Why? This is the music played at fun college parties. This is the type of music that gets played at fun college bars. This is not the type of music that gets played at weird, smoke-filled hipster bars. Thats where the music you champion gets played.....I would think if theres something to embarrassed about, its that you admit to listening to self-indulgent artists rather than the fun stuff that you'll hear on great nights.

Look, most of the bands and albums I enjoy would be consistent with the consensus on this board. Favorite band is guided by Voices, favorite album of the last few years is Chrvches, one of my all time favorite albums of all time is In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. I just don't understand why that stuff is cool and not the stuff that people listen to in fun social circles.

I fully understand that pop music can be bullshite and annoying when it gets famous. But it is possible, and in fact probable, that a great piece of work will get done in this genre every now and then. 1989 is that.

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Posted by Spaulding Smails

Milano’s Bar

Member since Jun 2012

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Posted on 10/28/14 at 2:26 pm to TheSexecutioner

You are trying insanely too hard to troll the music board...It ain't happening, broski

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Posted by Baloo

Formerly MDGeaux

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 10/28/14 at 3:09 pm to TheSexecutioner

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This is not the type of music that gets played at weird, smoke-filled hipster bars.

Weird isn't fun? And are you arguing that Neutral Milk Hotel isn't fun? Because we most own different copies of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, which is a pretty fun album. I mean, the guy plays the saw for godsakes. I think the horn parts can be downright joyous (ok, some of the album is also quite introspective, but the idea something needs to have a drum machine on it to be fun is a total anathema to me)

Maybe you just have a limiting definition of fun. I kinda like sitting in smoke-filled bars with lots of alcohol. What's not to like? (Though where are these smoke filled bars now that smoking is banned in so many establishments?)

As for being dishonest... I can only go by their actual words. "Hipster" outlets DID praise Beyonce and are currently praising Swift (to a lesser extent). I can think of no better evidence of an outlet's beliefs than their actual output. But if you have insight into how they are all just lying to us in some giant con to be even more hip, then I guess that's cool. I'm not that concerned with that level of conspiracy. I tend to take a review at face value. Why on earth would someone lie about whether they liked an album or not?

ETA: For the record, I went to Beyonce's last show in Dallas (without Jay-Z). It was fun.

This post was edited on 10/28/14 at 3:11 pm

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