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The recent popularity of good bands.
onewheelwizzard:
There's currently a short bands/artists who are actively touring and getting press from anyone who I listen to regularly. They are Queens of the Stone Age, Dead Meadow, Wolfmother, Eagles of Death Metal, Mark Lanegan, and PJ Harvey.
I couldn't give the slightest bit of a fuck if someone I knew suddenly became a huge Wolfmother fan after their second album or whatever (so far all they've got out in circulation is a 4 song EP). I'd applaud them for finally catching on, and I'd do my best to introduce them to their earlier work. Same with any QOTSA fans I meet ... if all they've listened to are the last two albums, I'll give them a mix with "Born to Hula," "You Can't Quit Me Baby," and "Spiders and Vinegaroons" on it and hope they like those old songs too. I officially call bullshit on anyone who gets upset at Johnny-come-lately fans ... if you cared you'd try to help those less fortunate than you (meaning, those who got into the good stuff late) realize how prolific and amazing your favorite band really is, instead of feeling offended that they don't already know.
And all that said, last night I just put on Black Sabbath's first 3 albums one after the other and rocked out. I do the same with Kyuss, Screaming Trees, Beatles, Hendrix, etc. Music doesn't need to be current to be amazing, and at the risk of sounding pretentious, there's more good stuff in the past than there is in the present.
KharBevNor:
That's because the past has a way bigger discography. Not to mention Frank Zappa, Johnny Cash, Chuck Schuldinger, John Lennon, Ace Forsberg and a load of other really cool dead people.
heretic:
I'M GONNA SAY RIGHT NOW: i didn't read the whole thread cause i don't have time right now.
i just think it's kinda funny that a lot of you are so anti-anti-mainstream. pretty refreshing if you actually believe it and aren't just saying it cause it seems the mature way to go.
i'll admit i have a stigma against popular bands, mostly cause i'm arrogant and feel like my peers and I have better taste than other people could possibly comprehend. but, if i like something, i'll listen to it regardless of popularity, it's just less likely that i'll like it if it's popular.
also, i think we should distinguish between indie-popular, and mainstream popular. (sorry if someone already said that) i just bought my first Sigur Ros CD yesterday cause i heard about them on here, and liked what i could listen to at Tower. on here, EVERYONE knows them, but when i mention them to almost anyone else, they have no clue.
onewheelwizzard:
heretic's got a good point ... indie-popular has nothing to do with mainstream-popular. I never watched MTV, and I still don't, so aside from hearing buzz about Coldplay being the biggest band in the world I don't have much of an idea what's mainstream. However, I do know what's indie-popular. Go to the Your Band Sucks bit of Something Awful, and look at the "Indie's Sacred Cows" column, and you'll understand. That's what I see as "mainstream" because the only music magazine I read very much is Spin.
Since I listen to desert rock and the like, I feel like I'm indie among indie people because I know that Masters of Reality and Kyuss were two of the greatest bands ever and everyone else is still talking about The Smiths, Pavement, and (apparently) The Arcade Fire.
tigerlily:
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--- Quote from: tigerlily ---But GOD FORBID that I EVER listen to a Coldplay song and ACTUALLY ENJOY IT.
Because that, according to all that I've ever come across here, would pretty much send me straight to music hell.
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I'm pretty sure Coldplay IS music hell.
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I haven't been to the forum for a long while, but I can immidiately see why the hell everyone despises... ummmm... certain members.
If you're pretty sure that Coldplay is hell GET AN OPINION AS TO WHY.
Don't just be jealous that Christ Martin snagged Gweneth Paltrow.
Oh, and PS? Just cause your head is stuck so far up your ass to even acknowledge others and their tastes, doesn't mean that the rest of the population has to follow you.
OMG WE HAVE MINDS WE CAN THINK!! THE WORLD IS ENDING!!
For some reason I'm so glad that I'm not an indie snob with any cred.
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