Open letter to poser-indy-music-scenesters

[bad beetz]

When you say, “the Go-Go’s are gay…”

What you are really saying is the following….

“There is nothing truly individual about me. I feel the need to be different. I’m going go about this by looking different than everyone else, and finding music that no one else likes and then claim that I love it. I’ll devote the rest of my effort to actively hating anything popular.”

Belinda Carlisle rocks out. The music is so simple and wonderful. If you think it doesn’t rock, what you are really thinking is the above……

You should be jettisoned into the sun, along with Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, and Metal Church.

[shant]

Why do people argue over things like music or movies? Doesn't it all come down to personal preference?

[jacki]

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The Smiths

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You were right on until this part.

[Godfather80]

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When you say, “the Go-Go’s are gay…”

What you are really saying is the following….

“There is nothing truly individual about me. I feel the need to be different. I’m going go about this by looking different than everyone else, and finding music that no one else likes and then claim that I love it. I’ll devote the rest of my effort to actively hating anything popular.”

Belinda Carlisle rocks out. The music is so simple and wonderful. If you think it doesn’t rock, what you are really thinking is the above……

You should be jettisoned into the sun, along with Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, and Metal Church.

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So current, so topical, how do you keep up with the fast paced music industry trends?

[ThaSaltCracka]

hey old man, who are the Go-Go's?

[IndieMatty]

Is this an archived post or something?

What this generation knows about the Go-Go's is whatever VH1 has chosen to show on Behind the Music, and from what I can see from that, they are most definitely not gay. Sluts maybe, but not gay.

[imported_anacardo]

I have no idea why this was posted.

I have no idea how this guy has made it to 1250+ posts.

[ilya]

don't be afraid of hipsters, they're just like you & me!

[ilya]

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Why do people argue over things like music or movies? Doesn't it all come down to personal preference?

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It may, but the implications of that are just so depressing.

Seriously though, I think that communities argue about art in order to define & understand themselves better. Whether it makes sense to talk about one piece of art as being Better than another is an incredibly difficult question, but people(s) can still learn a lot about themselves by examining why this or that piece of art appears to them to be better, & even by examining their understanding of "better."

Plus it's fun.

[Klepton]

i see an asterisk in your future.