When I was a teen, like, 90% of all the indie rock bands I listened to had a female vocalists. Dudes were caught slackin'.
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I don't get the hate for Imagine Dragons
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Yeah, they aren't free from criticism for sure but the degree of hate just seems like overkill. Like they're not that bad.
I don't really care one way or the other, except if I ever hear that fucking Thunder song again it will be too soon.
I seriously thought you were gonna end that sentence with drive your Jeep Grand Cherokee off a cliff which would also be acceptable.
And to be fair, I don't even like Daft Punk, but what an asinine ass pull that comparison is lol
I've been to 100 plus concerts from Pink Floyd to Tool,Pantera,Outkast,The Rolling Stones, Drake,Migos etc..took my 10 year old son to see them when they last did a big summer US tour.
It was a great show.
It was a great show.
They remind me of Maroon 5 in that their music feels designed to be played in restaurants and grocery stores. And working in a restaurant, I'm very sick of hearing both of them.
I also feel like their song is just one long chorus. Which just annoys me personally.
I also feel like their song is just one long chorus. Which just annoys me personally.
AC/DC is as corny and bland as Imagine Dragons, people just have fonder memories because they're ancient. Mainstream rock needs to accept that it doesn't need to have uber masculine cred like "Yeah, keep on rocking brother, ROCK ON!"
Rock has always been better in the underground where it wasn't so obsessed with being the Ford F150 of music
That's all well and good, only AC/DC is what people want rock to be. Something with energy and swagger and balls. That's why people like such an "ancient" band to this day.AC/DC is as corny and bland as Imagine Dragons, people just have fonder memories because they're ancient. Mainstream rock needs to accept that it doesn't need to have uber masculine cred like "Yeah, keep on rocking brother, ROCK ON!"
Rock has always been better in the underground where it wasn't so obsessed with being the Ford F150 of music
let me know when Imagine Dragons is perennially popular 40 years from now.
60 year old dads, sure. The only young people who really yearn for the ol' days of classic rock are teenagers who think they were born in the wrong generation. Not to mention your statement is quite misogynistic, especially considering how women have moved the rock genre forward the most over the past 20 years.
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So I'm not an old old person (35) but I do watch NCIS (I should be ashamed but fuck you I don't care) and Friction was used in one of the episodes. Obviously I first had to find out what song it was and who released it, picked a few random songs and every one was awful.
I have always believed that every album has a track or part of a track you can enjoy, Imagine Dragons so far has disproved my theory but they are the exception. To be fair I haven't listened to every track on every album so the rule may still stand, just going to be a while until I will know for sure.
I have always believed that every album has a track or part of a track you can enjoy, Imagine Dragons so far has disproved my theory but they are the exception. To be fair I haven't listened to every track on every album so the rule may still stand, just going to be a while until I will know for sure.
I never said women couldn't have balls(in a figurative sense of course), there's a really long history of that in rock in fact.
Like what you like
i hate them though. They just make generic 'motivational' rock that fills gyms and sports stadiums around the world
i hate them though. They just make generic 'motivational' rock that fills gyms and sports stadiums around the world
Imagine Dragons is like modern bro-rock. Whenever I hear them, I imagine (dragons... hehe, nah) a white dude hopping up and down in place, his arms stretched up and out, then starts doing hand movements by bringing them down and all around as he starts boppin' his head (not banging, just boppin'). The kind of guy that point with two fingers, not just the index, gotta add the middle finger because all his points are a statement.
The 2010s were dire for rock.
I mean, there was lots of good rock, but none of it made a cultural impact.
Ha ha!
That Lumineers song is so annoying and bad.
I've always said that certain forms of rock are strongly tied to people who never emotionally matured beyond the age of 13.
I like their more lyrically complicated songs but Thunder is the worst song to come out in the past few years.
No yeah. Portugal. The Man is like the one band on that list where I'm like "You know what? Good for you." It was crazy seeing them blow up out of nowhere with how long they've been a thing
It's a mostly-accurate measure of the musical tastes of the general public.
