Trying To Be Cool..

[countrykidanthony]

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I noticed among my peers that they don't mind dropping names like Coldplay, Radiohead, My Morning Jacket, Can,Miles Davis, Deer Tick, and all those weird, unmainstream, and obscure bands but if one of the group starts saying how much he appreciate the new Staind record (The Illusion of Progress) or how Nickelback's certain song made him smile or how The Jonas Brothers' Lovebug is a cool song, then they seem to either criticize him for his embarrassing taste or would just tell him to stop listening to them because Staind lost their edge and the Jonas Brothers aren't real musicians and Nickelback can't write a real song...

Yet when Chris Martin (Coldplay) was asked about his thoughts on Nickelback, nobody expected that he actually praised the band for their ability to write catchy song and blue-collar lyrics. they all thought he would bashed the band like every music elitist out there... or like Pitchfork perhaps.

Truth is most of these people are/were non musicians and most of them based their musical preference to what they read on Pitchfork.

It shouldn't been like that.

while it's true that most mainstream bands are aimed at commercialism and not exactly for the love of music they're playing but we can't deny that sometimes, we love to hear a catchy good produced song once in a while...

So yes, i listen to Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Pinback, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, and Bill Monroe yet I also listen to The Moffatts, Jonas Brothers, Staind, Nickelback, Bon Jovi, and even 98 Degrees (good harmonies and for the record, they're the only boyband who formed themselves because they love motown music and not by some guy names Louis Pearlman. Unfortunately they were lumped with the whole boyband thing and Motown started investing on their looks rather than their sound. Still they did have some good tunes though).

Same thing with those who listen exclusively to Christian Music. they stay all night trying to find an article to confirm if Sufjan Stevens, Crossfade,and Copeland are really christian bands. And now that Copeland is on Tooth and Nail people just assume so but back then, they're hesitant. I mean why can't they judge it for themselves. Try to study the lyrics and the bands lifestyle then you decide.

CCM is just another label thrown by the media. I have a friend who never listened to The Fray until she learned recently that their second album will be released through INO RECORDS/ EPIC. INO of course is known as a CCM indie label who has a distribution partnership with SONY.

It just crazy...

[rata]

i don't like Jonas brothers or nickelback but that doesn't mean i would criticize anyone who likes those bands. i dont even have the right to say that.

and i dont really care what my favorit artists think or say on their interviews.... if eddie vedder says he hates jonas brothers or smashing pumpkins....i could care less about it... and im a big pumpkins fan.

[seven_segment]

it's their choice...

as long as they don't hurt people...

no need to damn them...

[blur]

You can't force people to like certain music. It doesn't work that way. If people don't like the Jonas Brothers or Nickelback then that's their prerogative. I'll listen to whoever I want, I don't really worry about what other people think. I have the Jonas Brothers, Nickelback and 98 Degrees on my ipod and I've gone over their songs maybe once or twice and i can honestly say they're not for me. While Radiohead, Coldplay and Wilco are on my regular rotation.

I had no idea what Pitchfork was. Had to google it. Nice site. I'm gonna keep reading it.

[bryanarzaga]

why not just keep quiet and listen and enjoy

if you dont like what you hear, press the next button

[makatasawi]

to each his own. always.

[balut_man]

everyone is entitled to his/her own preferences...and even the ones he hates.

[b|tcH_g0dd3sS]

NOT everyone has already reached the point that he/she can say he/she does not care what others think of what he/she likes or hates. Thus, there are those who pretend they know, like and listen to this bands songs and that bands songs because they want to BELONG.

but nobody has the right to say that their music is better than ours or vice versa. Again, we are given a scenario on "My horse is bigger than yours." which shouldn't be because there are all sorts of music for each of our preference and whatever music makes us happy, then we go for that...

... I'm just saying the same thing as balut_man, i just want to be 'lengthy' today.

[etienne]

i used to like coldplay a lot back in their parachutes days but i started to dislike them when they went mainstream. i dunno, i jus dont like it when everybody starts singing Yellow like its "i'll be" by edwin macain.
its part of the appeal.

[sadahkingjam]

i used to like coldplay a lot back in their parachutes days but i started to dislike them when they went mainstream. i dunno, i jus dont like it when everybody starts singing Yellow like its "i'll be" by edwin macain.
its part of the appeal.

naaa dako a nimo og na miss bai. a rush of blood to the head nila na album nindot kaayo grabe ka depressing, then ang x and y kay nag ka A ha ang style...

samot sa ila latest na nag ka lagpas...