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Music Debate VI: Bruno Mars With poll and ratings explanation

Apr 19 at 6:41:44 PM
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Too many zeros every week. I'm not saying I'm the biggest fan of many of these acts either, but some of you don't appear to know how to read  

I should just remove empire's 10/10 for Linkin Park and the 0/10 he gave everyone else, for obvious trolling  

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Edited: 04/19/2019 at 06:44 PM by Brock Landers

Apr 19 at 9:41:43 PM
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I'm not big on pop/top-40 music in general. l can't say I'm a fan, and I've never bought/downloaded any of his albums. But that said, I think he's a talented artist that's good at what he does. He has a few catchy songs.

Gave him a generous 7.

Apr 20 at 7:35:56 AM
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Bruno mars is one of my favorite solo singer and always like to listen his song. his recent song was please me and i am still hearing that song.

Apr 20 at 7:46:45 AM
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Originally posted by: Brock Landers

Too many zeros every week. I'm not saying I'm the biggest fan of many of these acts either, but some of you don't appear to know how to read  
 

Maybe people just don't like the music you're "debating" for?  

I would rather take a cheese grater to my face than listen most of the acts you've listed so far lol

Besides, what's to debate against these acts? People either like them or don't. It's not like this is a "who's the best guitarist off of this list" or anything actually worth debating/discussing.

These honestly feel like "rate the acts I'm kinda into plz" threads. Where's the contrast to argue against? Make a debate pitting 2 bands against each other, like "Who did more for music, Nirvana or RATM?" (FWIW, I hate both of those bands, but would actively participate in a discussion like that).


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Apr 20 at 7:55:25 AM
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Originally posted by: rokubungi

2/10 same old Max Martinesque garbage.. or rather he is becoming a second generation of the same school of writing. I'm pretty sure they make 100 versions of a song and triangle test them to find the most consumable variant.

then again the center of my music universe right now is Van Der Graaf Generator and Premiata Forneria Marconi so take my opinion with a grain(shaker) of salt.





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Apr 20 at 9:46:50 AM
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Bruno Mars is pretty dope. Gave him a 7 due to the fact that his music is derivative of classic R&B styles. Which is pretty great, just not original. Saw him live at Red Rocks a few years back. Dude can dance like a motherfucker and puts on an incredible show. His stage presence reminds me a lot of James Brown. He tears it up.

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Apr 20 at 11:29:41 AM
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Originally posted by: dra600n
 
Originally posted by: Brock Landers

Too many zeros every week. I'm not saying I'm the biggest fan of many of these acts either, but some of you don't appear to know how to read  
 

Maybe people just don't like the music you're "debating" for?  

I would rather take a cheese grater to my face than listen most of the acts you've listed so far lol

Besides, what's to debate against these acts? People either like them or don't. It's not like this is a "who's the best guitarist off of this list" or anything actually worth debating/discussing.

These honestly feel like "rate the acts I'm kinda into plz" threads. Where's the contrast to argue against? Make a debate pitting 2 bands against each other, like "Who did more for music, Nirvana or RATM?" (FWIW, I hate both of those bands, but would actively participate in a discussion like that).
 
Nope, already made it clear I was doing acts that I like, don't like, and was meh on.  I honestly had to research Bruno Mars and My Chemical Romance to even know what songs to post.  I hate rap and will be doing one of those soon enough.

And you're wrong.  Every thread so far has gotten multiple votes all along the spectrum.  So people's opinions are all over the map.  Hence me picking these artists.

No, what I was saying was please actually use the ratings key.  If every single artist is one of the "worst ever" according to you, you're doing it wrong.

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Edited: 04/20/2019 at 11:54 AM by Brock Landers

Apr 20 at 12:03:56 PM
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Yeah I gave his canny a 4 just strictly for the Motown connection.

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Apr 20 at 12:58:01 PM
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Originally posted by: captmorgandrinker

Gave him a 5. While not my kind of preferred music, he is good at what he does.

I was going to say the same thing. 
 

Apr 20 at 1:44:12 PM
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Not a fan. I was about to give a few pity points for being "good at what he does" but then I remembered he did that song called Lazy Song or something, and a 3 feels appropriate. He ought to do better than MCR tho.

Apr 20 at 2:46:33 PM
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8/10. This guy is good. 20 years from now, we will be talking about him as a pop legend.

