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#31 Post by Squeak »

I agree with everyone saying its too subjective. Even you are going to like different music at different times and places in your life. I couldn't listen to Slayer now, but at one stage I liked them. So I don't know really. I'm rolicking around in filthy eighties synth music at the moment. It's stuff I hated with a passion about three or four years ago, but now I can't stop listening to it. In about three months I'll probably move onto something else (or back to something else) but I don't really catch myself listening to anything these days and going "Jesus, I hate that". Music is so all pervasive in the world right now, there's so many different styles and genres within genres around that you can just switch on to something else.

In saying all that, Journey - Don't Stop Believing is playing in the background, and it is really cringe worthy*.

*Maybe because I have an urge to jump on my table and start singing it at the top of my voice.
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Squeak wrote:In saying all that, Journey - Don't Stop Believing is playing in the background, and it is really cringe worthy*.
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#34 Post by Raneth »

Squeak wrote:
Raneth wrote:Sara and Teegan
Identical twins ftw!
Well I guess there's no arguing with taste. But the squeaky vocals, combined with their zomghalpless impression in video clips, make me want to bust some of their vital organs.
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#35 Post by Aryel »

Squeak wrote:
Raneth wrote:Sara and Teegan
Identical twins ftw!
wikipedia wrote:Although their sexuality is rarely the subject of their songs, the fact that both sisters are lesbians has been the subject of some interest to the music press.
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#36 Post by Gondarion »

Raneth wrote:
Squeak wrote:
Raneth wrote:Sara and Teegan
Identical twins ftw!
who are Sara and Teegan? (I hesitate to ask...)
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#37 Post by Loki17 »

Obviously, they are twin lesbian-singers.
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#38 Post by DarkTyrany22 »

Tegan and Sara - Walking With a Ghost:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCGODjuRq0

Personally I like the song... heard it on the radio years ago. Haven't listened to anything else by them so... 8-[

I didn't know they were both lesbians though... guess it doesn't really matter.
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MadassAlex wrote:Incest may be best

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#41 Post by cidracin »

I can't stand hearing Bob Dylan's singing now a days. He was okay when he was younger but now I think he is one of the worst singers people pay to see. I know people who went to see him last year and his voice was so terrible they left early. He is one of the greatest writers of all time but I think he should get someone else to sing his new material from now on.
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#42 Post by Gondarion »

cidracin wrote:I can't stand hearing Bob Dylan's singing now a days. He was okay when he was younger but now I think he is one of the worst singers people pay to see. I know people who went to see him last year and his voice was so terrible they left early. He is one of the greatest writers of all time but I think he should get someone else to sing his new material from now on.
As a Dylan fanatic, I really hate to agree with you, but I'm afraid I do somewhat. I guess I can handle it better because I love the guy so much, but his voice has sounded like a meat grinder for the better part of two decades.

Hey, maybe he could make a decent death metal vocalist?
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#43 Post by Keith »

Seeing as how Tuor never responded to anyone asking about bands he does like, it is probably safe to assume he was just trying to stir something up.


That being said, how has no one mentioned Nickleback as far as bands that are terrible and are also disliked? (IT is not an opinion that nickleback is terrible, it is fact. Some people happen to like them for some reason).
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Don't know about their recent stuff, but I happen to like Nickleback, even if has been proved scientifically that their songs are just rehashes of one another.
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#45 Post by Illidan Hellforge »

I like Nickelback, and I enjoy listening to their songs. :)

And a thing I dislike in general is grunting. Takes over the entire song and is just pretty annoying in general. :P
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Rage Against the Machine have some awesome grunting.
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Keith wrote:Seeing as how Tuor never responded to anyone asking about bands he does like, it is probably safe to assume he was just trying to stir something up.
Seeing as how Tuor left U.net...

Nickelback has some good songs and some bad ones.
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#48 Post by Gondarion »

I don't like Nickelback but they do take too much abuse. There are scores of Nu Metal and post-grunge bands which are worse (I'm embarassed to employ those sub-genre titles, nearly all sub-genre titles are superfluous).
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DarkTyrany22 wrote:
Keith wrote:Seeing as how Tuor never responded to anyone asking about bands he does like, it is probably safe to assume he was just trying to stir something up.
Seeing as how Tuor left U.net...

Nickelback has some good songs and some bad ones.

It is the same one over and over, how can some be good and some be bad?


