maybe some examples please?Wardnath said:It's because they really are not that great (I find them merely alright, but that's not the point). And having nine members in your band and being out-done by a one-man project whose sole member is far younger than all of your members does not bode well for your band, really.KefkaCultist said:1) Slipknot; stupidest argument I've heard is, "they suck because they need 9 members to sound good," So they sound good but they suck because their different?
As a very big Dragonforce fan I must say it's "Dragonforce" not "DragonForce"Alucard832 said:The most correct answer is DragonForce. They are gods. Hating something for being amazing is possibly the most pointless form of hate.
My hate for Dragonforce comes from them being a damn studio band. Herman Li and Sam Totman have improved since the older days, but they still can't play all of what they've recorded, and being a guitar player, it really bothers me that they do that. As much as I'd like to record some of the things I've written, I can't play all of it at my current low as hell skill level, so it's gonna sit there until I can. That being said, I do like their music, I just think they should be able to play their own songs live in their entirety.Alucard832 said:The most correct answer is DragonForce. They are gods. Hating something for being amazing is possibly the most pointless form of hate.
There's an example right there, the hyperlink in the blue writing.Squirrel1328 said:Find me a one man band that could play 3 drums kits, 2 guitars, a bass, a turntable, media samples and sing at the same time
A solo on any instrument can be of a ridiculously high technical difficulty and not be better in quality than another piece that is simpler. Technical difficulty does not imply a good piece. Get to the Choppa by Austrian Death Machine certainly is more technically difficult than say, Moonage Daydream by David Bowie, but that doesn't make it better. It's how everything comes together in that piece to convey its feeling.manic_depressive13 said:Regardless, there are somewhat objective ways to gauge musical talent, and that would be the technical difficulty of the musical piece in question. A guitar or violin solo of a high skill level is obviously a better quality piece of music than a song played on synth, which is why, regardless of personal taste, classical and metal music is always "better" than pop. You also get points for writing your own songs.
But the problem with popstars is that you don't have that choice , isn't it?Dyme said:I would have to say Justin Bieber. And most other pop stars.
If you don't want to listen to them, then don't. Don't hate.
N-Dubz are terrible, perfectly hatable also Eminem is one of the best rappers out there people who hate him just hate rap or they just hate him because he's a white rapper. And to all those people saying "Oh all hate is pointless because opinion is subjective fnar fnar"; it's meant to be a fun thread, not a psychology thesis.THEAFRONINJA said:Also, Eminem. Yeah, I know, he whines a lot, but in a lot of his stuff he can be very funny, and his lyrics can be very clever (please don't reply with a bunch of bad lyrics from him, you just look sad).
And N-Dubz.
This confuses me. You claim they're a terrible band yet you say you've never listened to them? Explain please.Scout Tactical said:Yep. I can't stand Nickleback. Terrible band. Nothing against you, of course. You can't help your taste in music, so there's really no point in persecuting you over it. We can still be polite, after all.Free Thinker said:Nickelback fandom
That said, I've never listened to Nickleback in my life, and can't say I want to.
Eminem is quite talented but I can't stand listening to him in any more than extremely small doses because his vocal tone is so grating (nothing to do with being white either - there are other white rappers I really like a lot). Also a lot of his raps are frankly very emo. I can understand him not wanting to be a gangster cliche and that's fair enough but no need to go in the other direction and be a complete crybaby, his constant bleating about how supposedly hard-done-by is just gives me the shits. Gosh it must be tough with all his millions of dollars. Having said that I don't hate the guy, he's had some good songs in the past and all power to him and the people who like him, I just wish he'd harden up a little.LightspeedJack said:N-Dubz are terrible, perfectly hatable also Eminem is one of the best rappers out there people who hate him just hate rap or they just hate him because he's a white rapper. And to all those people saying "Oh all hate is pointless because opinion is subjective fnar fnar"; it's meant to be a fun thread, not a psychology thesis.THEAFRONINJA said:Also, Eminem. Yeah, I know, he whines a lot, but in a lot of his stuff he can be very funny, and his lyrics can be very clever (please don't reply with a bunch of bad lyrics from him, you just look sad).
And N-Dubz.