Sparky gave his reasons why he doesn't like a band, people like myself agreed with him. That's the point of a music forum Jack, to discuss why you like or do not like a band. I then clearly made an error of misjudgement with regards to a post, which I've apologised for. There's no drama.

It's kind of funny that, after the demands for a more thorough explanation of why anyone would like them, I wrote up a whole paragraph about it only to be met with silence. :laughing:

You should be ashamed of yourself. :nono:

So says the guy who calls Dragonforce "fun" and a "notch above average". :laughing:

Eh, you underestimate how low I score 'average'.

You made some fair points. I have differing views on some of what you said, but does anyone really care at this point? We are arguing about the artistic merit of LMAO after all.

I just hope that the mainstream sound changes into something else soon, preferably less dancey.

I wouldn't hold your breath. Mainstream music has been dancey since pretty much the beginning of time.

Yeah but it has it's cycles right? Everyone loves to point out the 90's alt rock being the antithesis to the 80's glam pop fest, which may or may not be true.

But i totally see what your saying, i guess electro-dancey is what i should have specified.

Yeah, I totally agree with that. The whole plastic-sounding electro thing was a cool contrast a decade ago but now it's just sounding tired. I am definitely looking forward to the inevitable wave of more dirty sounding music, especially with hip hop.

You might like this album, then (unless you have already listened to it). Came out this year...

Funny thing is, looking at the full music spectrum, they're not all that musically different, really. At least, I always seen 'Grunge' bands as generic hard rock bands with darker themes.

Same instrumentation, same structure, very very similar rhythms, emphasis on guitar solos placed in boxed areas, heavy heavy emphasis on powerful very clear vocals. Perhaps Grunge has the guitars tuned down, and occasionally fast/punky elements. But, that's it, it's as poppy, and commercial as Hell.

In fact, I'd say the grunge music was equally shallowly commercial and fashionable. Even if Kurt Cobain pretended not, but he was very very insecure about his legitimacy. I'd say though that 90s MTV alterna-attitude was glam as ****, just in a more ironic way.

I'm going to agree with that.

Although some of the 90's alternative stuff was like this, heading straight for stadium rock:



(That's an awesome song by the way!)

I wouldn't consider myself a "grunge" fan. I barely recognize it as a genre. It's just that I tend to really love a couple of bands from that time and movement. Alice in Chains and Nirvana are always gonna hold a place in my heart.

That said, regarding the argument earlier in this thread, since when did music taste become objective, eh?

Sadly, ever since this was written: Singers who can’t sing | inflammatoryremarks

I don't get how people can get so worked up over whether people agree with their taste or not.

see, it won't affect him whether or not people like him or not.

LMFAO Make me laugh, and are incredibly catchy. That's why I listen to them

Yeah, I got that one when it came out. I do certainly like it though. :)

LMFAO and Bieber are two of the greatest things to happen to pop music, people need to get off their high horses and give credit where it's due.

Unless this is a joke, which I'm hoping it is, then explain.

And if giving them no credit means I'm up on my high horse, I'd rather stay there, the view's nicer.

Even talking pop culture, I don't see how you can substantiate that claim. Even in pop culture this decade, it would be hard to support.

^ Christmas Day Comment of the Day. (GMT biotches!)

If being "among the greatest" means "in the top 50,000,000 pop artists ever!!!", than I agree with that all the way.

Yup.

Beebs really only writes harmless nonsense, completely beyond me why there's so much hatred for him.
Warrant only wrote nonsense too, but there's no international wave of hatred for them. I don't see the reason to be honest.

The hatred is for the fans, and the phenomena, not for the artist. I don't remember Aaron Carter having this kind of immense, prolonged backlash when he was doing the same thing. He was also not the same kind of pop force for young girls. It's the same thing with Twilight.

That's the problem, I suppose. There are horrible banner ads found on many websites which ask things like "could you be Justin's dream girl? Find out here!" It looks to me like this is exactly the sort of thing that will harangue girls into changing their personalities in order to impress him, which of course is awful.

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I don't even dislike Beebs! I think him and LMFAO are both perfectly fine pop artists. I don't mind the fact that their stuff seems a little inane, nonsensical and sometimes really cheesy, I think they are qualities we should not completely deride. We don't need to take our music deeply serious all the time.
Hence I don't mind them.

My problem with Bieber is that I frankly find it immensely creepy that people who aren't preadolescents listen to him. I also find his music and videos embarrassing, not to say pathetic, but perhaps that's an even less defensable point.

Eh. I'll be honest: when you watch his videos, you can't help getting the feeling that he's not a real person.

I just felt like sticking up for the loser for a change.

I don't listen to him!

That's because it's not 1990 right now.

You know, I just clicked this thread because it was the only one left at this hour and even I thought 'hey...'.
So, yeah. Pretty much. Only I don't have guns.

wow that guy in speedo O_O

that group makes me laugh.