Music nowadays is shit: Discuss. (1 Viewer)

[sleepy]

What's hoopla over Royal Blood? Why are they rated? Seems a trifle rehashed to me, with the added bonus of having no nuance because there's only two of them. Every time some young lads do some rock and roll, the world is saved again. But why? I dunno. Anyone got an insight.
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I remember somebody talking about something like this before. Somewhere. Anyways, the jist of what they were saying, and I'd agree with this, was that it's Straight White Males in the music press trying to dictate taste. It comes from the same mentality behind the 'disco sucks' movement. So what Royal Blood are 'saving' the world from is music not made by white guys. Who are straight.

 

[Hector Grey]

I remember somebody talking about something like this before. Somewhere. Anyways, the jist of what they were saying, and I'd agree with this, was that it's Straight White Males in the music press trying to dictate taste. It comes from the same mentality behind the 'disco sucks' movement. So what Royal Blood are 'saving' the world from is music not made by white guys. Who are straight.

I presume they're also the kingmakers who elected Kasabian to the forefront of popular unconsciousness.

Funny, Pop music used to be entirely gay. Maybe that's why it's shite now.

 

[sleepy]

I presume they're also the kingmakers who elected Kasabian to the forefront of popular unconsciousness.

Funny, Pop music used to be entirely gay. Maybe that's why it's shite now.

Yeah, that's them. They're the guys who select Whelan's and Today FM's alternative playlists. If they're feeling funky, Today FM might play Labelle's version of Won't Get Fooled Again but that's as far from meat and 2 veg rock that they'll stray.

It actually reminds of an article that someone linked here a little while back where a guy was giving out about how pop music was getting more coverage in the press instead of bands like the National and he thought it was disgraceful that Marvin Gaye was being deemed as good as Bruce Springsteen. I have to admit that I think it's disgraceful too but probably not for the same reasons.

 

[nooleen]

ha
'meat and two veg rock'

 

[sleepy]

ha
'meat and two veg rock'

like cock rock but much more pedestrian

 

[JohnnyRaz]

ha
'meat and two veg rock'

the stereophonics with more gravy..

 

[Lili Marlene]

When are we starting out songs/albums of 2014 thread to see if music really is shit nowadays?

 

[therealjohnny]

When are we starting out songs/albums of 2014 thread to see if music really is shit nowadays?

The "pop music you like" thread , full of Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea already covers this

 

[Lili Marlene]

The "pop music you like" thread , full of Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea already covers this

AH NOW.

 

[sleepy]

When are we starting out songs/albums of 2014 thread to see if music really is shit nowadays?

We started in June last year. We're a good bit behind schedule

 

[sleepy]

AH NOW.

That's What I Call Music

 

[Lili Marlene]

My poor typo. OUR not "out" : (

 

[Hector Grey]

Yeah, that's them. They're the guys who select Whelan's and Today FM's alternative playlists. If they're feeling funky, Today FM might play Labelle's version of Won't Get Fooled Again but that's as far from meat and 2 veg rock that they'll stray.

It actually reminds of an article that someone linked here a little while back where a guy was giving out about how pop music was getting more coverage in the press instead of bands like the National and he thought it was disgraceful that Marvin Gaye was being deemed as good as Bruce Springsteen. I have to admit that I think it's disgraceful too but probably not for the same reasons.

Explains how The Kings of Leon were ever a thing.

Damn you, music. Damn you to hell.

 

[Hector Grey]

the stereophonics with more gravy..

Nice guys, apparently. Sickening.

 

[sleepy]

Nice guys, apparently. Sickening.

I remember there was some story on popbitch about how the jacks broke down at some party they were at and the drummer ended up fixing it. So yeah, probably not the worst of them

 

[Space]

The drummer was the sound one but he was booted early on maybe after the second album just as they went full stadium bland shite.

 

[Lili Marlene]

That drummer died a few years back.

I still love a Thousand Trees and Local Boy in the Photograph and probably a few more.