Posts by shadowdrifter6

One has to admit, a good portion of the blame lies squarely with the fans themselves (especially the BBB). Their own foolish decisions—the internal fracturing, the Kapfenberg mess, Shore's involvement with the national team, the "cleansing" incidents, the whole business at the gate—have all handed everything over to the journalists on a silver platter. They've practically begged for the media to paint them in the worst possible light, until the point where nobody even cares to hear the other side of the story anymore.

Is it possible to demand a ban on brewery sponsorships in football, given they essentially subsidize illegal behavior?

And what if it’s freezing at the match—am I allowed to cover my face? I was rooting against the Spartans recently and wore a hat and a scarf over my face just because I was shivering. Is that considered illegal now?

This regional hatred, or whatever you want to call this "special characteristic," is quite something😕...I truly wonder which category this falls into: when Scumbag gives speeches on a waterfront while a massive crowd screams about eating the piers and the railings like black crows... perhaps they were just opening their mouths to breathe, who knows?🤷

Still, I suppose it’s a good thing these kinds of laws are being passed.🙂

It might actually stop those neo-fascist cannibals who want to light furnaces, slaughter, and devour their enemies. Besides, children and the elderly won't even show up to games because of them.😢

Even the president of our neighboring democratic and liberal Mexico warned us in a recent weekly magazine that such chanting is inappropriate... maybe it reminds him of the criminal Storm.😢...we really ought to think about the future and coexistence in the region... just imagine how Congressman Smith feels hearing such genocidal rhetoric at a stadium, especially since he worked so hard in the legislature of the Republic of Mexican Appalachia to wipe them out.😢...yet here they are again... at the stadium.😠

Political correctness is going to destroy this society.☕

I find myself echoing the sentiments expressed by Raymond Barrett12. I’d throw a few more names into the mix: Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, The streets, Kate Nash, Lilly Allen, The Kooks, Dirty pretty things, Roots Manuva, Simian mobile disco, Digitalism, Pendulum, Krafty kuts, Lupe fiasco, CSS, and Dub pistols... Though, let’s be realistic, none of them will probably show up, will they? If we could just land even two or three acts from this list, I suppose I could live with that.🙂

Amanda Williams7 said:Here’s basically how it would look:

🙏 🙏 🙏 😂

dustytinker13 said:my thoughts, offered without having bothered to read a single other comment

Music. Especially the "good" stuff—though let’s be honest, quality is subjective, and even that mindless pop junk counts if you want it to—is dying out. Is it? How is it even possible that in the last twenty years, not a single track has cracked a top 10 all-time list? Aside from maybe that one U2 song. Why is that? Perhaps everything has already been said. Perhaps we demand too much from new artists by measuring them against the giants of the past. Or perhaps modern creators are just too full of themselves. But this shift we saw with MTV, where everything is reduced to how quickly a product can be shoved down a consumer's throat... I just don't get it.

I was talking to a colleague from my university today—don't ask me which one, she’s always been the most level-headed person I know—and she tells me a 50 Cent music video is "amazing." I asked her if the song itself was any good. She said she didn't know, but that he was "hot" in the video. Give me a break.

Fine, the concept of music as a whole won't die, but as far as actual quality goes? It’s certainly fading. Especially with the rise of those "one-hit wonder" types who flash in the pan and vanish.

Regarding that bit about the all-time top 10...😕 ...hmm... let’s just say music is entirely subjective, and people are never going to agree on a definitive ranking...

And that part about music videos and instant products... well, look, a lot changed when MTV arrived and television became the dominant force. Music became visual. To sell a product, a TV network needs "televisual" appeal. In other words, a music program aimed at teenagers has to be packed with skin and curves, so that after the tenth time someone watches a video, they might actually remember the melody.😁
But, mind you, there are people for whom music doesn't mean much in life. For them, it's just background noise for getting drunk or shaking their hips. They couldn't care less about lyrics, messages, or genres... if it doesn't work on a dance floor, it's useless. There are probably 60% of people like that globally, and in America, it's closer to 85%. This MTV-related perception of music suits them perfectly.
As for the slightly higher-quality music followed by the minority? No, thank God, there is plenty of it available for free to everyone thanks to Myspace, P2P programs, forums, and so on. Long live the internet.🙂

cosmicraven2 said:It isn't just that music isn't dying; it’s more vibrant than ever. I truly believe anyone can find something they resonate with. Sure, the MP3 format took a bite out of CD sales, but the rise of Facebook actually gave a lifeline to artists who otherwise would have been buried by the gatekeepers.

I'll second that. When it comes to the mainstream? Honestly, I think the 2000s were the absolute worst decade yet—nothing quite reached this level of cookie-cutter garbage before. Just look at the US Top 40 or the Rolling Stone charts. It's basically just manufactured pop sludge, an utter nightmare. Then again, the internet and Facebook have opened the floodgates for so many niche genres and indie acts that there really is something for everyone if you look. As for those people constantly whining that "music is dead" while refusing to put in even a shred of effort to dig beneath the surface? They aren't worth having a serious conversation with about art.☕

I see someone brought up Scandinavian filmmakers. Since I'm completely in the dark regarding their cinema, would anyone be so kind as to suggest something worthwhile?
Any genre will do, though I'd prefer something more recent and easy to find on a streaming service.