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I don't give a darn about your indie bands

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BigWoof31

BigWoof31

"Barkin' up the wrong tree"
This morning began with a conversation with a coworker. I've done my best to paraphrase below:

CoWorker: Oh man, can't wait till lunch! I'm running out and grabbing the new Vampire Weekend album
BigWoof: Who are they?

CW: Seriously!? You don't know?
BW: no. Should I?

CW: Ohmygod they are amazing. They're sound is awesome and they could be a once in a generation band!
BW: Oh, what radio station would I find their songs?

CW: Well - they're not really on the radio.
BW: Oh. Then who are they like?

CW: Kinda like The Shins or Wilco or even Bright Eyes before they got too mainstream.
BW: *cricket noises*
CW: YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE?
BW: No. Should I?

CW: DUDE! You're 28! How can you not know these things?
BW: Because who really cares? You've spent money on a band I'm sure you'll be sick of in 8-12 months anyway?


Now - Am I right that music is ultimately cyclical and paying too much attention to it is pointless. Or is he right that I'm acting like a senior citizen and not really "into the scene"
 
ha! I always try to explain this to friends that if you gave me the choice of the best ticket for the best sporting event of the year or the best ticket for the best concert of the year - I'd choose the sporting event before you could even finish your sentence.

It's a total no brainer.
 
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BigWoof31;1642888; said:
ha! I always try to explain this to friends that if you gave me the choice of the best ticket for the best sporting event of the year or the best ticket for the best concert of the year - I'd choose the sporting event before you could even finish your sentence.

It's a total no brainer.
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I would almost say the same thing, with two exceptions. Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Savatage, or Chicago. If I had to choose between an OSU sporting event like football, basketball, or volleyball and the concert, I would be cloning myself.

As for your original question, I pay about as much attention to the Indie music scene as I do to HS athletics anymore. I just really don't care that much. If a band makes it to Rock Band or something and its a good song I'll check them out (like Shaimus' song Like A Fool, great song), but otherwise, I don't care.
 
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BigWoof31;1642880; said:
Now - Am I right that music is ultimately cyclical and paying too much attention to it is pointless. Or is he right that I'm acting like a senior citizen and not really "into the scene"
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Absolutely. No one listens to the Rolling Stones, or Woody Gutherie, or Marvin Gaye, or NWA, or Bob Dylan, or Sam Cooke, or Radiohead, or Merle Haggard, or Prince, or Mozart's 40th symphony anymore. Maybe one day the cycle will turn and Beethoven will be relevant again, but I'm not holding my breath.

As far as Vampire Weekend goes, they're a solid band, but they're no Wilco, and I suspect your co-worker is the kind of guy that once preached the lasting power of [enter obscure indie band here]. Let's be honest though: it's the bulk of top-40 music today that we can be sure will be forgotten by changing taste. Bands like Wilco and Radiohead, as with the Stones, probably will stand the test of time.
 
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I think Indie music is most popular on the West Coast and the South. It's too trendy for me to even give a chance to right now. But, i had no clue who Wilco was when they were mentioned in the movie Funny People.
 
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starBUCKS;1642914; said:
I think Indie music is most popular on the West Coast and the South. It's too trendy for me to even give a chance to right now. But, i had no clue who Wilco was when they were mentioned in the movie Funny People.
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To be fair, though, people from Boston generally only listen to Neil Diamond and the Dropkick Murphy's.
 
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