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The discussion centers around the most annoying music, with participants sharing their least favorite songs and artists. Common grievances include repetitive lyrics, overexposure, and lack of musical depth. Songs like "It's a Small World," "Friday" by Rebecca Black, and works by Andrew Lloyd Webber are frequently mentioned as particularly grating. Many express disdain for modern pop music, citing its reliance on auto-tune and formulaic structures, while others criticize specific genres like rap and country for their perceived lack of authenticity. The conversation also touches on the subjective nature of music taste, with some participants humorously acknowledging that what is annoying to one person may be beloved by another. Overall, the thread highlights a shared frustration with certain musical trends and artists, while also inviting a light-hearted exchange about personal preferences in music.
  • #61
Lady Gaga can't sing and she can't play the piano for crap. She can wear outrageous clothing and odd facial appliances, but she is not a musician. Yeah, Elton John wore some pretty ridiculous stuff (including over-the-top glasses) but he can play piano and sing with the best of 'em.
 
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  • #62
turbo said:
Lady Gaga can't sing and she can't play the piano for crap. She can wear outrageous clothing and odd facial appliances, but she is not a musician. Yeah, Elton John wore some pretty ridiculous stuff (including over-the-top glasses) but he can play piano and sing with the best of 'em.

She's actually quite talented.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM
 
  • #63
Evo said:
She's actually quite talented.

I like her adult voice more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_OHpMbQVM
 
  • #64
I find her Lady Gaga personna obnoxious and corny and I don't care for her music, but it's wrong to say that she doesn't have talent.

You have to admit that the fake identity has made her a very rich woman.
 
  • #65
Ah yes, Lady Gaga. Definitely talented. Imo, wrt her music, in a way that millions of other American wannabes are. But she's extremely confident and performs almost naked, and apparently there's BIG market for that.

As for her music ... I think I'd rather be listening to warbling finches (and they really annoy me). But she's definitely, imho, not as bad as Yoko Ono.
 
  • #66
Yah, well, the problem with all this mass produced music is that it's mostly all pretty good, but it all lacks authenticity. Probably a side effect of professionalization and digitalization of the industry - too much plastic.
 
  • #67
MarcoD said:
Yah, well, the problem with all this mass produced music is that it's mostly all pretty good, but it all lacks authenticity. Probably a side effect of professionalization and digitalization of the industry - too much plastic.
It's all pretty bland, IMO. No character. Gaga is horrible. Contrast her "talent" with David Crosby, Steven Stills, Jim Messina, Hendrix, and a million other performers from the 60's and 70's. No contest. Steve Winwood was recording when he was 14 or so. None of those musicians had to wear outrageous costumes or face-makeup/accouterments to get attention. Just turn on the radio and appreciate.
 
  • #68
MarcoD said:
Yah, well, the problem with all this mass produced music is that it's mostly all pretty good, but it all lacks authenticity. Probably a side effect of professionalization and digitalization of the industry - too much plastic.
I totally agree with what I take to be the essence or your statement. The problem with pop music is much the same as it's always been. That is, it's more about the image of the performer and not so much about the music.

So, let me expand on my list of annoying music. Virtually all pop music. It can be somewhat pleasing, and I actually like some of it, but, bottom line, it's formulaic, not particularly inventive, and there are virtually millions of people in the world who can do it as well, or better than, the pop idols.
 
  • #69
We should reflect on the "popularity" of Kiss. Platform shoes, glittery costumes, and face-paint can't substitute for talent, but that's what drove their commercial success.
 
  • #70
turbo said:
It's all pretty bland, IMO. No character. Gaga is horrible. Contrast her "talent" with David Crosby, Steven Stills, Jim Messina, Hendrix, and a million other performers from the 60's and 70's. No contest. Steve Winwood was recording when he was 14 or so. None of those musicians had to wear outrageous costumes or face-makeup/accouterments to get attention. Just turn on the radio and appreciate.
Agree totally. But it does take a little effort to find radio stations that play good stuff. And I'm not necessarily talking about old stuff -- although competing with the originality of the stuff of the 60's and 70's is a tall order.
 
  • #71
ThomasT said:
Agree totally. But it does take a little effort to find radio stations that play good stuff. And I'm not necessarily talking about old stuff -- although competing with the originality of the stuff of the 60's and 70's is a tall order.
Impossible, up here. Steven King owns and operates the best rock station around, but there are no outlets for the good stuff from the 60's and 70's. It's pretty much bland crap laced with commercials.
 
  • #72
turbo said:
It's all pretty bland, IMO. No character. Gaga is horrible. Contrast her "talent" with David Crosby, Steven Stills, Jim Messina, Hendrix, and a million other performers from the 60's and 70's. No contest. Steve Winwood was recording when he was 14 or so. None of those musicians had to wear outrageous costumes or face-makeup/accouterments to get attention. Just turn on the radio and appreciate.

Yes, but just because someone does wear outrageous maekup doesn't mean they don't kick some serious butt. Take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZq3i94mSsQ
 
  • #73
For those of you who are advocating that modern music is 'crap', I would suggest that there is a lot of music out there that is available if you take the time to sample it, and a large portion of it across all of the genres does have something to offer.
 
  • #74
daveb said:
Yes, but just because someone does wear outrageous maekup doesn't mean they don't kick some serious butt. Take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZq3i94mSsQ
I'm sorry, but that is some of the worst of the worst (even if it is their "best"). Go back to Cream, Buffalo Springfield,Byrds, Blind Faith, and see if you can't find some head-turning music that didn't involve wearing outrageous costumes/makeup. Kiss never kicked any serious butt, IMO. Want a serious rock band? Maybe go back to AC/DC when Bon Scott was still alive. Their only concession to the populace was Angus' dressing in his school uniform for performances (his sister's idea).
 
