Bands I find Shallow and Pedantic

**Martok** · 11-10-2008, 21:34

Originally Posted by Reverend Joe

And Strike: just for the record, the Stones did kick ass in the 60's and 70's. It's just that it's been a while since then.

Dude, they've *always* been a crappy band. Their instrumentals are uninspired, their lyrics insipid, and Mick's singing style & cadence sound like he took voice lessons from William Shatner.

**Strike For The South** · 11-10-2008, 22:10

Originally Posted by Martok

Dude, they've *always* been a crappy band. Their instrumentals are uninspired, their lyrics insipid, and Mick's singing style & cadence sound like he took voice lessons from William Shatner.

PREACH PREACH

**Reverend Joe** · 11-11-2008, 00:47

Originally Posted by Martok

Dude, they've *always* been a crappy band. Their instrumentals are uninspired, their lyrics insipid, and Mick's singing style & cadence sound like he took voice lessons from William Shatner.

Originally Posted by Martok

4.) "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" -- Garbage

**Martok** · 11-11-2008, 10:08

Hey, I just like listening to them. I'm not making any claims as to how good they are.

**Axalon** · 11-11-2008, 12:23

The Rolling Stones are a sacred cow Martok, expect some pig-headed opposition if you dare say something that puts them in a bad light...

Personally, I do enjoy the good 'ol classics like "jumpin jack flash", "Satisfaction", "Sympathy for the Devil" etc. But I also think that they are overrated just the same. Just like "the Boss"... The difference here is that this guy has nothing at all to show for, in my book at least. (Well, he does not strike me as shallow if that counts)

Did I step on any toes now?!? So sorry, but I could not help myself....

- Cheers
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Oh, for the record. I dont like Garbage in any form, musical-wise or the kind you find in the street.
How wonderful it is the land of utterly subjective opinions!

**Reverend Joe** · 11-11-2008, 17:14

I didn't say the Stones were good either. I just said they kicked ass.

If you want "pigheaded opposition" from me, try badmouthing Hendrix.

And for the record, there are a lot of people who subsist entirely on garbage. There's actually a lot of perfectly good food that can be found in dumpsters, as long as it doesn't sit in them for too long -- and that's not counting the still-wrapped "expired" stuff you can find from supermarket dumpsters.

**Ramses II CP** · 11-11-2008, 17:35

I will also freely admit to have Hendrix as a personal sacred cow. Everytime I listen to his version of the Star Spangled Banner (Actually had to play it just now after mentioning it) the wife comments on 'that noise' and I briefly wonder why I married her...

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 11-11-2008, 17:37

Originally Posted by Ramses II CP

I will also freely admit to have Hendrix as a personal sacred cow. Everytime I listen to his version of the Star Spangled Banner (Actually had to play it just now after mentioning it) the wife comments on 'that noise' and I briefly wonder why I married her...

Arg, that's one of the worst songs I've ever heard.

**Craterus** · 11-11-2008, 22:22

Can't get much less pretentious than this then.

**Axalon** · 11-12-2008, 03:39

Originally Posted by Reverend Joe

If you want "pigheaded opposition" from me, try badmouthing Hendrix.

Hi there preacher!

Now, that is something that only a truly ignorant and genuine idiot would try to attempt. Personally I go to the “Electric church” regularly, so that won’t ever happen (all this of course when I'm not too busy fighting vermin from the eternal horde of hip-hop!). Besides, it would be too easy to just slaughter and totally rip apart any idiot that tries too. After all, we are talking of the man who among other things ended up being the highest paid artist in the world back in the day (including people like Mr Presley and Sinatra). I kind of find it hard to believe that such circumstances were entirely created by mere chance, if you know what I mean.

As for shallow, I would like to nominate my personal favorites in that category, the big four: Kylie Minogue, Madonna, JLO and good ‘ol Jacko (Hehe! How the hell can anyone take that little black, then turned white, transvestite seriously! He is as real as Mickey mouse!). I know that considering these four as “bands” is stretching it, but they sure are shallow in the strict musical sense. However, other perhaps more appropriate nominees are the old kraut-rockers who turned super synthetic; “Kraftwerk” who made it into some kind of sport of being as shallow as can be. Another band that comes to mind is the Swedish duo; Roxette (famous during the 90’s, if anyone wonders)… Oh boy, they sure do suck and they are very, very shallow in a strict musical sense. U2 tried to be shallow as well for a while; specifically during their “Zooropa”-period (whenever that was? The ”lemon” video comes instantly to mind).

As for pedantic; I would nominate Frank Zappa, bless his heart… Now there was a man that was pedantic for sure, still he was a freaking excellent guitarplayer and probably was an excellent performer as well. Another candidate of mine would be fusion-guitarist Al di Meola, by god his technique is worldclass! But there is little or no heart in it.

As for shallow AND Pedantic: “this is the big boom” for you guys…. Yngwe Malmsteen! Yes folks! There you have it! Pedantic aaand shallow! – All this, speaking in a strict musical sense of course. For all I know, he might be a nice guy….

- Cheers

**AlexanderSextus** · 11-12-2008, 09:30

Originally Posted by SFTS

Soulja Boy

I Solemnly swear, on this date of Wednesday, November 12th, 2008, That before I die, i WILL beat Souljah Boy's face in with a 2X4 while blasting music from NaS

**Quirinus** · 11-12-2008, 10:43

I'm being pedantic here, but how would one define 'shallow'? Is it that the lyrics are meaningless/pretentious/pointless? Is it that they play the exact same music all the time? Is it that only one or a few musical instruments are used? Is it that they are popular with 'the masses'?