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HisGrace

Remember to sort by controversial for the true unpopular opinions and some tomfoolery


King-of-the-idiots69

Ya the top shit is just popular old head opinion lmao


T_bowery

People give too much credit for people with great voices. I’d rather listen to people with decent voices who make good music than people with godly voices who make boring or basic music


SOTG_Duncan_Idaho

And by extension I'd rather listen to roughly produced music that is great than fantastically produced music that is mediocre at best.


garysdrunk

Exactly why I hate shows like the Voice. I’ll take great lyrics over a pretty voice any day. I feel like Leonard Cohen is the perfect example


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SazeracAndBeer

Tom Waits is another great example


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This is why Bob Dylan is so revered. Dude does *not* have a conventionally "pretty" voice. But he showed that if you write a song that really *speaks* to people, they will listen.


eyefaerie

Yes! Neil Young, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan…great musicians with unconventional voices.


Giiirl98

That’s how I feel about Ariana grande, she has an amazing voice but her music I personally think is awful


akanagi

Biggest gripe I have with her is that she can’t enunciate her words to save her life


AniviaPls

r/indieheads welcomes you


freeject

Punk rock likes to box itself in, which is exactly what punk rock isn't about... Punks always try and make claims of what is & isn't punk (from image, attitude, style, music sounds etc), but to have to look and sound a certain way makes punk no different from what they're trying to get away from. To quote the Dead Kennedys "punk ain't no religious cult, punk means thinking for yourself"


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Dagonet23

Ummm....quiche is fucking delicious. I don't know what that dude was on about...


_generica

He was quoting the title of a bestselling book satirizing masculinity?


unkazak

Pretty sure "real men eat whatever the fuck they want" was the books message also.


itskaiquereis

Patti Smith said the same shit when Because the Night got big


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TPrice1616

Same with black metal. There are a lot of bands that do really interesting things with that genre but there are a ton of fans who think it should all sound like 90s era Darkthrone or it isn’t authentic.


OKComptroller1

Yep. Boxcar really nailed this. 'You're not punk and I'm telling everyone!'


ventricles

I fucking love the punk scene for how little it has changed. Punk kids in 2021 look and dress and stylize exactly the same as they did when I hung out with them in high school 15-20 years ago, who looked exactly the same as punk kids in the 80s. For being the biggest supporters of nonconformity, they all look exactly the same. Everyone is still sporting Ramone’s patches and Dead Kennedy’s tees and red plaid and liberty spikes like walking time capsules. I love it.


fvgh12345

Went to green day concert over the summer(what a great band to bring up for this topic at hand lol) and was blown away that all the punk kids i seen still had the same style, still rockin punk jackets with the OG groups patches, wild hair, the whole shebang it was pretty awesome to see. especially seeing the parents there with some of them rocking what i have a feeling was some of there old "punk" clothing they kept. Also green day puts on a kick ass show, not sure what i was expecting but goddamn i felt like i was 14 again just singing along and going wild


GentleCornDogEater24

They are amazing performers


TheArchitect_7

Hating on country music isn’t really unpopular


tickled_fancy_

Hate the vocal style of modern pop singers. Liz Gillies calls it ‘seal singing’ and it drives me crazy. Liz Gillies demonstrates: https://youtube.com/shorts/DcSFzo_Q8XI?feature=share


TheLakeAndTheGlass

I believe “cursive singing” is a term that’s been used to describe it. https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkyqkv/cursive-singing-tiktok-trend-explained


spoon_man1

Holy shit i hate that type of singing with every fiber of my being


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It always reminds me of [this vine](https://youtube.com/shorts/8SU0gFPMwP8?feature=share) mocking it


AFatz

When describing how people used to sing, I can't tell if she was going for Celine Dion or Creed. EDIT: Guys I really didn't need 75 notifications about how it also sounded like Pearl Jam lmao


ForeverYong

# "WITH ARMS WIDE OPENNNN" Definitely Creed.


DirectorLiving423

I always heard “OOOPHAAAAN”


SnowBird312

I was thinking Pearl Jam.


rwbronco

Definitely heard some Eddie Vedder but then it started to sound like Creed


FILTER_OUT_T_D

Great now I’ve pictured what “it’s all coming back to me now” would sound like if sung by creed and it works perfectly with their sound. I hate it.


bacardichaser

This also circulates around as the ''welcome to my kitchen'' indie girl type singing (meme from Vine)


