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Originally Posted by muzak
how can you have such a strong dislike for something to start an asinine thread about how their music is overrated if you have no idea or concept of what goes into or compromises a good recording/song? no one ever said you can't have an opinion. but, being a musician, you know what goes into a song and you can appreciate certain aspects that other can not. i don't mean to come off as an elitist in any way, im sorry if i do. but, it's just a fact.
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Well you fail.
Sorry dude, but the argument you present is absolutely ridiculous. Your case is basically that if you don't have an understanding on the intricacies of an art or profession, you are precluded from having an opinion on a product of that art/profession.
So as long as you have never:
- Felt like a basketball team underperformed
- Thought a movie sucked
- Thought a painting sucked
- Thought a sculpture sucked
..then you get to have this position on who can and can not have an opinion on music.
Oh, and based on your logic, I don't want to hear a single word out of anyone about how much Microsoft sucks, how much Mac OSX rules, how awesome Photoshop is, etc. etc. I'll have none of it. Me, Flaco, Rhylan, and perhaps a few others are the only ones qualified to have opinions on software. Only we know what goes into making good software, and the rest of you don't get to have an opinion.
I don't mean to go overboard here, but honestly, doesn't that sound ridiculous when put in that context?
Now, if you want to say that as a musician you perhaps can appreciate the smaller details, fine. But you don't need smaller details to have an opinion on whether someone is over rated (IN YOUR OPINION) and you having a better grasp of music technicality does not make you better qualified to decide what is *good* to other people in something as subjective as music.