i'll give my top three asked about:\n1. my chemical romance\n2. green day\n3. linkin park\ni hate all of these band's terrible music, but it seems that i'd be in disagreement with the majority of you. i guess the point of this question is to discover why people like these bands so much. i can kind of understand linkin park (just kind of) but the other two are a mystery. i know i'm only adding to the problem with this question, but this is something that i needed to ask. if you like them, what is your infatuation with them about? i'm sure whatever you find interesting about their music could be found in artist more deserving of praise. bottom line is, you can like whatever you like. you may not even have a real reason why because rational judgement and musical preference don't have to coincide (and usually don't), but if you could give an explanation; why, goddamnit, why?!?!  they suck so damn hard!
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Short answer:  They're popular.  They identify with certain groups of people.\n\nSlightly longer answer:  I don't listen to any of them, but can I add Good Charlotte?...oh and a bunch of rappers and other musicians are out there for the money allowing their talent and passion to decrease and their greed to increase.  Some are actually good though - it just depends.
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Finally! Someone who thinks the same as I do. It aggrevates the crap out of me when people say that. If we ask you what kind of music you like, dont say all kinds. Thats not even possible. You cant know all types of music in the world. And much less like them. Even when people tell you what kinds they like it would be better if they gave an example.\n\nEX: "what kind of music do you like?"\n\n      "I like rock. Bands such as afi and system of a down. they're my fav."\n\n        "That's cool."\n\nThats how I wish people would answer to that question.
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Tell your class that you can't put these together in a category! \nYou can't compare Pink Floyd (not phloyd) with these, and you also can't compare Queen! These are bands with different genres...\n\nBut for Black Sabbath or AC/DC, it's Black Sabbath
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If anyone ever mentions my chemical romance and good charolette in the same sentance againt, without adding how bad good charollete is, then they should die. Attention all Middle Schoolers: Good Charollete sucks! if you are going to listen to them, dont EVER mention them with my chemical romance, because that is just disrespectful towards MCR, a decent band.
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i love linkin park...why do you ask?
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Would you like an opinion on why someone DOESN'T like Green Day?\n\nTheir lyrics have absolutely no meaning for me, but maybe that's because I'm not a very political person.  However, "Wake Me Up When September Ends", "Good Riddance"-- political?  Iuno..\nFor me what makes a band interesting is either some good guitar riffs or a nice solo, powerful vocals, or an impressive drummer.  GreenDay doesn't provide any of that for me, and they're too.. pop.  The same riffs are used in like every other song they've written or they're like cheesy kindergartener tunes and chords.  Sometimes when I listen to one song, I feel like I've heard the same melody in one of their other songs.  Their guitar solos are pathetic.  In fact, they're not even guitar solos, they're just "interludes".  The drummer doesn't impress me that much either.  I'd pick Blink182 in a second over GreenDay because of Travis Barker's impressivenessss.  I'm pretty picky about the vocals I have to listen to.  Billie Joe doesn't have an annoying voice as opposed to some emo bands, but it just doesn't do it for me.\n\nHowever, even if I don't find their music all that worth listening to, I still think they're quite respectable in the fact that they've influenced and inspired so many people.
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i love linkin park, they are my fav band ever! Chester is my fav, coz he is so fit and talented. Mike is my second fav coz he is brilliant. My fav song is numb coz it reminds me of my past. I cant choose an album cause they are all great in different ways. \nanyways if you ever wanna chat my msn addy is natalie_16_2k5@o2.co.uk
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I don't think they suck, but they are TOTALLY OVERRATED!\n\nWhat in the hell is "Stairway to Heaven" about? What is the meaning of this song? What is so great about it? Please. someone tell me! Yes, I've heard it many, many times, and I still can't relate to it. What is it about? They do have some good songs ("Good Times, Bad Times", "Thank You"), but most of it is way overrated!\n\nAC/DC blows Zeppelin completely away, as does Skynyrd, Sabbath, The Kinks, The Who, and many others.\n\nI don't know about the 80's hair bands though. With the exception of a couple of those bands, most of them sucked.
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I AM SOOOOO OBSESSED W/ GREEN DAY!!! THEY ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!!!!! BILLIE JOE IS SO COOL!!!!!!! ANYONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE GREEN DAY IS CRAAAAAZY!! GREEN DAY ROCKS, & I LOVE THEM SOO MCUH!! KEEP THE LOVE OF GREEN DAY ALIVE!!!!! I LOVE GREEN DAY QUESTIONS!!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY! YOU ROCK!!!!
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I love Green Day. I can't beleive that half the people at school hate them. They can't be that bad.\n\nI'd like to show my fanitude, but I don't really want to waste time.\n\nI wouldn't call myself their #1 fan, I'm not that perfect.
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I think their music style is unquie, compared to the thrend they are following. (emo?) But I personally don't like them.
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Um Green Day(not really new but good) Fall out boy, click 5(i really like them), simple plan, my chemical romance, the killers, thats all i can think of thanx for the points!
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i posted a question some time ago that asked what your opinion on the worst band was. u know which one i picked?\n\n  Gwar. i saw 2 concert videos, i didnt make out who was playing what instrument. i didnt even make out if they were even playing or how many guys there were cause it was full of costumes.
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I can also be considered an LP freak/addict/whatnot, but i'd like to maintain that i'm way past being just a mere "fan."\n\nI'm a music junkie and I've come across so many bands--both before and after I became an extremely dedicated LP supporter. But unfortunately, none of all those bands/artists have earned the extremely dedicated support that I gave Linkin Park and Fort Minor.\n\nI believe that no artist/band can become "exactly" like LP, because humans are created to be unique. No matter how many similarities we may see among several bands that are out there in the music scene, no two bands/artists for that matter can still be the same entity. In some way or another, differences polarize the similarities. If we like take out any member off of the band and make that member do music as a soloist, the sound wouldn't be purely the same ever again.\n\nI consider LP's "greatness" or "awesomeness" as arbitrary, coz try as we fans might... there are people who love or hate or don't care about LP. Isn't it true that no one can please everybody?\n\nBut I believe that what's more important is that LP's still in the biz and is still continuing to influence a lot of people to the point of crossing and breaking boundaries =)
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I'm psychotic.\nI love linkin park.\nBut I have to say I love my chemical romance better.\nI love the song Numb.\nBy:Linkin park\nI like the guy who went on fort minor to.\nBut i like it better when he was in linkin park.
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Ummm............I would have to think about the British pop/American pop question a little harder before I gave that answer.  \n\nYes, I do think that American music fans are fickle.  I hate it when people are fans of a band simply because it's the "popular" thing to do, then as soon as the band goes out of style or does something wrong, then they are not loyal anymore.  Examples of this would be how New Kids On the Block where so popular at one time and all of a sudden they went out of style and nobody would admit to liking them anymore.  I on the other hand still listen to their cd's and will still admit to liking them.  Once I like a band, I like them for the long haul.  \n\nAnother example would be how the Dixie Chicks were really popular and then they stated their opinion and all of a sudden nobody likes them anymore.  Oh well, let me stop rambeling now.
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OMG!!!!\nWho on earth could hate My Chemical Romance?!?!?\nThey are my favorite band..and no...they're not my favorite because Gerard Way is hot!!\nI really love their music.\nI own every song ever recorded!\nI have loved them since their first CD.\nI even managed to find a link to Gerard Way's comic that was supposed to be a cartoon but was turned down by cartoom network... it's called "The Breakfast Monkey"\nAnyway...I love them sooo much!\nI love them so much I could pretty much say I'm there number one fan!!!\nAnd to all those out there who hate them...give them a chance...their message is really deep.