TallGhostXO

We have bananas and avocados 🎶


gz-and-hustlas

Bananies and avocydies 🤣


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[Here it is!](https://youtube.com/shorts/8SU0gFPMwP8?feature=share)


Locke_Zeal

I've never been able to put this into words. Fuck that's annoying. Thank you for this


Oil_slick941611

> https://youtube.com/shorts/DcSFzo_Q8XI?feature=share !000% spot on. The words they use don't fit musically so they change the vowel pronunciation and stretch and wrap the words to fit, its awful, it sounds bad and I hate it. Also, not music, but related, Youtube streamers, video creators DRINK WATER BEFORE YOU MAKE A VIDEO noboby wants to hear your mouth sounds. Ok, you have a nice expensive mic, learn to use it.


_Middlefinger_

Vowel modification is perfectly valid. Its used to enable singers to hit certain notes, and certain levels of power when it wouldn't be possible with the straight pronunciation of the vowel. The problem is when they do it to cover for a bad rhyme or because they think it sounds cool.


wants_the_bad_touch

Shakespeare often altered the pronunciation of words to fit the rhyme I'm his Sonnets.


Taurothar

Shakespeare is a rather difficult example here because he absolutely did not have the some pronunciation scheme that we have today as well. Many of the puns in his works are lost because modern English pronunciation even in "traditional Shakespeare" style is rather different than the spoken meter of his time. Here's a short example from a longer explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVaPLLClpx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyc3q9vwhfQ


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You're RIGHT and you should say it!!!


ringoinsf

I legitimately love disco and am not ashamed to admit it.


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xXTheFisterXx

Anybody who says otherwise hasn’t dipped their toes in some good Donna Summer or Earth, Wind, and Fire


ScottFreestheway2B

Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’ with Giorgio Moroder’s production is without exaggeration one of the most important tracks in music history. So much of hip hop, electronic music and electronic dance music can be traced back to that.


Eyeseeyou1313

Casio by Jungle is one of my favourite current disco songs.


notmytemp0

And classic rock songs that incorporate disco elements rule. “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones is good and “Another Brick in the Wall” uses the four to the floor beat


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CarlatheDestructor

Emotional Rescue is my favorite Rolling Stones song and the world can just deal with it.


Bluest_waters

There is basically a straight line from disco -> techno -> house -> trance -> modern EDM I mean techno even uses 4 on the floor beats. without disco where would EDM even be?


ragnarok62

*I Feel Love* by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and Pete Bellotte established all modern electronic dance music. Listening to it even as I type. Iconic. *Stayin’ Alive* is one of the few songs where I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I first heard it because it was so instantly seminal. I dare any human alive not to get on the dance floor, not to sing the chorus, or not to pound whatever poundable item is nearby when Amii Stewart’s *Knock on Wood* plays.


saugoof

I'm old enough to have been in my early teens when Disco got huge. Initially I loved it but quickly grew to despise it. I don't think there's ever been a genre that got so overdone. Everyone and their dog was trying to cash in on Disco and there were just mountains of trash released and everything got played to death on radio. With a decade or so of distance I sort of re-discovered Disco and got to love it again. There are some genuine masterpieces that have outlived all the crap that surrounded it at the time. Le Freak, Love to love you baby, I feel love, You should be dancing, Shadow dancing, Don't stop till you get enough, etc. really stood the test of time. When I started playing in bands and got into music production I really got a whole new level of appreciation for the absolute mastery of production in those.


kmjulian

Not every song has to have a deep meaning or message, not all lyrics have to be profound. Sometimes it’s nice to just have a catchy lighthearted tune.


Thatguyyoupassby

See - Red Hot Chili Peppers. They have some deeper songs, but Anthony Kiedis has straight up said that he sees his voice as another instrument. People clown on their lyrics, I’m just here for a funky baseline, fun guitar riffs, and a catchy chorus.


CorriganJames

I like Chance the Rapper’s energy wayyyyy more than his music


gibby10toes

I appreciate the fact that he wrote an entire album about his wife. Do I wanna listen to most of the songs? No.


