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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder
I guess if you go by sales it's true but if you go by music it's woefully untrue. I don't mind that Nickelback is popular, beyond that I can't stand listening to the radio because of how much I dislike Nickelback's and others corporate tunes. They are just a good for those who don't really care about music and only care about enjoying a few minutes in the car.
McDonalds, Michael Bay, Nickelback, Coors Light, it's all the same thing. I eat at McDonalds and drink Coors Light but I know that if I had the willingness, time and money to really delve into food and drink I wouldn't touch those things ever again.
What I really dislike is the argument that music is entirely subjective and each band is equally valuable. It's not true and destructive to music and art. A band that spends years laboring over an album and releases something that innovates, shows music in a new light, and brings real insight deserves far more praise than a band like Nickelback.
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You're right. Be prepared to be called a music snob. Somehow people that buy "big shiny tunes" once a year seem to think their opinion of music should matter as much as people who spend time and energy digging up obscure new music, and go to lots of live shows, and spent money on a lot of music each year, as well as listen with a critical ear. No one who is a music fan of substance believes Nickelback is the greatest band of the decade.
I don't have to respect everyone's opinion on music when, as Troutman put it, their reference point is whatever they hear on Don, Johanne and the Coach on the morning commute.
It would be the equivalent of seeking an opinion on the Flames from a bandwagon fan who watched a few playoff games while getting plastered in 2004, and hasn't watched many since.