Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
I'd be willing to bet that you aren't a huge fan of straightforward Rock. You may like some, you may not - but from the bands listed on this thread some people's true passions lie elsewhere. My passion lies with straightforward Rock. I also happen to like some Jazz and Blues. We all have different tastes. I like stuff you and others don't, and other people here like stuff that I don't. The stuff anyone else likes isn't any better than the stuff that I like and vice versa.
But if I went into a thread like this and wasn't a big fan of the style being played and I hated the song I'd just say, "It's not my thing," or politely explain what it is about the song that I didn't like and leave it at that. I certainly wouldn't belittle the song selection or fans of that band.
Last edited by B5Erik; 08-29-10 at 09:19 PM.
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
Constructive criticism for B5Erik (just my opinion):
1. This is a really great idea for a series of threads, and so far I've enjoyed the variety of picks.
2. You need to take a step back, you're taking these threads personally and I'm not sure why.
3. My suggestion, as host you should only post the initial video, and then after a set # of posts or time has past, reveal who the band is, and some history of the record. You don't need to be a defense attorney for the songs, by responding to comments in any way you're sort of defeating the purpose of the thread.
1. This is a really great idea for a series of threads, and so far I've enjoyed the variety of picks.
2. You need to take a step back, you're taking these threads personally and I'm not sure why.
3. My suggestion, as host you should only post the initial video, and then after a set # of posts or time has past, reveal who the band is, and some history of the record. You don't need to be a defense attorney for the songs, by responding to comments in any way you're sort of defeating the purpose of the thread.
#28
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
Constructive criticism for B5Erik (just my opinion):
1. This is a really great idea for a series of threads, and so far I've enjoyed the variety of picks.
2. You need to take a step back, you're taking these threads personally and I'm not sure why.
3. My suggestion, as host you should only post the initial video, and then after a set # of posts or time has past, reveal who the band is, and some history of the record. You don't need to be a defense attorney for the songs, by responding to comments in any way you're sort of defeating the purpose of the thread.
1. This is a really great idea for a series of threads, and so far I've enjoyed the variety of picks.
2. You need to take a step back, you're taking these threads personally and I'm not sure why.
3. My suggestion, as host you should only post the initial video, and then after a set # of posts or time has past, reveal who the band is, and some history of the record. You don't need to be a defense attorney for the songs, by responding to comments in any way you're sort of defeating the purpose of the thread.
2. I'm trying to pick songs that are interesting, are good examples of a given genre, and have gotten good responses either critically or from the bands' fan bases.
Here's why I've commented on them - The threads are supposed to be fun, not mean spirited. If all the comments are negative - really negative - then I'm going to explain the other side since no one else is doing it.
3. If all the comments are negative and just bashing the song, that defeats the purpose of the threads, too. It's supposed to be a give and take, back and forth exchange. If the comments are almost universally harsh on the negative side then that's defeating the purpose more than my comments ever could.
On topic - What did you think about the song?
#29
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
Not bad, but ultimately forgettable. It reminded me of one of those "fake" songs somebody might write for a fictional classic rock band in a movie.
#30
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
3. If all the comments are negative and just bashing the song, that defeats the purpose of the threads, too. It's supposed to be a give and take, back and forth exchange. If the comments are almost universally harsh on the negative side then that's defeating the purpose more than my comments ever could.
I'd say this is true of any thread, but especially ones like these: You have to let them grow organically. Trying to wrestle people into responding a certain way is just going to make people not want to participate.
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#31
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
Seriously, if you aren't looking for honest feedback, there are already threads in here where you can post what you are listening to now.
#32
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
I was 13 in 1976 (and lived in Kentucky), so I had to listen to this lame-ass shit on the radio every day. You want some excellent, "straightforward" (whatever the hell that means) rock from 1976:
Still one of the best rock albums ever.
Still one of the best rock albums ever.
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#34
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
You're talking about the cream of the crop. I'm talking about what you'd hear on the radio and what you'd find in the record shop that made up the other 95% of what came out around that time. I remember hearing tons of stuff in 1976 that isn't played anymore. Some of it good, some of it not so good.
This is just straightforward Rock. You seem to want more artsy stuff, and that's fine - but there is a place for straightforward Rock.
This is just straightforward Rock. You seem to want more artsy stuff, and that's fine - but there is a place for straightforward Rock.
Also, Boston, Bob Seger, and Tom Petty are "more arty stuff"? Que?
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I don't know what to make of all of this at this point.
I guess my problem is that I hoped that some of you would actually enjoy the songs I posted them. They all come from my personal collection, so I really dig all of them. I find it hard to believe at this point that anything I post will go over all that well with this crowd - at least not the stuff that you haven't already heard and are very familiar with. (I'm sure I've got plenty of well known stuff that a lot of you like, but the lesser known, more obscure stuff just doesn't seem to be cutting it for you.) I thought I had more in common with some of you when it comes to musical tastes than I apparently do.
I just wanted to come up with something new, something different, and something fun for all of us. From day one when X accused me of trying to break the rules this hasn't been much fun for me. It's been very disappointing.
I guess my problem is that I hoped that some of you would actually enjoy the songs I posted them. They all come from my personal collection, so I really dig all of them. I find it hard to believe at this point that anything I post will go over all that well with this crowd - at least not the stuff that you haven't already heard and are very familiar with. (I'm sure I've got plenty of well known stuff that a lot of you like, but the lesser known, more obscure stuff just doesn't seem to be cutting it for you.) I thought I had more in common with some of you when it comes to musical tastes than I apparently do.
I just wanted to come up with something new, something different, and something fun for all of us. From day one when X accused me of trying to break the rules this hasn't been much fun for me. It's been very disappointing.
Last edited by B5Erik; 08-31-10 at 08:37 AM.
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Re: Blind Musical Taste Test #3 - Classic Rock
I guess my problem is that I hoped that some of you would actually enjoy the songs I posted them. They all come from my personal collection, so I really dig all of them. I find it hard to believe at this point that anything I post will go over all that well with this crowd - at least not the stuff that you haven't already heard and are very familiar with. (I'm sure I've got plenty of well known stuff that a lot of you like, but the lesser known, more obscure stuff just doesn't seem to be cutting it for you.) I thought I had more in common with some of you when it comes to musical tastes than I apparently do.
#38
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I don't know what to make of all of this at this point.
I guess my problem is that I hoped that some of you would actually enjoy the songs I posted them. They all come from my personal collection, so I really dig all of them. I find it hard to believe at this point that anything I post will go over all that well with this crowd - at least not the stuff that you haven't already heard and are very familiar with. (I'm sure I've got plenty of well known stuff that a lot of you like, but the lesser known, more obscure stuff just doesn't seem to be cutting it for you.) I thought I had more in common with some of you when it comes to musical tastes than I apparently do.
I just wanted to come up with something new, something different, and something fun for all of us. From day one when X accused me of trying to break the rules this hasn't been much fun for me. It's been very disappointing.
I guess my problem is that I hoped that some of you would actually enjoy the songs I posted them. They all come from my personal collection, so I really dig all of them. I find it hard to believe at this point that anything I post will go over all that well with this crowd - at least not the stuff that you haven't already heard and are very familiar with. (I'm sure I've got plenty of well known stuff that a lot of you like, but the lesser known, more obscure stuff just doesn't seem to be cutting it for you.) I thought I had more in common with some of you when it comes to musical tastes than I apparently do.
I just wanted to come up with something new, something different, and something fun for all of us. From day one when X accused me of trying to break the rules this hasn't been much fun for me. It's been very disappointing.