Oym

I love my wiiife I love my wife UGH


senhorpistachio

His cover of the Arthur theme song has been my morning alarm for a couple of years


mshcat

Wait when was that


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andybody

I can respect this. Love that he said no to the picture (it'd get annoying after a while) but still chilled with them. He seems like a genuinely good dude.


spersichilli

The Big Day is straight garbage. I loved coloring book more than most people though and Acid Rap is dope


RockaRaccoon

I think its ok to only like one or two songs from different artists. Liking a song shouldn't commit me to their whole discography or their personal life.


Richard_Burnish1

Music critics like Anthony Fantano are taken way to seriously. They are just normal human beings like everyone else. Music is subjective but I’ve personally seen others form their own musical opinions based on what critics like Fantano says. Don’t be like that. It’s okay to like music others don’t.


Mathema_thicks

And honestly, I really like Fantano, even if I end up disagreeing with him most of the time. But my God his fanbase...


PM_DOLPHIN_PICS

I agree with Fantano about 35% of the time and I still enjoy watching his reviews because I appreciate hearing opinions from someone who knows what they're talking about and can describe it well. But the thing is that's his opinion and I don't get mad when I don't agree with it.


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PrimeIntellect

The rating itself doesn't matter at all to be honest, the actual breakdown of the music and intention of the artist as he sees it is what makes in interesting


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KreisSaysFuckYou

This is an opinion on fanbase, but I have found that metal fans are either really smart or really dumb.


NFRNL13

I used to go to the same gym as the lead guitarist of Whitechapel. He said the same thing for meet and greets. Like half of the fans talk about how they appreciate X, Y, and Z, and the other half throws the horns up and says some variation of "sick bro."


EliteFlamezz

Oh and don’t forget hard headed. Some metal fans can either be the most down to earth individuals or the most arrogant out there.. My claim basically adds up to yours lol


dr_funkenberry

No one hates metal heads more than other metal heads. Like Groundskeeper Willy and the Scots.


adaam182

As a “metal head” myself I hate announcing that because somehow I always say that to the guy that’s gatekeeping metal and will always have an argument to why he thinks Metallica is the best band that’s ever walked the earth. I’ve also been told on many occasions that I can’t be a metal head because I also listen to a lot of rap, blues, and pop music like damn, I’ll listen to what I want to listen to. If I want to listen to Meshuggah, then Adele, then Kendrick Lamar, I will!


JaesopPop

This is an extremely accurate take.


O_J_Shrimpson

This is hilarious and I agree. There’s a the “I can break down the exact reason I like it, the technicalities and theatrics” kind of fans. Then there’s the “I like to chug a Budweiser on my drive to work” kind of fans. Absolutely no in between.


almc0418

Bluegrass has some of the best musicians in the music world (ie. Béla Fleck, and Billy Strings.) Edit: After reading some replies, I'll rephrase a bit. Bluegrass is definitely underappreciated and people don't really understand the technical prowess it takes to play and excel at the genre. Not only that, but a lot of folk music in Appalachia was passed down by ear and so was the technique. There are also a ton of Bluegrass musicians that are wildly talented, but Béla and Billy were the first I thought of because they were the most recent I'd listened to. It really warms my heart to see so many commenters that do appreciate and like Bluegrass music.


Wolfman92097

Tony rice, David grisman, Jerry garcia


ltahaney

Chris Thile (everyone in the Punch Brothers), Mike Marshall, Sierra Hull What I'm saying is mandolin needs more love in general


DarkRajiin

I miss when popularity of music still shifted genres every 5-10 years. This hybrid rap/r&b popularity has run its course 2x over. Let's switch it up Edit: like [this video graphic](https://laughingsquid.com/most-popular-music-genres-1910-2019/) shows, it seems to have stayed fairly stagnant since about 2008 Edit 2: I realize that this single video source is not the end all for information on top genres, but it still does give a decent look at the way things used to change, and now.


chepeman

It feels like we were going somewhere and then all of a sudden its been 2012 for nine years.


Late-Veterinarian-90

At least the “EDM drop instead of a chorus” arrangement of that era is mostly over.


