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20 People Share What They Truly Think Of Popular Music
It is completely okay to have different opinions about music or food or anything else for that matter. It is also normal to not agree with one another. But there are some people in this world, who may have gone too far with their opposing views or are just trying to get on everybody's nerves. Recently, people on Twitter started sharing their unpopular music opinions, and some, while weird, are still acceptable, for example, standing by their love of country music. But then there were some who's opinion are simply outrageous, from calling the Beatles overrated to saying all rap music sucks, these people are definitely trying to stir up some arguments, and well, they succeeded.
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Sheri Armstrong 7 years ago
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH OML EVERYBODY YELLS AT ME WHEN I SAY THAT
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Alia G. 7 years ago
I think she's a great singer, but she's in no way "revolutionary" or "groundbreaking".
Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago
She's a great singer, but her songs are terrible.
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EA 7 years ago
Her voice is phenomenal you can’t doubt that. But her music is dreadful. Real shame.
Blue Cicada 7 years ago
Yes! That voice is wasted on crappy songs sung by a mediocre personality.
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Daria B 7 years ago
This is a bit off topic, but I'd love to see a duet with Ariana Grande and Irene Grandi just to troll the English speaking audiences about the correct pronunciation of their respective names. ♥
Baron Simone Von Bianco 7 years ago
Lol. Too bad Irene Grandi doesn't make a notable album since 2003 and she already fell way too far from the radar long ago. Her peak moment was in 1995-1997. Still, she is a better singer than Ariana Grande big time.
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NAVYA PRASAD 4 years ago
She sings like as if she is holding back and will die if she put her soul in it completely
honeybear tae 5 years ago
lmao she's vocally incredible but her music in my opinion, isn't all that.
marie.diamantes 6 years ago
she's not that bad. her voice is incredible, but the songs that got popular aren't very good. some of her other songs, the underrated ones, are much better than the ones you hear on the radio. 7 rings is not good at all, but her song ghostin is amazing and beautiful.
Merkey Martini 7 years ago
If she would just learn to enunciate... I'm so sick of going to Shazam every time I wanna know what she's saying.
Rage Racer 7 years ago
When, Thank you NEXT! Was about her music this whole time. Make her pay for that doughnut she licked back in the day and send her on her way!
FortnitePlayerGirl 7 years ago
I'm done with that lady. She thinks she sooo good, but really, SHE DOODOO!!!
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
Nah. People are free to say what they want. If you’re offended, it’s because you see things wrong.
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Benjamin Boysley 7 years ago
I prefer video game/film music, I find it stimulates my imagination and is often well composed (John Williams especially)
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Kaisu Rei 7 years ago
Everyone should be allowed to listen to what kind of music they want! There's garbage modern music and there's garbage music made in the past
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 7 years ago
When will we learn music and any kind of art is, in most cases, subjective? Yeah, there are really lots of examples of trash out there, but, once again, is my opinion, my taste in music.
Daria Z 7 years ago
More than a third of the listed bands/singers and/or their music are completely unknown to me. I feel so old now :(
Lizzie the Crayon 7 years ago
I am still in school and I dont know these people...gaaaaaaah
Load More Replies... FortnitePlayerGirl 7 years ago (edited)
Today's music is DOODOO!!! Everybody on the radio these days sounds the same, you can't even tell the difference between them. Alessia Cara or Halsey? Khalid or Post Malone? Every singer on the radio has the same voice and it all sucks. This generation of rap-inspired doodoo music with overused topics needs to die.
FortnitePlayerGirl 7 years ago
yah. not everybody wants to hear about singer's breakups in an annoying fashion
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Christina Sersif 7 years ago
If all you sing/rap about is your riches, you're an a*****e singer and I refuse to listen to you.
Brad white 7 years ago
Metal and many of of its sub-genres are underrated. It's difficult to find another genre that requires the technical skill of metal musicians; let alone getting upwards of 5 talented people in your act coming together perfectly.
Sisterella Onelovetoall 7 years ago
Pop music nowadays are overly polished & not enough soul or lost its raw form!
