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07-22-2014, 03:12 PM | #31 | |
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I have honestly heard of both those artist, but never heard them. Based on what I've read about them or what people have said, it's nothing that would interest me anyways. I'm really sorry I don't give a fuck about flavors of the month. I like the color of this rock's underside fine. |
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07-22-2014, 04:54 PM | #32 |
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I couldn't give less of a fuck about those artists but I'm not sure how you could avoid being exposed to them if you like go out in public places and spend time with other humans.
actually lorde is pretty ok for a top 40 artist, it's a bit surprising to me that her and lana del ray (sp?) and other "downbeat pop" type acts have gotten a foothold in a world of rihannas |
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07-22-2014, 05:51 PM | #33 | |
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Haven't been to either places in a while. |
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07-22-2014, 06:10 PM | #34 |
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I mean let me spell it out for you. Today my schedule is
- Work - I'm self employed and work at home, so I listened to Vanilla Fudge and Tom Waits in the morning. - Then I had dentist appointment, but on the way there I listened to The Beach Boys on my antiquated CD player because I forgot my mp3 player. - At the dentist office, they were playing classic rock as they drilled my teeth. I remember hearing "On The Darkside" and "Jack and Dianne" before it was tuned out by the sound of a fucking drill to my tooth. - I stopped at a coffee shop on the way home. They did not play any music in the background. _ But what I really wanted is a smoothie, not a coffee, so I quickly went next door to a Cafe to see if they had a smoothie. They did not because it wasn't like a Coffee House Cafe, but like a Diner Cafe. They played no music there either. - I went home, worked and listened to more Tom Waits. After dinner I'll have to - take my son to karate. No music played there, just "Hi-yaaaah!" - while he's at karate, I'll probably take my daughter down the street to Panera Bread for a smoothie. I don't believe they play music there. if so I've never noticed it. - might have to go to Cub Foods for this week's groceries. They also do not play music there, and if they do I've never noticed it. Tomorrow I might have to - work some more, in which I will continue to listen to whatever I feel like at the moment - take my daughter to soccer practice, in which they'll probably request to listen to They might Be Giants or the new Polyphonic Spree album on the way there, and so I'll listen to that. - at soccer practice, there will be no music playing. Just the sounds of other kids playing at a park, my son complaining that the park isn't fun and that he'd rather play on my phone. So far, unless I'm mistaken, doesn't seem to be much opportunity to hear Lorde or Imagine Dragons. I could continue with my week if you want and continue to chronicle the muzak I tune out? |
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07-22-2014, 06:48 PM | #35 |
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I was thinking that song counting stars was imagine dragons but now that I spotified it I see it is one republic.
The top 2 ID songs sound vaguely familiar but I can't tell if that is because of how generic they are or if I've actually heard them. |
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07-22-2014, 06:56 PM | #36 |
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Imagine Dragons is a pop-rock band whose songs are all I-V-VI-IV chord progressions, with flavours of brostep bass drops and U2 atmospherics.
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07-22-2014, 06:57 PM | #37 |
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remember lordi?
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07-22-2014, 06:57 PM | #38 |
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Lordi, anyone?
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07-22-2014, 06:58 PM | #39 |
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now waiting for lorda, lordo and lordu
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07-22-2014, 07:14 PM | #40 |
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07-22-2014, 07:36 PM | #41 | |
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07-22-2014, 07:41 PM | #42 |
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imagine dragons are a crap band from Utah county, home of the used, that changed their hometown to las vegas and are probably Mormon like the killers. I don't know anyone has ever heard them to be honest. Lorde is great though for being a newish teen Disney pop icon. She's angsty and apparently ugly by industry standards but honestly weird al covering marginally popular if not polarizingly bad songs is disappointing. his greatness has come from covering songs that reached a saturation to the point the originals were hated. I don't think lorde or imagine dragons will ring many bells as to being familiar. It will be familiar to a whole different demographic of fan. hence the Amanda Palmer inclusion I guess. I hate her and her fans and anything to do with her by association.
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07-22-2014, 07:49 PM | #43 |
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07-22-2014, 07:59 PM | #44 | |
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https://www.google.com/search?q=imag...rcials&tbm=vid |
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07-22-2014, 08:00 PM | #45 | |
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maybe a lot of us (not me of course) are just too old to really be tuned in to the cultural zeitgeist |
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07-22-2014, 08:02 PM | #46 |
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i am not at all conscious of any imagine dragons songs though
i mean most of this stuff i can't believe anyone would not have heard i never leave the house or listen to music radio but i still have somehow heard happy, fancy, royals, and blurred lines enough that they will still be in my head in 50 years if I never hear them again not that i'll be alive in 50 years |
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07-22-2014, 08:03 PM | #47 |
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although i guess most of my listens to fancy and royals were deliberately sought out
i mean i check to see what songs are number one a lot on the charts i like to see what's doing |
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07-22-2014, 08:03 PM | #48 |
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i want to be "with it" like all the kids are
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07-22-2014, 08:06 PM | #49 |
Minion of Satan
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Oh and Radioactive holds the record for longest time on the Hot 100 singles chart ever.
It's basically the archetype of a song Weird Al should do. |
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07-22-2014, 08:09 PM | #50 | |
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07-22-2014, 08:15 PM | #51 |
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That says something very sad about the state of popular rock music. Fuuuuck. That song is so bad.
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07-22-2014, 08:16 PM | #52 |
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i've heard royals because lorde is a new zealander so, like anything kiwi that gets the american popularity seal of approval, her music gets played everywhere
i only heard happy because my mum told me it was the most catchy song she'd ever heard and played it for me the last time i visited her i haven't heard fancy, blurred lines, or anything by imagine dragons. it's really easy to just miss things entirely |
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07-22-2014, 08:16 PM | #53 |
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i think what happens is you get to the point where your preferences are sufficiently well-established and there's too much new music to listen to just by following artists you already like. once that point is reached, following the charts becomes a negative sum game. why buy a lottery ticket when you've already got piles of cash showing up every day?
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07-22-2014, 08:19 PM | #54 | |
Minion of Satan
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The next paragraph in the article is even sadder. The song has been used for everything, video games, tv shows, movies, sports, press conferences,.... really there has been no avoiding this song.
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07-22-2014, 08:20 PM | #55 |
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It's still inescapable if you watch tv here though. Imagine Dragons all over sports broadcasts. Ahhhh
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07-22-2014, 08:22 PM | #56 |
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I like Royals just fine. Infectious, somehow.
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07-22-2014, 08:22 PM | #57 | |
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07-22-2014, 08:26 PM | #58 |
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07-22-2014, 08:26 PM | #59 |
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i've only heard royals twice, and i seeked out listening to it. i guess i watch less tv with commercials and no radio at all. i've seen her name all over, yeah. but it's the same to me as a lot of other "massive worldwide hit singles" i've never heard by artists names i'm very familiar with. i do know that i am old and am not exposed to or have the means to enjoy all the bombardment and advertising. i am totally tuned out of the cultural zeitgeist now. the fact that there are so many "popular" people with millions, hundreds of thousands, thousands of followers or supports just proves (to me) that it's all facade shit and people telling me x and x is popular i should hear it makes me tune out their opinions even more. if everyone is so susceptible to it why has everyone heard lorde and imagine dragons but no one has ever heard the original version of the la's "there she goes"?
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07-22-2014, 08:27 PM | #60 |
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i have not heard it. i live in a state where they play it on the news. i don't watch the news. why the hell would i lie about not having heard it. i haven't heard it. i've heard it now because of this thread, but i have not heard it prior ever. i also own an xbox. unless it was in the GTA 5 soundtrack i havent heard it.
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