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Originally Posted by mattyk19
The sentence 'I'd never heard of Metric before yesterday - mostly because I don't listen to indie music. And yesterday reminded me of why I never do.' to me is what's wrong in the art scene in Calgary. You can recognize a poor performance - fine. Most people there recognized it. But why that should make you turn to Nickelback as a musical solace is scary. Open your mind. Listen to everything, enjoy coming up with your own judgements. Find even a single phrase that you can enjoy, critique the things you don't like. But don't judge every other band you consider 'indie' simply because of Metric's performance.
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I don't like most indie music. That's why I don't listen to it. Not the other way around. Has nothing to do with not having an open mind, has to do with personal likes and dislikes. If I hate sushi for example, should I eat some of it every now and then just to "open my mind?" Maybe not judge the sushi at Market mall just because I hated the sushi at Chinook?
Sushi is sushi - it's not for everyone. Neither is indie music. Neither is Nickelback...or any other music. I'm not "taking solace" in Nickelback. I like it....just like many other people do - they didn't become the most popular Canadian band by dumb luck. But this thread isn't about them.
Back to Metric. I hadn't previously heard of them because I don't make an effort to stay on top of the indie music world - that's not out of ignorance, that's because I don't like indie music. I didn't even know who was performing until they announced it at McMahon....at which point I was willing to sit down and listen instead of going to the washroom.
The washroom would have been the better choice. IMO anyway.