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Farren

#241 January 12, 2009, 02:50:17 am

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I don't see why anyone would be shocked to see someone from g&d come in here and post about what kinds of shitty music they like. I'm also pretty sure it has happened before.

I haven't even heard any of chinese democracy except for a few seconds on a commercial for the album and axle's voice sounded totally different if that was even him singing, it was pretty generic and crap alternative sounding and I don't listen to radio so...

DEUCE: MEETING THE URINE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND REALIZING IT'S JUST LIKE ME AND MY PREJUDICES THIS WHOLE TIME WERE COMPLETELY FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF PTTTTHTHTHH GOD IT'S EVERYWHERE<br />DEUCE: FUCK THIS TASTES LIKE PISS<br />PANTS: WHERE IT SHOULD TASTE LIKE COTTON CANDY OR PICKLES<br />DEUCE: OR AT LEAST LIKE URINE NOT PISS

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fatcatx2l

#242 January 12, 2009, 03:14:58 am

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you know what? You're right. I'm a terrible person. I only liked one album this year that was considered by pretty much everyone to be a great failure. The other album I liked this year was Kanye West (LOL). I should've downloaded way more albums than I had. I have no excuse. Especially not for liking two albums way out of my comfort zone.

I'm sorry that I don't live up to such high standards and that I have such terrible music taste. I shouldn't even be allowed to post here.

You win. I give.

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YourHero

#243 January 12, 2009, 03:21:00 am

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you like kanye west, but would you go through this for tickets?

ps. at least you're not pretending to like music that other people like

be proud of your bad taste in music! (i don't actually know what you 'bad taste' was...)

Quote from: inflamed penii on January 17, 2009, 06:23:32 am

sometimes, you need to quote yourself to feel important.

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fatcatx2l

#244 January 12, 2009, 03:39:44 am

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See, I don't even think I would go out to see a Kanye concert to begin with. I wouldn't even see a GNR concert. These are both atypical choices in music for me. Its not like I just sit around listening to old 80s hair bands or nu-metal or Lil' Wayne or anything. I don't listen to the radio (not that there's anything wrong with the people who do) and I don't go and look for an album just because it was on Pitchfork's or Rolling Stone's or Billboard's list of top albums.

I like indie music, but I don't like every crappy indie band I hear.

I mean, I find Portishead's music absolutely horrible, but I'm not a big name on the internet, so I can't say anything about it. I also must not understand them and have crappy taste in music because I dislike them. I guess I just can't win on the internet.

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#245 January 12, 2009, 03:45:48 am

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you're right.

you do have pretty shitty taste in music.

brian chemicals

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#246 January 12, 2009, 03:47:04 am

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i love it when people are sarcastic and make themselves look stupid

HEH YEAH BECAUSE ID ONT LIKE PORTISHEAD'S NEW ALBUM BUT THOUGHT CHINESE DEMOCRACY WAS GREAT AND 808S ARE UNIQUE SOUNDING MEANS I DON'T KNOW ANYHTING ABOUT MUSIC :ROLLEYES:

wait!

thats exactly what it means!

brian chemicals

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blood hell

#247 January 12, 2009, 03:52:15 am

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Quote from: YourHero on January 12, 2009, 03:21:00 am

you like kanye west, but would you go through this for tickets?

ps. at least you're not pretending to like music that other people like be proud of your bad taste in music! (i don't actually know what you 'bad taste' was...)

jesus christ if this is real

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fatcatx2l

#248 January 12, 2009, 03:54:25 am

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It is. I wasn't being sarcastic. I don't know anything about music as I've obviously just learned.

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ThugTears666

#249 January 12, 2009, 03:57:21 am

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I thought the newest offspring album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace was really good, I mean it wasn't as good as Conspiracy of One but it does have some killer tracks.

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crone_lover720

#250 January 12, 2009, 04:00:24 am

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Quote from: fatcatx2l on January 12, 2009, 03:39:44 am

See, I don't even think I would go out to see a Kanye concert to begin with. I wouldn't even see a GNR concert. These are both atypical choices in music for me. Its not like I just sit around listening to old 80s hair bands or nu-metal or Lil' Wayne or anything. I don't listen to the radio (not that there's anything wrong with the people who do) and I don't go and look for an album just because it was on Pitchfork's or Rolling Stone's or Billboard's list of top albums.

I like indie music, but I don't like every crappy indie band I hear.

