musicians - are they up themselves

[millersnose]

hey i play well

i have been playing since i was 7 - 32 years!!

i can work out just about anything given a few goes and listens on the stereo

does that make my "opinion" on music superior to some tone death sex pistols fan?

does the fact i know gwen stefani cannot sing as well as sam brown make me superior in music knowledge?

i think it does

 

[hrundi99]

Not necessarily...

 

[Balmain_Boy]

does the fact i know gwen stefani cannot sing as well as sam brown make me superior in music knowledge?

THAT makes you normal.

 

[HevyDevy]

Yeah well I think it's important to have a good knowledge of music, but just one question ... what's tone death?

Is that when a band (such as Coldplay) are so bad that when you hear them you die?? :lol:

 

[hrundi99]

"I know you're gay because...you like Coldplay!"

 

[millersnose]

sex pistols fans arent "tone deaf" thay are "tone death"

i hope that clears that up

(insert winky emoticon)

 

[HevyDevy]

Yes it does, thankyou

 

[strewth_mate]

Does this mean that someone with more ability than yourself is more qualified to have a musical opinion Millers? (Purely hypothetical mind you, not attempting to judge your ability)

Also, would it depend on the type of music that a muso plays? I personally play the piano and have perfect pitch (and am obviously quite up myself...) so in some ways I don't think I'm as qualified to have a fully respectable opinion on the ability of grunge or metal bands due to lack of empathy as I might be in regards to something closer to home. I do have opinions on them but they're only objective and usually based on the fact that I know a lot of professional musos have more ability (technical or otherwise) than myself thus deserve my respect.

 

[carcharias]

its like everything

are footy players up themselves?

some are...some aren't

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

The bloke I hate is.....

The one who just has to drag out his guitar at the party/trivia night to show off his musical ability, not even bothering to find out if I give a rat's arse that he can play Smoke on the Water on it. If he had any real ability, he wouldn't be at a party/trivia night on a Saturday night, he'd be getting paid to play somewhere. Somewhere I'm not....

So put it back in the car dimwit and stick a CD on.

millers, even if you are a competent musician it doesn't conceal the fact that you're still you. So in your case, it's a no on whether your opinion is more relevant that a Sex Pistol fan's.

I have no musical talent, apart from being able to drum Captain Zero using saucepans and spoons, yet my opinion is much more relevant than yours.

 

[millersnose]

well let me see EA

we bioth like slade

and we both like queen

we would both declare queen far more competant musicians and better song writers

wouldnt we?

and although i recognise satriani as being infinately talented his sh*t bores me to tears and i would rather listen to noddy holder singing "we all get our kicks..playing in a rock and roll band..."

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Yeah well I think it's important to have a good knowledge of music, but just one question ... what's tone death?

Is that when a band (such as Coldplay) are so bad that when you hear them you die?? :lol:

Thats probably the best example.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

well let me see EA

we bioth like slade

and we both like queen

we would both declare queen far more competant musicians and better song writers

wouldnt we?

and although i recognise satriani as being infinately talented his sh*t bores me to tears and i would rather listen to noddy holder singing "we all get our kicks..playing in a rock and roll band..."

Prick.

No argument.

 

[carcharias]

I'd rather coldplay than say...good charlotte

 

[SP]

im not one who's up themselves... although i know many who are though

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Who is Satriani anyway?

Is he the guy who sang "Wild Horses" ? lol

 

[millersnose]

one of those guys that play loud triplets for hours and farging hours

 

[CC_Eagle]

The bloke I hate is.....

The one who just has to drag out his guitar at the party/trivia night to show off his musical ability, not even bothering to find out if I give a rat's arse that he can play Smoke on the Water on it. If he had any real ability, he wouldn't be at a party/trivia night on a Saturday night, he'd be getting paid to play somewhere. Somewhere I'm not....

So put it back in the car dimwit and stick a CD on.

Agreed. I have a mate who does exactly that..He is very mediocre when sober.

I'll easily admit I'm a music snob when it comes to a persons ability or if band X is better than Y. Whether it be a drunk with a string tied to a box or the Rogue Traders. IMO playing guitar for ten years might give me a better perception of talent and ability than your average Joe..If so then so be it..Music instruments are available for purchase.

 

[half]

I'd rather coldplay than say...good charlotte

i just wanna live

a damn good song tbh

 

[poita]

hey i play well

i have been playing since i was 7 - 32 years!!

i can work out just about anything given a few goes and listens on the stereo

does that make my "opinion" on music superior to some tone death sex pistols fan?

does the fact i know gwen stefani cannot sing as well as sam brown make me superior in music knowledge?

i think it does

It doesn't mean sh*t that u can play anything or work anything out.Until you are writing music better than these people than you can criticise.