Posts: 3395
Threads: 43
Joined: February 8, 2015
Reputation:
33
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:38 pm
I am glad that I do not recognize the names of many of the "musicians" who are being mentioned in this thread. Please don't bother with links for them; I know how to search and would do so if I were masochistic. And I am also unwilling to click on your links, so they will change nothing anyway. (Curiosity killed the cat.) It is strange, that being ignorant of many (though, regrettably, not all) of the terrible musicians gives me a feeling of pride. Normally, ignorance should not give rise to such a feeling, but there are exceptions to many rules, and, it seems, to the rule that one ought not be proud of ignorance. It is also giving me a new appreciation for the old saying, "ignorance is bliss," though I have never much cared for that one in the past. I suppose it depends upon what one is ignorant of.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
Posts: 640
Threads: 7
Joined: May 4, 2015
Reputation:
9
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:38 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 4:39 pm by dahrling.)
(May 6, 2015 at 4:16 pm)Jericho Wrote: (May 6, 2015 at 12:47 pm)Alex K Wrote: Ok, funny new thread idea: which music would your (imaginary) kids have to play to annoy you with the worst from your high school years? (not saying ABBA is bad, btw). I have some memories of 90s Eurodance that would be a surefire way to let the barf flow.
I can honestly say that I would probably ground my kids if they liked JB...I despise him. I know that sounds cruel...but he is a terrible role model and a shit singer (in my opinion).
I recommend you abdicate from having children - you can never predict what they will like  Their biggest passion could be your worst nightmare  If you have children, you must abide 
Posts: 15351
Threads: 118
Joined: January 13, 2014
Reputation:
117
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:39 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 4:39 pm by SteelCurtain.)
Cringe Worthy 90's music I would be ashamed to hear my kids play (becuase I know all the lyrics):
Ace of Bass - I Saw the Sign
Coolio - Gangstas Paradise
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
Next - Wifey
Anything by the Backstreet Boys or N'Sync. <---I do not know all the lyrics to these bands. I feel like it's important for you to know that.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
PM me your email address to join the Slack chat! I'll give you a taco(or five) if you join! --->There's an app and everything!<---
Posts: 640
Threads: 7
Joined: May 4, 2015
Reputation:
9
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm by dahrling.)
(May 6, 2015 at 4:38 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: I am glad that I do not recognize the names of many of the "musicians" who are being mentioned in this thread. Please don't bother with links for them; I know how to search and would do so if I were masochistic. And I am also unwilling to click on your links, so they will change nothing anyway. (Curiosity killed the cat.) It is strange, that being ignorant of many (though, regrettably, not all) of the terrible musicians gives me a feeling of pride. Normally, ignorance should not give rise to such a feeling, but there are exceptions to many rules, and, it seems, to the rule that one ought not be proud of ignorance. It is also giving me a new appreciation for the old saying, "ignorance is bliss," though I have never much cared for that one in the past. I suppose it depends upon what one is ignorant of.
I think you'd be very ego centrical to think your taste in music is better than others.
Taste is personal, it cannot be debated. If I like pink, and you like blue - there is no debating it.
Posts: 3395
Threads: 43
Joined: February 8, 2015
Reputation:
33
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:45 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 4:47 pm by Pyrrho.)
(May 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm)dahrling Wrote: (May 6, 2015 at 4:38 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: I am glad that I do not recognize the names of many of the "musicians" who are being mentioned in this thread. Please don't bother with links for them; I know how to search and would do so if I were masochistic. And I am also unwilling to click on your links, so they will change nothing anyway. (Curiosity killed the cat.) It is strange, that being ignorant of many (though, regrettably, not all) of the terrible musicians gives me a feeling of pride. Normally, ignorance should not give rise to such a feeling, but there are exceptions to many rules, and, it seems, to the rule that one ought not be proud of ignorance. It is also giving me a new appreciation for the old saying, "ignorance is bliss," though I have never much cared for that one in the past. I suppose it depends upon what one is ignorant of.
I think you'd be very ego centrical to think your taste in music is better than others.
Taste is personal, it cannot be debated. If I like pink, and you like blue - there is no debating it.
People are listing bands that they despise. If they are despicable, then it is good to not know of them. This is not suggesting that my taste is better than theirs, but rather presuming that it might be the same as theirs. After all, if I would like one of these bands who they despised if only I heard them, then it would be a bad thing for me to not actually hear them. But, if my taste is the same as theirs, then not hearing a band they despise is a good thing.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
Posts: 18510
Threads: 129
Joined: January 19, 2014
Reputation:
91
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:51 pm
Oh yeah, Ace of Base! From the land of ABBA... But that's nothing compared to Whigfield.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Posts: 1137
Threads: 17
Joined: April 26, 2015
Reputation:
21
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Posts: 18510
Threads: 129
Joined: January 19, 2014
Reputation:
91
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:55 pm
I'll just hope that he'll be an alcohol bloated cocaine addled has been by the time my children are old enough. Oh wait that's a terrible thing to say. Terrible...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Posts: 640
Threads: 7
Joined: May 4, 2015
Reputation:
9
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:56 pm
(May 6, 2015 at 4:45 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: (May 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm)dahrling Wrote: I think you'd be very ego centrical to think your taste in music is better than others.
Taste is personal, it cannot be debated. If I like pink, and you like blue - there is no debating it.
People are listing bands that they despise. If they are despicable, then it is good to not know of them. This is not suggesting that my taste is better than theirs, but rather presuming that it might be the same as theirs. After all, if I would like one of these bands who they despised if only I heard them, then it would be a bad thing for me to not actually hear them. But, if my taste is the same as theirs, then not hearing a band they despise is a good thing.
Right, but you used the term "terrible musicians". This term always bothers me.
For example, I think Mariah Carey is a musical genius. I don't think people can appreciate her unique voice (coloratura contralto assoluto, the only other well-known musician I can think of with a similar voice is Yma Sumac), her incredible ability for creating melodies, and her incredible songwriting skills. I know people who call her a "terrible musician". And it bothers me terribly. Because I don't say Axl Rose is a terrible musician, even if I don't like his music. I think it's a question of respect
Posts: 18510
Threads: 129
Joined: January 19, 2014
Reputation:
91
RE: ABBA? Really? Help!
May 6, 2015 at 4:58 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm by Alex K.)
Can you recommend something on yt by her that showcases these qualities? I haven't paid attention to her since 1995 or so, and I don't think she wrote those old hits of hers...
But yeah, Axl Rose... Uhm...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
|
![[Image: tumblr_m2vsmhTfM41qa1e2io1_r1_500.gif]](https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vsmhTfM41qa1e2io1_r1_500.gif)
