Another Clusterf*** of a Pitchfork Article - Music

Tha1ChiefRocka

Fratt Sinapp

Location: Ohio

Y'all Beach House fans are B A S I C

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/beach-ho...nt-to-die/

I must be a sadist for continuing to get on their site.

Luigii

Gender: Male

Age: 30

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Y'all Beach House fans are B A S I C

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/beach-ho...nt-to-die/

I must be a sadist for continuing to get on their site.

That wasn't a bad article. The title is somewhat misleading but the content of the article I do agree on where compared to Beach House, The Chainsmokers will never get to that high level of acclaim. Only ridicule from music critics and listeners.

craola

crayon disciple

Location: pdx

it took me to figure out what "contracting low end" is/was. no editing dept. at ptchfrk, huh?

the "article" is essentially some prick complaining that someone he doesn't like enjoys something he also enjoys. gee, that's gonna ruin ice cream and pizza for him when he finds out.....
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Luigii

Gender: Male

Age: 30

craola wrote:

it took me to figure out what "contracting low end" is/was. no editing dept. at ptchfrk, huh?

the "article" is essentially some prick complaining that someone he doesn't like enjoys something he also enjoys. gee, that's gonna ruin ice cream and pizza for him when he finds out.....

That was a good one. 😁

Tha1ChiefRocka

Fratt Sinapp

Location: Ohio

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But if you grew up listening to underground music, seeing someone who embodies everything you hate like an indie band you love still has the power to annoy you. When Taggart repeats “This is my type of thing” throughout the song, it almost feels like a taunt.

This is musical elitism of the highest order. The guys in The Chainsmokers can't like music that goes against the music they make?

Beach House was not, and has never been "underground". They are an "indie" rock band, and their music has been critically acclaimed since their first album was released. They have a couple million listens a month on Spotify.

Luigii

Gender: Male

Age: 30

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

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But if you grew up listening to underground music, seeing someone who embodies everything you hate like an indie band you love still has the power to annoy you. When Taggart repeats “This is my type of thing” throughout the song, it almost feels like a taunt.

This is musical elitism of the highest order. The guys in The Chainsmokers can't like music that goes against the music they make?

Beach House was not, and has never been "underground". They are an "indie" rock band, and their music has been critically acclaimed since their first album was released. They have a couple million listens a month on Spotify.

It realistically is. Hell if an act I hate adored an act I enjoyed, I wouldn't mind.

baystateoftheart

Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 31

Location: Massachusetts

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Y'all Beach House fans are B A S I C

Yeah, the Beach House fan who wrote this is basic, and this is a bad article.

But how fair is it to paint with a broad brush? This is an honest question; while I am a fan of sorts, I have never interacted with the broader Beach House fanbase other than with a few friends irl and online who like them.
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Tha1ChiefRocka

Fratt Sinapp

Location: Ohio

baystateoftheart wrote:

Yeah, the Beach House fan who wrote this is basic, and this is a bad article.

But how fair is it to paint with a broad brush? This is an honest question; while I am a fan of sorts, I have never interacted with the broader Beach House fanbase other than with a few friends irl and online who like them.

That was just a joke that was meant to reflect the opinions of the author. I would be a bit hypocritical if I thought that. However, I could see this being the standpoint of plenty of overly-serious hipster type people.

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Age: 40

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

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But if you grew up listening to underground music, seeing someone who embodies everything you hate like an indie band you love still has the power to annoy you. When Taggart repeats “This is my type of thing” throughout the song, it almost feels like a taunt.

This is musical elitism of the highest order. The guys in The Chainsmokers can't like music that goes against the music they make?

Beach House was not, and has never been "underground". They are an "indie" rock band, and their music has been critically acclaimed since their first album was released. They have a couple million listens a month on Spotify.

it's not about them liking music, it's about them using the music as a part of their product (like with the soundalike advertisement that was mentioned). I feel like the mini article could go in greater depth but I don't understand what makes it so objectionable. like it's a little snobby but not that severe.

Tha1ChiefRocka

Fratt Sinapp

Location: Ohio

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[quote="Tap"]This is musical elitism of the highest order. The guys in The Chainsmokers can't like music that goes against the music they make?

Beach House was not, and has never been "underground". They are an "indie" rock band, and their music has been critically acclaimed since their first album was released. They have a couple million listens a month on Spotify

it's not about them liking music, it's about them using the music as a part of their product (like with the soundalike advertisement that was mentioned). I feel like the mini article could go in greater depth but I don't understand what makes it so objectionable. like it's a little snobby but not that severe..[quote="Tap"]

Eh, but that kind of thing is done all of the time. Was their a similar article when Maroon 5 had the hit "Moves Like Jagger"?

"Maybe a Beach House song was playing in the lobby of Equinox right after the opening line came to Taggart."

This line seems to indicate that they would not have even been able know about Beach House on their own accord. They would have had to heard the song through happenstance.