why do people go crazy over Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains when they aren't even good bands??
397093
Amen to that, I can't stand those bands. I think people just like the punk/new age revolution .
654561
Well it's all a matter of taste. I happen to think that all of the above mentioned bands happen to suck. As for R&B, you can't go wrong with the legends: Patti Labelle, Diana Ross, B.B. King, etc. In my opinion, most mainstream music lacks creativity and depth which is why I don't listen to the radio often. I prefer bands and artists that aren't played on the radio (at least not where I live) like Rufus Wainright, Tori Amos, Ben Folds, The Shins.
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Probably because they look too scary for them and give them nightmares at night.\n\n...And because they think slipknot shout too much.\n\nAnd probably because they hate all types of rock music.\n\nI love them both by the way... give them a chance people, i bet half of you havent even listened to them...
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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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Pearl Jam\n\nThey've stayed true to themselves. Instead of selling out with videos and constant press coverage, they pulled back at their height, and focused on the music.They belong up there with Neil Young, Zeppelin and The Beatles because they never compromised their integrity, which is really all any of us have.\n\nThe music rocks.They've continually reshaped their sound, album after album, and are still making great, vital music 12+ years into their career. What else could you want? (2006 effort is spectacular as 1991's Ten)\n\nThere have been scores of imitators. Many Pearl Jam/Eddie Vedder knockoffs have invaded rock radio since Ten.\n\nTheir concerts are first-rate and affordable. I love how the band can keep ticket prices low. It's unique in an era when most artists gouge their fans to the limit. Pearl Jam also has one of the best lives shows around. Did you see them on Live 8? Likewise, releasing their shows on low-cost bootlegs brings a new dimension to seeing one of their shows.\n\nMaybe not the best ever, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Doors are just as good, but Pearl Jam definitely is arguable.
1120092
They're not the next anything. They're already a great band. =)
372475
Their new is stuff is lame.\n\nBut, their older albums like Dookie ROCK!!
1145995
Underoath is amazing, well They're only Chasing Safety was amazing, where as the new cd I dont enjoy as much. You should check out From First to Last, but not their new cd Heroine, check out Dear Diary, thats a killer cd. You should also give Fall Of Troy a listen, the cd is called Doppelganger. Killer band
789029
first of all, they don't seem very "emo" to me, by the stereotypical sense, second of all, who cares? if the music is good or bad it has nothing to do with being emo and people should like what they like regardless of labels. people just say emo so stupidly now, and throw it around without even realizing what they are saying
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To me, the worst bands, EASILY, post-grunge, are the Limpkin Kornbizkits. Chubby nerdy white guys, with a few tats and a backward baseball cap, doing a lame rap over a tired, simple metal riff. Uggh!!! And it took over the airwaves for years!\n   They ruined rock for a good couple years. So many great bands radio will not touch, but they'll play this monotonous monotone crap over and over and over! AAARRGGGHHHH!!!!!! I hate it SO BAD! Sorry to rant.
42643
whats most disturbing is your super uptightness.  stop being so PC. linkin park is fine, rockos modern life is great.
1163344
Obviously they are either not good Christians or they do not agree that the music they are listening to is Satanic.\n\nI can not say which it is because I do not know which bands or musicians you are talking about, but the line is different for many people.
719011
Tool is good, wait on pearl jam a little, I don't know if I like it or not.
292766
I agree. I find them very tiresome. But then there are so many tiresome artists with so many fans (eg. Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Nickelback I could go on). So the question is not why do people like Greenday but why do people like all this humdrum monotonous crap going around.
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Members wanted to persue solo projects. One of them is due out soon and it's really pretty bad, but I was never a fan of the band so I guess I'm not a fair judge... \n\nDon't worry, though, they're still making music, just not together.
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I've never really thought about that...untill i read this, but it is true. Your right. Those are some of my fav. bands...and they are getting to skinny. Everyone these days think that they have to be skinny, and thats totally wrong. It probley goes along with the whole emo thing. Who knows...but it's true.
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I have a few.\n\nI always thought Soundgarden deserved more praise than Pearl Jam.  They are far superior.\n\nThe Pixies are spectacular, but most know them only from their song from Fight Club, if at all.  \n\nWhile Sonic Youth is very popular among people who know rock and indie and have even been added to the Library of Congress, few people outside the true rock fan base know who they are.\n\nIggy Pop and the Stooges. Great stuff.  Not mentioned a lot.