Enola Brinkley-Crayton 7 years ago
Music was something that just gave you a feeling of contentment. Not a whole lot of true talent now and seldom write their own music. Throw in a few profanities, screw someone and take someone out and you have a "song". There is still true talent out there but if they don't have that whore or gangsta persona it is not reaching the kids in today's society. What is with the frigging tattoos on the face? How stupid is this?
Reilly Beryll 7 years ago
My weird opinion: electro can be pretty good. Mixed with industrial metal . . . Goodness! I don’t mean light dubstep. I honestly am not a fan of rap myself. Most of it that’s popular is just . . . *oof*. But to each their own!
Parmeisan 7 years ago
All of the comments saying "X is overrated" are true - even the Beatles! I say this because there are so many bands out there just as (or, occasionally, nearly as) good that never "make it" and almost nobody ever hears about them. It's like Harry Potter - good books, 4-7 are great even, I loved the series. But why did they become so beloved when there are books out there just as good or better that never went mainstream? So yeah, the Beatles are great, Harry Potter is great, but they're still over-rated because 99% of bands and books are under-rated. :)
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
I don’t think that make Harry Potter overrated, it just makes the better but less popular books underrated.
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ZombieGirl5591 7 years ago
I can't stand Christina Aguilera's singing voice or Ariana Grande's...Christina does annoying a*s "runs" too much and I don't like her tone, and Ariana is too breathy and mumbles too much. I can never understand what she is saying.
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
Christina is a very good singer. I think Ariana is as well, people conflate her annoying personality with her musical ability.
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mabof arogundade 7 years ago
Will totally agree with the facts of Beyonce songs being overrated and Beyonce herself.... Also cardi b songs aren't just it ... songs now are just about drugs, sex and shiity things 🤷🏾 ...thats the only reason why cardi b won the Grammy's award🤦🏾
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
Songs have been about drugs and sex since the 1950’s. Grow up, little girl.
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Amina Hays 7 years ago
I listen to black metal but because I have lots of tattoos (someone actually once said to me "you have your fingers tattooed, you clearly don't listen to 'nice' music") and wear mostly black, people assume I'm a music snob but as I'm writing this, I'm listening to Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys and before that I was listening to Bone Machine by Tom Waits. If I like it, I like it. I know a lot of people who only listen to one genre of music and refuse to listen to anything else; it takes the joy out of music completely.
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 7 years ago
Fellow metaller here, put that b******t Beach Boys away and listen to Nattefrost now, burning churches, corpse paint etc etc.
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Loki 7 years ago
An idea: Arctic monkeys are lowkey good and people should stop grouping arctic monkeys, the neighborhood and the 1975 together. Also, pop-punk deserves better(Listen to state champs, knuckle puck, real friends, all time low, etc if you never heard of any pop-punk, which is green day,blink-182 etc)
Anonymous Bunny 7 years ago
Y'all should listen to Nico Collins. He's super talented but also super underrated. He should have a Grammy.
Lazy Panda 7 years ago
The trend of celebrities all coming out with music despite not being famous for singing is stupid because they can’t actually sing but fans will buy it anyways
Monica Pryts 3 years ago
I am still being teased 25 years later for being a Hanson fan! They've continued to make misic.
Huddo's sister 4 years ago
All of the people saying they don't like any current music, there are lots of artists that you might like if you don't just stick to mainstream. There are so many local/smaller artists out there. I didn't 'discover' music until in my mid 20s because all I heard was mainstream and I just tuned out (though I did like a bit of the 'golden oldies). Then I was living with my brother and he had a local station on all the time and it just clicked. I didn't dislike music, I just hadn't heard anything that was interesting.
Zoila Flores Pena 5 years ago
My top fav songs: Savage Love, Watermelon Sugar, Just Let Me Adore You, Blinding Lights, Dynamite (not the popular one).
