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[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Mr. 37 you once claimed that Vernon Reid was better than Hendrix, not that you preferred Reid over Hendrix, but that he was better. You might want to keep your opinion of musical talent or who is, or who isn't overrated, somewhere like the Challenger Deep.

And you might leave off telling 37 that he shouldn’t express his opinions.

Boru

[Silver]

You shouldn't express that, Boru.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

^Well played, sir. Well played indeed.

Boru

[brewer]

Celine Dion, or go home.

I will go home.

[arewethereyet]

I think KISS frontman Gene Simmons may be losing it. In a recent interview, he praised Taylor Swift while lamenting the lack of other 'great' musicians in the current era:

'When we were growing up in the 60s, we had Led Zeppelin, the Stones, the Beatles, Elvis, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Prince, David Bowie. All of that was happening at the same time.' (Bold mine)

Boru

Not liking Taylor's style of music does not mean  she has no talent. It merely means you don't like her genre. 

Kiss was popular in the 80s as well, so that is what he meant in including Madonna and Prince. Maybe not well phrased, but still accurate in including Madonna and Prince and Bowie in the ranks of Floyd,  Zeppelin, Stones, Beatles. I'd say the only overrated icon mentioned was Elvis. He had most of his songs written for him. Taylor writes her own songs.

Madonna Prince were both born in 1958 and not really on the touring circuit in the 60s. Zeppelin was formed in 1968 which make them much more an early 70s group.

Being a year older than Prince and Madonna means that when Woodstock happened we were pre-teens in the 60s.

Gene Simmons is now, and always was, a bag of hot air.  He is overly impressed with himself.

[no one]

Never said Mr. 37 could not express what he thinks, only that some of them are silly.

[no one]

Ok, most of them.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Never said Mr. 37 could not express what he thinks, only that some of them are silly.

You might want to keep your opinion of musical talent or who is, or who isn't overrated, somewhere like the Challenger Deep.

 
This is no different than telling him to keep his opinions to himself. Disagree with his opinions all you like, but telling him to shut up is uncool.

Boru

[no one]

And just how would he get there?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Mr. 37 you once claimed that Vernon Reid was better than Hendrix, not that you preferred Reid over Hendrix, but that he was better. You might want to keep your opinion of musical talent or who is, or who isn't overrated, somewhere like the Challenger Deep.

To be fair, Vernon is a complete badass. If he reaches Brian better than Jimi did, that's a Brian thing, and who's to say he's wrong about his tastes?

I never have liked "better/worse" when it comes to musicians, your point is apt in that sense.