And meanwhile, everyone and their dog's sister reaches for Ghost Love Score when they want to have some "epic" sounding background music for their videoQuazimofo said:
"You probably haven't heard of it"
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Things that are picked up by the mainstream are usually only picked up because they can be marketed to a specific demographic. In most cases, the biggest asset these works have will be their ease to get into. While, for instance, a series like Harry Potter might not be as detailed and rich as Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, the fact that those books can be picked up and enjoyed by someone with a passing interest in fantasy stories is an advantage it has over Jordan's hyper-detailed doorstopper series.Signa said:
Nope, sorry pal. I'm referring to John Sterling. He does Trance Electronica and doesn't even have a wikipedia page.jamesbrown said:
Now, both of those games kick all sorts of ass, and deserve way more recognition than they get. Pretty annoyed by the PSV remake of Little King's Story though: lets take the charming storybook/cartoon artstyle and replace it with a generic anime look! Urgh.floppylobster said:
The first time I discovered that MTG was a thing that existed was the day I started working in a shop that sold it, and I'm pretty sure I would still be unaware of it if I hadn't gotten that job. The thing is, less than 1 in every 100 sales of Magic cards are to new players- it's all regulars and people who are buying for someone else who plays. I've not seen a glimpse of any marketing for it outside the store and I think 1 online banner ad.Shadowstar38 said:
Jack does heaps of different stuff, hilarious parodies of things [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsTLUSMOgas], tidbit videos [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwE6exrsdaI], and he loves making fun of Apple products [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHIw9pyfCuU] whenever they come out. This is one of my favourites:OhJohnNo said:
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That Doctor Steel song was awesome! Reminded me of Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas. Also I forgot how great Back and Forth was! That Sparklehorse song was good too, I might check them out.
Well, I didn't expect that. Usually self-described "music elitists" tend to dislike ye olde prog acts. Yes are great, agreed (and lord, that sentence makes my inner grammar nazi do a confused double-take every time). I disagree on Muse, though - their first few albums were actually fairly light on production effects, and indeed, when they used them it was only to enhance the music. My favourite example is Space Dementia:CrunkParty said:
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Recently they've been applying more effects, but using them in an imaginative way (yeah, I still like that bass drop on "Unsustainable"). On the other hand their last 2 have been completely incoherent and too much of a collection of songs without actually holding together as an album.
We should do Synchtube one day, I imagine it'd be beneficial to the both of us.
Really, I consider both of those to be pretty mainstream. Whatever, spliting hairs and such. At least, they're both good.The Wykydtron said:
Haven't listened to too much punk, but as far as german punk goes, I'm a fan of Wizo.klown said:
OT: I generally don't get angry with people who haven't heard of my stuff because I don't tend to talk about my hobbies to people who aren't at least a little knowledgeable in the field or aren't twats.
Most people trying to break the ice and start a conversation with me tend to bring up music, and I mostly listen to a niche metal subgenre. That said, I only actually say things like "You probably haven't heard of it" if I'm deliberately trying to keep the ice intact so they move on, otherwise I carry on a conversation like a normal fucking person. People not having heard of the bands I like means I can introduce said people to them, or change the subject if they don't seem interested.
My ipod is mostly full of female-fronted European gothic and symphonic metal... most people I meet have never heard of (or care for) any of them, and I've heard "Is this Evanescence?" more times than I can count. A lot of people online seem to have at least heard of Nightwish if nothing else, so it's not so bad here. In either case, I tend not to say "You probably haven't heard of them" because it sounds douchey. I just ask "Do you know X?" instead.
though of course, not knowing the name and/or origin of a song is not uncommon at all.Jordy Hartog said:And meanwhile, everyone and their dog's sister reaches for Ghost Love Score when they want to have some "epic" sounding background music for their videoQuazimofo said:
how many recognize any number of classical tunes (eine kleine nachtmusik is the only one i can remember off the top of my head).
Frustrating though it may be, it still reads as dickish. I totally mean no offense, but still.ImBigBob said:
Those phrases have a negative association with hipsters for a reason (not necessarily justified in terms of their hipsterness, but...).
My dad's a total music nerd, and a good chunk of it rubbed off on me. While my friends were listening to Nirvana and Metallica, I was listening to Tribe and Pixies. My favourite bands change pretty frequently, but usually include both well-known artists (Queen, the Who, David Bowie, Led Zepplin) and virtually unknown artists (The Stone Coyotes, Gatja, Half the World).
The thing is, if I were to go around saying "My favourite band is the Stone Coyotes. You've probably never heard of them," people would react as though I was a dick. Intended or not. Saying I liked Tribe "before they were hyped on Rock Band," a small variation of "before they were cool," similarly.
You just mention these things, few people seem to care. Yes, it's annoying to see dumbfounded looks when you mention you don't play CoD or listen to Maroon 5, but it's one thing to mention an obscure band and another entirely to be all "you've probably never heard of it."
Really? They're not very popular in the US? Because everybody and their brother seems to mention them if they've ever even so much as looked at a single metal record. And everybody and their brother also asks if that's where my monicker comes from.Quazimofo said:
The monicker predates the song by at least a decade, so...I was using it before it was cool. *runs*
Daaayamn, aren't arguments easy when you make up both sides? Because I also read him say that he had no reasons for disliking CoD besides it's popularity. As well as him admitting he couldn't explain why he disliked it.Carpenter said:
Wait... no, that was you who said all that. Weird, he must have edited out all of those pre-emptive replies to your post from his OP.
OT: I run into that problem a lot as well. Usually not with music though, as I'm not particularly adventurous in that area. My brother is the worst, I'm seriously considering starting to use that response with him with anything that isn't mainstream mainstream. I brought up steampunk a month ago and he had no clue what it was, and didn't believe me at all when I said it was a pretty well known thing
Some of the music I listen to, since I'm born 1991 but listen to some Rock from the 80s and 90s which is inherited from my dad so they don't listen to that "old crap"...
Well whatever!
But very few of my friends actually listen to Metal so anything I listen to is new to them -.-
Well whatever!
But very few of my friends actually listen to Metal so anything I listen to is new to them -.-