Weird Gaming Emo 6 years ago
Everyone saying emo is stupid It's not okay? Get that through your pea sized brain
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago (edited)
The only thing more annoying than mainstream music and it’s fans are people who go out of their way to make a show of not liking it. Like, your bookish gamer nerd persona and the the music that goes with it is so trite that it might as well be mainstream too. Most of the comments here are just taking the contrarian position to the mainstream standard. No actual individual thought at all. They end up just being a different kind of mainstream. Not trying to be holier than thou, I just don’t know how else to put it.
trinity davis 7 years ago
I find it hilarious that even on posts meant to be open to opinions we still get so many hidden submissions
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Downvotes just mean people disagree. I don't see how being open to opinions and disagreeing with them are exclusive
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Tiny Dancer 7 years ago (edited)
I've been an Elton John fan for more than 40 years now, so none of these "unpopular" opinions are new to me, lol! In the mid-70s, this was a popular opinion. Now, not so much. And I spent WAY too much time arguing with a Swiftie on Twitter that Kate Bush was the far more talented of the two ladies, but she had no Grammys to show for it whereas Taylor has something like 10. In the end, it's all subjective anyway. Listen to whatever and whoever makes you happy, end of.
- 7 years ago
I'm shocked that TJler hasn't said something negative yet. Poor dude. Don't hate on him, he hates himself already.
Reilly Beryll 7 years ago
Oh hot dang! He isn’t! I’ve gotten to the point where I always search for his comments. I’m always curious about what he has to say.
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Lizzie the Crayon 7 years ago
Music these days...jeez. Also, if you feel like it, anytime you see a comment from me, click,on it,and tell me what you think a my post I have. Not,that great of a post, I may delete it sometime,,but just wanted to get feedback. 👍 I will be checking out your guys profiles, too!!!
Justapottaflash 7 years ago
Once you join a K-pop fandom, you get used to these kind of comments.
Cindy Snow 7 years ago
Like Bryan is the worst singer ever. He's banned from playing in my car.
Misterscooter 7 years ago
What? Why are we just posting a bunch of opinions about something as subjective as music?
John Louis 7 years ago
All religions have a tenet equivalent to treat others the way you want to be treated. That begins with respecting people's personal tastes. Whatever music you enjoy is what you enjoy. I don't need to think about it or comment on it.
Honesty Olishia 7 years ago
I agree. They're saying that "so-and-so sucks" but then not giving a reason and it's annoying and stupid as heck
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Natasha Forchione 7 years ago (edited)
I recommend this video, The Truth About Popular Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0wuwJBdMI
Ryo Bakura 7 years ago
Phil Collins blows. Kelly Rowland is better than Beyoncé. Just because you can make your lyrics rhyme doesn't make you a rapper. Auto-tune ruins every song it's used in. Playing sound effects to a rhythm is not music. Justin Timberlake did not improve when he went solo. One Direction were god-awful, and their solo stuff is as bad, or worse.
Mascha Claessens 7 years ago
I once went to a birthday where I only really knew the birthday girl. I talked to some people about music, and told them I always switch radio stations when I hear either Coldplay or Ed Sheeran. No one wanted to talk to me after that. Talk about unpopular opinions. I was hoping at least one of these would be in this list... :P
Mascha Claessens 7 years ago
BTW. I do understand why people would like Coldplay and Ed Sheeran. It's just that their voices annoy me... :')
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Kaisu Rei 7 years ago
Everyone should be allowed to listen to what kind of music they want! There's garbage modern music and there's garbage music made in the past
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 7 years ago
When will we learn music and any kind of art is, in most cases, subjective? Yeah, there are really lots of examples of trash out there, but, once again, is my opinion, my taste in music.
Daria Z 7 years ago
More than a third of the listed bands/singers and/or their music are completely unknown to me. I feel so old now :(
Lizzie the Crayon 7 years ago
I am still in school and I dont know these people...gaaaaaaah
Load More Replies... FortnitePlayerGirl 7 years ago (edited)
Today's music is DOODOO!!! Everybody on the radio these days sounds the same, you can't even tell the difference between them. Alessia Cara or Halsey? Khalid or Post Malone? Every singer on the radio has the same voice and it all sucks. This generation of rap-inspired doodoo music with overused topics needs to die.
