Unpopular Musical Opinions: What are Yours?

[Chienmortbb]

On 24/05/2022 at 13:41, Vin Venal said:

Eg - old instruments which sound super warm and organic - that's because a load of high frequencies are being attenuated, you could get the same results with a modern sounding bright instrument and a good enough EQ

The 57-60 Les Pauls really created this one. However it is nothing to do with the age, the wood, it is the alnico pickups that slowly lost some of the initial magnetism giving a sweeter sound than a new humbucker.

[Newfoundfreedom]

Going back a few posts. I've always found Elvis's voice extremely mediocre. That's why there are so many Elvis impersonators around. Anyone can sing like Elvis.

 

I've never heard anyone do a decent reproduction of Orbison. He was far, far better than Elvis. 

[Lowend soldier]

Paul mcCartney is an average bass player and the beatles were garbage.......... 

[Stub Mandrel]

Wulfpeck are... oh, it's unpopular opinions that are wanted.

[Clarky]

I despise the Blues Brothers' 'Everybody wants somebody'. Not so much because of the song but due to its amazing power to cause a headlong rush to the dance floor from lagered-up lads (who normally prefer to booze rather than dance), knocking everyone aside, leaving a trail of death and destruction and lots of bro-hugging.

 

(PS, Mr Brightside is the modern day equivalent)

Edited May 26, 2022 by Clarky

[SteveXFR]

Would it be an unpopular opinion to say that commercial country music blows? Possibly not

[SteveXFR]

3 minutes ago, Clarky said:

I despise the Blues Brothers' 'Everybody wants somebody'. Not so much because of the song but due to its amazing power to cause a headlong rush to the dance floor from lagered-up lads (who normally prefer to booze rather than dance), knocking everyone aside, leaving a trail of death and destruction and lots of bro-hugging.

 

(PS, Mr Brightside is the modern day equivalent)

 

You could probably include Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs in that

[FinnDave]

2 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

Would it be an unpopular opinion to say that commercial country music blows? Possibly not

Assuming that blows means the same as sucks then you could leave out 'country' from that statement and still be correct.

 

[SteveXFR]

5 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

Assuming that blows means the same as sucks then you could leave out 'country' from that statement and still be correct.

 

 

I think commercial country music is a particular type of terrible with not a single acceptable song.

Commercial rock has the odd good song and all pop is commercial by definition but theres the odd acceptable song.

[Reggaebass]

16 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Blues Brothers' 'Everybody wants somebody

 

12 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs

Another awful one for me to add to those is Mustang Sally   

[SteveXFR]

13 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

 

Another awful one for me to add to those is Mustang Sally   

 

Wonderwall. F@@king Wonderwall

Edited May 26, 2022 by SteveXFR

[Reggaebass]

5 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Wonderwall. F@@king Wonderwall

I’ll raise you, Agadoo 😁

[Clarky]

11 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Wonderwall. F@@king Wonderwall

Nope. 'Don't look back in anger'. Lagered lads singing "So-oooo Sally can wait, she sumfink or other, mutter mutter [cue: gap while waiting for the bit they know], but don't look back in anger, I 'eard you say'. While waving a can

Edited May 26, 2022 by Clarky

[Barking Spiders]

Yes indeed fkin Wonderwall, chant along dreck for football fans, which leads me to ShBritpop, a low in pop music history if ever, partly due it's association with Tony Bliar and that pathetic Cool Britannia schlock . Pulp were good and Jarvis is a top geezer but the rest of it was unmitigated c@ck. If I ever wanted to be American it was then.

[BigRedX]

Pulp are massively over-rated. Sure Jarvis Cocker appears to be an intelligent chap and the singles are very catchy, but the rest of every album? Filler at best.

[SteveXFR]

Blur were the most overrated Britpop band. I saw them at Glastonbury on their big comeback show. They were just boring, especially after Nick Cave

[dclaassen]

Although you Brits saved rock and roll (thanks, Stones)....you then tried to ruin it later....

Edited May 26, 2022 by dclaassen

[Barking Spiders]

1 minute ago, dclaassen said:

Although you Brits saved rock and roll (thanks, Stones)....you then tried to ruin it later....

 

I think 'we' succeeded in ruining it thanks very much😉 . 'Tried'! Tsk.

[SteveXFR]

We did invent heavy metal though and according to McLaren he invented punk in Britain (only a decade after MC5 and Stooges)

[paul_5]

yes. According to McLaren a lot of things happened differently.

[Crusoe]

2 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

Yes indeed fkin Wonderwall, chant along dreck for football fans, which leads me to ShBritpop, a low in pop music history if ever, partly due it's association with Tony Bliar and that pathetic Cool Britannia schlock . Pulp were good and Jarvis is a top geezer but the rest of it was unmitigated c@ck. If I ever wanted to be American it was then.

Elastica and Echobelly were good.

[JottoSW1]

2 minutes ago, Crusoe said:

Elastica and Echobelly were good.

Elastica = Wire plagiarism plus noxious Justine Frischmann 

Echobelly - 1 good song and a cute frontwoman.

[thodrik]

I really like Phil Collins, even his work on the Brother Bear movie. 
 

I prefer the Load era Metallica albums to anything that has come since, mostly because I liked the slightly bluesier, alt-rock mixed with Sabbath and Skynyrd style and with less thrash metal. Granted a lot of the songs are generic but some of the tracks are very listenable mainstream rock.

 

I also really like the 1980s Fleetwood Mac albums when Buckingham and Nicks openly hated each other but seemed to keep on going purely for the money. 

[Crusoe]

1 hour ago, JottoSW1 said:

Elastica = Wire plagiarism plus noxious Justine Frischmann 

Echobelly - 1 good song and a cute frontwoman.

You forgot Stranglers plagiarism too

[Barking Spiders]

3 hours ago, JottoSW1 said:

Elastica = Wire plagiarism plus noxious Justine Frischmann 

Echobelly - 1 good song and a cute frontwoman.

As a fan of Wire's early albums I fully concur there. Not an original idea in JF's head. Sonya Madan was the only reason I had any interest in Echobelly too.