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Ah, Radiohead. Darlings of the cognoscenti, hated by the music loving working man.

by sjclemmy 10y ago

meowface 10y ago
I don't think I'd agree with that. They have quite a bit of popular appeal as well.
- sjclemmy 10y ago
  Noel Gallagher says it well, granted, he's no longer a working man, but he hails from the section of society I am talking about. And he's pretty eloquent in his put downs; http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/noel-gallagher-mocks-radiohead-if-thom-yorke-fucking-shit-into-a-light-bulb-itd-get-9-out-of-10/ http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/noel-gallagher-mocks-r...
  - AnonymousPlanet 10y ago
    So they are to be scoffed at because too many people like them for the wrong reasons? That attitude reminds me a bit of those people who will dismiss everyone they see with a macbook as a whimsical hipster who is easily persuaded by shiny shiny.
    - sjclemmy 10y ago
      I actually find the politics of popular music fascinating. I'm not scoffing at Radiohead (alright, I am a bit) but pointing out the cultural/socio-political context of the band. Which is a position borne of privilege and the self-confidence you get from attending public school. They are the hedge fund managers of the music world. I don't actually care whether you like the music or not, that's not the point of my argument, fwiw I adore 'The Bends' - their best.
  - Gatsky 10y ago
    1. In case anyone doesn't know who Noel Gallagher is, he's an attention grabbing narcissist who broke up his own rubbish derivative band that pretended to represent a part of society that doesn't actually exist. 2. Did you just try and make a credible argument by referencing Noel Gallagher spitting incoherent crap at a music tabloid?
    - sjclemmy 10y ago
      > 1. In your opinion so I'm not going to deconstruct. > 2. Yes. His Bon mots are brilliant. And they all have a grain of truth. In this instance he mocks the fawning nature of the relationship the music/art/radio6/radio4/Guardian newspaper have with Radiohead which is really perceptive. I mean, come on, they recorded the album in Provence. How bourgeois can you get?
golergka 10y ago
> working man Is that supposed to be a good thing?

Ah, Radiohead. Darlings of the cognoscenti, hated by the music loving working man.

meowface 10y ago

I don't think I'd agree with that. They have quite a bit of popular appeal as well.

sjclemmy 10y ago
Noel Gallagher says it well, granted, he's no longer a working man, but he hails from the section of society I am talking about. And he's pretty eloquent in his put downs; http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/noel-gallagher-mocks-radiohead-if-thom-yorke-fucking-shit-into-a-light-bulb-itd-get-9-out-of-10/ http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/noel-gallagher-mocks-r...
- AnonymousPlanet 10y ago
  So they are to be scoffed at because too many people like them for the wrong reasons? That attitude reminds me a bit of those people who will dismiss everyone they see with a macbook as a whimsical hipster who is easily persuaded by shiny shiny.
  - sjclemmy 10y ago
    I actually find the politics of popular music fascinating. I'm not scoffing at Radiohead (alright, I am a bit) but pointing out the cultural/socio-political context of the band. Which is a position borne of privilege and the self-confidence you get from attending public school. They are the hedge fund managers of the music world. I don't actually care whether you like the music or not, that's not the point of my argument, fwiw I adore 'The Bends' - their best.
- Gatsky 10y ago
  1. In case anyone doesn't know who Noel Gallagher is, he's an attention grabbing narcissist who broke up his own rubbish derivative band that pretended to represent a part of society that doesn't actually exist. 2. Did you just try and make a credible argument by referencing Noel Gallagher spitting incoherent crap at a music tabloid?
  - sjclemmy 10y ago
    > 1. In your opinion so I'm not going to deconstruct. > 2. Yes. His Bon mots are brilliant. And they all have a grain of truth. In this instance he mocks the fawning nature of the relationship the music/art/radio6/radio4/Guardian newspaper have with Radiohead which is really perceptive. I mean, come on, they recorded the album in Provence. How bourgeois can you get?

golergka 10y ago

> working man Is that supposed to be a good thing?