Unpopular Musical Opinions

[Ultimatum]

I think Nirvana killed music.

(prepares for the hellstorm of 'YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC SUCKS!!!!!)

Taste: Generic dadrock with a dose of Dethklok and some generic Metal.

Yeah, I don't think you can really speak on this matter.

[clashcityrocker10]

I think Nirvana killed music.

(prepares for the hellstorm of 'YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC SUCKS!!!!!)

(glances at Eminem, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, and Taylor Swift)

Can't say I agree.

If you're trying to say that Nirvana led to these four acts (which is what seems to be implied), I'd like to see you prove it.

[Bubba22plus]

I listen to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" on purpose every now and then because it's surprisingly catchy.

[Cubecubed]

I don't know when it became cool to hate Nirvana, but I ****ing love them and always will.

[afterstasis]

I've heard lots of good things about the Nevermind remaster.
Looking forward to digging into it when my listening pile is less ridiculous.

[Cubecubed]

I'm actually receiving the vinyl as a gift from my uncle...who got me into Nirvana in the first place.

[GNFfhqwhgads]

(glances at Eminem, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, and Taylor Swift)

Can't say I agree.

Lady Gaga used her massive popularity to have a lead single be an uplifting message to people who felt they're different from others, especially the LGBT community that is wrought with suicides over bullying and is fighting for basic civil rights that are being withheld because of religious beliefs that are supposed to be separate from government.

What exactly is wrong with that? I mean, really, say what you will about the quality of her music, but let's not even pretend saying she's not doing anything good with her fame.

[exploder]

*facepalm at music elitists*

Dude Coolsnoopy, if you don't like today's stuff that's okay, but there's more than just the mainstream stuff that you listed (this is coming from someone who likes Em and LP)

[coolsnoopy97]

There's still good music today, beyond the mainstream, and I admit that, but I, in my honest opinion, vastly prefer the 70s and 80s. And, to the person who said I just liked Dethklok, my taste in music goes far beyond death metal, and Dethklok's a modern band anyway. Don't judge my taste of music when you know nothing about it.

As for the four artists I mentioned, I dislike Lady Gaga as she's the epitome of mindless pop that serves no purpose but to get stuck in your head. She's not the worst artist in the world, but she's hardly the best. And Nirvana didn't contribute to those four acts, but they did make it cool to hate classic rock and metal. Nirvana brought alternative rock into the mainstream. Nothing outright horrible about that. I hate the genre, but for fans of it, it's obviously a good thing. However, with the alternative uprising, being a good musician was not cool anymore. No one can play the guitar well anymore, no one can sing well. Alternative rock is dominated by whiny vocalists and repetitive guitar chords (at least the way, I see it). So, in my opinion, Nirvana killed rock and practically killed metal, as, while there are good modern metal bands, they're hardly popular and kids instead listen to stuff like Linkin Park and somehow think it is indeed metal.

[killer_roach]

Except metal has almost never had mainstream popularity - really, apart from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, and Van Halen, there haven't been many metal bands to really and truly become household names.

If you're going to complain about what the kids are listening to anymore and thinking it's metal, then you're about a decade late with Linkin Park... more often than not you'll get metalcore bands like Avenged Sevenfold mentioned.

In terms of 70s and 80s stuff, it's all coming back, and oftentimes deeper and more intricately produced than ever before. Post-punk is back with the likes of Interpol and The National. Symphonic progressive rock is back thanks to bands like Transatlantic, Wobbler, and Phideaux. Heavy psych is returning to prominence on the backs of bands like Amplifier and Porcupine Tree, and even doom metal has its new champions with bands like Ghost (SE), Witchcraft, and Electric Wizard.