😤 LET’S ARGUE! 😤 (March 2023 Thread)

Homework is the best Daft Punk album not only because of how enjoyable it is, but because it's Daft Punk's most experimental album ever (even more than Random Access Memories)

Christian Sharp

Indie pop is a contradiction

Drake Parker

Alicia Keys could have been the R&B version of Fiona Apple. Instead she went on autopilot after her first two records and clung to safe-sounding singles and mediocrity. She’s basically the musical equivalent of a highly skilled business admin major - high IQ and talent, but floor level ambition and absolutely zero penchant for risk-taking. She was barely more distinctive than Jordin Sparks (!!) What a waste of such incredible talent.

Machine Gun Philly

‪I feel like bands such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam rarely get enough credit for all of the QUALITY artists that they influenced. Instead they get all the blame for either bad rap-rock or post-grunge that came out in their wake, unlike Nirvana who always seem to avoid blame. I think they both deserve way more credit in this regard (I say this as a guy who doesn’t even enjoy a lot of RHCP, I’m just trying to be fair). **Please note that I am not asking you to reiterate these lists below verbally, but I am including them for visual reference** RHCP - SZA, Kanye, Sublime, RATM, Korn, Incubus, Anderson.Paak, Lana Del Rey, Linkin Park, Lil Peep, Incubus, System of a Down (etc.) plus, yes, nu-metal and Nickelback Pearl Jam - The Strokes, Jack White, Ben Gibbard, Taking Back Sunday, John Mayer, Ellie Goulding, The Fleet Foxes, Pharaoh Monche, Arcade Fire, Post Malone, St. Vincent, The Killers, Gaslight Anthem, Sleater-Kinney, The War on Drugs (etc.) plus, yes, Creed and post-grunge

Machine Gun Philly

Has anyone asked for a review the latest album by Sauce Walka? I think Needle Drop might like it a lot.

Cheekapo Teetoo

I reposted this and JUST realized I could've just edited my original comment. I have an IQ of 2

Adam Washington

My question is one about recontextualization: have you ever had something recontextualized, which shifts your perspective on a particular track? Not necessarily hearing in the context of the album. For example, in your review of Sea of Worry, you took issue with the sample being so long on Destinos, and you felt as though it was not related to the track at all. However, on the original Destinos (which is now on streaming under Destinos - Demo), you get a clearer picture of what the sample is there for; "what grounds does God have to forgive the most vile and wretched of people?" repeats, growing more and more distorted, and it's clear the sample is there as a way for HANL to ask, "What grounds does God have to forgive me?" And I wonder, has your perspective shifted on certain tracks, or even albums, based on recontextualization of this sort? For example, let's say you listened to the original Destinos and gained a new appreciation for the sample on the new Destinos, resulting in you withdrawing your gripe. Does this ever happen to you? Full disclosure I've been listening to Voids for years, and because I understood what the sample was there for, I have no issue with the length of the sample on the new version of Destinos.

Adam Washington

In your review of Sea of Worry, you took issue with the sample being so long on Destinos, and you felt as though it was not related to the track at all. However, on the original Destinos (which is now on streaming under Destinos - Demo), you get a clearer picture of what the sample is there for; "what grounds does God have to forgive the most vile and wretched of people?" repeats, growing more and more distorted, and it's clear the sample is there as a way for HANL to ask, "What grounds does God have to forgive me?" And I wonder, has your perspective shifted on certain tracks, or even albums, based on recontextualization of this sort? For example, let's say you listened to the original Destinos and gained a new appreciation for the sample on the new Destinos, resulting in you withdrawing your gripe. Does this ever happen to you? Full disclosure I've been listening to Voids for years, and because I understood what the sample was there for, I have no issue with the length of the sample on the new version of Destinos.

Adam Washington

It's super obnoxious when artists remove their lyrics from lyric websites. (Examples: Your Old Droog, Mach-Hommy, Cocteau Twins.) I'm sure their reasons for doing so seem justified to them, but those lyrics matter because they wrote and performed them and they're part of what makes their songs feel complete. Withholding them just feels arbitrary and somewhat petty.

Uncle Jam

Justin Hawkins of The Darkness has a better taste (and appreciation) in music than you.

I, II, II, IL

People who think favourite ≠ best are insecure about their opinions. If you think album A is more enjoyable than album B but you think album B is better from a lyrical or conceptual standpoint, shouldn't mean it's better in your eyes, the main variable that determines the quality of music is the amount of enjoyability and pleasure the listener gets out of it.

NieR: Automata has the best soundtrack in a video game and it’s not even close. Every single song blends perfectly in with the mood and atmosphere the game is trying to build at any given time, plus the concept of coming up with a completely new language for a piece of music is an awesome concept that should be explored more

TheEggMcWaffle

Brian May's hair is the worst part of Queen.