Why I hate 'Indie' &NME

[RedStratocas]

same with pitchfork though, some stuff that they hype (such as HEALTH, vampire weekend) is excellent, but some of it isn't very good (hercules and love affair wasn't 9/10+ material in my opinion). i also think they're a bit harsh on british indie.

there's a difference between nme hype and pitchfork hype, though. with the exception of interpol, pitchfork hype bands that haven't gotten any specific attention such as hercules & love affair. as said earlier, nme latches on to hype, they get a band that already has a cult following then give it a rave review to push it over the edge, bolstering their influence. and they aren't that harsh on british indie, they're quite fond of arctic monkeys and klaxons and report on them pretty regularly.

I so agree with indie, it takes no skill whatever and its a bunch of poofs who sing in northern accents lol.

metal is the way to go

i lol'd pretty hard, so i'll save my my mega-rip on you. thanks for the laugh.

[Asher]

metal is ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there are a good few indie bands out there

[Misawa]

Keep your opinions to yourself if they contain profanity.

[-Eyeless-]

metal is ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there are a good few indie bands out there

Please do not try to provoke arguments

Like I said earlier I don't like NME but I do like some indie, it would be good if there was a magazine that focused solely on more underground bands... Or at least one that was sold at my local newsagents lol

[GommeInc]

I don't get why there are so many genres now. Isn't Indie just soft rock?

[Misawa]

Indie is basically ultra-light rock, poppy-rock at that.

[Andys]

not really? if making 'indie' music takes no skill then neither does metal, it's just some ******s smashing guitars and screaming so you can't understand what the **** they're saying.

Haha is this a joke or are you actually being serious?

I could learn an indie song in 5 minutes flat, a metal song is so hard to learn? Have you ever even seen anyone play a metal song? - obviously not otherwise you would realise what skill it takes to become a metal artist. Bands like Metallica and Slayer etc have been playing and practising for years to be able to do what they do, unlike some indie band which when i started learning guitar was one the first things i learned - an indie song? I wonder why...

[Misawa]

Haha is this a joke or are you actually being serious?

I could learn an indie song in 5 minutes flat, a metal song is so hard to learn? Have you ever even seen anyone play a metal song? - obviously not otherwise you would realise what skill it takes to become a metal artist. Bands like Metallica and Slayer etc have been playing and practising for years to be able to do what they do, unlike some indie band which when i started learning guitar was one the first things i learned - an indie song? I wonder why...

Have to agree that metal is a far harder craft to master.

[-Eyeless-]

Have to agree that metal is a far harder craft to master.

I second that, I play guitar and love both genres but if I was choosing something technical to play to show off my skill metal comes up above most straight away, listen to dragonforce or children of bodom and then realise how hard it is. And this is a neutral view as I like both

[untrustus]

Haha is this a joke or are you actually being serious?

I could learn an indie song in 5 minutes flat, a metal song is so hard to learn? Have you ever even seen anyone play a metal song? - obviously not otherwise you would realise what skill it takes to become a metal artist. Bands like Metallica and Slayer etc have been playing and practising for years to be able to do what they do, unlike some indie band which when i started learning guitar was one the first things i learned - an indie song? I wonder why...

yeah, metallica have been practising for years. but they still can't make a post-puppets album that anyone thinks is worth listening to.