Unpopular Musical Opinions

[Roobs321]

I'll throw one out there.

Too much emphasis is put on a song's lyrics. (I'm looking at you Pitchfork)

I find that the older I get the more I gravitate towards lyrics (at least in music involving intentionally intelligible voice), and the general singer songwriter mold. I love poetry, and there is certainly that lyrical element to be found in music.

Pitchfork does gravitate towards the lyrically inclined though, agreed.

 

[Roobs321]

Interesting..........I like Autechre but the depth of Boards of Canada make them somewhat lightweights to me.
Anyway not every band is there to stimulate the mind and even AC/DC have their place in the scheme of things.

Unpopular opinions:

Coldplay are supremely contrived and piggy back much more original bands.
Stairway to Heaven owes itself to early King Crimson ideas but nowhere near as good.
Shawshank Redemption is an average movie.

I really like Boards (at least more than the others I mentioned). But Autechre to me are generally more rewarding, plus having a more versatile and rich discography behind them.

But I probably shouldn't have made them comparable. Different philosophies towards music. I guess it's kind of cool that they have been in similar circles for so long. I think I remember hearing that Autechre (under earlier monikers) helped bring BoC to notice back in the early Skam days.

 

[cortez]

The Avalanches - Since I Left You is a severely over-rated album.

 

[timtamWB]

I don't think I've heard "it's for old people" but I think some people can be put off by how complex some classical music is, I am.

But I agree most of the music I listen too is just for a bit of enjoyment or to soundtrack something I'm doing. But if I ever want to really appreciate a piece of music, jazz and classical are up there.

I've heard that far too much personally. Also a lot of people just saying it's stupid.

Once again, my main gripe is that people just outright say something is stupid. People can give something a go, and if after a few tracks they decide they don't like it, then fair enough. But at least respect the music (unless it's something like, let's say, Crank That) that deserves to be respected.

 

[timtamWB]

I'll throw one out there.

Too much emphasis is put on a song's lyrics. (I'm looking at you Pitchfork)

I don't think this is the case. Look at the lyrics of anything on the mainstream charts: None of them are what you would call "lyrically impressive" or something similar. And if you don't listen to the lyrics, barring instrumental music that doesn't have lyrics obviously, I think you're missing out on half of a song's emotion.

 

[MKMatty]

Modern Heavy Metal bands (BMTH and the like) are nowhere near as good as their 90's contemparies. (Soundgarden etc)

Second wave of grunge will lead the revival of Rock music in the mainstream *crosses fingers*

 

[timtamWB]

Modern Heavy Metal bands (BMTH and the like) are nowhere near as good as their 90's contemparies. (Soundgarden etc)

Pretty sure that's not unpopular at all apart from the people who literally think BMTH and the like are gods.

 

[Dory_77]

I don't think this is the case. Look at the lyrics of anything on the mainstream charts: None of them are what you would call "lyrically impressive" or something similar. And if you don't listen to the lyrics, barring instrumental music that doesn't have lyrics obviously, I think you're missing out on half of a song's emotion.

They aren't particularly intelligent or deep lyrics but they're extremely catchy. Certainly in pop music having a catchy chorus or opening verse is crucial to success and most people prefer music with vocals even if the lyrics are bad.

 

[chargers 09]

I really like Counting Crows.

 

[timtamWB]

They aren't particularly intelligent or deep lyrics but they're extremely catchy. Certainly in pop music having a catchy chorus or opening verse is crucial to success and most people prefer music with vocals even if the lyrics are bad.

That was my point exactly, the lyrics are bad for the most part. It's come to the point where it's the sounds of consonants and vowels and how they fit into a stanza which are more important than what the lyrics actually are.

 

[GWSP]

Jeff Buckley is incredibly overrated.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Sgt. Pepper's isn't in the top five Beatles albums.

 

[the_interloper]

Modern Heavy Metal bands (BMTH and the like) are nowhere near as good as their 90's contemparies. (Soundgarden etc)

Second wave of grunge will lead the revival of Rock music in the mainstream *crosses fingers*

I agree but wouldn't really call Soundgarden "metal".

I can't think of any really new original music that I've heard for a long time, probably the last original band I've heard are Meshuggah.

