Unpopular opinions

[seawolf]

I'm sorry. I just couldn't do it. Kid A sucks. Sorry @mclaincausey I don't know how you can subject yourself to that. I did hear some music, but I had to peel back the layers of noise to get to it. It's funny because you and I agree on a lot of music and in life in general, but this is where I draw the line

I'm going to round out this unpopular opinion with something sweeter in the Music thread and attempt to shift the convo about our popular opinions over there.

[mclaincausey]

@Tago-Mago yeah that definitely makes sense. Both of these are very quintessentially American bands, drawing on very little outside of American modes of music and ideas, though Aja pulls in some Asian themes (though “Chinese music “ in the lyrics could be a reference to a derisive term Louis Armstrong attached to bebop) and you’ll hear them use sitar on “Do It Again,” or write a song called Bodhisattva, thought that is more about western faux eastern mysticism, and the Dead had some eastern things going on from time to time, especially in a song like Blues for Allah. Perhaps appreciating them for a German would be like me trying to enjoy polka, which has happened at a polka bar in Minneapolis but would be inconceivable elsewhere.

[GraemeE]

@seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:

Kid A sucks

I think there are no other options but to meet on the field of battle at this point but since we are talking nerdy music preferences it's going to need to either be some sort of larping or light saber combat

[goosehd]

As @Giles mentioned, I too have been on a Radiohead kick since this discussion started. Thank you and to all of you who don't like them...

My first thought regarding Snow Patrol was that I didn't know who they were. After looking up a few songs, I have but never set down to an entire album. Recommendations?

[Giles]

Eyes Open....

[seawolf]

@GraemeE If we're larping in a field, can we play some good music for our combat soundtrack? Planet Telex feels like a great start.

[Brian]

an olive grove facing the sea is one of my all time favourite songs, just happens to be a snow patrol song.

I don't dislike Radiohead but it doesn't resonate with me, The Libertines however I can listen to all day

[Tobi]

Hold on to your underwear boys and girls!

[Brian]

Primal scream have suddenly regrouped and are playing

[Giles]

@Tobi said in Unpopular opinions:

Hold on to your underwear boys and girls!

Jeez it was windy through the night. Will go and check SAKURA shortly. I added mooring lines and reduced windage yesterday.....

[Ross]

@Giles The ferry across the harbour was fun this morning i'd say that!

[Giles]

I have cameras on SAKURA I can view from my phone.

She's still floating

[Matt]

I don’t like Kendrick or Drake and I absolutely couldn’t care less about their beef.

[seawolf]

@Matt I heard someone refer to Kendrick as a rapper for Swifties, and nothing has ever made more sense.

[mclaincausey]

His stans are insufferable but I don't understand the connection artistically to Taylor Swift.

[Matt]

I just don’t like his voice. I don’t like Eminem either. They sound like Munchkins. The battling… whatever. I don’t like this dude so imma sing a little song about it. Please.

[SKT]

I don’t like Eminem but love Kendrick. Go figure

[SKT]

I’ll admit too that my appreciation for Kendrick goes beyond his voice and even the music.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/arts/music/kendrick-lamar-performances-super-bowl.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Thought this article was interesting about his evolution as an artist.

[Danimal506]

@mclaincausey Maybe it was the bell bottoms?

[endo]

@Matt said in Unpopular opinions:

I don’t like Kendrick or Drake and I absolutely couldn’t care less about their beef.

I heard their names and guess they are rappers or hiphoppers, but I'm just not interested enough to look anything up about them.