lamradio Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Fagen looks like a Velociraptor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 OBJECTIVELY if I hear something that I don't like don't get think is overrated then my thoughts are going to go towards thinking that what I was told was wrong and probably not deserving of that praise in my opinion. This whole thing is about opinions does my opinion and critics opinions fall in line with each other? One persons might while the next ones does not, hence the topic is pretty much a no- win proposition . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 OBJECTIVELY if I hear something that I don't like don't get think is overrated then my thoughts are going to go towards thinking that what I was told was wrong and probably not deserving of that praise in my opinion. This whole thing is about opinions does my opinion and critics opinions fall in line with each other? One persons might while the next ones does not, hence the topic is pretty much a no- win proposition . Whew, that's a relief. Now I don't have to come up with the $1,000 prize I was going to give to the winner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Mumford and Sons I have a feeling that history will give them their due: a high-selling, vanilla, sentimental, arena-folk band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I think that this can sum up the whole thread, for everybody.(The sentiment of the song, not the band): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Sorry if this is repeating someone else, but I still don't understand how anyone can say someone/something/group of people/band, etc. doesn't "deserve" the acclaim or respect they have received. If they received it, then someone somewhere things they deserve it, regardless of whether or not everyone agrees with it. This whole thread hurts my brain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Bands with members that have critically acclaimed beards: ZZ Top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Sorry if this is repeating someone else, but I still don't understand how anyone can say someone/something/group of people/band, etc. doesn't "deserve" the acclaim or respect they have received. If they received it, then someone somewhere things they deserve it, regardless of whether or not everyone agrees with it. This whole thread hurts my brain. I think the argument is that the people granting the acclaim and/or respect are stupidheads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Sorry if this is repeating someone else, but I still don't understand how anyone can say someone/something/group of people/band, etc. doesn't "deserve" the acclaim or respect they have received. If they received it, then someone somewhere things they deserve it, regardless of whether or not everyone agrees with it. This whole thread hurts my brain.So the hive mind (be it critics or punters) is never wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 As an instrumentalist, he does.But as a bandleader/songwriter—apart from one album (Layla) and maybe one or two songs from other records—not even a little bit.Even assuming you're correct and it's just Layla, that by itself is enough to keep him off this list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Even assuming you're correct and it's just Layla, that by itself is enough to keep him off this list. Thank You. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I must admit, after reading a lot of hype I was not impressed by The Minutemen. Kind of a one-trick pony, I'd say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 So the hive mind (be it critics or punters) is never wrong?It still comes down to opinions, which makes this thread no different from any other thread discussing the merits of one band vs. the next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Food, music, politics, movies, clothing.... Everyone's opinion is accurate, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 It still comes down to opinions, which makes this thread no different from any other thread discussing the merits of one band vs. the next. No, it is different. Instead of comparing what I think about this band versus your thoughts, it is a comparison of some greater critical consensus versus an individual experience of it. True it is also subjective, but that's what makes it interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 But where do you find the greater critical consensus. Is there a list? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 But where do you find the greater critical consensus. Is there a list?yes. Ction has it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 But where do you find the greater critical consensus. Is there a list? It's well known that there are bands that "serious music fans" are "supposed to like" and we all know who they are. Stop being difficult. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I don't know who they are. If you could list them here I can better offer my opinion of who does not deserve it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I don't know who they are. If you could list them here I can better offer my opinion of who does not deserve it.Anal Cunt, for starters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 I don't know who they are. If you could list them here I can better offer my opinion of who does not deserve it. I'm not interested enough in your opinion to make a list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Anal Cunt, for starters. Not familiar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 they were Carson's house band for a while. popular w/ the kids, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Pavement, Radiohead, the Clash, Taylor Swift. those are those type bands (that you're supposed to like because all the creepy music critics like them) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Come on. Nobody likes Radiohead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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