jw1914 said:

Aye, but I usually reply to threads about funk in general and occasionally start threads about the aforementioned artists myself.

what about Air Supply or Shaking Stevens? I like those a lot and they are not mainstream at all

Oh, plz.

All the names mentioned on this thread are mainstream.

dienowplzkthx.

Novabreaker said:

exactly. I bought the complete backcatalouge from The Meters at Walmart last week. even my wife knows the lyrics to most of their songs by heart

I'm so tired of people here worrying about what everyone else is listening to.

I know what you mean. The threads on the front page have become kind of dull lately. However, you just haven't caught the org on the good days. Some days there will be loads of good topics on the front page and some days there won't be any. It's just according to who's online and posting at the time and who's not.

Sometimes when I see the org looking extremely dead, I will start about five threads myself. I found out real quick that five is the maximum. Some of the threads do well and some don't. It's just according who's online at the time and how many of the cool orgers see it before the others push it over to the second page. Once it makes it to the second page, you can usually forget it.

It's kind of dead this morning and I would start a few threads myself but I'm not really inspired right now. When it hits me though, look out, they come about five at a time. That's the way you got to do though. If it's dead, liven it up yourself.

vainandy said:

Thanks Vainandy, point well taken I will try and do just that.

You don't come here very often do you?

minneapolisgenius said:

minneapolisgenius said:

Yeah I do. But unlike many I just don't feel the need to reply to topics of boredom. Trust me I see all the stupid replies. Just look at the number of views of threads topics on MJ, that's a sure indication of the orger's interest.

VoicesCarry said:

This is so true. I mean for christsakes, Bad Brains, The Selecter, The Nazz, The Dead Kennedys, 10cc, Jeff Beck, 24-7 Spyz, Velvet Underground, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Desmond Dekker, etc. have all had threads of their own, and there's always more than one person posting on them. And I wouldn't call those artists house-hold names or anything.

Not to mention all of Novabreaker's weird ass bands.

minneapolisgenius said:

I agree those artist mentioned would not be classified as mainstream and topics about them is rare and limited at best, where as topics of artist like MJ is created daily and replied to every second. That my friend was my point!

jw1914 said:

I posted a thread on the Coup yesterday that got one response. People like to post on things they already know something about, plain and simple. It's not good or bad, it's just human nature.

I happen to be a close friend of the members of "Bad Brains" and "24-7 Spyz" so I personally find no interest in even viewing replies to MJ topics nor Madonna, Mary J, Janet, R Kelly, P Diddy, or any other artist that MTV or BET chooses as their flavor of the week.

jw1914 said:

Well then don't bother looking at the MJ posts. Sometimes, it's true, it DOES get annoying when there are a million threads on one particular group/ artist. And when that happens, you just ignore them then if you're not a fan. Very simple. If there are a ton of threads about someone I don't give a rat's ass about, I just ignore it. I don't know, I guess I'm just good at ignoring threads that don't pertain to me, or to anything that I don't like.

And who cares how many views there are? I never even thought to look.

It's been said before, but start your own threads on your own favorite artists then. It's either that or find a different site to visit. Because those damn MJ threads are not going anywhere.

MendesCity said:

" People like to post on things they already know something about" Now that is sad if all you know about is mainstream artist. Turn off the music video channels and discover new music.

jw1914 said:

Well, walk the walk and go post on my Coup thread!

jw1914 said:

wtf happens to this guy

MendesCity said:

While your Coup thread would not be classified as mainstream topics, again I find no interest in (let me say no knowledge of) repling to topics that I personally find of no interest. I have in the past (check my profile) started threads on artist that I personally felt deserved recognition and few orgers replied or even less knew who I was talking about, not to mentioned the many who never bothered to look into those artist. I for one will look up a unknown artist who is recommend on this site. That is how your music knowledge expands.

jw1914 said:

You're not interested in posting about the Coup because you have no knowledge of them, but we should all be expanding our musical knowledge?

MendesCity said:

And that is exactly what I was doing my new found friend, but please give me time to hear their music before I reply about something I have yet to hear. I too am still growing in musical knowledge.

MendesCity said:

Maybe he's too busy paying attention to exactly what threads FuNkeNstein happens to be posting on.

You and riverpoet31 should start your own music forum.

I have been a musician since 1969 and my ears have been feed a ton of music, from Iron Butterfly to Metallica to Funkadelic to Return to Forever to Carly Simon, trust me when I say I have heard it all(figuritive that is). If a artist is not bring something new to the table I don't waste my time listening to them, it is just too much other music to listen to.

minneapolisgenius said:

I would bet most of you youngsters don't even own a Lp no less a turntable. If I was to calulate all the time I spent listening to music, it would likely exceed many of you orger's lifetime. So I do know what I'm talking about when I say I have no interest in MJ topics.

jw1914 said:

Who told U that everyone around is "younster"?

dammme said:

Here I go again assuming things. I did not know a "oldhead" like myself would find the many "pop artist" topics of any interest. Let's talk about Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" LP or "Birds of Fire" by John McCloghlin
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jw1914 said:

oh, mighty musicologist, why don't you stop by the fave producers thread at the top of this forum? enlighten us with your wisdom.

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jw1914 said:

My absolute favorite artist ever is probably Thelonious Monk.

But I also enjoy some "pop" artist like, say, Franz Ferdinand.

What I find very interesting at the org. is that you learn a lot from the different point of views. I am talking abut younsters and oldheads.

Of course, there is a lot of people who dont know who the hell is Monk, or, more frecuently, dislike Franz Ferdinand. But I cant take that too seriously and became a bitter individual just because my point of view is not dominant.