Stupid things that you have said/though (music related)

[instantdeath999]

This thread is a potential fail, but I figured it was worth a try.

Obviously the "stupid things you have heard from others (music related)" was a hit... so I thought I would try the opposite.

I highly doubt any of us can say that we have always had the same musical knowledge and same musical opinions. So, at any point of time, from kindergarden to last year, what are some of the dumbest things you have ever said or thought about music?

I predict a lot of "I used to think *insert band here* was good". Feel free to use those, though it would probably be better to avoid them, at the risk of offending someone else.

Anyway, here are some of mine.

- Vocal ability is based on how loud your screaming and how incoherent your vocals are.

- Linkin Parks "One Step Closer" is the heaviest song ever written.

- Thinking that Metallica's only songs worth checking out were Enter Sandman and Sad but True (they were most popular on itunes).

- That a song over 4 minutes is long

- That the Beatles wrote The Who's "I can see for Miles".

- Distortion automatically equals awesome.

- A songs "badassness" was measured by the number of times the word "f*ck" is uttered.

I'm sure I have more, but for now, that will do. Think you can top me?


EDIT: Ah, I misspelled "thought" in my title... luckily it isn't music related.

[a21schizoidman]

I once said Bozzio was in King Crimson, and I have no idea why....

It took me forever to realize when I heard the song, it was Boston (Foreplay/Long Time) I knew who it was, but it just wouldn't click right away

[Hungryfreak]

A while ago, I got Lenny Kravitz and Lemmy confused and thought Lemmy's last name was Kravitz, haha.

[afterstasis]

"the best black metal has lots of keyboards" :eek:

[Rockbandfan23467]

R.E.M. is Grunge!

[Bowiefanperson]

I used to think that songs with only aucustic in them were kind of boaring. i quikly learned otherwise though.

[Hungryfreak]

I also thought for a short while that screamo referred to anything with screaming vocals.

Yeah, I've had my fair share of stupid moments in regards to music, haha.

[a21schizoidman]

well, I used to think that the Ramones were punk, but we all know how that goes...


lol

[WhiskeyJack]

For a while there, I thought "Dream On" was a Janis Joplin song...not sure why...

[Shredder87]

I once said Cliff Burton sucked.....



...That was a lie. Never said that. hahahah

[instantdeath999]

well, I used to think that the Ramones were punk, but we all know how that goes...


lol

I used to think Bob Dylan wasn't punk.

[Hungryfreak]

I used to think Bob Dylan wasn't punk.

Sheer friggin blasphemy!

How did you NOT know he was punk?

[a21schizoidman]

I used to think any music post 1989 sucked ass (then I found the Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Goo Goo Dolls...)

[instantdeath999]

Sheer friggin blasphemy!

How did you NOT know he was punk?

I've learned the error of my ways... please don't judge over past beliefs :(

[Rev0lver]

-Joey Jordison is the most talented drummer there is

-Atreyu is death metal

-classic rock drummers can't play more than a simple rock beat

-a musician's talent is shown by how catchy he can make his songs.

but, that's all in the past now.

[Shredder87]

I used to think any music post 1989 sucked ass (then I found the Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Goo Goo Dolls...)
You missed...
Pantera
Alice In Chains
Immortal.........

[a21schizoidman]

You missed...
Pantera
Alice In Chains
Immortal.........

still dont like Pantera or AiC much.....

never heard of Immortal...

[a21schizoidman]

used to think Bonham and Page were gods, then I was introduced to many, many, many, other bands and musicians and you all know how I see them now

[Hungryfreak]

still dont like Pantera or AiC much.....

never heard of Immortal...

Oh, you probably know Immortal. I'll give you a hint; check my profile picture, haha.

[Shredder87]

still dont like Pantera or AiC much.....

never heard of Immortal...
Yeah....you probably won't dig them at all.


I grow hair on my beard everytime I do listen to Immortal.....

Or when I see this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wcaYJrn8Wo

I need to shave now.

[Hungryfreak]

Yeah....you probably won't dig them at all.


I grow hair on my beard everytime I do listen to Immortal.....

Or when I see this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wcaYJrn8Wo

I need to shave now.

Still the best video EVER, haha.

Immortal is hilarious and awesome.

[Shredder87]

Still the best video EVER, haha.