  • #75
Shania Twain, That Don't Impress Me Much. It's godawful over-produced garbage (like most of what passes for pop-country music).
 
  • #76
turbo said:
I'm sorry, but that is some of the worst of the worst (even if it is their "best"). Go back to Cream, Buffalo Springfield,Byrds, Blind Faith, and see if you can't find some head-turning music that didn't involve wearing outrageous costumes/makeup. Kiss never kicked any serious butt, IMO. Want a serious rock band? Maybe go back to AC/DC when Bon Scott was still alive. Their only concession to the populace was Angus' dressing in his school uniform for performances (his sister's idea).

I never said those who didn't wear makeup weren't good either. I happen to love Cream, Deep Purple, etc. (I think rock from the late 60's and early 70's is the best) - FWIW, Queen and Pink Floyd are my favorite bands Kiss ranks in the top 50, probably).
 
  • #77
If you know who n dubz are then this is really quite funny. The mash up voice over is made up from clips of Prof. Brian Cox's narrative of Wonders of the Universe.

youtube.com/watch?v=W6Z7fai8MuU&feature=related

WARNING IT MAYBE A BIT EDGY AT TIMES SO DON'T WATCH IF YOU MAY BE OFFENDED.
 
  • #78
Who does this to a classic rock song. :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

 
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  • #79
rollcast said:
Who does this to a classic rock song. :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(



Daniihyo, apparently.
 
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  • #80
Personally, I went back to singer-songwriter and life performances over the last decade. A lot of Amy Winehouse when it comes to English music, and old (Hendrix/Reed) and local stuff no American would appreciate. (I am pretty sure Dutch 'schlager' is the equivalent of cats yodeling for an American.) For the rest, I've always had an eclectic and progressive taste in all kinds of music.

Worst music: I can't stand most metal, most house, most current day pop. Or the latest in contemporary 'classic' music. Or nineties ballads.

So worst for me is probably Dirty Dancing's 'Time of my life.'
 
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  • #81
lisab said:
Shania Twain, That Don't Impress Me Much. It's godawful over-produced garbage (like most of what passes for pop-country music).
I listened to this one on YouTube and I must say that I don't think it's necessarily over-produced. It's sort of catchy, the musicianship is top level, and overall I liked it better than, say, the recently posted Detroit Rock City by Kiss. But I wouldn't buy it or bother to download it free from the internet, or even listen to it again.

Pop country, or country pop, is, to me, sort of not offensive and not distracting elevator music -- nowhere near the subterranian level of badness exemplified by Yoko Ono's meanderings, imho.
 
  • #82
You want to hear some really bad music? I'm going to try to find some freeform jazz played by not very accomplished musicians. Stay tuned.
 
  • #83
Shania's music was over-produced and massaged right to death. Still, it was OK to listen to on FM. I can't believe that Mutt Lange cheated on that cutie with her "best friend", but that's what you get sometimes.
 
  • #84
turbo said:
Shania's music was over-produced and massaged right to death. Still, it was OK to listen to on FM. I can't believe that Mutt Lange cheated on that cutie with her "best friend", but that's what you get sometimes.
Yeah, what was he thinking?? :smile:
 
  • #85
ThomasT said:
Yeah, what was he thinking?? :smile:
Not thinking with the "big" head, apparently.

Shania was probably out on a tour, and Mutt thought "any port in a storm". I don't get it, either, but that's just me. Whose bed have your boots been under?
 
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  • #86
"Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith, anyone? It's definitely the most annoying song that I've heard in a LONG time.
 
  • #87
turbo said:
Not thinking with the "big" head, apparently.

Shania was probably out on a tour, and Mutt thought "any port in a storm". I don't get it, either, but that's just me. Whose bed have your boots been under?
I was being a bit sarcastic. I remember cheating on an old girlfriend (who found out via our nosey neighbor). The next day she suddenly started hitting me. So, I explained that, according to mouse experiments, it might be inferred that male mammals are creatures of lust particularly susceptible to varietal stimuli. To which she replied (somewhat sarcastically), "Oh, I never thought of it THAT WAY before!" And then proceeded to hit me some more. Anyway, I certainly learned my lesson, and was, in the future, much more careful when cheating.
 
  • #88
burklegirl said:
"Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith, anyone? It's definitely the most annoying song that I've heard in a LONG time.
The "I whip my hair back and forth" sections are almost Yoko Onoish. Extremely annoying. But the other parts aren't all that bad, imho. And the ending was quite humorous.

Anyway, it inspires countless ditties wrt the whipping back and forth of various body parts, household utensils, etc.
 
  • #89
burklegirl said:
It's definitely the most annoying song that I've heard in a LONG time.
Listen to some Yoko Ono stuff.
 
  • #90
ThomasT said:
The "I whip my hair back and forth" sections are almost Yoko Onoish. Extremely annoying. But the other parts aren't all that bad, imho. And the ending was quite humorous.

Anyway, it inspires countless ditties wrt the whipping back and forth of various body parts, household utensils, etc.

Yes, agreed... it's not the entire song that annoys me, just the "whip my hair back and forth" part that seems to be never-ending. I'd take listening to "Whip my Hair" over some of the rap that's popular today.

Did you see the Jimmy Fallon "Whip my Hair" spoof? Very humorous.
 
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