Mainstream Music (poll)

[QUOTE="idunnodude"]

atleast back in like early 2000s and 90s and stuff they actually had the budget in their videos and songs to show the stuff they brag about in their rap.

JML897

So mainstream rap was better in the 90s and early 2000s because...they rented cars and jewelry for their music videos?

lol yeah. i know OT hates gangsta rap like crazy so im not gonna get into that. but hey atleast they showed all the stuff they brag about and had a good time with it. also i think the music in general was better back then. but whatever it doesnt matter what i say cuz u guys will get allpms on me so im gonna end it there lol.

no. at least not wht's on the radio today. it's all vapid and predictable to me. unlike the 80's new wave and 90's alternative scenes when music on the radio was actually good. when it had good musicianship and quality lyrics. these days when i turn on the radio, i hear nothing but watered down electronic pop or hip hop with a beat that sounds like people snapping their fingers, 1 or 2 loops, and people talking into autotune about going to clubs, being "raw", or living a life of glam all topped with a rap solo half way through. this isn't art to me. it's just making money.

It's just not my cup of tea. I like more extreme music.

To each his own.

[QUOTE="violentken88"]

Music to me now is so generic. People like Lady Gaga, Soulja Boy are killing music. The way music is made now is so fast that people don't put effort into it. I think the singer of The Who saidthat when there was records back then you HAD to make every song good because you could'nt skip over any tracks. Now when people listen to music if they don't like the "beat" or whatever they just skip it and don't give it a chance. There is so many one hit wonders now. People like Nicki Minaj (don't know how to spell her name) have no buisness rapping. I listen to so many diffrent genres of music, everything from Jazz (Miles Davis) to rock (Pink Floyd, The Cars) to rap (no not Lil wang.... I mean lil wayne) old school rap (like Dr. Dre The Chronic)

Lockedge

Very good opinion sir and thank you for not bashing me. I guess Im just getting older and I am not "in" with whatever it is now haha.

[QUOTE="Lockedge"][QUOTE="Forza4Champion"]Rap is a great form of music Rappers speak from the Heart.Forza4Champion

He does'nt even write his own lyrics. It's just a marketing thing. You want to hear a real rapper? Listen to on youtube K-Rino Doin Bad or K-Rino The Session. The production values might not be as high as songs on the radio but he would destroy any rapper on the radio. He don't rap about cars, clothes.

[QUOTE="Forza4Champion"][QUOTE="Lockedge"] Some do(CunninLynguists). Some don't(The Game). Some have a habit of releasing sincere material alongside material with no heart and soul in it(Lil Wayne). violentken88

He does'nt even write his own lyrics. It's just a marketing thing. You want to hear a real rapper? Listen to on youtube K-Rino Doin Bad or K-Rino The Session. The production values might not be as high as songs on the radio but he would destroy any rapper on the radio. He don't rap about cars, clothes.

[QUOTE="violentken88"]

[QUOTE="Forza4Champion"] what? Lil Wayne Speaks from the Heart..he doesnt even write down his own Lyrics. Haters gonna HateForza4Champion

He does'nt even write his own lyrics. It's just a marketing thing. You want to hear a real rapper? Listen to on youtube K-Rino Doin Bad or K-Rino The Session. The production values might not be as high as songs on the radio but he would destroy any rapper on the radio. He don't rap about cars, clothes.

He is nowhere near Tupac's (Makaveli) level. That's like comparing a entry level BMW to a Phantom Rolls Royce.

Im done with this topic also. Later

I listen to some songs. Except rap. I just don't like rap.

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]Their music is formulaic, easily digestible, and does not bring anything innovative to the table, nor do their songs contain much of merit, musically or lyrically. People like me don't care about their humble backgrounds, for we listen for the music and its artistic value, not the personalities of the performers.Forza4Champion

You clearly aren't listening to the right kind of rock if you don't think it's innovative...

Its Funny How people here Hate Popular Artists like Justin Beiber..

whats wrong with his music? hes made some good songs,hes only 17 and hes already a millionaire.

Lady Gaga is another Example of a Artist that gets hate for no reason.she came from literally nothing and became an Icon.

so why are these Popular artists not respected here?

why isnt Popular music not so popular amongst users here?

Forza4Champion

This is Justin Bieber singing "BAby baby baby.........two words....then baby baby for the rest of the song..."

Lady Gaga "MY pppppppoker face my pppoker face"

i can give you more examples if you'd like. I never knew repeating the same words over and over again was "singing" i don't care if you were 5, dress like a hobbo or any of that stuff. I just want you to make good music. Nobody is original anymore.

[QUOTE="Forza4Champion"][QUOTE="Lockedge"] Some do(CunninLynguists). Some don't(The Game). Some have a habit of releasing sincere material alongside material with no heart and soul in it(Lil Wayne). Lockedge

All Lil Wayne albumsAfter the carter 3 are garbage. Why would he even think of making a rock album of all genres. His latest single is also trash. He's getting featured in so many tracks-none of which he performs good. What you're thinking "No Love" then go kill yourself. Eminem after the Eminem show is also trash. I gave up on rap long time ago.

[QUOTE="Lockedge"][QUOTE="Forza4Champion"] what? Lil Wayne Speaks from the Heart..he doesnt even write down his own Lyrics. Haters gonna HateForza4Champion

I'm pretty sure that wasn't his point.

