Petition to take Radiohead off Progarchi

Joren wrote: ...but it does say something...

True, but so do the two words "Ignorant git".

Come on Cert...You probably know my opinions on RH by now, they are my opinions, I did lay them out on other threads and my conclusion is the same from the first time I heard them -> LACK OF TALENT. But ok, by your standards lack of talent can be bend into "wonderful minimalistic". Cert; Is it possibble that some of us here on this board REALLY do find RH's music VERY BORING ? Are we allowed to share the disgust and are we allowed to have a technical opinions on the negative sides of RH ?

You're allowed to say what you like - that's not me being somehow magnanimous or pompous, it is simply a fact I recognise. However, like anyone, I hold my own opinions...

However, I also recognise that Radiohead are exceptionally talented - and I don't think that is a matter of opinion - even if you hate their music.

I dislike the music of Dream Theater - but I would never say that they are not talented, since that is not true.

Tell me something; Is Amazon.com such a lousy source regarding information on music ? Is it that misleading ? More misleading than the discussion on RH at Progarchives ? (Do I have to spell this one out ? - Misleading because due to this huge divide, somebody will read around here that Radiohead is a Progressive Rock band and around half of those will be pissed off at the first spin of the RH CD's).

To see what other people bought just proves that other people bought other music - it doesn't automatically follow that one band sound like another or are of the same genre!

Not one person has managed to provide a "Britpop" album that sounds like OK Computer, or is as proggy. That is the fundamental issue.

Cert; why sould I answer your questions ? They are already out there on other posts and I'll spare all of you lots of time since these answers are known by the "intelligencia" of the forum. Besides that other forum members should be spared repetitive answers.

I replied to your post, it's up to you whether you decide to reply or not. You chose not to defend your answers, so I was left with the conclusion that they were not worth defending. I'm not going to trawl your posts to find them.

The one point I would like to keep "in the air" is this "Britpop"/"Indie"/"Alt-Rock" business - which I truly do not understand - and no one has answered.

To my ears, OK Computer is blatantly a prog album - not because I'm a Radiohead fan, but because I hear a prog album. It doesn't matter who their peers are, whether they're played on MTV or not or that they appear alongside certain lesser bands in Amazon searches (Don't forget that Coldplay, Travis and Keane all IMITATED Radiohead in their own small ways) - it matters more what the music sounds like.

And to me at least, OK Computer sounds more proggy than most of the bands I mentioned above.

Again accusing, first it was "attacking with lame tactic", Trolling and "ignorant git". First of all, if you feel offended, you choose so, again !.

No - I simply asked questions. As you say - it is a choice as to whether you feel offended or not. I don't - I just wanted to make sure I understood what you were saying. 

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Note that I even followed it up by saying that I probably don't understand - I'm not accusing you of anything.

Second I did adress Reed because Reed wrote that my opinions were the worst rubbish ever written here. But Reed complained at some recent post that some board members lacked sense of humour, so I thought some humour couldnt do any harm here. But what can I do if you didnt catch up on it ? You choose not to, and maybe you are too stern to find humour besides your own. (Yes I do se a "smiley" sometimes at your posts.)

Er... try to indicate your humour better? Make jokes that are funny?

You made a load of comments to Reed that looked like antagonistic digs at me. Not humorously intended, but with apparent malicious intent - it's totally possible I misread it - that's what I'm trying to find out.

Cert; try to chill out a bit, take a huge laugh at yourself, its worth it. I do that often and thats why I rarely "blow the hat of the top of my head". A very few issues are worth it. RH is certainly not one of them. Lets get a drink   

I'm totally "chilled", thanks - and most of the time I am good at laughing at myself. However, like most people, I go through the ups and downs of life and experience whatever mood I happen to be in for what it is, and try not to force it and react falsely.

Call it artistic integrity or bull-headedness - what you will, but I truly believe in just being myself. Even if that means blowing the old stopper out every now and then - heck, if it's a good enough system for old mother earth, it's good enough for me

You'll find that this is par for the course. I often shred posts if I really and truly don't understand what is being said - and I have an interest in what the poster is saying. I find it makes the discussion much clearer - and highlights any misunderstanding, thus leading to a quick resolution.

P.S. Just got back from the pub - that was a good drink; Cheers!

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Lunar

Indeed...I'll even consider buying "Ok Computer"  ___

Lunar

The problem can sometimes be that us native English speakers forget that the likes of Luna and Ivan are trying to put forceful points across in a language that is not their own. They misunderstand our idiomatic expressions  by taking them literally and we misinterpret their "formal"and occasionally "clumsy" English.However,I have "ALevels" in French and German but could never reach the standards that you guys achieve.

It must be difficult for the Brazilians- their first language is Football, second is Portuguese ().As for Ivan-being a lawyer he is fluent in  first and  second, oh and a little bit of Spanish.