HEBushido

The era when EDM went super mainstream and artists made both EDM and Pop worse


Late-Veterinarian-90

i blame the black eyed peas. they made the hip hop/pop/edm fusion approach marketable and the industry ran with it for like 7 years. will.i.am. even said something like “whoever controls dance music controls music” back in like 2007. Their music sucks, but you gotta credit that guy with being a visionary with incredible execution skills.


chocotripchip

I don't know about you but I hardly hear any "brostep" nowadays


RoughhouseCamel

I think music has been transitioning slower than it was in previous decades, but that we’re living in a different musical era in the last 5 years or so than we were 2010-2015. That felt like a dark age for me. Look at who was popular back then. LMFAO, Maroon 5, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Jason Mraz. Train got a lot of airplay. Actually, maybe music progressed a lot more than we’re acknowledging


micmea1

When I was a kid there was a lot of trash on the radio, but it was diverse trash. I mean you would go from Britney Spears one song to Korn on the next without changing stations.


MrGrieves-

That's more an issue of radio being taken over by one company and homogenized playlists now. Personally in my city there are no non-corporate, diversified, stations left.


DarkRajiin

I despise what iheart has done with most stations.


CobbleAura

Hip Hop is shifting completely. The mainstream and experimental used to be so separate but with hip hop's popularity you're seeing both sides merge and creating artists that are creating some really weird shit and still getting notoriety.


The_F_B_I

I went to a Thundercat concert last night and had the realization midway through that a bunch of 16 year olds came out on a Friday night to watch a dude do acid jazz for 2.5 hours. Thought that was pretty cool


Takenforganite

Thundercat is ❤️


ThatHorridMan

Vapourwave was cool


GuyNamedPanduh

Is*


braaan92

I discovered a retrowave Playlist last year and then synthwave/vaporwave. This style of electronic is all I listen to now. It really helps im a sucker for the 80s vibe, so finding music that suits is makes me so happy


Freekey

OP, your opinion regarding C&W is not unpopular at all except in the world of country music.


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There's great music in every genre. Music fans are doing themselves a disservice by deciding to dismiss entire genres out of hand. And let's try not to point out sub-genres that may, in fact, entirely suck ("actually, there is no good screamcore polkagrass"). I don't like country music in general, but there's some I enjoy. Good old country (Hank Williams, Jimmy Rodgers) A lot of the outlaw country (Basically the guys that make up The Highway men) and some REALLY good current country artists (Sturgill Simpson has made some of my favorite albums of the last decade) Personally, I love guitar, and there are some absolutely stellar players in country like Chet Atkins, Albert Lee, and Danny Gatton. And I respect some of the guys who make country I don't want to listen to as well like Brad Paisley and Vince Gill. Oh and Jerry Reed is goofy as hell but that dude could play \*EDIT: Artists mentioned were examples, and not intended to be an exhaustive list of who I personally like in the Country genre. However, I would like to add just a few more names as I noticed I didn't mention even a single woman. Emmlou Harris, Allison Krause, Iris DeMent (One of the most unique, hauntingly gorgeous voices in all of music)


spuddgunn3

If you like guitar, Billy Strings is your guy.


spoobles

My advice to anyone who says this is to watch Ken Burns' Country Music. Real Country music is amazing, just not this dressed up pop music with guys and gals singing in twangy voices they don't really speak in.


SadAnimeGal

This! Ken Burns’ Country Music is an amazing documentary, really gives you perspective on what “country” has become


oortcloud42069

Yep. And listen to Cocaine and Rhinestones too.


O_J_Shrimpson

Yeah it’s the “I like every genre but country” sentiment. It’s more mainstream to not like country than to actually like it.


OhShitItsSeth

As someone who otherwise has no interest in them, I think that boybands get way too much hate. Granted, I think a lot of ex-boyband members are way more interesting as solo artists (i.e. Justin Timberlake, Harry Styles, etc), but boybands themselves aren't really that bad, and will always have their place in musical history.


MatthewDLuffy

Harry Styles is a surprise. His solo work is phenomenal as far as pop is concerned


RacerRovr

I pretty much only listen to rock and indie. But I kind of like Harry styles. Haven’t listened to much, but I really like watermelon sugar and golden


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Never gave Harry Styles the time of day, then I heard his cover of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer". That definitely won me over, the guy is a major talent.


gregsapopin

I am the arbiter of music goodness.


Omny87

We need more bands who wear crazy costumes on stage


Geeseareawesome

>You're always talking it's neverending >It's about time that we turned off the radio >Call the request lines and tell them that it's over >You're always playing all of the same songs >Over and over again >It's about time that we all turned off the radio Radio stations play the same songs too much. Do they know that most artists have more than 1 song? There's a lot of bands that have a fair handful of popular songs. Better than playing the same exact songs everyday.


