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Like the Bear said - somebody likes them. Not you, and not me, but someone listens to them and buys them... or they'd be extinct.
Let's be clear here - I'm not against an expression of opinion (I absolutely hate Nirvana, for example) - it's more the equation of personal taste with an objective value judgement (I absolutely hate Nirvana. Therefore they are utter shite, and I am free to ridicule them, their music, and any fans of their music that I encounter).
There are those artists who, for whatever reason, have landed on the 'naff pile' - received wisdom has it that they are awful/boring/derivative/dated/laughable/pretentious/or just plain shit. This gives people already comfortable with equating taste with value a safety buffer to slag these bands and their fans without worry of critical comeback, or any fear that they'll have to defend their judgements. That's lazy, thickheaded criticism, the kind that you'll see on knucklehead message boards all over the interwebnet.
Aside from his hairstyle, the only criticisms I ever hear of Kenny G, for example, is that he's horrifyingly bland. That's not objective fact, and I know at least one Kenny G fan who'd disagree with the statement very strongly. You are not his audience. Doesn't mean he doesn't have one.
Like I said. Music does not constitute a hatecrime. There's an element of sneering, and an attitude of superiority, in this thread, that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. |
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