I mean, I find Portishead's music absolutely horrible, but I'm not a big name on the internet, so I can't say anything about it. I also must not understand them and have crappy taste in music because I dislike them. I guess I just can't win on the internet.

you're just kind of young and apparently have very little knowledge about music. what makes portishead horrible? can you defend your positions on music at all or are you just going to whine and play victim? pretty much everybody likes bad music at some point man.

speaking of which I don't think anyone explained what makes fleet foxes good/one of the best of 2008, do you guys have a good reason or did you just pick it off Under The Radar's top 50 list

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#251 January 12, 2009, 04:05:27 am

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very few smart people thought it was actually any good dog. like I said even pitchfork's list isn't based on anything other than WHATS SAFE AND INDIE???

brian chemicals

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#252 January 12, 2009, 04:10:28 am

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btw i'm pretty sure that kanye vid is not real. that show would result in so many swears and they'd get kicked off the air. it's been passed around since...college dropout I think, I think someone somewhere would label it as more than PRANK CALL. I mean can you imagine this happening and NOT saying OH FUCK.

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ThugTears666

#253 January 12, 2009, 04:13:48 am

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Also forgot to mention ACDC-Black Ice, that was nearly album of the year for me. RockNroll train is a classic.

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#254 January 12, 2009, 04:18:11 am

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whitesnake released something this year.

brian chemicals

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crone_lover720

#255 January 12, 2009, 04:23:19 am

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no I was asking why the people who put it on their list itt did.

dumb indie groups love it tho. actually it's on my mind because I was at barnes & nobel today and I picked up that UNDER THE RADAR (they do a great job at finding that obscure music btw) and their top 3 were fleet foxes, vampire weekend, dodos in that order. and then fleet foxes started playing in the background.....

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fatcatx2l

#256 January 12, 2009, 04:30:32 am

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No, I'm not going to whine and play victim. I just don't get why it was such a big deal.

What I don't like about portishead is mostly in mixing, composition, and structure. Certain parts of it aren't mixed to a way that is pleasing to my ears. What I hear has potential to be decent music, but there are parts in the mix that aren't brought out well. While I believe repetition in music is useful and natural, there comes a point where it can be unlistenable to the way my ears are trained. Yes, I know what you're thinking "Well, you just don't get it. You're used to what the radio feeds you as correct." Fine, its an acquired taste then. But what I hear is more generic, pretentious art music. And yeah, Chinese Democracy is considered just another generic album, but I like it for the chord structure, use of dissonance, and transitions.

I don't know a lot of bands, I'll admit that. While I'm all for listening to new music, I just don't see the point in going out and finding bands just for the sole purpose of expanding my musical taste or encyclopedic knowledge.

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ThugTears666

#257 January 12, 2009, 05:06:08 am

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Yeah the technical aspects of Chinese Democracy are what make it such a great album man. I also like the experimental edge they took on this album.

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crone_lover720

#258 January 12, 2009, 05:25:09 am

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Quote from: fatcatx2l on January 12, 2009, 04:30:32 am

No, I'm not going to whine and play victim. I just don't get why it was such a big deal.

What I don't like about portishead is mostly in mixing, composition, and structure. Certain parts of it aren't mixed to a way that is pleasing to my ears. What I hear has potential to be decent music, but there are parts in the mix that aren't brought out well. While I believe repetition in music is useful and natural, there comes a point where it can be unlistenable to the way my ears are trained. Yes, I know what you're thinking "Well, you just don't get it. You're used to what the radio feeds you as correct." Fine, its an acquired taste then. But what I hear is more generic, pretentious art music. And yeah, Chinese Democracy is considered just another generic album, but I like it for the chord structure, use of dissonance, and transitions.

I don't know a lot of bands, I'll admit that. While I'm all for listening to new music, I just don't see the point in going out and finding bands just for the sole purpose of expanding my musical taste or encyclopedic knowledge.

interesting points but have you considered the feedback and velocity? I thought the cutaway in Machine Gun showed sufficient decay but the gain during the white noise didn't have enough presence and sustain. excellent splicing though, one of the best mixes of 2008.

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ThugTears666

#259 January 12, 2009, 07:00:44 am

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agreement with the above post, i always justify music i like using only technical terms

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Bonehead

#260 January 12, 2009, 03:29:37 pm

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I really can't believe the things you guys are saying in this thread. You're being real dickheads about this.

I bet that if someone said he/she liked a melody in a Britney Spears song that would like.. I don't know literally make you shit your pants?

Last Edit: January 12, 2009, 03:37:24 pm by Bonehead

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