Immortal is hilarious and awesome.
I know dude. Tell me about it. They don't care about the "Aura" of the corpse paint and all that good stuff. They just do it for sh**s and giggles. I mean look and them live. Abbath is such a character!!!!

[Hungryfreak]

I have yet to see them live, but I would murder to do so!

[Shredder87]

They're awesome. I almost died.


...and I think Abbath was drunk, which made the show all the more bad ass.

[Bowiefanperson]

-Joey Jordison is the most talented drummer there is

-Atreyu is death metal

-classic rock drummers can't play more than a simple rock beat

-a musician's talent is shown by how catchy he can make his songs.

but, that's all in the past now.

and thank god for that. I guess if you were saved I can still Save my friends Who think to be a good musician is to be sexually ambigius and not have to make you know good music like Bowie or Lou Reed.

[Gatorguy91]

i thought Pat Benetar was in Heart

[TheCrimsonSaint]

I once said Cliff Burton sucked.....



...That was a lie. Never said that. hahahah

I once said Cliff Burton was average.



My own ignorance at the time astounds me.

[WhiffleBallTony]

-Emo is death metal.

-Slipknot is one of the heaviest bands ever.

-The cover of "The Trooper" in Guitar Hero II is superior to the original.

-Frank Zappa is obscure (he kind of is here in Vermont).

-Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are hair metal.

-Lamb of God is death metal.

-The only good Deep Purple song is "Smoke on the Water" (I didn't even know any other songs of theirs).

-Buckethead is extreme metal.

-Metalheads are crazy, Satanic low-lifes.

[DookieMan]

Good thread idea.

I used to listen to mainstream rap.

[TheMeatball]

-Lamb of God is death metal
I wouldn't say this is stupid. It's really not a stretch at all to compare(or refer to) the Burn The Priest era songs and some of the New American Gospel tracks to death metal.

Unless you buy into those silly super-specific genre labels, that is.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Jimi Hendrix isn't blues.

[Insane3]

As a child, each time my father would put some of his cds on, I'd keep saying it was music for crazy people. Actually, it was mostly Pink Floyd.

I used to think that I was the center of the universe. The link with music is that Evanescence lead me to think that lol.

I used to think that Page looked weird on stage. Then I saw Bowie, Iggy Pop, Genesis, etc.

I have a couple of Linkin Park songs in my older home-made cds.

[Runesmith]

I used to think classic rock was a genre. Those were the dark days.

[Alright_Computer]

Oh god, don't even get me started.

[Bub]

That DragonForce was a good band.

[Oggih]

That "Metallica" was Metallica's first album.

[Bowiefanperson]

I used to think that Page looked weird on stage. Then I saw Bowie, Iggy Pop, Genesis, etc.




and just what the hell is that suppose to mean. well actually he is a bit crazy on stage. what with playing Mick Ronson's guitar with his teeth. such awsomeness. but to add to it I used to not like cream just cuz I didn't like them. I did whn I got older though.

[Alright_Computer]

Hm, I wonder if leftover_crack is going to discover this thread...

[synthesizedpiano]

i thought Pat Benetar was in Heart

I used to think Pat Benatar [I]was[I] Heart with some backing band

[Hungryfreak]

Hm, I wonder if leftover_crack is going to discover this thread...

My God, that would be epic. Either he would be in denial or we would be seeing a REALLY long post.

[a21schizoidman]

My God, that would be epic. Either he would be in denial or we would be seeing a REALLY long post.

he'd prolly post:


"Bob Dylan wasn't punk, but now I realize, he is!"

[instantdeath999]

Hm, I wonder if leftover_crack is going to discover this thread...

Stupid people never admit they are stupid.

[Rockbandfan23467]

That The Yardbirds are overrated and The only reason anyone knows them is because they had 3 of the greatest guitarists ever in at some point.

[SputnikDX]

Way way WAAAAAAY back I thought that Metallica was a Rock Band, and not a Metal band, back when I only heard stuff off of the Black album.

Other failures include...

-Metal MUST include the vocalist growling.
-Metallica always played light songs like on the Black album
-Smoke on the Water isn't Metal
-Dragonforce is the best band ever.
-Buckethead is the greatest guitarist alive.
-Dethklok is awesome.
-Aside from Smoke on the Water, Deep Purple is very, very light. (first album I got from them was Shades of Deep Purple)
-GH2's version of Woman is better than Wolfmother's version.
-Rock Bands Rush covers aren't that bad.
-Guitar Hero's Megadeth covers aren't that bad.

