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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
You can wax poetic all you want about artistic merit - it is still just you attempting to claim your personal opinion as fact. And that argument makes about as much sense as claiming a Big Mac isn't a hamburger because Loungeburger's offerings are better and tastier.
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What in the hell are you talking about?
My commentatry is based solely to illustrate the point that modern mainstream music lacks artistic merit. I gave eight specific points why and you addressed none of them. You then went on to provide me a ninth point that modern bands write cliches to feed the masses in demographics.
This argument started when you poked fun at "moldy classic rock". Do you think for one second that internationally beloved and timeless bands like Pink Floyd, Queen, Led Zeppelin, etc etc etc ever cared about "writing to a demographic?" That is so not rock n roll. In the slightest. It is everything these bands stood against, and will always stand against. They will be remembered long after every one of the pathetic shlock rock bands you seem to revere are long forgotten as just another generic clone designed to make money. No artistic merit. Just $$$.
I even posted in this thread that if you can actually discuss the points I brought up, or even ones I didn't which actually address the spirit of the posts I have made and commentary therein, then we are having a healthy argument. I am not above being wrong, or above reconsidering my opinions, but you don't seem to have the capacity to actually discuss music, art, or the integrity of said in any kind of intellectually discernable manner. Your ideas that they tap into what audiences want and that makes it okay bothers me. They might as well be programming a video game.
Rather than address the points I have asked you to as per what is a reaosnable discussion on something as subjective as musical taste, you have decided to circumlocute said points and instead attack me as though I am claiming my opinion to be fact. If you think you can actually discuss why you think classic rock is "moldy" then feel free to come back to this thread and engage in a debate with me utilizing facts, properly presented interpretations of what exactly about the subject matter does or does not "do it for you", and not just resort back to "its what the masses want." Timeless bands like the ones mentioned above didn't give two-craps about what the masses wanted, and they will be remembered forever.