Mainstream Music (poll)

Because they aren't actually capable of writing music with any sort of depth to it. It's just shallow crap.

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"]

Because they aren't actually capable of writing music with any sort of depth to it. It's just shallow crap.

TaCoDuDe

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[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"]

Because they aren't actually capable of writing music with any sort of depth to it. It's just shallow crap.

HexedPelican

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[QUOTE="HexedPelican"]A good opinion though. DmadFearmonger

[QUOTE="HexedPelican"][QUOTE="TaCoDuDe"]

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DmadFearmonger

What makes your opinion so much better than everyone elses?

I just prefer artists/bands with variety in the lyrics, genre etc...

I hate mainstream pop music.

[QUOTE="Forza4Champion"]

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?

KingsofQueens

Enjoy being moderated :D

bieber is ok...if his fans werent so crazy

lady gaga is a madonna wanna be......thats it there is nothing else to say about her lol

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"][QUOTE="HexedPelican"]A good opinion though. TaCoDuDe

What makes your opinion so much better than everyone elses?

I can't stand 95% of popular music at a given time, especially over the past 10-years or so. I find pop music today to be incredibly trite and ephemeral; artists are made because of their appeal to a large demographic that the record companies want to make lots of money off of. For example, Just Beiber is a good looking teen who, with the help of the best voice augmenting technology money can buy, sound soulful and catchy to lyrics someone else wrote for them. In other words, the music is secondary to the artist's image and how likely 7 to 16-year old girls will lionize them. Pop music that us based primarily on the music the artist produces in a thing of the past unfortunately. One must dig deep in pop music's past or scrounge the internet and other resources to find good contemporary bands that actually produce their own good music. So yes, I deeply resent pop music and think it is vastly a big pile of. . well you know :p

I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.coolkid93

I learned to appreciate everything, from Black Sabbath to Ice T, from The Beatles to Lynyrd Skynyrd, from Elvis to Taylor Swift. I just dislike the one's that imo has no efforts put into it or down right unintelligent.

[QUOTE="coolkid93"]I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.DmadFearmonger

I learned to appreciate everything, from Black Sabbath to Ice T, from The Beatles to Lynyrd Skynyrd, from Elvis to Taylor Swift. I just dislike the one's that imo has no efforts put into it or down right unintelligent.

stevoqwerty

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

Since I haven't listened to either, I can't tell you whether or not they're good. But I think that your reasoning is sort of messed up.

I mean...you're either good, or you're not. Justin Bieber being only 17 doesn't make his music worse, I'll absolutely agree to that. But it doesn't make the music BETTER. It's still the same damn music. I'm not gonna think negatively because he's only 17. I'm also not going to basically say, "he's good for a 17 year old". The hell with age. The stuff is either good, or it's not.

Same thing with Lady Gaga. I don't listen to her music either. The fact that she "came from nothing" also doesn't somehow make her music better or worse. She doesn't get bonus points for having started life underprivileged. She either makes good music, or she doesn't.

Others will certainly disagree. Others will say that context defines everything, and that the artist is just as important as the art. I mostly disagree. I admit that there can be exceptions, but overall I find that the art should stand out on its own. If it really is good/bad, then I should USUALLY be able to call it good/bad without knowing how old Justin Bieber is, or how poor Lada Gaga was growing up. If that extra baggage is not IN the art, then the QUALITY of the art doesn't depend on that stuff. I should be able to evaluate Justin Bieber's music without knowing his age, the same way that I should be able to enjoy goddamn Cloverfield without keeping up on all of the supplemental extraneous material. I generally think that works should stand on their own, and neither get points added or deducted because of **** like "this artist is poor/young, so give him/her a break." It's either good, or it isn't.

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"]

Because they aren't actually capable of writing music with any sort of depth to it. It's just shallow crap.

TaCoDuDe

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Why can't we all get along :(

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

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"][QUOTE="coolkid93"]I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.Lockedge

[QUOTE="Lockedge"][QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"]Example of a good song? 'cause I ain't heard a single onecoolkid93

[QUOTE="coolkid93"]I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.DmadFearmonger

You want me to show you one good mainstream pop song? Well......

EVERY TAYLOR SWIFT SONG EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"][QUOTE="coolkid93"]I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.stevoqwerty

You want me to show you one good mainstream pop song? Well......

