― Allison, Friday, 13 June 2003 01:56 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 13 June 2003 05:46 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 13 June 2003 05:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 13 June 2003 09:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Allison, Friday, 13 June 2003 10:37 (twenty years ago) link
― NA. (Nick A.), Friday, 13 June 2003 10:44 (twenty years ago) link
― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 13 June 2003 10:59 (twenty years ago) link
I think I'm just going to sit here and be peeved with Josh.
― J (Jay), Friday, 13 June 2003 11:27 (twenty years ago) link
i second that!
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 13 June 2003 11:29 (twenty years ago) link
― brain, Friday, 13 June 2003 12:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Allison, Friday, 13 June 2003 16:13 (twenty years ago) link
― J (Jay), Friday, 13 June 2003 16:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 13 June 2003 16:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Allison, Friday, 13 June 2003 17:41 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:03 (twenty years ago) link
Most pretentious thing I've read on ILM in MONTHS!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:29 (twenty years ago) link
― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:41 (twenty years ago) link
And I'm sick of that fucking word...
― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 13 June 2003 18:58 (twenty years ago) link
It's all subjective. There have been many many posts here which elucidate the specific things in Dave's music that is not liked. What more can you say than 'Dave does/doesn't do X, Y, or Z. I don't care for/do care for X, Y, or Z'?To focus on each point brought up misses the whole, which is greater than the sum of its parts, ie, it's not JUST that people think the music is boring, and not JUST that they don't care for his voice, and not JUST that they don't want to be associated w/his hardcore fans. It's all of these--and more--combined.
― oops (Oops), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:15 (twenty years ago) link
― mei (mei), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:34 (twenty years ago) link
Heyyyyy...I remember you! You were the lady who said that "A Little Less Conversation" was the epitome of everything wrong with British Culture, and said we we're all mooks, hooligans and thugs for liking it.(I'm paraphrasing, of course. It's been so long since I saw that thread)
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 13 June 2003 19:41 (twenty years ago) link
― J (Jay), Friday, 13 June 2003 20:11 (twenty years ago) link
― J (Jay), Friday, 13 June 2003 20:12 (twenty years ago) link
― J (Jay), Friday, 13 June 2003 20:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Allison, Friday, 13 June 2003 22:29 (twenty years ago) link
― J (Jay), Friday, 13 June 2003 22:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Beavis, Friday, 13 June 2003 23:17 (twenty years ago) link
- The timbre of Dave's voice is often extraordinarily ugly. He sounds like he's trying to form all of his vowels with the roof of his mouth.
- The fiddle-timbre of the violin grates against the horns, making it nigh-impossible for them to play in tune together.
- Their songs register to my ears as very safe. They never take any extreme or unpredictable turns; in fact, you could probably find the basic chord progressions of most of the songs in a second-semester theory class. I understand that a huge reason for this is to give a solid foundation on which to solo, but the solos don't sparkle or impress.
- I've never heard them let their bass player get seriously ill. Given how great I think their bass player might be, this is criminal.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Saturday, 14 June 2003 01:44 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 14 June 2003 01:53 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Saturday, 14 June 2003 05:08 (twenty years ago) link
― paige, Saturday, 14 June 2003 10:25 (twenty years ago) link
have you actually read dan's post?
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 14 June 2003 11:29 (twenty years ago) link
Point me at a song.
They do take risks, just not as much music wise as it is timing and tempo.
Clearly I'm not going to take your word for anything because I heard their first two albums and was not impressed enough to pursue them any further, largely because of the reasons I listed.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Saturday, 14 June 2003 12:18 (twenty years ago) link
Dan, no lie, that's a beautiful piece of criticism right there.
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 14 June 2003 13:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 14 June 2003 17:11 (twenty years ago) link
― dave q, Saturday, 14 June 2003 17:34 (twenty years ago) link
― allison, Saturday, 14 June 2003 19:58 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 14 June 2003 20:01 (twenty years ago) link
Should it require more than a few CDs and singles to form an opinion of this band? If their readily available material (presumably the music the band felt most satisfied with to represent them) fails to create a favorable impression, why do you have such a seemingly damn hard time fathoming how -- for even a nanosecond -- that you may actually indeed be mistaken in your assertion that the DMB's music is anything other than bog-fucking-standard?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 June 2003 20:07 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 14 June 2003 20:20 (twenty years ago) link
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 14 June 2003 20:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Allison, Saturday, 14 June 2003 21:16 (twenty years ago) link
If you're not going to stand by statements, might I suggest you reconsider making them in the first place. What else have we to go on other than your own words in this debate?
At the very least, I think we can all safely, heartily and cheerily agree that Linkin Park suck from a big, greasy bag of cock, right?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 June 2003 21:31 (twenty years ago) link
I don't appreciate the amplification of every statement I make
Understood, but I think this is happening because you're not answering a lot of specific questions in turn. Dan, for instance, has brought up a lot that you're not apparently dealing with. Saying that you're not being understood or that you're being treated too harshly when you're not willing to engage further with what's asked is a bit of a problem -- especially if you're so single-mindedly focused on getting US to engage further with a band you like. It goes both ways.
Criticising the band for technical, lyrical, or any other intangible factors when you aren't entirely informed is a totally different animal
If people are getting annoyed with the band BECAUSE of something technical, lyrical, etc. and say so, what more do you want? It can't be intangible if it is there and they're pointing to it.
I'm not fond of a lot of bands, but if I haven't experienced them in their entirety then I do not pass jugement on them
If you aren't fond of a band you have passed a judgment. It may be a temporary one or may be one that you are wanting to note is something based on only a few things that you've heard, but it's still a judgment.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 June 2003 21:50 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 14 June 2003 21:52 (twenty years ago) link