Gaslight Anthem fans, this will piss you off

WhyGo91

http://www.vice.com/read/i-thought-nick ... ght-anthem

This seriously made me die a little inside....

sparky_fry

If I listened to what people say I wouldn't be a pearl jam fan. It's just an opinion, move on

WhyGo91

sparky_fry wrote:

If I listened to what people say I wouldn't be a pearl jam fan. It's just an opinion, move on

Next time try and make your point by not sounding like a condescending snob. You come off as being arrogant. You said it was just an opinion, well this was my opinion based off his opinion. That's all.

PJ_Soul

I don't really know GLA, but I wouldn't worry about what this guy has to say. When he does stuff around his house he turns on the TELEVISION for background noise. Not a stereo. This guy thinks he's qualified to be a music critic?? I don't think so.

F Me In The Brain

I actually laughed at his article. It is not anything I agree with or put any credence in but his writing actually made me laugh.
I do agree that opinions are like assholes.....everyone has one. Mine is no more valid than this guy's and his no more so than mine. (I dont think that is arrogant, I think that is a healthy way to view life. Take it in, digest it and if you dont like it, spit it out. Critics are, by definition, critical.)

Loulou

I don't really know GLA but I have always refused to listen to anyone's opinions on who 'we' should like or dislike. I'm not a Nickleback fan either but I get sick of people putting bands down because they have become commercial or their look isn't right. Who gives a shit! It's a free country, besides they must be doing something right if they've made so much money.

Loulou

Loulou wrote:

I don't really know GLA but I have always refused to listen to anyone's opinions on who 'we' should like or dislike. I'm not a Nickleback fan either but I get sick of people putting bands down because they have become commercial or their look isn't right. Who gives a shit! Besides they must be doing something right if they've made so much money.

PJ_Soul

Loulou wrote:

I don't really know GLA but I have always refused to listen to anyone's opinions on who 'we' should like or dislike. I'm not a Nickleback fan either but I get sick of people putting bands down because they have become commercial or their look isn't right. Who gives a shit! It's a free country, besides they must be doing something right if they've made so much money.

Yeah, I don't know who listens to Nickelback, but there are clearly millions of people who really like them somewhere. I think all the ridicule directed towards them is shitty.

Loulou

PJ_Soul wrote:

Loulou wrote:

I don't really know GLA but I have always refused to listen to anyone's opinions on who 'we' should like or dislike. I'm not a Nickleback fan either but I get sick of people putting bands down because they have become commercial or their look isn't right. Who gives a shit! It's a free country, besides they must be doing something right if they've made so much money.

Yeah, I don't know who listens to Nickelback, but there are clearly millions of people who really like them somewhere. I think all the ridicule directed towards them is shitty.

I don't know why/how I quoted myself!
It's stupid isn't it? I feel that way about any band or singer they constantly take the piss out of. Just don't listen to them and focus on who you DO like. :roll:

PJ_Soul

Loulou wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

Loulou wrote:

I don't really know GLA but I have always refused to listen to anyone's opinions on who 'we' should like or dislike. I'm not a Nickleback fan either but I get sick of people putting bands down because they have become commercial or their look isn't right. Who gives a shit! It's a free country, besides they must be doing something right if they've made so much money.

Yeah, I don't know who listens to Nickelback, but there are clearly millions of people who really like them somewhere. I think all the ridicule directed towards them is shitty.

I don't know why/how I quoted myself!
It's stupid isn't it? I feel that way about any band or singer they constantly take the piss out of. Just don't listen to them and focus on who you DO like. :roll:

Totally.
But still.... a music critic who turns on the TV when he wants background noise?? Seriously.... :fp:

Loulou

I know. He's quite happy to listen to crap on TV at random and suddenly he's a valid critic of music.

WhyGo91

F Me In The Brain wrote:

I actually laughed at his article. It is not anything I agree with or put any credence in but his writing actually made me laugh.
I do agree that opinions are like assholes.....everyone has one. Mine is no more valid than this guy's and his no more so than mine. (I dont think that is arrogant, I think that is a healthy way to view life. Take it in, digest it and if you dont like it, spit it out. Critics are, by definition, critical.)

