Most pretentious band and least pretentious in the world (pop, album)

~~ADELE~~ · 03-30-2008, 07:07 PM

you can't compare them to U2 or sting. They were just doing their thing man.

swim · 03-30-2008, 07:10 PM

And U2 and Sting aren't doing theirs?

In my opinion being pretentious is making music that you yourself don't enjoy and can't get behind. If you put out 20 minutes of tape hiss but you love the **** out of it it's not pretentious, if you write pop songs because that's what you like than fine. I don't think pretentiousness can be accurately measured from the listeners point of view.

jackhammer · 03-30-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ADELE

You have told me i am a twat already.
You don't need to tell me again I know what you think believe me I know.
That is cool. You are not a twat you are oh so fine you are oh so healthy in your body and your mind.
Well respected man (the kinks)
But who are the most pretentious rock stars?
I say sting and U2.
I say the Ramones least because they just belted out songs and stayed the same and didin't try to be what they aint.
Jackhammer try to deal with the thread topic and lay off the personal stuff. I know I am all the things you say I am.

Personal stuff? You will not find any personal antagonism from me at all. Merely a pointing out that you know absolutely nothing about music and an opinion that has been formed that you are narrow minded musically, therefore depriving yourself of music that may appeal to you.

~~ADELE~~ · 03-30-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by swim

And U2 and Sting aren't doing theirs?

In my opinion being pretentious is making music that you yourself don't enjoy and can't get behind. If you put out 20 minutes of tape hiss but you love the **** out of it it's not pretentious, if you write pop songs because that's what you like than fine. I don't think pretentiousness can be accurately measured from the listeners point of view.

That is true.
Like bands that sing for profit to a large extent.
But making gestures about lofty issues and doing charity gigs then doing exactly what they say we shouldn't is pretentious to me.
Like all these shows to save the planet when they put themselves up like that and then a music journo finds they fly loads and do stuff they don't need like fly their food in from abroad like U2 Madonna and Sting.
And they write songs about these issues too!

jackhammer · 03-30-2008, 07:21 PM

Sounds like anyone in a state of privelege

~~ADELE~~ · 03-30-2008, 07:26 PM

Not when they tell kids to do one thing then not do it themselves and gain self glory as been like holier then thou.
And sell records about bhow much they care and have PR people hiding stories about plane's bringing them in their favourite food because the UK doesn't supply it.
That is pretentious.

Seltzer · 03-30-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by swim

People who use pretentious in their daily music conversations are quite pretentious for thinking they know other's intentions.

In my opinion being pretentious is making music that you yourself don't enjoy and can't get behind. If you put out 20 minutes of tape hiss but you love the **** out of it it's not pretentious, if you write pop songs because that's what you like than fine. I don't think pretentiousness can be accurately measured from the listeners point of view.

Wow, I was going to post something exactly like that! I'm not a huge fan of the word 'pretentious' for those reasons. People misuse it.

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Originally Posted by ADELE

Je mettrai les champignons dans votre boisson au glasto puis vous voler sur ma magie tarte à ma terre de la bonne musique avant de retourner à votre goût fade avec une dose ou de jus d'orange!

This means I will show you good music at glasto and offer you a drink of kindness.
And hopefully you will respond to my kindness in the spirit I intend it!

Quel blagueur!

Je n'ai pas su que j'ai été entouré des francophones!

Translation: What a joker! I didn't know I was surrounded by French speakers.

Miltamec Soundsquinaez · 03-30-2008, 08:16 PM

I don't find anyone as pretentious, or as contrived as Stevie Ray Vaughan.

As for least pretentious, I'd have to say a band that seems somewhat self deprecating like Alice in Chains, or maybe Radiohead-they're really good, but not really full of themselves.

Comus · 03-30-2008, 08:33 PM

I'm the most pretentious band in the world.

Miltamec Soundsquinaez · 03-30-2008, 08:41 PM

This is true.
But you're not really good enough to be considered pretentious.

03-30-2008, 07:10 PM	#42 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	And U2 and Sting aren't doing theirs? In my opinion being pretentious is making music that you yourself don't enjoy and can't get behind. If you put out 20 minutes of tape hiss but you love the **** out of it it's not pretentious, if you write pop songs because that's what you like than fine. I don't think pretentiousness can be accurately measured from the listeners point of view. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

03-30-2008, 07:21 PM	#45 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Sounds like anyone in a state of privelege __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-30-2008, 07:07 PM	#41 (permalink)
~~ADELE~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 466	you can't compare them to U2 or sting. They were just doing their thing man.

03-30-2008, 07:26 PM	#46 (permalink)
~~ADELE~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 466	Not when they tell kids to do one thing then not do it themselves and gain self glory as been like holier then thou. And sell records about bhow much they care and have PR people hiding stories about plane's bringing them in their favourite food because the UK doesn't supply it. That is pretentious.

03-30-2008, 08:16 PM	#48 (permalink)
Miltamec Soundsquinaez Aural melody discerner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in a truck down by the interstate Posts: 347	I don't find anyone as pretentious, or as contrived as Stevie Ray Vaughan. As for least pretentious, I'd have to say a band that seems somewhat self deprecating like Alice in Chains, or maybe Radiohead-they're really good, but not really full of themselves.

03-30-2008, 08:41 PM	#50 (permalink)
Miltamec Soundsquinaez Aural melody discerner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in a truck down by the interstate Posts: 347	This is true. But you're not really good enough to be considered pretentious.