I disagree entirely.
Let me demonstrate:



Music

Or rather, people who take music seriously.

Now, I'm all for listening to music with a few mates and a few beers, but I really don't understand people who treat the latest chart-topping bit of fluff as some sort of revered work of art. It's not, it's entertainment and an exercise in money making. Yes, I'm sure Scooter's latest treads new ground and explores things which were unexplored in the previous, equally awful, tracks.

Now I understand that some songs, generally made a long time ago, are genuinely interesting and were made when the recording industry was still relatively new and musicians were experimenting with what they could do. Acoustic tracks, psychadelic rock, Hendrix etc, while I know fuck all about them I can see why some people might find them interesting.

What I don't understand is why airtime is given to puffed up music critics discussing the latest James Blunt song using phrases like 'Ooh I really like what he's trying to do here'. What he's trying to do is line his pockets by making people whoop and grunt at high pitched warbling and squeeking. It doesn't merit fucking discussion. It's the equivalent of the booker prize panel discussing Jordan's autobiography.

No one seems to give a shit about Beethoven, Wagner, Brahms etc and yet society (led by Jo 'it's such an honour, I'm such a big fan of your work' Whiley) seems to get it's collective cock out and tug merrily away as soon as the latest piece of shiny, synthy commercial crap comes out.

Jackson (allegedly) bum raped a child and international politicians (as well as the usual mob of pretentious twats) defend him. What in the good name of paedophilia is going on? THEY'RE ONLY FUCKING SONGS!

Gah.



...Exactly the same argument, but I bet a lot less people will thoughtlessly jump on this bandwagon and agree with me.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 17:29, 1 reply)

I feel the same about..
Art.

People like Michaelangelo, Escher, Da Vinci etc created masterpieces, using skills, demonstrating their knowledge of many different mediums that may have taken them years to perfect - be it with a paintbrush, a hammer and chisel, or unlocking the secrets of perspective and composition.

Then some twat shits in an ashtray and puts it on a bird table, and it's sold for millions because it's 'gritty and unique'

Fuck Off.

That bollocks with the artist who received an award for having a room with a light that switched on and off every couple of seconds was simply ludicrous.
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 17:47, closed)

but to use that example to suggest
that all artists operating today are substanceless and untalented would be ridiculous hyperbole (and completely untrue).

The same can be applied to the idea that all modern films are rubbish.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 18:02, closed)