FortnitePlayerGirl 7 years ago
yah. not everybody wants to hear about singer's breakups in an annoying fashion
Load More Replies... Christina Sersif 7 years ago
If all you sing/rap about is your riches, you're an a*****e singer and I refuse to listen to you.
Brad white 7 years ago
Metal and many of of its sub-genres are underrated. It's difficult to find another genre that requires the technical skill of metal musicians; let alone getting upwards of 5 talented people in your act coming together perfectly.
Sisterella Onelovetoall 7 years ago
Pop music nowadays are overly polished & not enough soul or lost its raw form!
Enola Brinkley-Crayton 7 years ago
Music was something that just gave you a feeling of contentment. Not a whole lot of true talent now and seldom write their own music. Throw in a few profanities, screw someone and take someone out and you have a "song". There is still true talent out there but if they don't have that whore or gangsta persona it is not reaching the kids in today's society. What is with the frigging tattoos on the face? How stupid is this?
Reilly Beryll 7 years ago
My weird opinion: electro can be pretty good. Mixed with industrial metal . . . Goodness! I don’t mean light dubstep. I honestly am not a fan of rap myself. Most of it that’s popular is just . . . *oof*. But to each their own!
Parmeisan 7 years ago
All of the comments saying "X is overrated" are true - even the Beatles! I say this because there are so many bands out there just as (or, occasionally, nearly as) good that never "make it" and almost nobody ever hears about them. It's like Harry Potter - good books, 4-7 are great even, I loved the series. But why did they become so beloved when there are books out there just as good or better that never went mainstream? So yeah, the Beatles are great, Harry Potter is great, but they're still over-rated because 99% of bands and books are under-rated. :)
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
I don’t think that make Harry Potter overrated, it just makes the better but less popular books underrated.
Load More Replies... ZombieGirl5591 7 years ago
I can't stand Christina Aguilera's singing voice or Ariana Grande's...Christina does annoying a*s "runs" too much and I don't like her tone, and Ariana is too breathy and mumbles too much. I can never understand what she is saying.
Nia Loves Art 7 years ago
Christina is a very good singer. I think Ariana is as well, people conflate her annoying personality with her musical ability.
Load More Replies... mabof arogundade 7 years ago
Will totally agree with the facts of Beyonce songs being overrated and Beyonce herself.... Also cardi b songs aren't just it ... songs now are just about drugs, sex and shiity things 🤷🏾 ...thats the only reason why cardi b won the Grammy's award🤦🏾
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
Songs have been about drugs and sex since the 1950’s. Grow up, little girl.
Load More Replies... Amina Hays 7 years ago
I listen to black metal but because I have lots of tattoos (someone actually once said to me "you have your fingers tattooed, you clearly don't listen to 'nice' music") and wear mostly black, people assume I'm a music snob but as I'm writing this, I'm listening to Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys and before that I was listening to Bone Machine by Tom Waits. If I like it, I like it. I know a lot of people who only listen to one genre of music and refuse to listen to anything else; it takes the joy out of music completely.
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 7 years ago
Fellow metaller here, put that b******t Beach Boys away and listen to Nattefrost now, burning churches, corpse paint etc etc.
Load More Replies... Loki 7 years ago
An idea: Arctic monkeys are lowkey good and people should stop grouping arctic monkeys, the neighborhood and the 1975 together. Also, pop-punk deserves better(Listen to state champs, knuckle puck, real friends, all time low, etc if you never heard of any pop-punk, which is green day,blink-182 etc)
Anonymous Bunny 7 years ago
Y'all should listen to Nico Collins. He's super talented but also super underrated. He should have a Grammy.
Lazy Panda 7 years ago
The trend of celebrities all coming out with music despite not being famous for singing is stupid because they can’t actually sing but fans will buy it anyways
Monica Pryts 3 years ago
I am still being teased 25 years later for being a Hanson fan! They've continued to make misic.
