I myself don't understand that either as well, for me I may not like certain artistes but to have a ball of hate towards them is hard, to hate someone they must've done something towards you that angers you, at least that's what I see it as.
And to start harassing them or their fans it shows of who you really are as a person and you gotta have the guts to do that as well but that's just my intake
When I was young, there were, perhaps, three channels on the radio dial. They played popular music: a mix of folk, rock, and country. I liked King of the Road as much as Dock of the Bay. Then I grew up. I turned to rock and Motown. I liked Three Dog Night, Diana Ross, The Ventures, etc. I dropped it all and went to classical. Of course, in those years, I really only listened to music when someone else had their radio going. I moved to Barbershop Quartet, then Gospel, and settled on world music, Celtic in particular. I've been around the block, but I am more of a melody person and care less about lyrics. I'm the guy who will say, "That would be great if he just didn't sing." I can see a fine line between certain genres. I like folk and bluegrass, but country gives me a headache. I like New Orleans style Jazz but not the endless riffing and rambling of club jazz. And rap -- is that even music? When I hear someone driving along in their car with all their boom boom vibrating the windows in my house and listing a lengthy tirade of vitriol, I think to myself, someone needs a good Irish channel. My unpopular opinion, like anyone's, is built on my personal choices. I am not against another person choosing to listen to music I would not, I am against being forced to hear it.
I don't get stan culture, or at least the extreme version of it (like some of the stuff happening in kpop/ jpop). Why some people devote so much of their time and energy to follow bands/ singers that it ends up consuming them. Superfans put their favs on a pedestal, and hate any kind of criticism be it about their music or behaviour. Some stans are so delusional and invested in the lives of strangers they will defend rapists, abusers and cannibals.
Music is something I enjoy immensely but I'm not that interested in the people who make it. I'll google them to make sure an artist isn't a complete trashbag, but that's it. I haven't stanned since I was little.
The Beatles are the most influential band of all time ...
...Too bad I don't think their catalogue holds up all that well.
70s music hits different. not the stuff you hear on the radio on a classic rock channel, but the artsier stuff, the stuff that you find when you push away all the top 40 hits. progressive rock was king and i don't think you'll ever have such genuine interest in music for the sake of artistry again.
also prog rock isnt pretentious, but the fans DEFINITELY are. sheesh, the amount of people who act like yes and genesis going pop was tantamount to betrayal...
Came here to defend Nickelback but that good work's already been done, so I'll say this instead: Justin Bieber's actually a pretty good singer. (say what you will about the person, but his songs are nice and pleasant to listen to)
Here's mine: Yes, k-pop fans can be creepy but not all of us are like that and obsessively hating on k-pop is just as cringe. It's fine not to like cutesy vocals/tunes but calm tf down. (If anything, we should all be focusing more on how uh... I don't know, corrupt the k-pop industry is?)
I like to buy best of albums for older artists and if I really like a certain song I will buy the album that it's on, but if I don't I wont buy it at all.
I agree. K-pop isn't my cup of tea, but I like a lot of things that are popular amongst fans, if that makes sense. Basically, I know/am friends with a heck of a lot of K-pop fans, and if you bash my friends I will be sad.
I live in the Northwest, but don't see the appeal of Nirvana or the Flaming Lips. They look and sing like snakes.
Coldplay is not boring.
Elliott Smith is king.
Paul has good vocals but bad lyrics. John has a weak voice but good lyrics. Nobody beats George. Ringo is underrated.
I seem to be part of a dying breed of folks who still find value in CDs. Granted my regular listening has leaned more and more towards Spotify in recent years (as well as the radio, which I've always been a fan of having on most of the time) but I still like to buy CDs from time to time to listen to in the car, especially on long car trips. If I want to support a band after a concert I'll often buy their CD from the merch booth. I'm also a sucker for novelty sets such as video game OSTs and the like. Special/Collector editions that contain full OSTs are a sizable selling point for me (although if it's just a 10-track sampling or whatever, meh).
Bruh! I love CDs too! I have about 60-70 of them and have this ritual where I put several papers in a box with artists written on them, and pull one out so I listen to a new one every time. I love to listen to a full album while I work.
Oh, here's one:
Modern Country is trash. There hasn't been a good country song written after 2008. All of'em these days are either about sex, parties, or superficial 'country' traits like tractors, farms, or small towns. None of these have the heart and soul, and most importantly stories of classic country. Songs like Fancy and Rose in Paradise were actual stories with characters that made you feel and care, not just these glorified pop songs that rock the radios today.
Course, that's just my opinion.
Mine is that Taylor Swift songs sound better performed by other artists. I've heard killer rock covers of her stuff and even some classical covers that are 10x better than the original.
I know many people instinctually turn on music while they're doing another activity (driving, drawing, etc.), but I find that to be really distracting. Music only hinders my ability to concentrate on anything. I like music, but the radio in my car stays off while I'm driving! Off I say!
Most people give me weird looks when I talk about this, so it's probably an unpopular opinion about listening to music.
Recent times collabs are trash. Are you telling me that you needed 4 famous singers to compose that absolute sh*t? Sorry but you wasted everyone's time.
All pop singers from 2000 to 2021 can disappear from the industry and I won't miss anyone. I perhaps would not even notice at all.
The type of music you listen doesn't make you smarter or dumber.
