Worst music elitists?

I haven't met many. The closest to a "classical music elitist" on this forum is Pianist as far as I can tell, and he's no elitist - he just knows what the likes, what he doesn't like and why. Haven't seen (m)any metalheads or hip-hoppers go on silly bashing sprees here either.....

In real life... well, it's not "elitists" I find most annoying, it's just the bashers. About 90% of the time, the arguments I hear against metal tend to be found on ignorance and generalization. And, having read through this whole thread, I can say that there's a lot of laughable posts here.

From my experience here....metal and classic rock are tied for first. They are most vocal against other opinions of their genre.

LJS9502_basic

This ^.

But it´s the metal fanboys/fangirls that does my head in most frequently, but they are both equal in their persistent exertion of musical ignorance.

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From my experience here....metal and classic rock are tied for first. They are most vocal against other opinions of their genre.

BiancaDK

This ^.

But it´s the metal fanboys/fangirls that does my head in most frequently, but they are both equal in their persistent exertion of musical ignorance.

Metalheads who have lame taste in metal. NecroKvltMuffin

To me, any music elitist gets on my nerves. There is no "better" genre of music, just whatever appeals to ones taste.

*Looks around*.............classical *runs*................movie elitists should be on there too.....X360PS3AMD05

I find personal interaction it's generally Metal fans that are the hardest to debate music with.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]*Looks around*.............classical *runs*................movie elitists should be on there too.....LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]*Looks around*.............classical *runs*................movie elitists should be on there too.....X360PS3AMD05

lol. Any movie that has above a 7 must be extremely good cause those fellows over there are unforgiving nitpicky SOBs

Classical Rock "Music died with the 80s" Elitists. So lazy, and they no idea how amazing this decade has been for music.

Metalheads tend to be very defensive, but not really aggressive, usually only respond to comments bashing metal or patronising it.

[QUOTE="Too_tight_shoes"]Oh with out a doubt classic rock fans... its justified seeing as the best of the best musicians fall into our genre :P. Just kidding(but not really) I love music regardless of how bad the band is for example The misfits.X360PS3AMD05

I'm glad to see I'm part of the majority on this poll... It's definately the metal elitists.

Classic Rock, as well as metal fans who think there is a viable reason for the distinction of subgenres like sludge, doom, prog, black, death, speed, and stoner metal.FragStains

I don't follow. There is a reason for subgenres in metal. Generally a person not used to much metal will not like death metal but will be open to most thrash cause he's used to it from radio.

Rock and Metal...Dudes piss me off..Hate them with a passion.

Beatles fans.

God theyre the worst

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Classic Rock, as well as metal fans who think there is a viable reason for the distinction of subgenres like sludge, doom, prog, black, death, speed, and stoner metal.Nifty_Shark

I don't follow. There is a reason for subgenres in metal. Generally a person not used to much metal will not like death metal but will be open to most thrash cause he's used to it from radio.

[QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"]

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Classic Rock, as well as metal fans who think there is a viable reason for the distinction of subgenres like sludge, doom, prog, black, death, speed, and stoner metal.FragStains

I don't follow. There is a reason for subgenres in metal. Generally a person not used to much metal will not like death metal but will be open to most thrash cause he's used to it from radio.

i love metal, but you pretty much nailed it lol concerning the subgenres :lol:

There is a reason, because a guy who likes Iron Maiden might not be into Suffocation, two different sub-genres.X360PS3AMD05

There is a reason, because a guy who likes Iron Maiden might not be into Suffocation, two different sub-genres.X360PS3AMD05

Metal is metal. There is NO good reason whatsoever to break down a sub-genre like metal into 50,000 nano-genres. I swear almost every metal band thinks they are the sole member of their own nano-genre of metal. "My band is aquatic metal!" "Well, mine has pioneered the sound of solar wind metal." "Oh yeah, we do igneous metal. Sometimes sedimentary. Never metamorphic...that is sellout"FragStains

Try to beat that classic rock fans >: D

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]There is a reason, because a guy who likes Iron Maiden might not be into Suffocation, two different sub-genres.FragStains

Alternative rock.

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]There is a reason, because a guy who likes Iron Maiden might not be into Suffocation, two different sub-genres.X360PS3AMD05

Metal is metal. There is NO good reason whatsoever to break down a sub-genre like metal into 50,000 nano-genres. I swear almost every metal band thinks they are the sole member of their own nano-genre of metal. "My band is aquatic metal!" "Well, mine has pioneered the sound of solar wind metal." "Oh yeah, we do igneous metal. Sometimes sedimentary. Never metamorphic...that is sellout"FragStains

I am guessing that you don't listen to metal, hence your lack of knowledge. Without breaking metal into sub-genres it would be very hard to discuss it, asking "what other death metal bands do you like" is much more informative than just "what other metal bands do you like". Metal sub-genres often vary both musically and lyrically, certain sub-genres carry certain messages, which requires separating them.

