I'm new here but one thing I like about this forum (esp. the non Prince area) is that fandom is at a minimium. I used to be involved in blues forums mostly and people are rather uptight on the subject. I escaped Eric Clapton fandom and fansites, so I find the Org pretty balanced and relaxed place to discuss music geneally.

Graycap23 if you wanna know what a music snobe is, go to a blues forum.

Compare with other music forums people know their music here.

MrSoulpower said:

U are lucky U contributed to my underground funk thread, and continued to contribute mass dirty blue light basement-Junebug cookin grits by the drums funk with no apologies.

Harlepolis said:

You'd fit in so well at Chaka Khan's board, Midnight mover!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

paisleypark4 said:

oh you know how i love to argue with you about eminem...

I do the best I can tryin to hip cats. Shit even I get hipped.

paisleypark4 said:

MrSoulpower said:

What's happenin Brotha?

IAintTheOne said:

MrSoulpower said:

dont get cut

Damn, you mean to tell me the org is as good as it gets? That's depressing. I refuse to believe it!

midnightmover said:

Interesting you say that.

Unlike you, i wouldn't hit a thread to display my dislike for fans of an act i don't particularly like. Threads are what you make them. Live and let live.

I'm respectful of people's choices in life.

Not only are threads what people make of them, but the Org is too. you don't like it, why be disrespectful? it's folk like you who bring this forum down and make it depressing. Stay out of the threads of acts/fans you don't dig and you might find the org as good as it gets indeed.

Marrk said:

Translation: Please leave my MJ alone.

Marrk said:

Say that!

midnightmover said:

You know.

Admission of guilt?, throw that towel. look at my recent posts, hardly any MJ responses, though yeah, i'm a fan, I'll admit, you bully on folks that may not be as gifted as you at expressing themselves via a keyboard, makes you low as can be in my book.

There's a Pink Floyd thread right now in this forum, can't get them myself, never have. i don't see the need to hurl insults to those folk that do. Same goes for Kylie, GaGa etc not interested.

Why do you feel the need to upset folk? waste of your time aint it?

Translation: Please stop wasting your life.
[Edited 6/17/09 12:41pm]

Marrk said:

Marrk said:

Bad analogy. You've never liked those people. With me, I was a big fan of MJ when he was good. I still am a fan of that MJ.

And I don't bully MJ fans. I just have a low tolerance for such brazen delusion. It would be nice to have an intelligent discussion about MJ, but it's impossible here, because of the type of fan he attracts and the sheer number of them on this website. Sorry, but I've just gotta keep it real.

But really, MJ is not relevant to me these days, and I'd rather discuss Leonard Cohen's recent tour or Chuck Berry's first album, etc, but the org just doesn't cover that many bases. It's mostly devoted to kiddie acts. This is the reason I started this thread to see if anyone knew of any other forums which might be more nourishing. It's a shame because Prince is my all time favourite artist.

midnightmover said:

Bad analogy?, why? there are plenty of acts i loved and left behind too.

Still. I. Don't. Comment.

or attack their fans. Because as you said, "they're not relevant to me". what you do is pure folly on your part. why you can't see that is beyond me.

But carry on if it makes you happy, but rest assured, people think you're idiotic and foolish, and somewhat a 'LOON' yourself.

Do you ever go into P M&M forum seeing as he's your fave artist ever? far more whacko's. you'd go crazy, knock yourself out. there are far more crazy P fans on there, If you really have that little of a life, perhaps you could try improve the quality of THAT forum.

Marrk said:

Marrk said:

Dude, I don't know if you've noticed, but I generally don't spend much time on the org. Just an hour or two here and there. Obviously, I make such an impression that you overestimate my participation. I'll take that as a compliment.

And your analogy was poor because you never liked the artists you mentioned, so of course you won't comment on them. NOW you're mentioning artists you've supposedly moved on from (names?), but that's you rewriting your argument after the fact. That wasn't what you said in your previous post. Goal posts are meant to stay in one place, dude. You can't just move them half-way through the discussion.

And please, don't kid yourself. Of course there are crazy P fans, but NO-ONE has fans as deluded and blind as MJ's. No-one. I find it hard to believe anyone could deny that with a straight face. Oh, of course I forgot. You're an MJ fan.

midnightmover said:

I know Janet and Madonna fans who are quite blind and delunsional. One Janet fan claimed that she was the best female vocalist ever.

midnightmover said:

I'm not much of a thread starter myself, but I feel you here. You could, if you're inclined, start some threads about these sorts of artists (I'm sure you'll get responses) OR add a more specific type forum to your mix. I can't think of a specific forum, but old school rock forums or an artist forum might be up your alley. I started w/ Blues Talk, tho I'm not sure it's around anymore.

midnightmover said:

Don't wink at me! I used to dig The Jacksons, Queen and Adam Ant till i discovered my Dads vast soul/RnB collection, which hey!, obviously included the guy you were fixated on but ultimately expanded my knowledge on black music as a whole. I never re-wrote anything, goalposts never moved in my conversation as far as i'm concerned, i picked up on a point in the conversation is all.

You can find crazy obsessed fans of any act anywhere, if you try hard enough to find. His fans are the worst? Another great MJ myth that you feel the need to propagate?

Silly man.

brooksie said:

This is precisely the point. where are these threads he'd rather start?
Give him some time to test his broadband and get on wikipedia to look up the name of Chucks first album, describe some tracks, etc.

clock is ticking, but he'd rather argue the toss about MJ i'm sure.

Marrk said:

right madonna fans are pretty bad as well as Elvis's.

brooksie said:

One thing you have to accept about this forum is the average age of the participants.
And based on that, what was in their musical wheel-house during the formative years.

I did a post on this very issue because I was very curious about why so many of the posts seemed to center around Michael Jackson (and related family members), Madonna, Mariah Carey (for those a bit younger) and similar Pop artists.

For someone in their mid-30s (what the "age post" revealed as the average) if you go back approximately 20 years, that places them very close to the center of Michael/Madonna-mania (Off The Wall, Thriller, Madonna, Like A Virgin).

If you grew up in that time period and were not an adventurous listener (genre or time frame) then that's all you're going to be able to talk about with any degree of enthusiasm. And there's really nothing wrong with that. There's no requirement for folks to stretch their listening habits if they have no inclination to do so.

There's really no point in complaining about it.
You're either going to have to accept it or keep it moving.

I agree with brooksie's suggestion that you make your own posts about the artists you're interested in.

You may not get the hit-count of an MJ thread, but in time you'll attract those that share your particular tastes.



tA

Tribal Disorder

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theAudience said:

Funny that, being 39, i don't see Mike as a pop-artist, no matter what you or himself says or portrays himself as, my fave era off his is purely 70's with his bro's , always has been. But respect up to 'Thriller' in '82 and as a peformer til the Bad tour.

No dispute as a kid, he was purely a soulful act then. Ask Berry.

He does not deserve to share the same post with Madge or Mariah, unless i'm missing something or you're intentionally being disrespectful.

Marrk said:

Yes, you're "missing something".
Re-read what i wrote...carefully.


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Tribal Disorder

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theAudience said:

Just did! damn this Spanish red wine. Or Spanish Castle Magic!