I feel like more than 50% of the Needles&Grooves forum genuinely feels this way...
the tragedy of being the 10% defending this pickIād go more than 90% and letās throw John himself right in there after it.
I feel like more than 50% of the Needles&Grooves forum genuinely feels this way...
the tragedy of being the 10% defending this pickIād go more than 90% and letās throw John himself right in there after it.
Iām pretty happy to be getting this John Mayer ROTM! I donāt care if most of the people on N&G think this John Mayer album is trash! It doesnāt change how I feel about getting the record!the tragedy of being the 10% defending this pick
i mean i did the same hatred when nada surf was the ROTM... getting angry they were picking a shitty diet weezer when we already had clues that pinkerton was coming a few months later. same happened when i thought tennis sucked, or when i discuss my biased hatred for jack whites mid 60s analog fetish (still he can press some good records, i will get a captain beefhart and boris one day), or when i was begging for the R&HH ROTM to not be fly or dieIām pretty happy to be getting this John Mayer ROTM! I donāt care if most of the people on N&G think this John Mayer album is trash! It doesnāt change how I feel about getting the record!
At the same time though, Iām happy a lot of people are coming forward saying they are not a fan of this pick! Itās cool and interesting to see such an overwhelming amount of people dislike an Essentials ROTM! ā
I donāt feel the need to defend this John Mayer pick. I understand why itās getting shit on! I did the same thing with the Future Rap & Hip-Hop ROTM - I expressed why I thought Futureās āHonestā was such a poor ROTM pick and explained why I think it was the worst R&HH pick thus far!
i mean i did the same hatred when nada surf was the ROTM... getting angry they were picking a shitty diet weezer when we already had clues that pinkerton was coming a few months later. same happened when i thought tennis sucked, or when i discuss my biased hatred for jack whites mid 60s analog fetish (still he can press some good records, i will get a captain beefhart and boris one day), or when i was begging for the R&HH ROTM to not be fly or die
the tragedy of being the 10% defending this pick
Not that I know of . It was mostly backlash against the overhyping the album by vmp. They on announcement wrote it is an essential comparable to joni Mitchell's blue or Carole king's tapestry. The tennis album just collapsed under this hypeRegarding Tennis I wonder if people just did dislike that pick because they didn't like the album and thought it was not essential or if there also is some problematic background of the Tennis members like having committed some crimes or having said something racist etc?
It was RotM before I became member for the first time so I've missed that discussion and wonder if there's something I'm not aware of because I think their RotM album actually is very good.
With Tennis the music is just basic. Though their spoiled hipsters living on Daddyās skiff making music because we are āArtistsā background story was a bit eyeroll inducing. With Mayer, I think he is a turd of a human being, but there are many other musicians who are terrible people too that I enjoy musically with Mayer (though, I feel like itās required that any critique must reference his guitar technical prowess) I find his music almost offensively mundane. I can attempt to separate the art from the artist if I personally feel the art is worth it, with Mayer that simply isnāt the case.Regarding Tennis I wonder if people just did dislike that pick because they didn't like the album and thought it was not essential or if there also is some problematic background of the Tennis members like having committed some crimes or having said something racist etc?
It was RotM before I became member for the first time so I've missed that discussion and wonder if there's something I'm not aware of because I think their RotM album actually is very good.
But as far as I remember that was a bit misconstrued at that time. They basically took all their savings from previous jobs , bought a boat and started traveling working odd jobs and recording along the way. Hipsters maybe, but no rich daddy with a yachtThough their spoiled hipsters living on Daddyās skiff making music because we are āArtistsā background story was a bit eyeroll inducing.
Semantics I suppose, nothing screams privileged to me like, letās take a gap year at Vassar and set out on an adventure. They very well could be just average joes doing this but typically this type of activity is much easier if you have a bit of a cushion to fall back on if things donāt work out and that isnāt even that big of a deal, lots of music I love comes from a place of place of privilege but with Tennis the sail boat thing was a BIG part of the background story behind their music .But as far as I remember that was a bit misconstrued at that time. They basically took all their savings from previous jobs , bought a boat and started traveling working odd jobs and recording along the way. Hipsters maybe, but no rich daddy with a yacht
So the 1990ās/2000ās version of Drake?Mayer = boomer trash
Well I NEVER! I mean this is just the most.... OUTRAGEOUS.... hot take I've ever... read... why I can name at least... well... there's just a plethora of white blues artists who... transcend...the...There is nothing more boring in the entire world of music than white blues. I'm not saying there is absolutely no good white blues, but more often than not it is the most unnecessary, redundant, self-fellating music on the planet.
I really enjoy JSBX and still LOLād at this one. Bravo!There is nothing more boring in the entire world of music than white blues. I'm not saying there is absolutely no good white blues, but more often than not it is the most unnecessary, redundant, self-fellating music on the planet.
Agreed, but I don't even really count him as "blues"...I really enjoy JSBX and stilled LOLād at this one. Bravo!
Pfft. Close enough. He did that record with RL Burnside and has āBluesā in his bandās name, what more do they have to do?. Next thing your gonna tell me is the Climax Blues Band isnāt a Blues band.Agreed, but I don't even really count him as "blues"...
Look... I got a LOT of opinions about the Climax Blues Band... but... I got pretty worked up over the whole thing and kinda, finished before I started... and now I'm very sleepy. I swear this NEVER happens... so weird... But I PROMISE we'll get back to this whole thing... soon... maybe tomorrow...Pfft. Close enough. He did that record with RL Burnside and has āBluesā in his bandās name, what more do they have to do?. Next thing your onna tell me is the Climax Blues Band isnāt a Blues band.
I know you have been stressed at worked.Look... I got a LOT of opinions about the Climax Blues Band... but... I got pretty worked up over the whole thing and kinda, finished before I started... and now I'm very sleepy. I swear this NEVER happens... So weird... But I PROMISE we'll get back to this whole thing... soon... maybe tomorrow...
...so very sleepy...
White Blues MatterThere is nothing more boring in the entire world of music than white blues. I'm not saying there is absolutely no good white blues, but more often than not it is the most unnecessary, redundant, self-fellating music on the planet.