Unpopular music opinions take II

[cobl04]

'twas a good thread and all.

I start today by saying that I really don't like grunge and from what I've heard of the two bands I prefer the Foo Fighters over Nirvana.

might as well start with a bang, y'know.

 

[BoMac]

Can the Foo Fighters really be considered grunge, though? Other than the Dave Grohl connection, of course.

 

[phillyfan26]

And where does Pearl Jam fit into this?

 

[Lancemc]

A missed opportunity to rebrand the thread something more appropriate. Like "Opinions are divisive, so there are probably going to be people who think your opinions are crap, so don't bitch when it happens."

 

[mikal]

i like HTDAAB.

 

[LMP]

The realm of Grunge according to me:

Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Smashing Pumpkins
Nirvana
Stone Temple Pilots
Mudhoney

 

[cobl04]

oh that probably was a bit of an awkward connection. a few mates and i were talking about them, i just said i like the foo fighters more than nirvana, and he was in both bands.

times like these, everlong...

A missed opportunity to rebrand the thread something more appropriate. Like "Opinions are divisive, so there are probably going to be people who think your opinions are crap, so don't bitch when it happens."

i was thinking about it, just couldn't think of the right words.

 

[Imperor]

Laz and I had a small Foo Fighters discussion just now in the Them Crooked Vultures thread (Grohl's new band, for those of you who don't know), but I'm definitely in the FF > Nirvana boat.

 

[lazarus]

A missed opportunity to rebrand the thread something more appropriate. Like "Opinions are divisive, so there are probably going to be people who think your opinions are crap, so don't bitch when it happens."

It should also be said that opinions are like assholes, and if one was able to offer up more than one of the latter at a time, your family would be living like royalty.

 

[intedomine]

Foo Fighters part of that post-grunge category that has spawned bands such as Live, Goo, Gin Blossoms, Nickelback, Creed, Seether, Staind, Puddle of Mudd? Maybe? Or is that label worn out?

Unpopular opinion, Taylor Swift is ugly, and looks like a spoilt 9 year old brat who thinks she' s a pretty little princess but isn't.

 

[Imperor]

Unpopular opinion, Taylor Swift is ugly, and looks like a spoilt 9 year old brat who thinks she' s a pretty little princess but isn't.

GAF, you got anything to say to this prick?

 

[Lancemc]

Taylor Swift really isn't all that good looking, I'll go that far. Certainly not ugly by any stretch of the imagination of course.

 

[phillyfan26]

GAF, you got anything to say to this prick?

He didn't see it happen!

 

[lazarus]

Gin Blossoms

Zoots, you are gone but not forgotten...

 

[intedomine]

Fair dinkum, out of the current crop of female solo artists to recently emerge, Swifty has got nothing. She'salso up against one of the greatest physically admirable women of all time. Katy Perry.

 

[lazarus]

Wow, now if GAF somehow fails to kill you, Cori will finish the job.

 

[corianderstem]

She'salso up against one of the greatest physically admirable women of all time. Katy Perry.

Katy Perry is attractive when she's not working so hard at being an obnoxious attention whore. (Which seems to be about 90% of the time.)

So there will be no killing from me.

 

[Imperor]

As far as the big current pop stars go, I'm comfortable throwing Katy Perry in the #1 spot. Sex on wheels, even if her music is awful.

Swift is cute, not gorgeous, and she looked a lot better with brown hair during a couple of her SNL sketches this past week. And has anyone mentioned how terrible of a host she was yet? I know she's really young and everything, but at least try to make cue card reading a little less obvious. Either way, her music is still pretty solid, and that I can respect. It's not something I actively seek out, but it passes the "won't turn it off" test. That's something.

 

[Lancemc]

Can you kill someone just for the hell of it?

 

[intedomine]

Nah, that's murder,

 

[phillyfan26]

My brother has a GAF-like obsession with Taylor Swift.

 

[LMP]

As far as the big current pop stars go, I'm comfortable throwing Katy Perry in the #1 spot. Sex on wheels, even if her music is awful.

Swift is cute, not gorgeous, and she looked a lot better with brown hair during a couple of her SNL sketches this past week. And has anyone mentioned how terrible of a host she was yet? I know she's really young and everything, but at least try to make cue card reading a little less obvious. Either way, her music is still pretty solid, and that I can respect. It's not something I actively seek out, but it passes the "won't turn it off" test. That's something.

The Kate Gosselin on The View skit was not only cringe-worthy, but also the first skit of the night? Really?

That prompted the obvious "SNL used to be so much better" discussion from my parents, which I quickly tried to disprove. There are high points and there are low points in the series' history, sure, but there has never been a perfect episode, let alone a perfect season... that's just how sketch comedy works. Hell, I'd stack last season up with some of the better ones I could think of, definitely the best that this decade has produced.

Alas, Swift is a cutie.

 

[Imperor]

It had a few nice moments. The Bunny Business thing was hilarious, as was the TWYLYTE parody. Scared Straight is always good. But yeah, that View sketch was killing me. And not with laughs. With sadness.

I dug both her songs though.

 

[LMP]

Yeah, agreed.

 

[Imperor]

If anyone's interested, here's Tay Tay looking much cuter with brown hair. And this is pretty hilarious too. Unless you LUV TWYLYTE like NSW and Scumbo.

 

[LMP]

Sorry, it was an accident.

 

[lazarus]

Katy Perry is attractive when she's not working so hard at being an obnoxious attention whore. (Which seems to be about 90% of the time.)

There's that WORD again.

 

[BVS]

Foo Fighters part of that post-grunge category that has spawned bands such as Live, Goo, Gin Blossoms, Nickelback, Creed, Seether, Staind, Puddle of Mudd? Maybe? Or is that label worn out?

Um, both Live and Gin Blossoms were formed and released albums before grunge was even a term used in music...

I don't remember GB's first release but Live had a pretty decent following with Mental Jewelry, to call them "post-grunge" doesn't make sense.

 

[corianderstem]

There's that WORD again.

 

[LemonMelon]

Zoots, you are gone but not forgotten...

This is the story of taste gone rotten.