Why so much interest in negative aspects of music here?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Brian Lux, Jul 25, 2019.

  1. dkmonroe

    dkmonroe A completely self-taught idiot

    Location:
    Atlanta
    soarer29 and mark winstanley like this.
  2. zen

    zen Senior Member

    Don't forget Phil Donahue! He was fired for speaking out against war. Were the others?
     
    Jimmy B. and MortSahlFan like this.
  3. dkmonroe

    dkmonroe A completely self-taught idiot

    Location:
    Atlanta
    It's one thing to have a variety of opinion but when there's a new thread every day just inviting people to list things that they hate or that disappoint them, one starts to wonder what the fascination is.
     
  4. Wildest cat from montana

    Wildest cat from montana Humble Reader

    Location:
    ontario canada
    ( commencing eye rolling )
     
  5. Sternodox

    Sternodox SubGenius Pope of Arkansas

    I know what you mean. I really dislike all the threads slagging different bands and musicians.

    Unless it concerns the Eagles.
     
    SirMarc, keyse1, MikeManaic61 and 4 others like this.
  6. Wildest cat from montana

    Wildest cat from montana Humble Reader

    Location:
    ontario canada
    Yeah but so is this place.
     
  7. Wildest cat from montana

    Wildest cat from montana Humble Reader

    Location:
    ontario canada
    This has been done before
     
  8. Alf.

    Alf. Forum Resident

    Location:
    UK
    What 'negative' threads? Anything that's deemed to rock the 'everything's wonderful in the music biz' boat is inevitably nuked.
     
  9. Brian Lux

    Brian Lux One in the Crowd Thread Starter

    Location:
    Placerville, CA
    LOL, I refrain from saying much lest I appear hypocritical. But on a positive note, out of all their songs, there are a few I like. ;)
     
    Sternodox likes this.
  10. Brian Lux

    Brian Lux One in the Crowd Thread Starter

    Location:
    Placerville, CA
    I don't want to point out specific threads and for sure have no intention of bashing any members here. It's just an observation. And no, sadly not all is wonderful in the world of music... but so much is. Music, I don't think I would want to live without it.
     
  11. Brian Lux

    Brian Lux One in the Crowd Thread Starter

    Location:
    Placerville, CA
    Whoa! Double post. Now I'm in double trouble. :laugh:
     
    mark winstanley likes this.
  12. drumandguitar

    drumandguitar Forum Resident

    Location:
    Birkenhead UK
    Welcome to the internet. Is this your first time here?
     
    ARK, Nice Marmot, MortSahlFan and 3 others like this.
  13. Brian Lux

    Brian Lux One in the Crowd Thread Starter

    Location:
    Placerville, CA
    LOL. Hardly!
     
  14. drumandguitar

    drumandguitar Forum Resident

    Location:
    Birkenhead UK
    ;)
     
  15. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff

    Location:
    Livonia, MI
    Is that the secret motivation behind the "For those who are weary of constant Beatles/Paul McCartney threads and posts" thread that I just had to close?

    There are myriad places people can go to grind their political and social axes online. This is an oasis where we try to keep the water untainted by any of that. It should not be frustrating for anyone who is not looking to poison the well themselves. ;)
     
    Jarleboy, ostrichfarm, Murph and 2 others like this.
  16. TS582

    TS582 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Central MA
    Hence McCartney?
     
    Jimmy B. likes this.
  17. steppednwhat

    steppednwhat I hallucinate on Dr. Pepper

    Location:
    Norman Oklahoma
    Get out of my cab,Dude!
     
    mark winstanley and Sternodox like this.
  18. reg slade

    reg slade Forum Resident

    It’s much easier to tell you what I don’t like than what I like, human nature
     
    MortSahlFan likes this.
  19. frightwigwam

    frightwigwam Talented Amateur

    Location:
    Oregon
    There's something to this, though. Starting this thread comes from the same impulses that drive other kinds of criticism.

    I think we're drawn to stories of conflict and struggle; that's the basis of drama. And we also have a basic drive to fight for control of our environment. Ripping things we don't like can help clarify our thinking, but it also sets out markers in our cultural space. This is great and important to me, but this thing sucks; I want you to agree, let's center our attention on this great and important thing, and marginalize the thing that sucks. I will be happier if more people are into this great thing because it's a central part of the public cultural space, and I don't have to be reminded so much of the thing that sucks whenever I get online, turn on the radio/tv, or go out in the world, anymore. Every single one of us has that drive. Some people will pretend that they're just here on the internet to celebrate their favorite thing, but they tend to get mad if you criticize that thing, and the knives will come out when push comes to shove. You may be accused of being closed-minded, out of touch, and it's the things you like most that actually suck. This seems to be especially true when their favorite thing is already central to contemporary pop culture. They're not used to pushback on their faves, and they also don't want to give up that central place where they are only validated by the media and their peers. We all want to control our environment, and writing is fighting.
     
    ostrichfarm, CoachD and Greg Gee like this.
  20. Say It Right

    Say It Right Not for the Hearing Impaired

    Location:
    Niagara Falls
    Because Hoffmanites love to talk about what they don't like. It's that simple.
     
    TS582 and AveryKG like this.
  21. Tristero

    Tristero In possession of the future tense

    Location:
    MI
    I understand what the OP is getting at, but frankly, I think that this kind of negativity is endemic to the internet, not just SHF, and to human nature more broadly. People love to complain and pick things apart.
     
    ARK, TS582, Jarleboy and 3 others like this.
  22. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    No he wasn't. I don't know where you got that gross misinformation from. He owned his own show that ran until the 90s. The reason he ended it was because he couldn't compete with Oprah Winfrey. He really didn't like having to put male strippers on for ratings.
     
  23. Christian Hill

    Christian Hill It's all in the mind

    Location:
    Boston
    Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum,
    What might be right for you, may not be right for some.
    A man is born, he's a man of means.
    Then along come two, they got nothing but their dreams.

    But they got, Diff'rent Strokes.
    It takes Diff'rent Strokes.
    It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.

    Everybody's got a special kind of story;
    Everybody finds a way to shine.
    It don't matter that you got not a lot.
    So what?
    They'll have theirs, you'll have yours, and I'll have mine.
    And together we'll be fine!

    'Cuz it takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world,
    Yes it does.
    It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.
     
    ARK, Jarleboy, ostrichfarm and 2 others like this.
  24. Possibly result of boredom by long long time members and the diminishing overall knowledge base. Most things have been asked and answered over and over and some of the newer things questioned might bring out cynicism.
     
  25. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    Not at all! I genuinely wondered why so many people hate The Beatles discussion. And, I figured it might be closed.
     

Share This Page

molar-endocrine