 

[Running Dog]

The blues had an abortion and they called it rock and roll. Then rock and roll had an abortion itself, and it squalled its way back to the blues- Van Morrison. What a truly atrocious singer. I can't think of a single example of his vocal range extending beyond about an octave.

 

[Roobs321]

If anything, Van Morrison is somewhat under discussed. Widely respected with some highly rated albums, but is never really drowned out by hype in comparison to some comparable artists.

 

[NitroFan]

People will remember Miley Cyrus and Blurred Lines more than any other artists in the 2010s.

the fact that you refer to a song name rather than the 'artists' name doesnt really do wonders for the notion of that particular person being remembered above all others.

 

[La Dispute]

That last Nickelback album really was quite superb.

 

[ams4crows]

Taylor Swift is a brilliant songwriter and has an innate ability to capture a moment in time or a feeling that you can't explain and via a wonderful metaphor translate that emotion into something you can explain easily and not even realize you were capable of feeling that way.

It's a shame the media is so obsessed with ragging on her for the ex boyfriends..... but between the ages of 17 and 24 she's had 6 boyfriends which is not uncommon for most girls.

Also she is Hot as hell.

 

[timtamWB]

That last Nickelback album really was quite superb.

I'm going to piggyback on this.

Nickelback are really not that bad. Their songs are generally catchy, and better than a lot of the stuff in the charts. They've found a formula and they generally stick to it, and sure a lot of their songs sound samey, but so do AC/DC's and they're revered as one of the best bands ever.

 

[Prince St]

RHCP are rubbish

 

[chargers 09]

Taylor Swift is a brilliant songwriter and has an innate ability to capture a moment in time or a feeling that you can't explain and via a wonderful metaphor translate that emotion into something you can explain easily and not even realize you were capable of feeling that way.

It's a shame the media is so obsessed with ragging on her for the ex boyfriends..... but between the ages of 17 and 24 she's had 6 boyfriends which is not uncommon for most girls.

Also she is Hot as hell.

I hope you're having a laugh.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Jeff Buckley is incredibly overrated.

Being better at singing Hallelujah than KD Lang is his only high point for me.

And neither of them did the song justice.

 

[Tiger_man322]

I'm going to piggyback on this.

Nickelback are really not that bad. Their songs are generally catchy, and better than a lot of the stuff in the charts. They've found a formula and they generally stick to it, and sure a lot of their songs sound samey, but so do AC/DC's and they're revered as one of the best bands ever.

The reason why Nickelback are so hated in the music world is because they try to come off as a rock and roll band, and then proceed to write generic pop ballads to get radio time.
They started as a decent grunge/hard rock band and then changed all of that to appeal to the masses. That's why they are hated.

But, no. They are not that bad.

 

[ioppolo]

Nickelback and Pitbull aren't as bad as people reckon they are.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Good calls in here. I think Nickelback are so gay with their noodle hair and lame little goatees (no one cool ever had a goatee), but they're emblematic of a wider lameness – Finger Eleven et al. Foo Fighters are just a Jack Daniels version of it all. Dave Grohl's apparently an arseh*le, his songs are cheesy and made for radio yokels, and his lyrics make me cringe.

As for the Chili Peppers, they're kind of shit too. I think they're way, way more interesting as people than they are as musicians. That HBO show Kiedis was going to make sounded pretty good and I'd probably enjoy it, but musically they just suck. I don't really like their fans either.

Jeff Buckley was just a good looking dude with a good voice. "Just one album, mostly covers" as Chris Hansen, the only affable Chaser, once said. If he didn't die no one would revere him. Kurt Cobain would've been revered either way. For some people, death's their best album.

Taylor Swift is a brilliant songwriter and has an innate ability to capture a moment in time or a feeling that you can't explain and via a wonderful metaphor translate that emotion into something you can explain easily and not even realize you were capable of feeling that way.

It's a shame the media is so obsessed with ragging on her for the ex boyfriends..... but between the ages of 17 and 24 she's had 6 boyfriends which is not uncommon for most girls.

Also she is Hot as hell.

I find her person so annoying and false but I've found her better looking as time goes on. Great pop songs. The best pop artist since Katy Perry put out Teenage Dream (the song). But she'll become irrelevant next album unless she changes and reinvents. Not like Miley, more like... someone else. Make or break for her.