Does anyone here actually like the mainstream music in their genre?

I heard a song by Wiz Khalifa called "Phone Numbers" and loved it. I then decided to check out his album "Rolling Papers". I love it, but I am in the minority on the internet. Everyone on the internet loves his earlier stuff and says he has gone commercial, and tht "Rolling Papers" is a bad album. They talk about how good his mixtap "Kush and OJ" was and how "Rolling Papers" sucks. I personally feel the exact opposite. I only like a couple songs off "Kush and OJ".

I guess it kinda bugs me because if he really "sold out" or "went mainstream", does that mean I have bad taste in music. Why would he make his music worse than before to make people like me, like it. Unless he made it better, which most people online dont seem to think.

Anyone else like mainstream music?

I do. I like alot of the mainstream and obscure bands. There are plenty of mainstream and obscure bands i dislike too. Theres value and decent music in both.

No. It just means that you like music. :P

Of course. Sure it may not be as timeless to me as their efforts before they went mainstream and can get a little repetitive at times(referring to Rap/Hip-Hop artist) but it's still pretty good.

All of Drake music before he went mainstream had so much soul and talent behind it that I literally thought he was the savior Hip-Hop and all that jazz -- fast forward and now he as basic as the rest of them. But still manage to drop some pretty hot tracks that I love. = )

Yes look at my avy

Yeah sure I like mainstream Death Metal.

Of course. Sure it may not be as timeless to me as their efforts before they went mainstream and can get a little repetitive at times(referring to Rap/Hip-Hop artist) but it's still pretty good.

All of Drake music before he went mainstream had so much soul and talent behind it that I literally thought he was the savior Hip-Hop and all that jazz -- fast forward and now he as basic as the rest of them. But still manage to drop some pretty hot tracks that I love. = )

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Of course. Sure it may not be as timeless to me as their efforts before they went mainstream and can get a little repetitive at times(referring to Rap/Hip-Hop artist) but it's still pretty good.

All of Drake music before he went mainstream had so much soul and talent behind it that I literally thought he was the savior Hip-Hop and all that jazz -- fast forward and now he as basic as the rest of them. But still manage to drop some pretty hot tracks that I love. = )

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I feel Drake best music comes from when trying to find himself and the mixtapes more than anything represented that because he was really at those stages.

So Far Gone is him at his best with songs like Brand New, Best I ever had, Sooner than later, and of course Say what's real. Comeback season's Closer to my dreams is worth a mention as well; I could go on but you're probably already familar with them. You can still hear some of it in some of his mainstream songs like Light it up off thank me later and as you stated Doing it wrong off of take care -- but it's definitely not on the level it use to be IMO.

The only modern genre I listen to is Country, so yes, I like a lot of the mainstream music within it.

Some current mainstream music but not all, I prefer 60's, 70's, 80's rock.metroidprime55

Prolly, not sure what mainstream means really. ;pKiIIyou

Some of it. For example, Iron Maiden is probably my favorite band atm.chessmaster1989

Dude, they're also my fav. band. (but have been, tied with Pink Floyd, for a few years)

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Some of it. For example, Iron Maiden is probably my favorite band atm.coolbeans90

Dude, they're also my fav. band. (but have been, tied with Pink Floyd, for a few years)

I like music that sounds good, really. Most of what's on the radio I can't stand because of the gross, flat, normalized mix that shoves the vocals in front ahead of anything resembling music or melody. It's like a contemporary christian mix, except worse cos it doesn't even have the excuse of trying to be boring and religious.

I do like some mainstream stuff like The Killers or the new 10 Years album. :I

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Some of it. For example, Iron Maiden is probably my favorite band atm.chessmaster1989

Dude, they're also my fav. band. (but have been, tied with Pink Floyd, for a few years)

That's a really good one.

Hard to pick favorites, but probably either Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner or Paschendale.

Yeah.

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Dude, they're also my fav. band. (but have been, tied with Pink Floyd, for a few years)

coolbeans90

That's a really good one.

Hard to pick favorites, but probably either Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner or Paschendale.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Some of it. For example, Iron Maiden is probably my favorite band atm.coolbeans90

Yea,this song is dope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFbRvrJuCjA&ob=av2n

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"] I REALLY want to go see them live this summer but not sure if I'll be able to make it. Favorite song? Mine is Rime of the Ancient Mariner.chessmaster1989

That's a really good one.

Hard to pick favorites, but probably either Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner or Paschendale.

Hmm, I am partial to Somewhere in time. Might even be my favorite album. That said, the only album of theirs I don't particularly care for is A Matter of Life and Death.

Nothing wrong with bands signing major labels and getting popular, it's when that decision starts to negatively affect the quality of their music and they lose their integrity as a band just to make more money, which usually happens.

Nothing wrong with bands signing major labels and getting popular, it's when that decision starts to negatively affect the quality of their music and they lose their integrity as a band just to make more money, which usually happens.

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Some of it. For example, Iron Maiden is probably my favorite band atm.chessmaster1989

Dude, they're also my fav. band. (but have been, tied with Pink Floyd, for a few years)

Mine is probably Aces High or Hallowed Be Thy Name :)

I like Eminem if that counts. Only his early 90's stuff though. Like this..

I don't like the Bruno Mars and Rhianna features he gets on his albums now though.

Mainstream rap sucks- drake, whoever the hell else is playing. everyone except em the lesser known rappers are the best like royce, and the oldschool rappprs like nas

and hyperwarlock LOL that is very anti-mainstream, you post eminems first album that no one knows about and say he was good when he was like this. LOL!

Is there such thing as mainstream Indie Christian Folk Rock?mindstorm

I think the key term there is "Indie", so no.:P

Mainstream rap sucks- drake, whoever the hell else is playing. everyone except em the lesser known rappers are the best like royce, and the oldschool rappprs like nas

and hyperwarlock LOL that is very anti-mainstream, you post eminems first album that no one knows about and say he was good when he was like this. LOL!

chad_daddy

Does it matter if people know about the album or not? The artist is very much mainstream.

Also the video has 4.2 Million views, that's pretty well known.

As much as I love the odd obscure band, there's plenty of decent (relatively) mainstream metal out there.

I have yet to find any good mainstream Death Metal bands and as for Black Metal well.... being mainstream is a contridiction to the genre it cant and wont happen.

Nope. the closest thing to mainstream i have are a select few 80's new wave artists. But aside from that, it's all underground. I'm allergic to the radio.

Well I like Skream, Benga and deadmau5. They're kinda mainstream (deadmau5 is definitely mainstream)