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Apr 20 at 2:53:01 PM
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Originally posted by: Brock Landers
 
Originally posted by: dra600n
 
Originally posted by: Brock Landers

Too many zeros every week. I'm not saying I'm the biggest fan of many of these acts either, but some of you don't appear to know how to read  
 

Maybe people just don't like the music you're "debating" for?  

I would rather take a cheese grater to my face than listen most of the acts you've listed so far lol

Besides, what's to debate against these acts? People either like them or don't. It's not like this is a "who's the best guitarist off of this list" or anything actually worth debating/discussing.

These honestly feel like "rate the acts I'm kinda into plz" threads. Where's the contrast to argue against? Make a debate pitting 2 bands against each other, like "Who did more for music, Nirvana or RATM?" (FWIW, I hate both of those bands, but would actively participate in a discussion like that).
 
Nope, already made it clear I was doing acts that I like, don't like, and was meh on.  I honestly had to research Bruno Mars and My Chemical Romance to even know what songs to post.  I hate rap and will be doing one of those soon enough.

And you're wrong.  Every thread so far has gotten multiple votes all along the spectrum.  So people's opinions are all over the map.  Hence me picking these artists.

No, what I was saying was please actually use the ratings key.  If every single artist is one of the "worst ever" according to you, you're doing it wrong.
Keep posting crap bands and we'll keep voting 0 then *shrug*

Can't do it wrong when it's an opinion  

 

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Apr 20 at 2:57:05 PM
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Silly dra600n, never can play by the rules. As every round of Werewolf always attested  

Most people seem to realize "crap band" translates to a 1, 2, or 3 on the scale.  0 and 10 should be polar opposites on the ends of the spectrum; the best of the best of the best and the worst of the worst of the worst.

You might get a band you like in four weeks. Possibly next week, since I don't actually know what you like.  Possibly in two weeks if you like hip hop.

I'll leave it alone after this, people are free to have fun and do this however they want.  But the ratings are better if everyone is at least on the same page with how they are voting.  Since I plan on doing this indefinitely it's better to point that out now and not later.

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Edited: 04/20/2019 at 03:10 PM by Brock Landers

Apr 21 at 4:12:45 PM
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My Chemical Romance I could see people voting a legit zero on. None of the other ones though.

Apr 21 at 4:52:35 PM
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Originally posted by: pegboy

My Chemical Romance I could see people voting a legit zero on. None of the other ones though.
I could see someone giving Bruno a zero if they were super nonplussed about him borrowing so much style from The Police, Michael Jackson, Bell Biv DeVoe, etc.  Even if most of those old musicians celebrate his throwbacks





 

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Edited: 04/21/2019 at 04:53 PM by Brock Landers

Apr 22 at 6:28:22 PM
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Imo, votes for 10 and 0 shouldn't be counted if unclaimed. Trolling ruins the fun of the poll. If people honestly think an artist is a 10 or 0, I imagine they would be passionate enough about that particular artist either way to comment.😀

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Apr 22 at 6:37:11 PM
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Yeah, just grade on a curve and throw out the extremes unless there's a majority of votes on either. If people want to try to drag down the average because we're not voting on (insert obscure band no one else gives a crap about), their vote can be disregarded.


Edited: 04/22/2019 at 06:42 PM by Tulpa

Apr 23 at 3:06:06 PM
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Gave him a 6. He's had a Super Bowl show for cryin out loud - wait did Lady Gaga too?

Regardless, he is a very gifted performer. Not my type of music to get down to, but it's not something I'd sprint to the radio to change either.

P.S. - side note, daycares all over the nation have jammed Uptown Funk like crazy - toddlers love it lol.

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Apr 23 at 3:20:20 PM
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Originally posted by: Brock Landers

So it is unlikely that I will ever do dredg or HORSE the Band. 
 


Personally I'm thankful we're saving dredg from having to be judged by people that think Bruno Mars is a 0 and Linkin Park is a 10.

Apr 23 at 4:53:55 PM
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I'll probably also throw in some weeks where everyone votes on what artist to do next. Possibly in the next couple weeks.

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Apr 23 at 5:54:31 PM
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I got to go 10/10. He isn't one of my personal favorite artists but my daughter who is 1 is obsessed. He is definitely one of the most talented artists of this generation:

Name another artist who:

* Writes his own songs and songs that have been hits for others (I want to be a Billionaire for example)
* Has a killer voice
* Can dance as good as any current pop artist
* Puts on insanely entertaining live shows
* Is liked by multiple generations. Kids like him, adults like him, grandparents like him

I definitely understand he isn't everyone's cup of tea but it is hard to deny his popularity and talent.

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