I guess some people dislike their style of music, and are exposed to it against their will frequently enough.
Otherwise there's no reason to hate music you dislike, you simply ignore it forever.
The only time I've managed to hate a song out of my own volition, is when I somehow happened upon Marnie Stern - Grapefruit.
I find that song just fascinatingly hideous. The nails on a chalkboard of music. Just instinctively unpleasant.
I listen to it purposely on occasion because of that unique...quality.
Actually I'm not sure I can say I hate it, as I have this weird appreciation for it, but it's the worst.
I'm not frequently exposed to imagine Dragons. My main association is that one time they played at a Game Awards. So I can't hate them.
Otherwise there's no reason to hate music you dislike, you simply ignore it forever.
The only time I've managed to hate a song out of my own volition, is when I somehow happened upon Marnie Stern - Grapefruit.
I find that song just fascinatingly hideous. The nails on a chalkboard of music. Just instinctively unpleasant.
I listen to it purposely on occasion because of that unique...quality.
Actually I'm not sure I can say I hate it, as I have this weird appreciation for it, but it's the worst.
I'm not frequently exposed to imagine Dragons. My main association is that one time they played at a Game Awards. So I can't hate them.
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They're worse than Nickelback by most every metric.
They're the P!nk era pop of rock bands. Completely lukewarm, predictable and flat. If you turn on literally any other rock album it becomes very clear how god awful they are.
An early 2000's manufactured band with a 2020 sheen. Artless.
They're the P!nk era pop of rock bands. Completely lukewarm, predictable and flat. If you turn on literally any other rock album it becomes very clear how god awful they are.
An early 2000's manufactured band with a 2020 sheen. Artless.
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They are the definition of meh to me. The lead singer's wife, Aja Volkman, is way more talented than he is.
To me, their sound is like if Facebook or Google had a band to represent their brand. No soul, created for the lowest common denomination of listeners, and meant to be as palatable and inoffensive as possible. That's most pop music anyway, and it's fine if you want to enjoy the Billboard equivalent of elevator muzak. But there exists so much more music that resonates on deeper levels if you venture out of your comfort zone even just a little. But hey, that's just my opinion.
I like more Imagine Dragons songs than AC/DC's, fight me nerds.
I've been waiting to smile, 'ey
Been holding it in for a while, 'ey
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I'm on top of the world
It's irrational af, but I loathe this line because it's so fucking lazy.
This loathing extends to the rest of their catalogue.
Been holding it in for a while, 'ey
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I'm on top of the world
It's irrational af, but I loathe this line because it's so fucking lazy.
This loathing extends to the rest of their catalogue.
Ahahaha I love Marnie Stern. One person's garbage really is someone else's treasure lol
They write generic, muscular pop rock anthems with shallow lyricism, tailor made for GMC truck commercials. And I hate how every song of their does that same shouty-harmonizing thing.
I dislike them for the same reasons I dislike Nickelback. And millions of people love them for the same reason million of people love (loved?) Nickelback.
I don't like most new music these days though, so *shrug*. I only ever listen to the radio at work, and it seems like 75% of music these days is R&P and pop music set to the same 2-3 latin-infused drum beats that make me want to jam wooden stakes in my ear canals.
The lyrical expectations of house/dance music are very different.
I dislike them for the same reasons I dislike Nickelback. And millions of people love them for the same reason million of people love (loved?) Nickelback.
I don't like most new music these days though, so *shrug*. I only ever listen to the radio at work, and it seems like 75% of music these days is R&P and pop music set to the same 2-3 latin-infused drum beats that make me want to jam wooden stakes in my ear canals.
In rap, this is known as vibe music, like Sunflower.
Edit: If you guys are gonna unironically criticize 'Thunder' then you have to criticize Daft Punk too:
The lyrical expectations of house/dance music are very different.
In rap, this is known as vibe music, like Sunflower.
Edit: If you guys are gonna unironically criticize 'Thunder' then you have to criticize Daft Punk too:
Bad lyrics are not the same as using a distorted phrase as a musical motif. Like, at al.