Huddo's sister 4 years ago
All of the people saying they don't like any current music, there are lots of artists that you might like if you don't just stick to mainstream. There are so many local/smaller artists out there. I didn't 'discover' music until in my mid 20s because all I heard was mainstream and I just tuned out (though I did like a bit of the 'golden oldies). Then I was living with my brother and he had a local station on all the time and it just clicked. I didn't dislike music, I just hadn't heard anything that was interesting.
Zoila Flores Pena 5 years ago
My top fav songs: Savage Love, Watermelon Sugar, Just Let Me Adore You, Blinding Lights, Dynamite (not the popular one).
Weird Gaming Emo 6 years ago
Everyone saying emo is stupid It's not okay? Get that through your pea sized brain
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago (edited)
The only thing more annoying than mainstream music and it’s fans are people who go out of their way to make a show of not liking it. Like, your bookish gamer nerd persona and the the music that goes with it is so trite that it might as well be mainstream too. Most of the comments here are just taking the contrarian position to the mainstream standard. No actual individual thought at all. They end up just being a different kind of mainstream. Not trying to be holier than thou, I just don’t know how else to put it.
trinity davis 7 years ago
I find it hilarious that even on posts meant to be open to opinions we still get so many hidden submissions
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Downvotes just mean people disagree. I don't see how being open to opinions and disagreeing with them are exclusive
Load More Replies... Tiny Dancer 7 years ago (edited)
I've been an Elton John fan for more than 40 years now, so none of these "unpopular" opinions are new to me, lol! In the mid-70s, this was a popular opinion. Now, not so much. And I spent WAY too much time arguing with a Swiftie on Twitter that Kate Bush was the far more talented of the two ladies, but she had no Grammys to show for it whereas Taylor has something like 10. In the end, it's all subjective anyway. Listen to whatever and whoever makes you happy, end of.
- 7 years ago
I'm shocked that TJler hasn't said something negative yet. Poor dude. Don't hate on him, he hates himself already.
Reilly Beryll 7 years ago
Oh hot dang! He isn’t! I’ve gotten to the point where I always search for his comments. I’m always curious about what he has to say.
Load More Replies... Lizzie the Crayon 7 years ago
Music these days...jeez. Also, if you feel like it, anytime you see a comment from me, click,on it,and tell me what you think a my post I have. Not,that great of a post, I may delete it sometime,,but just wanted to get feedback. 👍 I will be checking out your guys profiles, too!!!
Justapottaflash 7 years ago
Once you join a K-pop fandom, you get used to these kind of comments.
Cindy Snow 7 years ago
Like Bryan is the worst singer ever. He's banned from playing in my car.
Misterscooter 7 years ago
What? Why are we just posting a bunch of opinions about something as subjective as music?
John Louis 7 years ago
All religions have a tenet equivalent to treat others the way you want to be treated. That begins with respecting people's personal tastes. Whatever music you enjoy is what you enjoy. I don't need to think about it or comment on it.
Honesty Olishia 7 years ago
I agree. They're saying that "so-and-so sucks" but then not giving a reason and it's annoying and stupid as heck
Load More Replies... Natasha Forchione 7 years ago (edited)
I recommend this video, The Truth About Popular Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0wuwJBdMI
Ryo Bakura 7 years ago
Phil Collins blows. Kelly Rowland is better than Beyoncé. Just because you can make your lyrics rhyme doesn't make you a rapper. Auto-tune ruins every song it's used in. Playing sound effects to a rhythm is not music. Justin Timberlake did not improve when he went solo. One Direction were god-awful, and their solo stuff is as bad, or worse.
Mascha Claessens 7 years ago
I once went to a birthday where I only really knew the birthday girl. I talked to some people about music, and told them I always switch radio stations when I hear either Coldplay or Ed Sheeran. No one wanted to talk to me after that. Talk about unpopular opinions. I was hoping at least one of these would be in this list... :P
Mascha Claessens 7 years ago
BTW. I do understand why people would like Coldplay and Ed Sheeran. It's just that their voices annoy me... :')
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