Music that makes you think "who actually buys this"

viz

Litterick said:

I don't believe any musical genre is objectively good or bad. Genres exist because musicians believe in them, and the music fulfils human needs.

Totally agree (I assume we’re not including country & western?)

darthed1981

viz said:

Litterick said:

I don't believe any musical genre is objectively good or bad. Genres exist because musicians believe in them, and the music fulfils human needs.

Totally agree (I assume we’re not including country & western?)

C&W, to be fair, fulfils the needs of about 100 million Americans, even if the rest of the world doesn't give a shit about it.

ICBM

Kurtis said:

James Blunt.

I think even he is surprised. 

He's a very funny and intelligent interviewee with a great line in self-deprecating humour, but I have tried and failed to like his music... although there was a song a couple of years ago or so that wasn't bad and I was tempted to listen to some more from the same album, but forgot.

RocknRollDave

I am not a rap fan, but if you’ve never heard ANY Rap that you enjoyed even a bit, you have surely not listened to much Rap. 

Most music is rubbish, to me. What I like, I like a lot, but even the biggest longlist of Music What RnRDave likes wouldn’t begin to scrape the surface of all the music that exists.


But, yeah, there’s at least a couple of decent Rap tunes!

darthed1981

Supportact said:

Isn't the real answer to the question that nobody buys music anymore? Ok  Maybe not absolutely nobody, but near enough. 

Yeah, some of us do.

Why just this week I bought records by Lighthouse Family, James Blunt, Ed Sheeran

Only kidding, I like female-fronted indie rock bands

Supportact

darthed1981 said:

Supportact said:

Isn't the real answer to the question that nobody buys music anymore? Ok  Maybe not absolutely nobody, but near enough. 

Yeah, some of us do.

Why just this week I bought records by Lighthouse Family, James Blunt, Ed Sheeran

Only kidding, I like female-fronted indie rock bands

Haha. That's quite a haul!

Yes I know,  some people still do (I'm one of them) but it's not like it used to be when everyone had a physical music collection and the default birthday present for a relative was a cd or cassette.  Just the way things are I suppose. 

darthed1981

Supportact said:

darthed1981 said:

Supportact said:

Isn't the real answer to the question that nobody buys music anymore? Ok  Maybe not absolutely nobody, but near enough. 

Yeah, some of us do.

Why just this week I bought records by Lighthouse Family, James Blunt, Ed Sheeran

Only kidding, I like female-fronted indie rock bands

Haha. That's quite a haul!

Yes I know,  some people still do (I'm one of them) but it's not like it used to be when everyone had a physical music collection and the default birthday present for a relative was a cd or cassette.  Just the way things are I suppose. 

It is indeed.

I actually got rid of most of my CDs a few years ago, thinking to go full digital.

Then... I missed physical media so much I decided to start collecting vinyl instead  

I can certainly understand the pressure to go all digital, not just having done it, but Mrs Ed hates shelves everywhere, and a decent sized collection fills a lot of shelves!

Offset

Kurtis said:

James Blunt.

I think even he is surprised. 

I'm not a huge fan of his music, but I AM a big fan of the man himself.  Very funny, very sharp, very dry, self-deprecating and all-round good egg it seems.

Top bloke.

Kurtis

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

Kurtis

Offset said:

Kurtis said:

James Blunt.

I think even he is surprised. 

I'm not a huge fan of his music, but I AM a big fan of the man himself.  Very funny, very sharp, very dry, self-deprecating and all-round good egg it seems.

Top bloke.

I've never even met him 

Though tbf he probably wouldn't have got so far if he'd been a pain to work with.

Watching more 80s, you can see that Kylie Minogue would have been fun to work with. You can just see in the videos she's having a laugh. 

ICBM

Kurtis said:

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

I like them a lot - one of the definitive 80s pop bands... West End Girls, Opportunities, Suburbia, It’s A Sin and their version of Always On My Mind are all absolute classics. They’re also responsible for Dusty Springfield’s career revival.

UnclePsychosis

Kurtis said:

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

I bloody love the PSB. 

One of the great pop bands. 

Creed_Clicks

Kurtis said:

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

West End Girls has to be one of THE BEST songs of the 80s for me.

the_jaffa

Creed_Clicks said:

Kurtis said:

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

West End Girls has to be one of THE BEST songs of the 80s for me.

And interestingly is a rap song really.

digitalkettle

ICBM said:

Kurtis said:

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

I like them a lot - one of the definitive 80s pop bands... West End Girls, Opportunities, Suburbia, It’s A Sin and their version of Always On My Mind are all absolute classics. They’re also responsible for Dusty Springfield’s career revival.

...and you get the occasional bonus Johnny Marr appearance!
http://www.geowayne.com/newDesign/lists/marr.htm

Sesh

Kurtis said:

Not saying this because they are bad really, but because I've never known anyone that listens to them.
The Petshop Boys. 

(yes, I've got the eighties channel on! ) 

Nothing wrong with the Pet Shop Boys. Iconic sounds, sharp lyrics, what's not to like. Can't say I'm a big fan, but I'm not disappointed when a song appears on the radio. 

darthed1981

I also like the Pet Shop Boys.

Litterick

I would say Vulfpeck, but I know the answer is 'music students'.

Jfingers

As do I like them, the Pet Shop Boys that is, not actively but they sit in the same box as ABBA for me. Just great pop songs one after the other.

Creed_Clicks

All these arena filling acts that the youth are into. I’m assuming the youth don’t buy music now so wouldn’t be buying their stuff? eg I wonder how many of the people who go to see Taylor Swift would buy her albums? What would the % be at one of her stadium gigs I wonder. Or with the likes of her is it all merchandise?

But, why do people give a shite who buys what or not? It seems like there are endless threads on TFB of people moaning about shite that has zero impact on their daily lives.