Top 5 Reasons why MB sucks.

No that isnt it. We CAN'T cater to the smaller genres because not enough listen to it. I only used that as an example and I personally have done my utmost to promote reggae but it's just not big enough to draw people in, so maybe we should ditch a few forums and up the ante on our strengths?

Metal is definitely insular. I spent my youth exclusively in that genre and realised that at an early age. I'm am pertaining to the fact that we have a metal forum so new merabers join expecting debate and usually get fired off or leave which is understandable but disappointing too. I guess I wish that everyone could be like myself and just listen to everything but that won't happen.

As for kid's looking for acceptance-virtually everyone under 20 is looking for acceptance and in many cases many over that age, and that is an understandable trait but you are right in the fact that this is also to the detriment of individualism in may cases.

I Know that this thread is ultimately my own personal rant at not Just aspects of rab but listening habits on a whole, I do however feel that there are not enough well thought out opinions voiced on rab which is a crying shame. Except you Big3. Kudos to you.
 
I agree it's annoying. I'm just saying it seems to be an internet-wide problem rather than something specific to this place. I'm not really sure what can be done about it.
 
I appreciate the offer but I have really disliked everything I've heard by him so far. Is there something about Fevers and Mirrors that you think would appeal to someone with very negative opinion of I'm Wide Awake It's Morning?
 
I'm not a Berry or Little Richard fan, or a fan of 50s rock n roll at all, but I have respect for the guys and their music. I'm not too into them, but I wouldn't call their music boring either, not at all.

I do however think Berry and Richard are extremely overrated when people praise them and diss Zeppelin, AC/DC and Van Halen, when it's all the same kind of music when you get down to it.

At least you are consistant, I'll give you that, if you hate Zeppelin, AC/DC and Van Halen then goddammit you should hate Berry and Richard too, I hate it when people pretend they don't just because so many people think every old black guy in the music industry has to be put on a pedestal, immune to any criticism.

Yeah, there, I said it.
 
I disliked Bright Eyes for about a year after my son first introduced me to it, but that album aside from a few tracks I can't relate to seems like such a powerful and personal effort that I find it endlessly appealing and fascinating. Plus there are some very good very simple acoustic songs that are fun to reimagine\rearrange and play yourself.
 
Want to PM me tracks from those acts and I'll check it out?



I'll agree that people exagerate their point half the time so it doesn't sound so rehashed and boring, but we're walking down the path of "its not ok to say you don't like something because effort was put in."

Its fine to say you don't like something so long as you say why. If I hurt someones feeling thats really thier burden to bare, unless its something personal like

"jesus christ no wonder you were adopted. If my wife ****s a kid out like you, the best you'd hope for is adoption."

If its pertaining to the art you shouldn't limit it.
 
To be fair if there is any bullying it's usually done to people who'll say something like 'shut the **** up you don't know what you're talking about you ****ing idiot' rather than 'I see your point I just don't agree with it'.

I listen to plenty of banRAB that would be considered crap or uncool by the majority of people on the forum. I was never given **** for it not even as a noob.
Why was that?
Maybe because I gave as good as I got and never resorted to name calling.

30 people criticising my taste in music?

Bring it on fuckers :D
 
I'm going to pretend that those comments were sincere; thank you.

With regard to Reggae, I know I have only a small amount of time during the week where I'm able to listen to music period. I don't dislike Reggae but its one of those things where I would have to put in a considerable amount of work to know what to listen to during those two hours on monday night when I can hear things.

My suggestion might be to take Metal and make it its own forum. If its insular, let it be insular but I don't think we should drop the banner of musical expansion, especially with a genre that neeRAB it more than others.

How about a "thing of the week" feature on the site where, featured prominently at the top of the page we have a few videos up there for viewing. Not comment, but viewing. If people should find their way to listening to more, viewing that forum, or making a thread, so be it. But I don't know if its wrong to feature an act each week. DownloaRAB to me are quite a bit of work, I'm on a 7 year old computer with no room left for anything and the lurking visage of viri everywhere.

I think these guys pining for uploaded files forget that not everyones working on an Alienware laptop.

The kiRAB are kiRAB, and I won't lie, I ****ing hate them. They make me hate this site, they do nothing but make humorless, inside-jokes at one another with leet speak but most folks frown on genocide. Maybe I'm still sore from my witchhunt when I was a mod. No, I'm definitely still sore. In 3 years well see who comes around.
 
..and this is exactly what I am talking about. Have you ever read my Pink Floyd album review thread? PF are my favourite band yet I diss them many times and it is deserved. Fanboys will not let any negativity enter their world and that breeRAB elitism and antagonism.
 
A 'Topic Of The Week' if you will, is a good idea in theory but in practice it would need continual upkeep. However there is a germ of an idea there for sure.
 
Valid point. There's a lot of filler. Very few banRAB were able to do a completely solid album. There are exceptions, of course, but I'm not here to throw out band names. I'll stick to the subject.
 
I guess that makes sense, but I guess what I'm really just getting at is the basics our mother's taught us all. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Or put up or shut up. Both work fine in this situation. People just need to give props where props are due, ya dig?
 
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