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There’s a handful of things that you just don’t debate if you want to remain friends with people because there are as many opinions as there are people on this lovely planet and it won’t necessarily mean you will agree with them.

This includes everything from politics to religion to Monopoly rules. And, well, you’ve guessed it, music is also in this list.

Reddit has been sharing unpopular opinions on music, whether specifically aimed at artists, genres, or even the music industry in general.

Check out the curated list below, and while you’re at it, let us know your unpopular opinions on music and anything else pertaining to it in the comment section below. Oh, and be nice!

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#3

People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Most mainstream musicians focus more on their theatrics and personas instead of music so a lot of it sounds the same and it’s bland

wanderingstalker , Miguel Santiago Report

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Instrumentals are heavily underrated

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

500 years of dominating the classical charts has already established that; can't see how that's flying in the face of public opinion.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Elton John doesn't get anywhere near the credit he deserves as an all time great. He should be discussed as a Top 5 solo career all time with only Elvis and MJ really being clear cut above him. But no one ever even brings him up in those discussions. I've never seen anyone able to write a coherent and borderline hit level song as quickly as Elton. Give him a sheet of words, they don't even have to be lyrics, and you'll have a hit in 5 minutes. If you don't believe me search "Elton John oven manual song" on YouTube.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come to think of it... can't disagree with this. That being said, I'm off to listen to tiny dancer

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Soundtracks from tv show, movies and videogames are as good if not better than original music.

HeavyWeath3r , Joshua Livingston Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Final Fantasy, Dishonored, Elder Scrolls, Bioshock, Dragon Age, D:BH, Shadow Warrior, Bastion (so incredible!), Brutal Legend, Yakuza... I could go on, but I would like to hear the video game OSTs others enjoy.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones You can still be considered a fan if you’ve only listened to one song but still respect the band. It’s so frustrating seeing people call others fake fans for only knowing like 3 songs. It doesn’t matter as long as you enjoy the music

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is super true; i believe it's worse to be a toxic fan who says stuff like that than a "fake" fan

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones For the most part the past 2 decades have been more about the marketability and/or ability of a person to be controversial than actual musicianship and talent.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe what this means is that the past two decades have been more so like this compared to the past? I don't know, that's questionable. Controversy sells, it's been like this for ages.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Every time somebody says that rock is dead I laugh really hard because I’ve heard it before... in 1978 from disco kids.

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#11

Gatekeeping is just as toxic in the music fan base culture as it is in any other fan base. I don’t need to know everything about someone to enjoy their music. Thanks, though.

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Daria B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes.... it's even better not to know. There's artists who make great music, but then you find out they're assholes at best, literally criminals at worst.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones People who only listen to one genre of music are suspect to me!

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Casey Burns
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 15yr old cousin filled her Blues & Jazz folder on her Ipod with rap music. Fooled us all lol

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#13

Blasting your music makes no sense to me. I hate loud music. Play it at a volume you can hear it at. That’s all you need. Your neighbors don’t need to hear what you’re listening to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to know why, when people listen to eardrum bursting music in their cars, that they have the passenger window wound down as well (well, they do in SA). I don't want to listen to your crap music.

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#14

Just because it’s classic rock doesn’t make it good

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eheheheh As a punk, I agree. Mwhahahah (anyway, there's good and bad songs in every scene, more or less)

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#15

Listening to music in languages you don't understand is far more enjoyable than listening to music in languages you do because you get to enjoy the human presence without having to engage with their problems.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I prefer songs in my language so I can sing along to it, but if a song has a good beat, tempo etc then I don't care what language it's in.

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#16

People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones That I never grew out of my edgy phase because I still enjoy punk and alt rock

I grew up in the 2000's so my go-to's are: Green Day, Rise Against, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, Sum 41, Sick Puppies, Paramore, Thousand Foot Krutch, Tonight Alive, Avenged 7x, Red, and Evanescence. There's more but that's a good list. I also have expanded my tastes, but I will always love punk/rock

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#17

People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones George Harrison was the best Beatle and had the best career after they broke up music wise.

Mangobunny98 , Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO) Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Harrison continued to innovate with great lyrics and melody. This is the man who gave us "While my guitar gently weeps."

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Eminem is very talented and I can appreciate that. However, to me he just sounds like a p!@#$d off chihuahua.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Mariah Carey is in fact a musical genius.

What I mean is that for a singer with that kind of voice to have written, co-arranged, and co-produced 95% of her own material is pretty incredible, especially when you take into consideration the way her vocals are layered, her knack for engineering her own vocal climaxes and the way she weaves in different flourishes in each register. Its like she’s paints a canvas with her voice. I simply don't hear as many artists fill an entire song with a range of vocalizations the way she does despite the trashy diva image which I suppose turns most people off.

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#20

Hamilton is so massively overrated it hurts

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hamilton is great, but this is true. people act like it's the greatest thing to ever grace the broadway stage, but in reality it's not. but it is very wonderful!

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#21

I'm so f!@#$%g tired of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They play on every radio station from classic rock to contemporary to weird alternative stations. I can't escape them, and all of their songs sound the same, and I've heard every one a thousand times, I'm just sick of them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then listen to the Red Hot Chili Pipers instead. They're better.

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Piet Puk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to be a huge fan untill they became the commercial band they rebelled against in their earlier years.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe it depends on what country you live in, cause I never hear them on the radio. I like them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you never hear them on the radio that's the reason you still like them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the f*** is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers." - Nick Cave

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the main reasons i stopped listening to popular radio stations was because of the repetitions. A classic rock station has no excuse, do they have a shortage of music in their classic back catalogue?

