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knels94

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AlexZangari wrote:

No way, Foster the People are great. Actually the one thing that bugged me about that song was when I first heard it and started playing it around my family, they said it sucked. Then as soon as top 40 radio added it to their playlists they decided they loved it. Just goes to show how pop culture works.

Don't get me wrong, I like Foster the People, I just thought that song was way overplayed. It really turned me off to checking out their other stuff. I was late to the party when Torches came out, but I still play that quite often.
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AlexZangari

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Ah, I see. I keep a comfortable distance away from pop radio so luckily I never suffer from anything being overplayed.
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drakonium
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AlexZangari wrote:

No way, Foster the People are great. Actually the one thing that bugged me about that song was when I first heard it and started playing it around my family, they said it sucked. Then as soon as top 40 radio added it to their playlists they decided they loved it. Just goes to show how pop culture works.

I'm not trying to defend pop culture, but I think it works like that for the rest of music, too, actually. If you make someone listen to some not too special unknown album without telling them anything, they'll probably be bored and tell you it's not amazing. Then tell them Pitchfork rated it 9.2 and they go crazy and it's the album of the year. Not saying that Pitchfork has shitty tastes, but just that I believe that accusing pop culture to work like that is a bit hypocritical, when I think we're all guilty of this to some extent.

andy_hunter

AlexZangari wrote:

No way, Foster the People are great. Actually the one thing that bugged me about that song was when I first heard it and started playing it around my family, they said it sucked. Then as soon as top 40 radio added it to their playlists they decided they loved it. Just goes to show how pop culture works.

I find that infuriating when it happens.
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Dingerbell

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drakonium wrote:

I'm not trying to defend pop culture, but I think it works like that for the rest of music, too, actually. If you make someone listen to some not too special unknown album without telling them anything, they'll probably be bored and tell you it's not amazing. Then tell them Pitchfork rated it 9.2 and they go crazy and it's the album of the year. Not saying that Pitchfork has shitty tastes, but just that I believe that accusing pop culture to work like that is a bit hypocritical, when I think we're all guilty of this to some extent.

Do you know, I would be very interested to see if Pitchfork rated a truly awful album- I mean practically unlistenable- album 10, and see if people began raving about it.

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AlexZangari wrote:

Ah, I see. I keep a comfortable distance away from pop radio so luckily I never suffer from anything being overplayed.

Same here. I've barely heard of any of the songs mentioned in this thread.

AlexZangari

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Age: 30
Location: gone

drakonium wrote:

I'm not trying to defend pop culture, but I think it works like that for the rest of music, too, actually. If you make someone listen to some not too special unknown album without telling them anything, they'll probably be bored and tell you it's not amazing. Then tell them Pitchfork rated it 9.2 and they go crazy and it's the album of the year. Not saying that Pitchfork has shitty tastes, but just that I believe that accusing pop culture to work like that is a bit hypocritical, when I think we're all guilty of this to some extent.

You misunderstood. That's what I'm saying. Indie culture is pop culture too. I wasn't just talking about pop music, that was just the example.
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Look up Miles Kane - Give Up (I'm not awarding that thing a youtube view).. It's everything I hate to see in 2013 music.

drakonium
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AlexZangari wrote:

You misunderstood. That's what I'm saying. Indie culture is pop culture too. I wasn't just talking about pop music, that was just the example.

Oh, OK. We seem to agree then. Sorry! Mad

Listmeister

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Listmeister wrote:

Awolnation's Sail, for the line "Maybe I should kill myself and blame it on my ADD". It's been on the charts for months, and still climbing. Any song that presents suicide as an option in the lyrics is morally irresponsible, reprehensible, and should produce visceral anger in anyone who understands how much music affects its listeners.

I have always felt this way, even about the "teen tragedy" genre that was popular in the 50's, the kind that has the plot: boy meets girl, boy can't be with girl because of social pressures (she's from the wrong side of the tracks, usually), girl jumps in the river, boy decides to jump in the river after her, leaving the song as sort of a suicide note. I really, really, hate those songs also.

But killing yourself and blaming it on attention deficit? WTF???? Why would you even suggest such a thing? Even if I'm completely missing the point (and I'd be willing to concede that) it's that line that's going to stick in the loop tape of some disturbed kid's mind, and then his blood will be on Awolnation's hands.

When I wrote this, I had just seen the Billboard Hot 100 list and noticed that not only was it still on the charts, but it was actually climbing. Given how I feel about the suicide line (see above), when this thread came up it gave me an outlet to unload.

I think I went too far. The "blood on his hands" bit was way out of line. I misrepresented what the song is trying to say. Anyway, I apologize.

Still don't like the song, though.