Quote:
|
Originally Posted by demonrail666
this whole irony issue is so annoying. Someone says they like Paris Hilton, Avril Lavigne, Libertines, whatever and it's immediately assumed they're being 'ironic' and that they only REALLY like them in a 'so bad they're good' kind of way. It's actually possible to find gread pleasure in listening to them while still recognising their obvious shortcomings.
Besides, i'd certainly say that someone like Avril Lavigne is FAR better at what she does, than a band like, say, Blonde Redhead are at what THEY do.
|
Agreed. I had a conversation with a very good friend of mine the other day. He's someone who, entirely without irony (but perhaps with a smidge of belligerence) absolutely loves Chris Rea. He likes other, good things, as well. He was accusing me of liking Grime because it's hip and cool and such forth. Which is not accurate, but it's an easy way for someone who has little appreciation of dance-based music to accomodate for someone liking something that entirely mystifies him. People use the irony argument quite often when this is the case. Sometimes it gets on my tits, sometimes I couldn't give a fuck, sometimes (as we've seen today) it causes me great mirth to put an AIDS-curse on them. Tick-tock Mr & Bowels.