There's so much more, but I locked most of it in the vault.

[a21schizoidman]

There's so much more, but I locked most of it in the vault.

but we all know the combination....

(hold up a bottle of airline Peach Schnapps)

[Shredder87]

Way way WAAAAAAY back I thought that Metallica was a Rock Band, and not a Metal band, back when I only heard stuff off of the Black album.

Other failures include...

-Metal MUST include the vocalist growling.
-Metallica always played light songs like on the Black album
-Smoke on the Water isn't Metal
-Dragonforce is the best band ever.
-Buckethead is the greatest guitarist alive.
-Dethklok is awesome.
-Aside from Smoke on the Water, Deep Purple is very, very light. (first album I got from them was Shades of Deep Purple)
-GH2's version of Woman is better than Wolfmother's version.
-Rock Bands Rush covers aren't that bad.
-Guitar Hero's Megadeth covers aren't that bad.

There's so much more, but I locked most of it in the vault.

1)Sometimes.
2) They always do play light songs.......when the song is over.
3)Smoke On The Water isn't that metal.
4)Buckethead is the greatest guitarist alive. All the good ones are dead already. hahahahaha. Awww, I made myself sad.:(
5)DETHKLOK IS AWESOME!!!WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!?!
6)At first I thought it was Wolfmother, until I heard the original. The cover band did do a good job.
7)Well at least they got Neil's drums down right.
8)They're not that bad, I've heard worse.

[BhindBluEyes430]

I used to say blues was easy and boring
then i herd johnny winter for the first time :o

-Blink 182 was the greatest band in the world
-Muse was techno with guitars thrown in

[Lord_Mhoram]

When I first heard Van Halen I - "You listen to this stuff?!" - it had too much guitar in it, and was way too loud.

[Hungryfreak]

I once thought the Sex Pistols only had one album, haha

[Keebler]

I once thought the Sex Pistols only had one album, haha

.... they do.

[Rev0lver]

-Dethklok is awesome.


how is that a stupid thing?

[Hungryfreak]

.... they do.

Oh, damn... I guess it's allmusic.com's fault. It looks like they listed bootlegs and compilations under their full length albums...

[JukeBoxHero]

That all music sucks.(Ah that was a very ignorant comment when I was 9, I have reformed from then). ;)

[Hungryfreak]

That all music sucks.(Ah that was a very ignorant comment when I was 9, I have reformed from then). ;)

I had that phase, too, around the same age, haha.

[SputnikDX]

how is that a stupid thing?

I thought they were REALLY ****ING AWESOME.

[TakeABow]

I said this as a joke (and someone backed me up on it - weird!)


Octopus's Garden was the first Punk song ever written

[papscrunt]

My friends brother thought that 90's dance song "Oops up side your head" was "oops up sam boah" lol i think thats how i'd spell what he sang

[Gargoyle2500]

I once said Alice In Chains was a mix of emo and metal. Yeah, that was stupid.

:eek:

[Alright_Computer]

I used to agree with everything music critics said, particularly Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. Thankfully, I've gotten past that phase, to the point where I hate both Rolling Stone and especially Pitchfork. I still read the special edition lists that Rolling Stone makes from time to time though. I don't agree with most of it, of course.

I also used to think that all metal was in roughly the same league as modern pop-rap. It's not my favorite genre now, I certainly don't think that.

[polishdog90]

I used to say that all music that had male singers that sang high pitched sucked. Which was really dumb considering that I said AC/DC and Led Zeppelin were teh best bands evar! I remember telling my dad that Boston sucked because their singer sounded like a girl. I was very ignorant in my middle school years.

[Rockbandfan23467]

I said this as a joke (and someone backed me up on it - weird!)

If that was in a thread, links please.

[Nirvenes]

I once said that "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult was "Maps" by The Who (It's by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in case you've forgotten). It was like cut-and-paste for a song, the name, and the artist.

I've also asked whether Axl Rose or Jimi Hendrix was a better guitarist (and Axl isn't even a guitarist).

[Mystlyfe77]

I once thought that Dragonforce was amazing.
I once said Led Zeppelin sucked because they were oldies
I once said that all In Flames songs sound the same

Luckily I'm no longer in middle school and think none of those things. Although the In Flames one is starting to reappear in my thoughts with their last couple CDs...