bb mack
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
The Wallflowers.
Collective Soul.
Sheryl Crow.
Oasis.
Garbage.
Jordan Mills on choosing Tech:
“It’s a great experience seeing them play. It was a good atmosphere. The fans stood up the whole game and never sat down. They have a great fan base.”
It goes back to the ole Commercial vs Artistic argument. Some music just sounds over produced. Too packaged, this is ONE of my problems with country music, with the exception of some great country singer songwriters. Much of the music of the MTV era falls into this category for me. When your looks became more important than your art, or if there is a dance that goes with the song I lose interest fast.
For the Fat Chick argument I'll offer this. One of the strikingly hot girls I had the good fortune to date could be compared to some of the more popular bands. She was a model, tall, blonde, and when she walked into the room every guy stopped and stared. However, she was a dumb as a dumb box of rocks. After a while the fun wore off, and yeah it did take a while but after having to basically talk to myself for entertainment as long as our clothes were on I just couldn't take it anymore. Now I didn't ditch her for Lulu from Hee Haw (the older guys will understand) I went for the whole package, and while some of them were not as beautiful, I could get through dinner without falling asleep.
So for my addition I will nominate Marilyn Manson.
And the winner is ----
Color Me Badd!
No question. My analogy's point is that given everything else being equal, the attractiveness, acceptance, popularity of the subject should not decrease the value. So with your story, if the model and Lulu were equally as interesting, smart, etc... Does Lulu actually have the edge in that situation?
Your response would argue against the idea that if it is popular, it's good. I disagree with that as well.
If the model and lulu were equally as interesting, smart, etc.. assuming that we are talking interesting and smart on the high end of the scale I certainly would not mind talking to Lulu or spending time with her but the model is the one I'm taking home.
In the case of the 90's you could say that Nirvana was highly popular, and here we are in the 2000's and I still don't mind hearing them. I can tollerate just about anything musically for a short period of time, some shorter than other. 1 Hootie song a year is about right.
Consequently I think the biggest problem with radio today is their fear of playing something that might not be popular. For gods sake AOR is stlll cranking out "Stairway" over and over, when "Misty Mountain Hop, or When the Levee Breaks, or The Battle of Evermore" are fantastic tunes. I just think ok there is nothing wrong with the prom queen but the girl next door ain't so bad either.
isn't "crappy band from the 90s" redundant?
Sorry if someone's already made the joke -- not going to read the whole thread
Jordan Mills on choosing Tech:
“It’s a great experience seeing them play. It was a good atmosphere. The fans stood up the whole game and never sat down. They have a great fan base.”