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I'll make some badly referenced, half-assed reply, because I'm just too damn lazy to clean up the quotes. We seem to agree that on some level, Jimmy Page made his contribution to music. In that assertion, one's personal opinion of Zeppelin doesn't figure in. They either made an impact, or they didn't. It's undeniable that it's the former. My point about Nirvana and The White Stripes is not how they are classified - while a number of bands may have preceded them in their respective "genres" (again, the term need not even apply here), each of them, in their music being digestable to the masses (not necessarily in a bad way), piqued the interest of the public in those respective "genres" and paved the way for the emergence of bands that may otherwise not have had a fighting chance. Again, it's irrelevant whether one likes their music or not, or whether they're grunge, rock, garage rock, post-punk, whatever. It's their cause-and-effect, a sequence of events, their roles as catalysts. I don't like Johnny Cash one damn bit, but I know he isn't overrated. I know I'm articulating myself in a half-assed way, but my point is, in some muddy, poorly communicated way, similar to yours - this isn't about personal, subjective opinion (I know that's redundant, shut up). This isn't about "Dude, the Beatles like, sucked man!" Maybe they DID suck (not that I think they did), but they effected change in the evolution of music. Simple as that, and whether we like it or not. I think we are on the same page, we're just reading different translations. Or some kind of profound simile. |
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er, not that truncated can't fight her own battles, but...
the white stripes generated more intrest in garage rock than any band in the last 20 years. what you said about jimmy page proves truncated right everyone knows what a grunge band is, and what a huge phenomenon grunge was |
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the white stripes made it cool and comercially viable to play garage rock (and while we're at it, it was the hype the strokes got that started the whole 'look at the white stripes' thing), they did not bring it back, it was brewing from several bands. it's not like they just said "i'm playing garage rock" and then people were like "wow!! that hasn't been done since the 60's" so is a grunge band mudhoney? or is it candlebox? is nevermind grunge? or is it bleach? here in mexico, most people think of sonic youth as grunge, do you agree? and i wasn't trying to prove truncated wrong, i was trying to paraphrase some of her comments and try to share why people might have been confused int he overrated/underrated debate and if you want to fight, go pick it up somewhere else. go to the "overrated" thread or something truncated: you are right, some bands might sucked but you can't deny influence. |
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Well, yeah, it kind of is like that. Sure, other bands were playing similar stuff, but my point, which you pretty much reiterated, is that they made it cool and commercially viable. A 'resurgence,' if you like, of that style was in part facilitated by the emergence of the White Stripes, regardless of the fact that they weren't without predecessors. I'm starting to sound like I'm obsessed with the White Stripes. I was really just using them as an example. And I don't mean to speak for Toilet & Bowls, but it sounds like we're all making a similar point, just with skewed perspectives. You're bringing up the genre classification issue again, but I repeat, it's not about that. Was Neil Young rock or folk? Doesn't matter, the guy's a kickass musician. Is SY rock, grunge, experimental, etc.? Again, doesn't matter - whatever category they fall under, they were pioneers of their age, and whether you think they rock or suck, they are UNDENIABLY influential figures in the history of music in general. You claim I am too obsessed with genres, so I'm confused - I'm taking them out of the equation, and you're factoring them in. My brain hurts (not because of you Everyneurotic) so I'm going to think about cartoons for a while instead. |
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03.22.2006, 11:54 PM | #25 |
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yes it is true, we're coming from two different perspectives (for once, i really don't pay attention to the mainstream)
and about the genres...well, what i meant to say with the thread i started is that people sometimes pay more attention to the genre than the actual music and i think that's no way to listen to music. but sometimes you have to use a term of understanding. i also emphasised the "grunge" thing because that's one of the most ambiguos tags to be ever given to music. it's not like i'm defining it and trying to see who belongs and who doesn't, i just try to understand what are people talking about specifically, and not make assumptions. whenever i'm not thinking about music, i think of cartoons, and it's great, it certainly works for me wow, two seperate discussions about mainstream stuff in one day...that's a lot for me |
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this thread proves nothing to me. the only purpose it serves is to reinforce my hatred of you all.
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09.26.2006, 08:27 PM | #28 |
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09.26.2006, 08:28 PM | #29 |
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so that would make you chris frantz.
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Yeah right.Carry on dreaming,infant.
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looks like they let you out of the ward a little too early.
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09.26.2006, 09:11 PM | #33 |
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at this point, atari will run off from the sight of nurses as they try to shoot tranquilizer darts thru straws.
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Fans of Syd Barrett do that sort of thing regularly.hehe
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ha ha, this is from so far back i have no idea what it refers to-- i'm guessing something about the content of the OTHER thread mentioned here (overrated music etc). anyway, how much do i owe you, and would it be ok if i pay in convenient monthly installments? |
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That's what YOU think.
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I think that people just need to clear this up.
Overrated does not mean overplayed, or that you have heard about them or thir music too much. It means that their importance and value and hyped beyond their true value. Nirvana, white stripes, nor Jimmy page are overrated. while nirvana is loved, I have yet to see anyone over the age of 13 claim that they were the GREATEST BAND. I ahve heard many people say they were their favorite band. They are not overrated. overhyped maybe, but not overrated. the white stripes I always ahve seen as blues rock, pure and simple. they touch off of old delta blues, chicago blues and the rolling stones more than they do garage rock. again, they are not overrated, at least in my opinion. They are as good as everyone says they are. Jimmy page is not overrated. I know a lot of guitar dudes,a nd a lot of metal dudes and while they all love led zeppelin, I never hear Jimmy page hyped as a genius like hendrix, or claptopn, or whoever else. Jimmy page is rated just right, again. as far as overrated bands go, here is a list Oasis Stone Roses the sex pistols Fantomas faith no more elvis ha ha!
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ha ha man.
i hate faith no more/ fantomas too. i've heard & read that mike patton is a "genius" but i have no proof or if i do am unable to understand his supposed "genius." add mr. bungle to the list for me if you wish. |
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