I am sure there are worse bands in the same genre, but i don't make it a point to go seek them out, the reason nickleback takes "Abuse" is because they are put front and center by their label and they are hyped constantly.
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#50 Post by Maxwell123 »

Hmm..there's a lot I dislike, but some that spring to mind:

*Miley Cyrus
*Jessica Simpson
*Creed
*Eminem
*Limp Bizkit
*Korn
*Britney Spears
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#51 Post by Andruillius »

Hey that's just unfair, putting Eminem in that group. Shame on you, Maxwell.
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#52 Post by Gondarion »

I agree, Eminem actually has talent. Doesn't mean I like his stuff all that much though, I'm iffy on rap and I very much dislike hip-hop.
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#53 Post by Facade19 »

You know Gondarion, if you would have said what you said about Tool 5 years ago I probably would have been very aggravated, but having expanded my capacity for openness, I must state that you have a good point in your criticism of them. With me having delved into Dream Theater, Tool sounds very rough and unclear. Their music is good, but comparing albums to albums, songs to songs, their is little development in the sound change. But I still like them.

I think one thing I do not like about contemporary music is this entire return to the 80's. Let us take the Killers for instance. Their music is targeted to a mass who are all on anti-depressants, or have ADD; hence the lack of any chord progression, change in melody and time signature. Modern Mainstream Music is banal and dull (there are only a few songs I find tasteful). This does not only correspond to pop music, but classical and rap music as well. I enjoy 2Pac whenever he is being played on radio, for his music had powerful meanings and it was progressive. Contemporary rap is a pile of competing asswhipes out yelling on another to brag who has the most bling and hookers.

Contemporary Classical Music is epitomized by Cage' 4.33.
This idiotic nothingness is praised as an act of genius.

Looking introspectively, Tchaikovsky's melody are much more fun to listen to than most what contemporary music procures.

And while I do not find any particular faults in Iron Maiden, I do not find them to be that great either. But that is me and I will not say they suck, just that they do not appeal to me that much.

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Facade19 wrote:I think one thing I do not like about contemporary music is this entire return to the 80's.
You took the words out of my mouth, I was meaning to say this myself. This putrid new wave revival can't stop fast enough, in my view. Makes me really miss 90's style rock, at least that was actual rock music.
Contemporary rap is a pile of competing asswhipes out yelling on another to brag who has the most bling and hookers.
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And while I do not find any particular faults in Iron Maiden, I do not find them to be that great either. But that is me and I will not say they suck, just that they do not appeal to me that much.
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#55 Post by Madeline Merri »

As someone who enjoys a lot of hip-hop and rap music, it's a subject that gets bandied about a lot in my circles of music. One thing that I can point out as the cause of it all is that there is absolutely no lineage in hip hop. Much of the time, the development of the musical style in the 80's came from a breed of musician that was trying to improve their lifestyle. Maybe not necessarily as important as wanting to spark intellectual thought and change - it was something to do on the weekends to help raise cash to get a better life. The idea of 'bling-bling' isn't a modern concept, there simply wasn't a term for it.

The problem with it is that once they reach a level where they've 'made it', the music stops. It's a strange occurrence, and one that doesn't pop up all that much in other styles of music. Rappers 'retire' at an earlier age than any other genre - they progress into different aspects and avenues, either becoming a producer, self-marketer, celebrity, or even just disappearing into the ether altogether. Hence - there is no continuity, or a desire to continue influencing the genre. In the 90's there was such a rapid shift in the musical styles because of it, beginning with the early synth and B-Boy elements carried over from the 80's when it was meant to fill clubs and get people moving - through the 90's with the Coastal competitions, and ending with the Rock-Rap and Southern Rap of the Late 90's.

This doesn't promote a sense of earning your stripes in the business. There are only so many groups that remain together and continue to progress and elevate their own personal style of music, however small the change may actually be. The remaining members of Wu-Tang (Ghost, Method, RZA, Raekwon), A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliot, Snoop Dogg are the only long-standing elements in Hip-Hop that still retain much of the original sound, and developed it through the years. Even then - their impact is far less removed because the context in which they grew to fame is greatly dimished.

And that's where I believe that a lot of what people can't understand is that it's an extremely personal take on music and it's not timeless at all. It's contextual to the point where you need to understand what's going on in your own neighborhoods. I doubt any of you will take up the challenge of it, but to attend a local underground rap show is an experience that can rebuild and energize your belief in hip-hop, because it's personal, it's your city's song. And that's the crux of it all - the underground is where much of the important elements in hip-hop come from, because they are still speaking about that which affects them and the people around them. Small acts are best in Hip-Hop.

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