What Is Rockism ?

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So where's the thread for complaining abt video (audio to tbh) as preferred mode of communication? Ours is undoubtedly a civilisation in decline

Images of text too... What is the fucking deal? I get meme templates, at least I know where they originated, but wtf is up with images of small chunks of horribly formatted text?

corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 19:50 (four weeks ago) link

hot medium/cool medium iirc

A So-Called Pulitzer price winner (President Keyes), Tuesday, 21 May 2024 19:53 (four weeks ago) link

i just heard about civilization in decline on a vid by plato, why do new school kids need to have one name all the time

well below the otm mendoza line (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 22 May 2024 01:27 (four weeks ago) link

we do have this fwiw

Music Criticism in Video Form

budo jeru, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 02:27 (four weeks ago) link

ah yeah forgot about that one.

scott seward, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 02:27 (four weeks ago) link

hey scott, thx again for posting this video. i don't love our friend overall, but there's a sentiment he's getting at here that really stuck with me...

re:being extra critical or having a set of arbitrary and ill-defined rules that things have to adhere to in order for the rockist to give it a fair listen... that's so real ime. some people don't even know much about technical aspects of music, but will still have these staunch rules of engagement before a band/artist even gets taken seriously.

(honestly, how do you not have the ability to distinguish between major/minor tonality and yet still want me to take your opinion on "songwriting" seriously? not saying everyone has to be a scholar, but at least don't be ignorant. strawman here maybe, but c'mon)

it seems like some of those folks are listening to music for the sole purpose of taking it down critically. why even bother, do they even enjoy music to begin with? it's sad/annoying/scary when it's not even traditional "rock" fans who do it and start applying those rockist attitudes to non-white, non-establishment music.

that video really illuminated this with a lot of impact.

interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Monday, 3 June 2024 17:13 (two weeks ago) link


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