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Felch
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Germantown, Maryland
Sep 2001 time: 00:18
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Tool's goodness comes from their technical skill. The time signatures in their later stuff is off the wall. However, they are definitely an aquired taste, and I certainly would have never gotten into them if I hadn't heard them all the time. Same goes for Radiohead. These are bands that have niche audiences who pay attention to the mechanics.
Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Greatful Dead, and others are for drug users primarily. DMB has somewhat broader appeal, but the core audience is still just a bunch of stoners. A friend of mine told me a joke about this:
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What did the Deadhead say to his friend when he ran out of pot?
Man, this music sucks.
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I would say Creed, Nickelback, Staind, et al. I don't feel sorry for these poor white male Americans who live miserable lives. I do feel sorry for the poor bastards stuck in traffic who have to listen to the ****.
As long as nobody mentions Sublime, or Outkast though, it's all good.
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Asher
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999 time: 22:18
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quote: Originally posted by Snapcase
Well, being someone else who hates Nickelback I can say it's neither of those reasons. The main reason is that they lack any form of originality, creativity and energy. Half-hearted music that sounds like it was recorded in the mid-eighties (and the bands then did it with much more finesse and better production). Extremely boring, extremely predictable, extremely not Rock. |
If you can honesty predict how the rest of the song goes, why aren't you making millions writing them? Obviously the general public loves it, seeing as it keeps floating around the #1 point on the rock charts here.
The whole point of Nickelback isn't "finesse". That's probably why you don't like it, you're missing the whole point. Typical music critic garbage. 
And I also disagree with your energy comment. The songs are pretty loaded with energy, much much more so than most bands today (save for How You Remind Me, a mellow ballad-esque song...).
You blast them for originality and creativity: They're not supposed to revolutionize any genre. They never set out to. They set out to make songs many people would enjoy listening to. And they do just that. 
Once you start making music better than Nickelback, Snapcase, I'll let you judge it. It sounds like all you've heard are the singles off of the album by your comments...
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Ramo
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Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 1999 time: 23:18
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quote: what the hell do you listen to?? |
Chronologically: Classical, Blues, some Oldies, Folk, "Classic Rock," Metal, Punk, Grunge, Rap, early Alternative, new Proggish-type music (Tool, for instance)...
My favorite bands would be CCR, Zeppelin, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Albert King, and Neil Young.
quote: By non-trash I assume you mean Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Pretty Maids and such? |
Yep. The 80's Metal bands I'm into are more like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc.
*Shrug* I like 'em.
quote: And the last Offspring album really sucks too, |
I agree.
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Dr Zoidberg

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Communist Party of Apolyton
Jan 2002 time: 06:18
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quote: Originally posted by Ramo
My favorite bands would be CCR, Zeppelin, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Albert King, and Neil Young. |
Albert King isnīt he that blues dude? Never heard him, but the others are great!
quote: Yep. The 80's Metal bands I'm into are more like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. |
Theyīre good as well, "Reign in blood" is one of the best albums of the ī80īs IMO
What do you think of the latest (after ī95 that is) by Bad Religion? They seem to have got stuck, just like Motörhead. Just putting out album after album that essentially sound all the same.
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Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999 time: 00:18
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Jay-Z... I have no idea why that mother****er is so damn popular. He has no point. He's just talking about big pimpin. His delivery is average and his rhymes are bad.
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