Bands I find Shallow and Pedantic

[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...

[Sasaki Kojiro]

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.

[Yoyoma1910]

I think one of the problems is that no one has mentioned music that is actually Shallow and Pedantic, so I thought I would give an example for you to weigh your thoughts against:





The 'Stache.

[edyzmedieval]

You people are shallow and pedantic for even starting/replying in this thread.

How can you not consider such icons like Jim Jones, Britney Spears, Katy Perry...as shallow and pedantic?
Blasphemy!

[Yoyoma1910]

You people are shallow and pedantic for even starting/replying in this thread.

How can you not consider such icons like Jim Jones, Britney Spears, Katy Perry...as shallow and pedantic?
Blasphemy!

Shallow yes, but Pedantic?

[Lemur]

Maybe the most pedantic song ever. And yes, it's shallow.

This one's pretty bad, too. And Imagine is pretty darn pedantic, no matter how you look at it, not to mention a complete and utter failure as poetry.

I was going to say that it's hard to be both shallow and pedantic, but really, if a composer is dumb enough to try to cram his or her message down your throat, it can't help but be shallow. So I guess the two can become entwined in song.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

A good way to measure the shallowness and pedantry of a song is by timing how long it takes for the actual song to start in the music video. Pretentious "indie" songs tend to take the longest.

[Craterus]

Can't get much less pretentious than this then.

[Axalon]

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]

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]

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'?

[LittleGrizzly]

Shallow for me would be someone whose songs don't really have a meaning, they are just pretty sounding...

An example would be 50 cent just talking about (female dogs) compared to 2 pac talking about the black situation in america

I find i can enjoy a song for longer if it has some meaning (especially if i can link to message) i will still happily listen to something without a meaning or message... but then its just somehow not a fufilling

[Strike For The South]

The fact yall are arguing the merit of shallow and pedantic is very shallow and pedantic

[Yoyoma1910]

The fact yall are arguing the merit of shallow and pedantic is very shallow and pedantic

How utterly shallow and pedantic of you to say.



Been hanging around the Starbucks lately eh?

[Strike For The South]

How utterly shallow and pedantic of you to say.



Been hanging around the Starbucks lately eh?

Nope

[Yoyoma1910]

Nope

Really, then explain this:

[Strike For The South]

Really, then explain this:

I have a pencil neck

[Yoyoma1910]

I have a pencil neck

And a butt cut.

[AlexanderSextus]

Is it that the lyrics are meaningless/pretentious/pointless? Is it that they play the exact same music all the time?

[CountArach]

Really, then explain this:

Thanks dude, that just made my day!