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Overrated Bands
Trashole:
Upon reading/ responding to the particular forum, one has ultimately entered themselves into an argument.(whether it be knowingly or not) Based on this, “we” should dissect and discus said topic as the argument for which it stands for.. Logic is necessary for this process, seeing as logic is the science of argumentation. This subject clearly falls under deductive reasoning, as it cannot be 100% certain. The major problem standing in front of us at this point is simply the fact that music is emotional. Music, even just the word, evokes emotion instantaneously in human beings. Emotion, in logic, is to be thrown away. That being said, an individuals “feelings” are not to be accepted as truths, for example, comments such as “ The Beatles, I just don’t get it”. You are living in the 21century, of course you don’t get it, and you don’t have to. Your emotional experience with a band (or lack there of) has nothing to do with it being “overrated”. In 1964 the Beatles held twelve positions on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions, which has never been accomplished by any other band or artist to date. By October 1972, the Beatles’ worldwide sales total stood at 545 million units. In a matter of years they were the number one selling artists of their time. They influenced musical culture, not just England , but around the world. They had 13 no.1 hits in Malaysia! Those are just the facts, you can look them up on Wikipedia. Now, my point here is; to say any band is over rated, based on personal opinion, is all fine and dandy. But; when it comes down to the facts you may find yourself, just plan wrong. And that, is why emotion is not used in logic. Also, there is a difference in being overrated and highly rated.
Just looking at it from a different angle…..did I stretch it to far?
I need to stop drinking whiskey.
I fucking hate the Beatles.
That’s right, I said it.
Dimmukane:
That was rather serious. But it's not a surprising answer.
Trashole:
Thank you for your words of wisdom! I do appreciate them.
On the other hand, I guess what I was trying to say was that this topic, rightly, should be analyzed logically, not emotionally.
I suppose emotionally is more fun, though.
Dimmukane:
The problem with objectiveness in this case is that no one can agree on any set standard outside of bands that fall at the farthest point on either side of the spectrum. The Beatles, I think, can definitely be agreed on, but any group smaller than, say, Jefferson Airplane (to use another classic rock example), might cause a lot of pointless argument.
MadassAlex:
--- Quote from: Jeans on 10 Oct 2008, 15:56 ---Well, it's the only way that makes sense, really. If we are doing this logically we would have to deduct that whatever bands are the most popular are the best, seeing as more people like them - and that is not the case, at least if you ask for my subjective opinion.
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Popularity is just a series of subjectivities. The only real objective measure of music is technicality, and that doesn't always say much.
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