Let's Continue to Hate on the Mainstream!

Necharsian · 2012-02-03T18:31:30-05:00

The "worst bands ever" topic got me thinking... And this is what I came up with: People hate on mainstream music too much. And I mean mainstream in every aspect. From Nickelback to Katy Perry to Linkin Park. If someone had a chart on here with Limp Bizkit on it, it would automatically be subject to bad ratings, even if Limp Bizkit was sandwiched in between The Stone Roses and Joy Division. Which is sad. Let's be real here. Nickelback is far from the band ever. True. But they are also not the worst thing ever either. The reason people hate on them so much is mostly their popularity. They are just your run-of-the-mill average rock band. Their sound is fairly diluted to the point where we cannot distinguish any actual uniqueness. But their blandness contributes to the why they aren't the worst band. They are average, not evil. The reason behind their fame is that they are not that difficult a listen (such is as most famous bands). They will never be praised for their innovation, but they aren't unlistenable (one could make the argument of the lead singer's voice thought :lol: ). Another reason I think they are hated on so much is that they are the musical equivalent of a wall for some listeners. People want to try and get into "rock" so the easiest and most convenient way is listening to Nickelback (Creed, Three Days Grace, etc.). But once they listen to them, they don't make an attempt to discover anything else, even if, say, they may enjoy The Shins more. Convenience is the key. Most people don't want to have to search that hard for music. Nickelback shows up everywhere. Why not listen to them? This same principle works for Slipknot and metal, Lil Wayne and rap, Skrillex and dubstep, and I'm sure a lot of others. Which is why people tend to over-generalize metal, and say things like "Oh you like Slipknot then?" when I say I'm a fan of metal. (Well, I've gotten that response). Slipknot isn't the worst thing to happen to metal. They have just imbedded themselves so deep into the mainstream, that it's hard for fans to see anything else. And, alternatively, made it impossible for "real" metal lovers to take Slipknot or their fans seriously. Quite a shame. Slipknot isn't really that great either, but they are far from the worst metal band I've heard. (If anyone wants to check out Cybergore from Avulsed, you will see what I mean). Yikes this has turned into an an_Outlaw topic :D . I think the worst music is actually made by artists that took a chance on being bold, but it failed (this is personal to a specific person). Think about it. I would much rather listen to Meteora by Linkin Park than Trout Mask Replica, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Discovery. So i guess the whole point is to stop fucking complaining about how shitty mainstream music is. It isn't. It's just average. Nickelback isn't poisoning the world and destroying music as we know it. Get over yourselves.

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Look. I wasn't picking on you and I'm a fan of Zep too. The point was that there are few that are immune to a big fat check. Zep apparently weren't either.

I didn't know you meant "never until the 70's were over" when you said "never".

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