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Posted: Mar. 15 2006, 07:45

lol that's fun, it's my favorite from EM

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Posted: Sep. 14 2006, 13:17

I always liked this track... the only one from EM that I don't like is Nothing But... would be in his top 5 of worst Mike songs ever  :)

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Posted: Sep. 14 2006, 19:17

hehehe.. man in crises was me before  ;)
still it is very  :/  :(
so no change in my mind hehe


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Posted: Jan. 11 2010, 15:04

Quote (Sir Mustapha @ Dec. 05 2004, 11:13)
Last, but not least, JUST BECAUSE A SONG/ALBUM SOLD MILLIONS AND TOPPED CHARTS EVERYWHERE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD. If that was the case, we'd have to count Creed and Limp Bizkit as excellent bands.

Oh deary me.

Y'know, each to their own and stuff.

But just because you personally don't like, say, Limp Bizkit, it doesn't necessarily follow that they are therefore intrinsically bad.

And just because something is popular, it doesn't necessarily follow that 'it's because of the media' / 'the masses are stupid and ignorant' / 'peer pressure' etc.

Now, I'm no fan of Creed either, but I do think it's a tad patronising when people say that such-and-such band is definitively terrible or lacking in merit. Or indeed that I'm stupid / a media-controlled sheep for liking a certain artist who just happens to be popular. It's all subjective, people.

I like what I like. Sometimes my musical tastes coincide with popular fashion, sometimes they don't.

But popular doesn't necessarily mean rubbish... a certain album called 'Tubular Bells' spings to mind at this point!
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Posted: Jan. 11 2010, 16:19

Quote (starfish @ Jan. 11 2010, 15:04)
Quote (Sir Mustapha @ Dec. 05 2004, 11:13)
Last, but not least, JUST BECAUSE A SONG/ALBUM SOLD MILLIONS AND TOPPED CHARTS EVERYWHERE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD. If that was the case, we'd have to count Creed and Limp Bizkit as excellent bands.

Oh deary me.

Y'know, each to their own and stuff.

But just because you personally don't like, say, Limp Bizkit, it doesn't necessarily follow that they are therefore intrinsically bad.

And just because something is popular, it doesn't necessarily follow that 'it's because of the media' / 'the masses are stupid and ignorant' / 'peer pressure' etc.

Now, I'm no fan of Creed either, but I do think it's a tad patronising when people say that such-and-such band is definitively terrible or lacking in merit. Or indeed that I'm stupid / a media-controlled sheep for liking a certain artist who just happens to be popular. It's all subjective, people.

I like what I like. Sometimes my musical tastes coincide with popular fashion, sometimes they don't.

But popular doesn't necessarily mean rubbish... a certain album called 'Tubular Bells' spings to mind at this point!

I disagree with Starfish here. In order to have mass appeal record companies sign (and design) artists whose qualities can best be described as lowest common detenominator. Mainstream rock music had an experimetal phase in the late 60s/early 70s which left a lot of room for individuality and artistic expression but that is a thing of the past. Most of todays mainstream rock is totally populist, and the main reason for that is that the record companies (and the bands!) have more knowledge about their customers now than they used to.
I too realize that the qualities of music lies mostly in the listener and his/hers interpretation, but still there is music with more and less artistic quallity. Music with high artistic quality may be difficult to grasp and require time to "get". It may also test the patience of the listener and it may fall outside of the format that current media requires. And it doesn't need to have a target audience. There are so many things that are not possible in the musical mainstream and therefore it's not as rich in colour and taste as the "undergrowth" (which admittedly is alive and well on the internet and on independent labels).
It's true that you can't compete in music, but let's just admit that King Crimson has something that Michael Bublé hasn't. It's more than just a matter of taste.


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Posted: Jan. 11 2010, 21:02

Do you think it is possible to 'prove objectively' that one piece of music is 'better'/'worse' than another?

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Posted: Mar. 17 2010, 01:36

Quote (MAN IN CRISES @ April 21 2004, 15:59)
I must confess that Runaway son from earth moving is terrible and noisy!
Do you think that?
I cant find my self listening to it, ive tried! But I cant!

I kinda like the song.

Think it would have been a great single for John Farnham.
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Posted: Mar. 17 2010, 02:14

Quote (trcanberra @ Mar. 17 2010, 16:36)
Think it would have been a great single for John Farnham.

Yeh and Jimmy Barnes could do Shadow on the Wall
nah don't think so but i could picture Farnsey do'in Runaway Son   :D
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Posted: Mar. 17 2010, 03:39

Quote (smillsoid @ Jan. 11 2010, 21:02)
Do you think it is possible to 'prove objectively' that one piece of music is 'better'/'worse' than another?

Sure - if I like it, it is then, by definition, good.  And if I don't ...

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Posted: Mar. 17 2010, 07:31

Yes, "Runaway Son" is a lot of fun - with the beat of the song falling on not a single unimportant word! Please don't remind me of Johnny Farnham - I find him as irritating as Caveman finds a certain group beginning with W!
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010, 07:55

You're the voice Nightspore :laugh:
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010, 07:57

Quote (milamber @ Mar. 18 2010, 07:55)
You're the voice Nightspore :laugh:

You always know something's bad when Telstra uses it in a commercial!
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010, 07:59

Also that irritating ad with what about me for car insurance yuk
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010, 09:28

Quote (nightspore @ Mar. 17 2010, 07:31)
Yes, "Runaway Son" is a lot of fun - with the beat of the song falling on not a single unimportant word! Please don't remind me of Johnny Farnham - I find him as irritating as Caveman finds a certain group beginning with W!

Would that be The Wombles? :laugh:

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Posted: Mar. 18 2010, 19:12

Quote (The Caveman @ Mar. 18 2010, 09:28)
Quote (nightspore @ Mar. 17 2010, 07:31)
Yes, "Runaway Son" is a lot of fun - with the beat of the song falling on not a single unimportant word! Please don't remind me of Johnny Farnham - I find him as irritating as Caveman finds a certain group beginning with W!

Would that be The Wombles? :laugh:

Eek - that was a splutter over my coffee moment.
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010, 21:39

Quote (The Caveman @ Mar. 18 2010, 09:28)
Would that be The Wombles? :laugh:

Oho! We want the actual name of the group mentioned, do we? Perhaps, deep down, there's a secret liking for them? Then I shall oblige: we're talking about the Wiggles!  :D
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Posted: Mar. 19 2010, 01:53

Damn i was betting it was Wham or Ween or maybe Womak & Womak.......now lets all sing together Wake up Jeff  :)
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Posted: Mar. 19 2010, 05:33

Quote (milamber @ Mar. 19 2010, 01:53)
Damn i was betting it was Wham or Ween or maybe Womak & Womak.......now lets all sing together Wake up Jeff  :)

Don't you start as well ferchrisakes! :laugh:

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Posted: Mar. 19 2010, 10:01

Quote (milamber @ Mar. 19 2010, 01:53)
Damn i was betting it was Wham or Ween or maybe Womak & Womak.......now lets all sing together Wake up Jeff  :)

Milamber perhaps this will help... I wonder who does the guitar solo at the end?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP7q2o1Z0w8
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Posted: April 01 2010, 01:51

Quote (nightspore @ Mar. 20 2010, 01:01)
I wonder who does the guitar solo at the end?

I bet The Caveman could nail it :p
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