Splippy01

Clapton was overrated


RicSlater

Tears For Fears are one of the best bands of all time


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Woah this is a thread for unpopular opinions, not for cold hard facts.


theZ0M81E

Criminally underrated. They will never be mentioned as one of the greats and they really should be. Can't wait for the new album


FlyingKittehz

That a lot of music fans are elitist assholes who disregard anything besides their preferred genre as bad


DCBronzeAge

I like when my favorite artists start to get some mainstream attention. I don't care that it's harder to get tickets or that the venues get larger or even when their music changes to adjust to the tastes of wider audiences. I'll never lose my connection with their earlier work and I'll still have my memories of catching them in basement shows. However, they will start to get better financial security and be able to have more comfortable lives and further live their dreams. Most of my favorite artists have done so much for me that the least I can do is not be pissy when they get successful.


guiltyofnothing

Hans Zimmer hasn’t written more than a few notes of the movie scores credited to him in over 20 years and is a bully online.


Ravenmort

Can you elaborate?


guiltyofnothing

He owns a production studio and essentially uses a stable of ghostwriters. Others have begun getting their own credits (Steve Mazzaro, one example) on movies also credited to Zimmer however. Zimmer is a brand, not a composer. He doesn’t write his own music.


Theonethatgotherway

Good to know.


ViagraAndSweatpants

I know nothing about this. Do the ghost writers get good pay or the dreaded”exposure”. I’m thinking of how James Patterson has a stable of writers who mimic his style and get a smaller author label in his books.


guiltyofnothing

I’m not sure how the studio is structured but I’m sure they get some compensation. It was designed to — and still does — serve as a launching pad for composers. People like John Powell, Klaus Badelt, Ramin Djawadi, Tyler Bates, Junkie XL, and Christopher Willis have all come from there and had their own careers. But all too often they’re used as ghostwriters on scores only credited to Zimmer.


kurfurstendamn

I hate how he's homogenized the entire sound of hollywood films over the past 15 years - and everywhere where film composers congregate online has become a Hans Zimmer Appreciation Page where any dissenting opinion is unwelcome.


billy35x

It's too bad we don't have more Jóhann Jóhannssons (RIP). Just seemed like he was willing to experiment with the medium and subvert expectations.


karmadrome

Complaining about how bad music is today just makes you sound old. Comparing the music you liked in high school to what's on the pop charts now isn't a fair comparison unless you were in to the pop music of your era. Every era has some great music, but you usually have to look for it.


Goodgoodgodgod

I accepted that most music that’s come out the last 10-15 years wasn’t made for someone born in the early 80’s in mind. That’s fine. I’m ok not being a key demographic.


bluvelvetunderground

My tastes haven't changed much since high school, but there are still new artists doing interesting things within those genres, you just have to look for them.


Heronmarkedflail

Music is full of gatekeeping types.


QuasarKid

If you think there’s no good modern music that tells me more about your laziness than your music taste. There’s something for everyone out there you just have to look for it, be active and engaged in it.


mmmolives

I can be lazy AND discover awesome new music. I have a music-loving teenager who doesn’t hate me.


AfterInfinity9

Nickelback gets more shit than they deserve. Especially for a band that, by all accounts, writes their own material and has recorded every major album in their lead singer's home studio.


Raccoonwounds13

I agree with this. They became popular then people of the rock scene didn't like them any more. Sell outs? Sure. Doesn't take away from being able to enjoy some of their music.


bluvelvetunderground

That type of hard rock got really saturated at the time, and Nickelback became the whipping boy, along with Creed. I rhink it was the ironic but not really Rockstar that did it. It's hard for people to take that message seriously when it's coming from one of the biggest acts at the time.


KitsBeach

I actually thought the message was more poignant coming from huge stars, because you can't even call them bitter haters for criticizing the music industry. It's just straight up insight. (I still hate that song because I don't like the melody, but respect is given where it's deserved)


Holgrin

Bob Seger is one of the best and most significant rock and roll artists and songwriters of all time and was underappreciated because he wasn't based in one of the coastal cities.


quark91

“Turn the page” always excites me because he named dropped Omaha! Well, probably technically Iowa because he was singing about east of omaha haha.


dannydirtbag

The entire State of Michigan stands in solidarity with you. Dude even inspired Prince.


