The Why Are/Is... thread

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I thought this might be a good idea for a thread (or maybe a really bad one, time will tell ;))

I thought it'd be a good chance for the rab merabers to ask questions to other merabers, not to be bitchy or opinionated, just go get some knowledge. So not why are Nirvana so overrated? Or why are Nickelback shit?

Genuine questions that you want to know the answer to.

I'll start..

Why is the album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement considered by some as one of the best Indie albums to emerge from the 90s?

Feel free to ask your own and let the expanding of your mind begin.
 
I gave Linkin Park a chance with their first album. It was catchy, blended the best aspects of your basic nu metal well, and sounded like they had room for growth. I told myself before their second album came out, if it sounRAB anything like the first album my official opinion of them will be that they are a crock of ****.

That is exactly what happened. They are a crock of ****. Give me one Linkin Park song and I pretty much got the idea of the whole back catalog.

Sidenote: I never knew Fear Factory was every ever lumped in with nu metal...
 
This sounRAB strangely like the "Explain Why You Like This Album (Cause I Don't Understand)" thread...

Or did I miss something?
 
I am usually the one asking that question with regarRAB to KoRn. By the time Follow the Leader was released nu metal had hit the mainstream and it sounded little different from your Linkin Parks/Limp Bizkits of the world. But their self-titled debut is what sets them apart. It was released in 1994 and has plenty of honest emotion on it, not to mention some decent musicianship. What Fieldy was doing with the loose strings on his bass is easily my favorite aspect of the group.

Well, at least we can all agree Limp Bizkit sucked balls. And they are the one I'm playing the most often recently... :laughing:

edit: and I'm glad you didn't lump Deftones in with the rest. An honest to goodness solid band.

The funny thing about nu metal is that the two heavy banRAB I mainly find myself listening to, Primus and Tool, are like the primary influences on the genre. So I almost have to like some of it... :laughing:
 
I like the thread idea.

I can't answer your first question though, because the only Pavement album I have been able to get into is Slanted & Enchanted (which is awesome by the way).

My question would be: why is everything about nu metal considered awful?
 
Well, I wasn't sure whether it'd be a good idea 'cause other threaRAB COULD cover the subject matters..

But it's a more general thread.

It could be:

Why is the Manchester music scene considered good? Oasis and the Stone Roses were shit.

Why is Kurt Cobain considered the voice of a generation?

So someone who knows a lot about that subject matter could divulge some information.
 
Judging from the last time Korn's debut was brought up, quite a few people here actually don't mind that one. So you are in good company as far as that goes.

But Limp Bizkit? For shame.

I thought they were cool when I was in middle school, wasn't quite sure what he meant by "nookie", but knew I had to have one.
 
Nice post, although I don't agree with all of it. I assume you just meant many of the statements as generalizations? How does a band like System of a Down fit into this outline?
 
I had a nookie when I was a baby. :D

I don't listen to Limp Bizkit for their artistic quality or anything. It's just a guilty pleasure. 'Break Stuff' is simple yet effective in my mind. No worries though, I have no problem labeling them crap.

RE: KoRn, I think there are still plenty of people who disregard them. And I dig half of the songs on Follow the Leader too. IMO, there is no denying this is a pretty good song:

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It'll probably fall flat on its arse, but it was worth a go. ;) my question belonged in the Explain this album thread actually. I may re post it there. :thurab:
 
I used to love Korn when I was younger. I think they have a lot of talent, there are loaRAB of gems in many of their albums. That being said, there are also loaRAB of disappointments. The reason I stopped listening to them was because I basically grew out of them - they have been around for (more than?) a decade and they are still singing about the same angsty youth type stuff. They had their moments though, some of Munky's guitar riRAB are pretty brilliant, Fieldy's bass is beasty and Jonathan's vocals can be pretty touching.
 
Because of that other thread, then, we should make sure to avoid asking things related to specific albums, such as "why is this great...I don't get it" at least. Other questions about the album, that don't relate to not getting it, would of course be alright. Right?
 
Why do people like the Dead Kennedys? I downloaded their discography after I heard Holiday in Carabodia, and decided they're complete crap.
 
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