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Mario Gonzalez
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every song released after Blood Sex Sugar Magick sounds the same.

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H Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was an amazing album though, probably more so because of my age. I remember it being the soundtrack to one particularly memorable teen summer.

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Ivan Ilic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't hate band because of radio station repeating.Love their songs

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Tom Susala
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When they come on change stations...no one put a gun to your head to keep the radio on one station...

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's when your phone with a massive collection of music you DO like comes in handy.

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Keley Babs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That song "Scar Tissue".... like.... every 30 minutes on the radio for almost 2 years straight. I'll never understand it!!

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Barbara Baldwin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I listen to their Scottish counterparts, the red hot chili pipers

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Anna Repp
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are lucky! My go-to car radio stations only play them once in a lifetime and I'm so happy when I get to hear them. I'm not even a fan, but I like more variety in my radio.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll probably be hated for this but the same with The Smiths and The Cure on XM33. I really like both bands a hell of a lot but every. damned. time. I turn on XM33, within 15 minutes I'll hear a Cure or Smiths song! It's like Robert & Morrissey have part ownership in the channel!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always loved their cover of "Higher Ground". The rest of their hits are kind of meh, and didn't really fit with their semi-punk persona.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is on your radio station not TRHCP’s call the station, tell them to play something else or get better yet listen to a CD

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Bob De Brouwer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It all started with the song ' Under the Bridge". They made that song over and over with just other titles. Frusciante is a genius though...

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LesAnimaux
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once slipped up and called them Red Sh*t Holly Peppers and now I just keep on calling them that.

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Andrew Bridge
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's possible you've heard californication and under the bridge. That's the only ones they play round here

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Cindy Lu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Saw them on SNL, I think it was, & they were so massively out of tune, I could never listen to them again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hate to sound cliche but they're old stuff is amazing! I loved BSSM so much growing up. They were better when they had more edge and weren't overplayed on the radio.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get that they are not the same as they used to be, but they’ve got me through some really bad times and although I don’t listen to them as much as I used to, I still appreciate them for essentially saving my life.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I recently heard some of their songs that don't get played on the radio and I actually like Red Hot Chili Peppers, just not the radio stuff.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then you need more radio stations to listen to. Radio.garden is and awesome free app (or website if used in a browser) where you have thousands of radio stations from all over the world, try it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never liked their music, but their history of rape and sexual assault is the real reason I hate them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the last time I heard the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I was under the bridge downtown

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i love them but their songs are a bit repetitive and sometimes i forget which song is which

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a 90s alt/punk/rock fan, I can say that the Red Hot Chili Peppers bore me to tears.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dave Frusciante's guitar playing is the only reason to listen to RHCP. And he left the band ages ago.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those godawful ballads of theirs with their tone deaf singer. I would be so happy to never hear those damn songs again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Envy you. Brazil has the worst radio stations in the whole world. And the increasing kinds of REAL s****y "music styles"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could never get into them, they have a few good songs IMO (one of them is a cover) but other than that, I'm very meh. I don't hate them but I don't like them either. Plus the radio stations here only play Californication which is irritating

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

By The Way, I Can't Stop thinking they were once good but their Fortune Faded and now they might struggle to Give It Away

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I hate about them is that they are supposed to be cool, fun, funk and alternative, but they are just repetitive and boring

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Kpop as a genre demands intense amounts of talent. You can watch one of their live performances and it would be clear. That being said, i despise the industry and how it treats its artists.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones You don't need to be an amazing singer to be a worthwhile, talented artist. Taylor Swift can carry a tune but she isn't incredible, yet she really puts on a show and is a great songwriter. I don't really care if an artist autotunes or edits the sound of their voice, especially if it works with the song. Can't sing or play instruments but youve got Garageband and Autotune DOWN? Cool. You can still make good music in my eyes.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones “Songs About Jane” is Maroon 5’s only good album.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Adam Levine and his crap band must be one of the most, if not THE most, overrated musical act of the 00's. He can't fkcn sing and his falsetto is utterly annoying.

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#25

I never got the hype for 'Stairway to Heaven' being some all-time great song.

It's a good song but that's about as far as I'd go with it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As with all Zeppelin songs, it's about all aspects of the composition, music vocal and lyrics. Part of you opinion may be the overplay. Try the song performed by Heart. Both Bonams and Paige are amazing. Sorry, have to agree to disagree.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Indie music nowadays has been relegated to Ukuleles, random timed beats and nasal voices

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone is clearly uncultured. Ever heard of ajr? Half alive? Penelope Scott rings a bell? Caravan palace? Cavetown? Alec Benjamin?

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#27

The first Limp Bizkit album wasn't bad. S#$t went downhill fairly quick after that.

Same goes for Kid Rock.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Huey Lewis and the News. Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

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#29

Jazz is s#$t. It's a group of alleged musicians playing different tunes at the same time. Jazz aficionados that try and claim there's some sort of genius to making a god awful racket talk more s#$%e than wine experts.

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People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Music piracy made music better.

Money as a motivation to make music was basically removed from the equation. Nowadays, the people who make music do so mostly because they're artists. Loads of musicians these days are compelled to create to express themselves, because making music is in their soul, not to pander to an audience and make cash.

Obviously this doesn't apply to mainstream music. Luckily for all of us with Spotify, it's now super easy to ignore trashy mainstream nonsense, dig deep and find some real gems.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one was written by a choosy beggar. Apparently singers should sing for exposure. For free.

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