i know this is shallow of me but I always put an asterisk by people that like professional wrestling...and people that wear faux hawks.


No doubt brother, cant argue that point.


But what is good music? who is determine good music? just like voting...who makes those desicions?

thats right...the majority.

One of the main factors i look at in good music whether its The Faint or Britney Spears where technical stuff is primarilay what the songs are made up of to Dashboard confessional where he started out with just an acoustic, i look at how much they sound like their CD. How clean the live sound is. How well they play, and the show they put on are very important.

For rock its the original hard riffs taht are NOT in the same dumb power chords everyone plays. Originality of the voice and style ( kris Kornell, AC/DC, Zach Delerocca, Robert Plant, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi.)

Stevie and jimi sucked at singing, really. But their guitar playing and style of songs were unforgettable. I play Stevie Ray vaughn for all my friends that dont ever listen to that style and they loved it. I havent found anyone that doesnt like him . That....is the power of good music. The ability to cross genres, gender, and races. U2...they have at least one song that appeals to someone. Elvis, johnny Cash, Dean Martin. They all have a song that everyone knows or that everyone can like.


i look at what they sing about. the originality of it. Nickelback sings for a different genre...not many people over 35 can really appriciate what they sing about. Whereas Pearl Jam or lets say Kenney chesney's songs appeal to the masses..everyone.Thats wahy country is so widely liked ( and hated...by people that like alot of music and arent boxed in by the twang of the steel guitar and accents) Most country singers sing about stuff that reaches into everyone and touchs something.

System of a down on the other hand is...well SOAD..hahaha crazy screaming and harsh lyrics for the disturbed masses. Like myself.


I think nickelback is great. They speak to me and the experiences in my life. Not only that..the riffs are awesome..the way the songs are broken up into are great and the whole flow of the music rocks. Its simple but successful. But if you go to a nickelback concert you wont see many people over 35.