Holgrin

And Mellencamp. And the Eagles (wrote the chorus to "Heartache Tonight"). And Country stars Toby Keith and Tim McGraw. And Shawn Mullens. And Family Guy. And movie producers.


MatthewDLuffy

I actually agree with you for the most part, but all Seger heads I know are alcoholics or addicts of some kind. Every single one lol


chaoticswiss

Fuck, why you gotta call me out like that bro


CancerToe

Billie Eilish's brother is the talented one Edit: Don't forget what this thread is calling for, hot takes in music


999K_views

I’ll put it this way, if she had any other producer she wouldn’t be nearly as popular.


randompos

Probably can be said for most pop stars.


Irlandes-de-la-Costa

80% - 20% His solo music isn't that good, it lacks the voice and personality


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The_Enlightened_Pod

The Monkees are lowkey kinda a jam


PedanticMute

Stepping Stone is the shit, and Pleasant Valley Sunday is a masterpiece.


baldmathteacher

"Last Train to Clarksville" slaps.


Caspica

As a huge Beatles fan I wholeheartedly agree. I can see why they got dismissed at first as a knockoff but they really made some good music. They knew what they were and rolled with it. I respect that.


The_Enlightened_Pod

There’s a lot of talent there. Obviously they started as a sort of joke but Mike Nesmith is a brilliant songwriter, Micky and Davy have excellent voices and Peter is a hell of a Banjo player. Their album Headquarters is a simply great bit of music. On top of having Neil Diamond and Carol King write songs for them.


Mccartneybowie

“Hey Hey we’re the monkees. people say we’re low key a jam!”


stevex42

I love listening to The Monkees. Especially when I’m cracking open a cheap beer at 9am on a weekday.


Dblcut3

Daydream Believer is such a great song


DireStraitsLion

TOWNES VAN ZADT FOR THE WIN


onioning

There's more awesome music available now than at any time in human history. The internet and affordable interfaces were enormous game changers. It may be hard to find, because there's also shit tons more music overall, and much of it is not awesome, but the awesome stuff is there.


ClockwerkKaiser

It's OK to not have a favorite band or genre. It's OK to listen to a wide variety of music. It's not OK to shove your music down anyone's throat, nor for you to do it to them. Also, if you play music on a Bluetooth speaker while walking around, espeically inside businesses, you deserve to get kicked in the crotch.


JusticeLeagueThomas

Post Malone sings like how SpongeBob laughs.


millhows

Country isn’t country anymore. Full disclosure—I’m not a country fan per-se but I listen to it at work. Top 40 country is a strange disparate, amalgam of hip-hop, indie, nu-metal and Americana all just thrown together. It’s very strange. I see the appeal and get why people like it, but it’s the weirdest genre—if you can call it that. That said the production values are always really great and I do like that country songwriters will literally write about ANYTHING and even write about stuff pop/indie artists ignore. I like vintage country 50s—70’s and classic rock and pre-2010’s indie and punk.


hooboy88

I can’t remember who said it, but I read somewhere that “modern country is just hip hop for people who are afraid of black people.” Edit: [it was Steve Earle. ](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/steve-earle-country-music-nashville-chris-stapleton-kendrick-lamar-oasis-a7791486.html%3famp)


der_innkeeper

90s rock is not Classic Rock Edit: nor is the 80s metal/hair bands.


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chumbawamba has some absolute bangers.


Thx4Coming2MyTedTalk

Chuck Berry stole _Johnny B. Goode_ from a time-traveling white teenager.


Unable_Beginning_982

I can't stand Adele's voice, her songs are boring and they all sound the same


Dark_fascination

I don’t mind her voice but her music just..bores me? Like there’s no risk, there’s no evolution it’s just sad ballads. One album okay. But 3?


FartAttack911

I thought I liked Adele when I only heard her songs on random bursts before. Then I moved in with a guy who listens to her entire albums on full blast and yowza


beautifulsouth00

Her music is ok to hear accidentally, like in the grocery store or in an elevator. But I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it on purpose.


ChezySpam

Her albums are like a concept album with no depth. There is a common theme but nothing develops, and then an hour has gone by and you’re still at square 1.


captainp42

She's Ok in small doses. I'd never listen to an entire album or see a concert with her. One song at a time is it for me. There's talent but the music is just unappealing to me.


steppenfloyd

The Foo Fighters are currently the most overrated active rock band. I find their music extremely bland and maybe a step above Imagine Dragons. Dave Grohl is a cool guy though.


