if and when bands switch over to mainstream if they dumb down their music to sell records that pisses me off. Other than that popularity and goodness are not related. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

04-28-2006, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	But on the other hand you get bands on small labels where they just do what the hell they like & release albums of crap time & time again. I.E. Black Flag after 1983. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

04-28-2006, 10:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,145	Pyschopathetic is crap and since when are they major. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

05-04-2006, 08:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Doc.DGAF Uhh-I am Octiposter-huhuh Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 229	Same thing what? __________________ Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.-Confucius Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.-Friedrich Nietzsche Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.-Lord Byron Popularity's bad for you. I avoid it like the plague.-Brian Mulrooney