Also, I really don't understand how breaking down a genre into sub-genres is elitist but whatever.

I don't follow. There is a reason for subgenres in metal. Generally a person not used to much metal will not like death metal but will be open to most thrash cause he's used to it from radio.Nifty_Shark

Thrash metal is not played on radio.

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Metal is metal. There is NO good reason whatsoever to break down a sub-genre like metal into 50,000 nano-genres. I swear almost every metal band thinks they are the sole member of their own nano-genre of metal. "My band is aquatic metal!" "Well, mine has pioneered the sound of solar wind metal." "Oh yeah, we do igneous metal. Sometimes sedimentary. Never metamorphic...that is sellout"Martzel94

I am guessing that you don't listen to metal, hence your lack of knowledge. Without breaking metal into sub-genres it would be very hard to discuss it, asking "what other death metal bands do you like" is much more informative than just "what other metal bands do you like". Metal sub-genres often vary both musically and lyrically, certain sub-genres carry certain messages, which requires separating them.

Also, I really don't understand how breaking down a genre into sub-genres is elitist but whatever.

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Metal is metal. There is NO good reason whatsoever to break down a sub-genre like metal into 50,000 nano-genres. I swear almost every metal band thinks they are the sole member of their own nano-genre of metal. "My band is aquatic metal!" "Well, mine has pioneered the sound of solar wind metal." "Oh yeah, we do igneous metal. Sometimes sedimentary. Never metamorphic...that is sellout"Martzel94

I am guessing that you don't listen to metal, hence your lack of knowledge. Without breaking metal into sub-genres it would be very hard to discuss it, asking "what other death metal bands do you like" is much more informative than just "what other metal bands do you like". Metal sub-genres often vary both musically and lyrically, certain sub-genres carry certain messages, which requires separating them.

Also, I really don't understand how breaking down a genre into sub-genres is elitist but whatever.

I don't follow. There is a reason for subgenres in metal. Generally a person not used to much metal will not like death metal but will be open to most thrash cause he's used to it from radio.Nifty_Shark

Thrash metal is not played on radio.

Metal and classical.

Ok...let's do this: Is Iron Maiden metal? Is Suffocation metal? If you can answer these honestly and say 'yes' to both, then my next question would be: Why do we need to further label the type of music beyond that? FragStains

Yes, but now listen to THIS and then THIS. Do you hear the difference? It is obvious that both bands play different kinds of metal, lumping them together would create a lot of confusion.

I really don't see what's your point, is it that hard to understand that using terms such as death metal, thrash metal, black metal, NWOBHM and so on makes discussing metal music MUCH easier? Plus, all of these sub-genres are different in how they sound and what themes they explore.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"][QUOTE="FragStains"]They still like metal. Why can't he say that he likes Iron Maiden and not Suffocation. One could say that they like Englebert Humperdinck and not like Wayne Newton. Guess what? They still like pop music.FragStains

because its one of a few ways to account for diversity.

I like broccoli
I hate potatoes

both are vegetables

now, do I love or do I hate vegetables? Idunno, but one can assume that I tend to like my green vegetables, while I would generally dislike root vegetables.

I admit a lot of people go to extremes to ****fy their subgenre of metal, but some categories are needed. There is enough distinction between a lot of metal to warrant it.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"][QUOTE="FragStains"]They still like metal. Why can't he say that he likes Iron Maiden and not Suffocation. One could say that they like Englebert Humperdinck and not like Wayne Newton. Guess what? They still like pop music.FragStains

Alternative rock.

Baranga

Those exist? :?

At this point, we are all just saying the same things back to each other. So in the spirit of non-redundance, I'll wave the white flag and agree that there should be labels for every different type of every different type of music.FragStains

Look THIS and THIS is close enough to be in one genre but has nothing to do with THIS and none of those are THIS. sub genres can help people identify what they like and helps othersn explain what something sounds like.

Metalheads can range for peace loving buds to aryan type elitists.

I've found classic rock fans are quite obnoxious. They talk about how all music today is crap, and only the oldies are good. And they refer to old music as music from 1980.

Some of the opera-loving public is pretty bad, too. I want to see Street Scene and The Consul, for crying out loud. Yes, Tosca is wonderful, but we've heard it a hundred times.

Never really encountered a particularly bad metalhead or rap fan.

I would say metalheads, just because it seems like some of them spend more time and energy discussing the genres they hate than the one they like.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]There is a reason, because a guy who likes Iron Maiden might not be into Suffocation, two different sub-genres.FragStains

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]There is a reason, because a guy who likes Iron Maiden might not be into Suffocation, two different sub-genres.Saturos3091

Metalheads.