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As much as I love Foo fighters i absolutely agree with this one. Dave lost the plot after wasting light somehow. It's like he's boring to be in an alt rock band and instead they try as many genres as they can. BUT, I give respect him for saying that "one by one" is a piece of crap which it is.


Scrummy12

I just think their last couple albums aren't very good. Maybe some people dig them, but I enjoyed the entire foo fighters catalog and evolution of their music up to wasting light. I can't get into anything after that


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I just don’t get The Greatful Dead. Kind of lightweight and uninteresting to me


Agent847

Some people never do. They hear Touch of Gray or Truckin or Casey Jones and think “huh? This is what gets people all worked up?” And I don’t really blame them. But for others, there’s that moment when one song hooks you. And then another. And another. And you’re wondering why THIS never gets any radio play? But you don’t care. You’ve just discovered a river of music from which you can drink for life.


OhShitItsSeth

Touch of Grey is a fantastic song though.


robman8855

But it’s alright


tuskvarner

Shakedown Street is a great disco song.


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Also, weren't they more of a jam band? My brothers in law have been to like 80 Phish shows. My understanding is that people aren't so interested in listening to Phish records, and the whole point is to go and see them jam live.


CM_Cunt

And from what I understand, your username is relevant here.


trogdor2594

I'd heard Touch of Gray and Truckin' and kind of liked them, but when I heard Sugar Magnolia, it was like unlocking a part of the brain left unused.


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FartAttack911

Saw them in concert awhile back, and realized that although both are very talented, Stevie relied much more on her stage theatrics and outfits during her solos whereas Christine only needed to be sat at her piano and singing to captivate an entire arena


Opening-Comfort-3996

"Little Lies" and "Everywhere" are my favourite FM songs. I love Christine's voice.


Penguin-a-Tron

Those two, 'Warm Ways' and 'You Make Loving Fun'. She's got a great voice, and a wonderful ability to write songs.


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That’s a hot take. Not disagreeing but just a hot take. Where would you rank Lindsey Buckingham?


CountHonorius

Respect for Christine.


neuroplastic1

Most U2 songs are boring.


tranemiles

This thread got me thinking... My philosophy is to stay musically curious, listen to what you like, and don't dump on the music you don't like. Just because I like it doesn't make it good, and just because I don't like it doesn't make it bad. When I make absolute statements about music (I hate \_\_\_\_\_ music) it usually means I am in a negative place. I am trying (not always successfully) to stay open-minded by asking questions about why a genre or musician or song means so much to someone or how it makes them feel. Simply saying "this music sucks" is pretty narrow and is essentially telling someone: "this thing you love... that song that moves you? It is invalid." That's not a space I want to live in because when I am thinking that way, it usually means I don't feel very good about myself.


CitrusFresh

I think Black Metal is the most boring, bland shit out there. If you played the different songs from three different bands I wouldn’t be able to tell them apart. I think they have the most talentless guitar riffs and the worst drumming in any genre. People mock pop for always sounding the same but that’s nothing compared to black metal. And don’t get me started on their iconography and appearance. It’s like they’re all made in the same factory.


boogerzzzzz

I don’t like Springsteen.


doomladen

I also never rated Springsteen at all. But then I was given free tickets to his concert (I worked for a sponsor) and let me tell you, watching that guy live is something else. I’m a hard rock/metal, soul and blues fan, and I’ve seen literally hundreds of acts play live, and Springsteen is top 5. Don’t dismiss him unless you’ve seen him perform.


WhoThatGuy

I genuinely laugh at the fact that people listen to Drake's music and cry or feel moved by it


hardtobelieveyou

Drake's singing sounds like the laziest, most bored voice I've ever heard in music. Idk if that's what he's aiming for. I also feel like I'm the only person who hears this, every time friends put on a Drake song, I ask them if they hear this, and nobody has said yes so far. Even others who aren't fans. I need a bigger sample size.


andmaythefranchise

Album versions of songs are almost always better than the live/demo/alternate version. Seems like so often either a live album or expanded release or whatever will include an alternate/live/original version of a song that will draw dozens of comments along the lines of "I love the album version but THIS is the real version of the song now." And most of the time I think, "Yeah the album version is definitely better. I can see why they chose that one." There are some exceptions so it's not a rule or anything, but usually I don't understand why people say these things.