EVERY TAYLOR SWIFT SONG EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont hate mainstream, I loved 90's mainstream, there is just no good mainstream artists out right now. I try to ignore them but current mainstream is too in your face that I cant even walk into a lower class fast food joint without hearing something.

I like mainstream music like Muse, Radiohead, and Nirvana.

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

Bucked20

I like mainstream music like Muse, Radiohead, and Nirvana.

SirWander

[QUOTE="Bucked20"]

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

PernicioEnigma

[QUOTE="SirWander"]

I like mainstream music like Muse, Radiohead, and Nirvana.

DmadFearmonger

Oh, wellI suppose I sort of just ignored it

to address TC's opening post: most people here have some degree of good taste. :P

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

Forza4Champion

funny, she actually hails from the upper east side and grew up remarkably privileged. to say she 'came from nothing' is perfectly absurd.

[QUOTE="Forza4Champion"]

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

flordeceres

funny, she actually hails from the upper east side and grew up remarkably privileged. to say she 'came from nothing' is perfectly absurd.

She also had a burlesque show, and then released two albums under her real name. They both tanked so her or the record company reinvented her into Madonna and she became huge.APiranhaAteMyVa

that isn't exactly true, her 'burlesque show' (as she refered to it, didn't really follow the guidelines of one but wtv) already had early showings of her eccentricity; she wore jewel-laced bikinis and danced to heavy metal tunes with lady starlight. even her early songs as stefani germanotta bore nods to her fixation with fame.

People hating popular stuff for being popular are lame. Seriously, get off your high horse.

I enjoy listening to Metal stuff like Burzum, Ulver, Nile, Black Sabbath, Opeth and Death.
But at the same I absolutely love listening to Michael Jackson too.

How can you think this is crap?

Lady Gaga is bumping too.

There might be a case where I like one or two songs but nomost mainstream musicusually bores me.

People hating popular stuff for being popular are lame. Seriously, get off your high horse.

I enjoy listening to Metal stuff like Burzum, Ulver, Nile, Black Sabbath, Opeth and Death.
But at the same I absolutely love listening to Michael Jackson too.

How can you think this is crap?

Lady Gaga is bumping too.m25105

[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"]

She also had a burlesque show, and then released two albums under her real name. They both tanked so her or the record company reinvented her into Madonna and she became huge.flordeceres

that isn't exactly true, her 'burlesque show' (as she refered to it, didn't really follow the guidelines of one but wtv) already had early showings of her eccentricity; she wore jewel-laced bikinis and danced to heavy metal tunes with lady starlight. even her early songs as stefani germanotta bore nods to her fixation with fame.

As a musician, I try to listen to all sorts of music just to see how people write songs or what they use. Some of it I actually like though, such as Lady Gaga. Most is utter crap imo

[QUOTE="flordeceres"]

[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"]

She also had a burlesque show, and then released two albums under her real name. They both tanked so her or the record company reinvented her into Madonna and she became huge.APiranhaAteMyVa

that isn't exactly true, her 'burlesque show' (as she refered to it, didn't really follow the guidelines of one but wtv) already had early showings of her eccentricity; she wore jewel-laced bikinis and danced to heavy metal tunes with lady starlight. even her early songs as stefani germanotta bore nods to her fixation with fame.

At least she can sing though. Unlike Kesha.

At least she can sing though. Unlike Kesha.TaCoDuDe

[QUOTE="TaCoDuDe"]At least she can sing though. Unlike Kesha.Sunsha

Is that the one with the unicorns? Yeah, that's a classic. :roll:

If mainstream music is appealing to me, then I'll listen to it. I happen to really like Lady GaGa. I could care less if people hate her. I think she's great.

[QUOTE="coolkid93"]I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.DmadFearmonger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq-UsaRchI

There is some good mainstream music...

[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"] She may have had some elements of craziness in her burlesque shows, but from what I've heard and seen from her early performances she seemed pretty normal. I think her fascination for fame makes the whole thing worse, because it is a sure sign that she will whore herself out in any way possible for attention.

TaCoDuDe

At least she can sing though. Unlike Kesha.

[QUOTE="DmadFearmonger"][QUOTE="coolkid93"]I don't listen to that crap. Every once and a while there will be a few songs that are actually good but majority of it sucks. Some just be hatin'. Me? I don't hate the artist. I just don't like their songs.imaps3fanboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq-UsaRchI

There is some good mainstream music...