No that's completely fine, I'm ok with the guys' opinion. That's not the problem here. It's the way the guy who first commented on the post phrased his words. Who is he to tell me how I'm suppose to react to an article or whatever, regardless of how I feel about it. Maybe I'm just putting way too much into this, it just felt like he was being sort of a dick haha.

sparky_fry

WhyGo91 wrote:

sparky_fry wrote:

If I listened to what people say I wouldn't be a pearl jam fan. It's just an opinion, move on

Next time try and make your point by not sounding like a condescending snob. You come off as being arrogant. You said it was just an opinion, well this was my opinion based off his opinion. That's all.

Wow really? My point was that everybody's opinion on music is just their personal opinion, and you should not be affected by other people's personal opinion. If the music moves you in some way is all that matters, even if its nickleback.

I'm sorry if I came across as arrogant or condescending snob, it was not my intention. I didn't think anything about my response was condescending :?

PJ_Soul

sparky_fry wrote:

WhyGo91 wrote:

sparky_fry wrote:

If I listened to what people say I wouldn't be a pearl jam fan. It's just an opinion, move on

Next time try and make your point by not sounding like a condescending snob. You come off as being arrogant. You said it was just an opinion, well this was my opinion based off his opinion. That's all.

Wow really? My point was that everybody's opinion on music is just their personal opinion, and you should not be affected by other people's personal opinion. If the music moves you in some way is all that matters, even if its nickleback.

I'm sorry if I came across as arrogant or condescending snob, it was not my intention. I didn't think anything about my response was condescending :?

I didn't think you came off like that. ... Might have been the "move on" part? I didn't even really notice, but perhaps that's what got to WhyGo. :think:

South of Seattle

I'm a fan, some hipster blogger on VICE is the least of my worries. They're trying to steal Pitchfork's thunder.

FrankieG

Im a huge fan of TGA. Actually met Brian over this past weekend at the Shindig festival.

That guy doesn't know what he's talking about. He obviously wrote the article to attract views on his webpage. The article is 1 year old and doesn't have any comments.

Indifference71

LOL. It's funny the shit that people will write just to bring in web traffic...

Spartanacus

After reading some kudos on this board about them, I found 3 of their albums at the library and gave them a listen...

In my musical opinion (I am very picky about my lead singers and prefer harder, slower, darker music) they were pretty bad/boring and were quickly removed from my ipod.

sparky_fry

Spartanacus wrote:

After reading some kudos on this board about them, I found 3 of their albums at the library and gave them a listen...

In my musical opinion (I am very picky about my lead singers and prefer harder, slower, darker music) they were pretty bad/boring and were quickly removed from my ipod.

Not to hijack the thread, but can you recommend some new music to my ears fitting your description?

Spartanacus

sparky_fry wrote:

Spartanacus wrote:

After reading some kudos on this board about them, I found 3 of their albums at the library and gave them a listen...

In my musical opinion (I am very picky about my lead singers and prefer harder, slower, darker music) they were pretty bad/boring and were quickly removed from my ipod.

Not to hijack the thread, but can you recommend some new music to my ears fitting your description?

I'm not talking Black Sabbath or even Alice In Chains/Dirt 'dark' (whom I both love), but I can't listen to music that is too poppy/happy. I just like heavy bass lines and a good drum beat, along with some harder than average guitar shredding...is that so much to ask these new young bands to do?

As far as new music that I've discovered, The Walking Papers (although they are bluesy too) are awesome.

On a previous thread I asked for 'new music suggestions for grunge lovers' and Gaslight Anthem definitely didn't fit the bill.

Instead of going through the time to reserve, download and listen to unknown commodities, now I just check out suggestions on on youtube first...and of all the bands multiple people suggested, Black Angels, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Band of Horses seemed to pass the first test.

Sorry...but I'm 40 years old and grew up on the big four Seattle bands, so I am still very picky about newer music (the jury is still out on My Morning Jacket, but I will give them another try).

I'm sure Gaslight Anthem is a fine band...for many people out there...but too soft for me.

QOTSA, Black Keys, Walking Papers...those are my post grunge era faves so far.

dustinpardue

They guy who wrote this obviously has never heard Arcade Fire or Vampire Weekend. No wait, this guy is probably a fan of both those wretched bands.