invisible_r Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 as you might already know, I went to see the kaiser chiefs yesterday, and while i had a great time, the eternal debate arose once again. is it a good thing when rock music becomes popular, as lots more people listen to good music? or does it bother you that people who normally listen to crap music are listening to what you like? I always feel bad when these thoughts arise, but to be honest, it does bother me when these people listen to my music , as they are listening to it just because it is in the charts. and as soon as something else becomes popular and fashionable, it will be completely forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Rach, I learned a long time ago that if I like something then I don't care what others do. If they wanna like the same music, fine. If they despise it, so what? If they're dweebs and I think the music's cool, that's ok. And remember, it's not your music unless you've written, recorded or produced it. Listening and liking doesn't attach ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I never said it did attach ownership. it just feels that way sometimes. I am always happy for the bands because they have made it big, i just can't stand some of the people ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 ok just me then, nevermind... i'm weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 It kind of bothers me too, but not that much. It doesn't stop me from liking the music I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 It bothers me too. If I go to the supermarket and they are playing Philip Glass or Serge Gainsbourg I feel like the majority has discovered my private taste and it´s being brought to a lower level. I know, I´m a monster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 thank you, for a minute there i felt like the meanest person around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 You´re welcome... I´m the worst! :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 we can be bad and mean together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Great... so are supermean!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I feel the same way, but maybe for different reasons. I loved when certain favorites (Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, Jeff Buckley, amongst others) attained a greater level of popularity; it's certainly well-deserved in all cases. I think Coldplay just got popular because they're an appealing band. DCFC, however, became known because of crap like "The O.C.", and Jeff Buckley got famous because he died. What bothers me about "my" bands getting huge are the things that come with it - the impact commercialism can have on art, snotty attitudes and sorority girls screaming "Oh, that's my song" when the big hit comes on the stereo. And add frat boys trying to pick up chicks at concerts that I'm trying my best to enjoy in spite of the cell phones and drunken conversations. (Please understand that this is not an indictment of the Greek organizations - my wife was in one, and a number of my good friends.) Anyway, I tend to like these bands while they're only bands, and before they become commodities. But everyone of them, regardless of what they say otherwise, are in it for some degree of recognition. If they weren't, they wouldn't sign major label recording contracts. While I'm happy that they've achieved their goals, I'm also a little sad that they belong to the bigger world now, and not just my snobby little one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I am glad Leonard Cohen is still underrated in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I learned in class that when it comes to good qualities, people like to beleive they're the only ones in possession of their virtues. I'm like you, Neda. I hate it when a song I like is played in a public place. I know people don't understand it, it's meaning, the importance it holds. It seems commercialised. And I also hate it when people talk in the middle of a song. No respect, kya? The only people I'm willing to share my tastes with are my SF friends because I know it means the same to you as it does to me. Unfortunately, for a lot of people, music is just sound to keep their ears from getting bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeanimal Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I hate my favourite songs to be played at commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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