Also, try to settle down with the double posting, you're kinda taking up half the thread.

Sometimes yeah, but for the most part, no.

[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"]it depends what people consider mainstream. I would consider bands like babes in toyland, blind melon and scatterbrain mainstream because they have had coverage at some point in their careers, but a lot of people would probably go who? if I mentioned them bands.Forza4Champion

I love mainstream, and I do like songs the incorporate pop elements in order to digest the music smoothly. It really helps seeing the bigger picture a lot of the time.

If it sounds good, I like it. Whether it's mainstream or not has nothing to do with it. There's just as much rubbish music outside the mainstream as there in within the mainstream.

broken_bass_bin

Absolutely. The Killers, The Strokes, The Smiths, The Beatles, U2 and of course tons of other awesome bands- are all mainstream acts and they all rock. Its what Ive always listened to.. I dont understand the whole 'indie' thing. I think "indie" should be a stepping stone for a band, not their whole career.

Shmiity

Pretty much

I'm not going to go out of my way to avoid it and listen to obscurre bands because I want to feel special-- I like Coldplay, and I guess a few other alt. rock acts that can be considered mainstream, but typically 95% of popular music on the radio I can't stand. Hip hop, RnB, none of that.

With the indie artists I do listen to however, I *want* them to become more popular. I'm happy when they release an album and it hits the charts, when they get awards, and when they sell out at big venues.

For the most part its really bad but there is some stuff that isn't all that bad out there.

You can't put ALL of mainstream music in one group. That's why I didn't vote. I don't think it matters if a band is mainstream or not. All that matters is if it sounds good or not.

With the indie artists I do listen to however, I *want* them to become more popular. I'm happy when they release an album and it hits the charts, when they get awards, and when they sell out at big venues.

Sharpie125

Mainstream Pop, while catchy is abysmal for the most part, however there have been and are some great mainstream music

The Killers, The Strokes, Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance

I don't avoid it.

I listen to blink-182, Rise Against, and some others that could be considered "mainstream".

Most of the music I end up listening to just ends up being not "mainstream", not because I went out of my way to make it like that.

uh i listen to what i like, i find most modern day music boring,

also i dont know why people go 'oh you only like rock because it makes you look cool' really? say something on the Internet makes you look cool? i dont see how listening to a unpopluar genre is 'kool'.

No i dont think people will remembered the artists today like the beatles areremembered look at disco back in the 80s, heck i cant really think of any pop artists from the 90s, apart from REM [who are rock]

uh i listen to what i like, i find most modern day music boring,

also i dont know why people go 'oh you only like rock because it makes you look cool' really? say something on the Internet makes you look cool? i dont see how listening to a unpopluar genre is 'kool'.

No i dont think people will remembered the artists today like the beatles areremembered look at disco back in the 80s, heck i cant really think of any pop artists from the 90s, apart from REM [who are rock]

noxboxlive

i can think of many great artists from the 90's

[QUOTE="noxboxlive"]

uh i listen to what i like, i find most modern day music boring,

also i dont know why people go 'oh you only like rock because it makes you look cool' really? say something on the Internet makes you look cool? i dont see how listening to a unpopluar genre is 'kool'.

No i dont think people will remembered the artists today like the beatles areremembered look at disco back in the 80s, heck i cant really think of any pop artists from the 90s, apart from REM [who are rock]

Forza4Champion

i can think of many great artists from the 90's

all rock, im not aying there wasnt any good bands back then, i just said i cant remember any pop artists from the 90s, its probly just my memory.

I like a mix of a lot of music, so it makes no difference to me weather it's popular or not.

I love mainstream music because it lets me grind all the chicks in the clubOlimar_the_Min

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Most of the time it's the fan base that makes me not like it. My two best friends LOVE Justin Bieber and they just obsess over him. His music contributes nothing and doesn't ever relate to me in anyway. I don't mind a bit of Lady Gaga, mostly the new stuff and Katy Perry's new stuff too. The rest I could not care less about. I honestly wish I was a teenager in the 80s.

Lol to whoever voted on "I don't like music". Its like really? Are you serious?

This is gonna turn into that other 500+ reply troll thread.

Typical OT thread.

Only main stream bands I like is Foo Fighters, and Rush. Porcupine tree as well, if one considers them mainstream

I'd rather listen tohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DnDqYwUUAsthen any mainstream pop, rap, or hip-pop

Its Funny How people here Hate Popular Artists like Justin Beiber..

whats wrong with his music? hes made some good songs,hes only 17 and hes already a millionaire.

Lady Gaga is another Example of a Artist that gets hate for no reason.she came from literally nothing and became an Icon.

so why are these Popular artists not respected here?

why isnt Popular music not so popular amongst users here?

Forza4Champion

Enjoy being moderated :D

[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

People who don't like mainstream music think they're cool cause they don't listen to popular music.

Forza4Champion

I'm a metal head rock fan myself, I don't wear eyeliners. Clearly your idiotic statements clearly justifies your stupidity.

And alot of mainstream hip-hop fans are encroaching into styles of rock, sporting idiotic mohawks, wearing skinny tight jeans, and worst of all wearing effeminate preppy bright clothings. etc.

I love mainstream music because it lets me grind all the chicks in the clubOlimar_the_Min