MM&I you are an absolute diamond.

I haven't laughed at a Tibb Thread so much in ages.

Wagner's fanbase included Hitler.

/thread

Godwin's Law. Now this thread has it all :).

Lady Gaga.
Justin Bieber.
Take That.
All Time Low (lol i like them and everything but omg the fans are just annoying little brats)

slipknot

Justin Bieber.
Britney Spears.

I was going to ignore all of the bizarre arguments in the thread but to further Vicky's point about playing the devil's advocate; surely to base an informed opinion on any artist's material you have to listen to all of it, and I think the only TiBB member who can genuinely say that they do that is Shaun, which is why by and large you should all bow down to his opinions - at least they're informed, therefore there's more validity in what he's saying.

Anyway as for irritating fanbases, I'd say Lady Gaga's are the most annoying at the moment because they rave on about all this stuff she does as if she's innovating promoting gay rights or meat is murder or whatever the hell it is she does - accept that while she is doing positive things for those causes, she is absolutely using the fact she's a celebrity to get her point across, just like every other celebrity who has an opinion. She is not any different in that respect. And then I don't know how best to describe the other type of fanbase that annoys me, but that scene, emo sort of vibe that I used to vaguely be connected to that is full of 14 year olds who get emotionally invested in a band, go on about how they 'heard them first, before you heard of them' and take their teenage angst out via their bands or their hatred for other people for liking their bands and then suddenly realise the whole scene they immersed themselves in is still aimed at 14 year old teenagers and they've got nothing to be a part of anymore. :bored:

Twilight

No you don't. I explained this in what I thought was a pretty fair, logical way. It's a myth to think you have to listen to an entire artists output when you are talking about people who are 'artists' in inverted commas. Compare Leona Lewis with Rocky. It's a safe course. None of it strays from it's blueprint too much. After watching the first three Rocky films you can work out with a fair degree of accuracy if you are going to like the fourth one.

But I'll give Justin Bieber's discs are whirl for the giggle and if I unearth some gems I'll get back to you.

:shocked::shocked::shocked:

go back to "gardening" Stu, you really need too!! :laugh:

erm. thanks Greg. But I don't listen to everything ever made :tongue:

It's no good in January. Conditions not right for the beauties. Have to move the operation indoors :hugesmile:.

This genuinely made me LOL

Are we talking about fans on the net or the ones we meet in real life? Cos tbh, don't really come across a lot of Bieber fans or "little monsters" lol

same actually^

the worst people in real life I come across are the NME types...the ones who namedrop rather than enjoy music. "Oh I love Foals they're ****ing amazing!" Sure you do. Sing me a song of theirs.

not gonna lie, I lolled that Shaun's the only one apparently allowed a valid opinion.

Also to people saying LEARN YOUR MUSIC HISTORY I'd love to hear you talking about the innovations of Wagner or the renaissance period.

[/devils advocate part deux.]

raaaave

*points out to the classical bitch that popular + classical music are entirely different fields*

Oh look at Mister Classic. Why don't you pluck you're harp you fucking fag.

Mister Illiterate, I think you'll find it's your.












;)





edit to add: Stu, that joint is like a hoover bag son... You need to brush up on your rolling skills...


edit to add again: FML... Shaun just told me that's not you.... it's some guy from the telly..



I'm going to crawl into a corner and keep quiet..

you could say that, but popular music did develop gradually from classical music. I more stated the point because I don't like people thinking musical innovations only happened post 1950 or so:p

the difference being noone's come in here and said UGH VERDI'S FANS ARE SO PRETENTIOUS HIS MUSIC WAS **** ANYWAY despite having heard next to none of it.

the period of time is merely consequential. I'd be the same with people immediately writing off, say, Coldplay off the back of 'Clocks' or something.

i like neil patrick harris

Hey that's not one of my crew, that's Super Hans from Peep Show. It looks a bit like a tampon I reckon.

I'm just waiting for your/you're next 'permaban' so I can steal that gif in yer sig :wink:.