minneapolisgenius said:

make sure to add a picture of johnny rotten blowing snot out of his nose.

NorthernLad said:

I agree that there exist "person taste" in music, but along with that there exist "bad music". There are plenty of musical artist that I recongize as talented and produce "good music" that I personally do not like, it doesn't suit my taste. But I also recongize that there exist "poor music", music created by an artist who gave very little thought to their composition for one reason or another (lack of musical knowledge, lack of desire, pressed for contract deadlines, ect.) I never said there was no such thing as "musical taste".

Anx said:

Good one.

Anx said:

awww.... johnny rotten could blow snot like no other. The man is truly talented!!!

jw1914 said:

But what you refuse to recognize is that what you consider "poor music" other people - just as qualified to make a judgment - consider "good music", and their opinion is just as valid as yours.

Is the "s" key on the keyboard not working so well for someone today?

jw1914 said:

What is the criteria for "good music"?

coolcat said:

Whatever jw1914 likes.

minneapolisgenius said:

With comments like that why would I expect you too see my point?

jw1914 said:

Let's all chip in and buy jw1914 a sense of humor.

jw1914 said:

It's called a "sense of humor".

VoicesCarry said:

Hell no. I'm not wasting my money on a lost cause.

jw1914 said:

do you know who johnny rotten is? have you ever heard him talk about music?

Anx said:

jw1914 must live in a bubble, because he doesn't seem to be aware that he's not the only person who looks at today's music industry with disdain.

Who does jw1914 listen to?

jw1914 said:

I never listen to radio.



...and my Tom Waits thread had around 10 replies including my 5 responses.

Almost anything that was recorded before 1985.

Cheek said:

If only you'd titled it, "Tom Waits snorts coke off Michael Jackson's ass" - guaranteed 200 replies.

vainandy said:

I assume Shitney's "Hold Me" duet with Teddy is the reason you included the qualifier "almost".

VoicesCarry said:

Please don't mention that freak with Tom Waits in the same sentence.

VoicesCarry said:

Cheek said:

They should remake "The Girl is Mine." Imagine it: Tom Waits & Michael Jackson, "The Girl is Mine 2006"!!!

Sigh... One can only wish.

A song about suicide "inspires" a teen to commit suicide, can it be "good music"?, A song addressing young black females as "bitches" can it be "good music"? A song glamourizing a criminal life, can it be "good music"? No don't get me wrong, all songs should not need to have a moral valve, otherwise there would be only spiritual songs. I don't believe Hendrix's song "Hey Joe" ever caused anyone to kill his wife. I myself have written "poor songs" that others felt were good, but that doesn't change the fact that they were "poor" songs. I consider MJ to be a extremely talented artist but his music is still mainstream. Not all mainstream music is "poor" music, I never said that. I simply questioned the musical knowledge of many of the orgers on this site base on their limited music artist topics.

VoicesCarry said:

Now that was funny!!! See I do have a sence of humor. It just have to be funny not stupid.
[Edited 5/30/06 8:32am]

jw1914 said:

See? Every thread turns into a MJ thread.

jw1914 said:

Everybody is responsible for their own actions. Who's the say what might "inspire" somebody to do something? That's not relevent as far as whether the song in question is good or not.

jw1914 said:

Some people like that kind of stuff and listen to it. I guess they consider it "good". Personally, its' not my cup of tea, but then neither is Michael Bolton or Celine Dion. But there are plenty of movies that glorify violence that get rave reviews... I don't know how it should be considered different in music.

jw1914 said:

It's usually not a wise idea to judge the musical knowledge of a group of people by a snapshot of what topics are on a forum. People tend to post about stuff that will generate conversation, which is typically the more "well-known" type of artist. I could post about Red Temple Spirits or Human Drama - two of my favorite bands - but there might only be one or two people on the forum who have heard of them, so what's the point? The point of the forum is discussion. If I wanted to have a discussion with myself, I wouldn't have to log onto the Org.

Cheek said:

Let's play hangman

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VoicesCarry said:

Q?

I'm not sure if these artists fall into Non-mainstream, but we listen to a lot of:

Bob Dylan
Chet Baker
Buena Vista Social Club (various different Cuban artists)

Cheek said:

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