• Krudler@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    God The Ramones are such a weak band. I’ve never understood people’s fanaticism.

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        3 hours ago

        I’m not debating that they bring the hype, people love them and yes they have their influential place in the history of rock.

        I’m just saying in this era, I am lost as to why anybody would seek that music out. It had its place and it had its time, but that was like 50+ years ago.

        I don’t need to hear these boots are made for walkin’, and I don’t need to hear I wanna be sedated. They’re anthems from an ancient time.

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      8 hours ago

      They were reactionary, trying to destroy the pompousness of 70s stadium and prog rock. Fast and simple the way rock and roll began.

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      10 hours ago

      That’s how I feel about Michael Jackson. Except he wasn’t a band. He was just 1 person who whispered like a shy little girl & flailed around onstage like a noodle and he kept grabbing his crotch and nobody asked him to grab his crotch. I’ve never understood people’s fanaticism.

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        9 hours ago

        All your personal issues with the man are yours and not in dispute. I think a big difference here is that MJ was a musical virtuoso, not just a singer and showman.

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            3 hours ago

            Yes, look into the man. He composed a shitload of his music.

            I personally don’t even like the man’s musical output. That said, I can recognize genius. The man was nothing short of a musical genius with very few I could even list next to him, perhaps with the exceptions of Stevie, Herbie, Prince, Eno, and other brilliant minds. The guy was out of his tree, but on a level of musicality most people can’t even grasp.

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              3 hours ago

              Only two and one co-written on Off the Wall and three and one co-written on Thriller (although they are bangers). He did write most of Bad but anything outside of that is imo sub-par. I’m not denying he had a lot of talent but I think he’s far from a virtuoso.

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                3 hours ago

                Lol right. Give me a god damned break! You can’t be serious, you’re trolling, or genuinley know nothing of music.

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                  Not trolling. I don’t find his solo work without Quincy Jones that exceptional. Granted the Jones stuff is amazing but Michael wasn’t able to replicate that on his own.