Petra Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 ...according to NME http://www.nme.com/gallery/the_50_worst_album_titles_in_history/124023/33/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Simpson Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 That's just so wrong! A lot of the others are really bad, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoots14 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 ...according to NME http://www.nme.com/gallery/the_50_worst_album_titles_in_history/124023/33/1 Boo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 But the other 49 are MUCH worse!! They say "Mika, ‘Life in Cartoon Motion’ (2007). A suitable title coming from the Roger Rabbit of modern pop." Roger Rabbit???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 *gigglesnort* I think the Gary Glitter one is wrong... for a good reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I didn't mind Roger Rabbit... Not quite sure what Roger Rabbit has to do with Meeks though... Wait... maybe it's the bowties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Okay, some of those are really stupid... or long... Or both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I didn't mind Roger Rabbit... Not quite sure what Roger Rabbit has to do with Meeks though... Wait... maybe it's the bowties! braces? rabbit teeth? we know NME and their love for mika...nothing new under the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petra Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 I didn't mind Roger Rabbit... Not quite sure what Roger Rabbit has to do with Meeks though... Wait... maybe it's the bowties! !!!!!!!!! Okay, some of those are really stupid... or long... Or both... Yes, some are longer than complete songs from Mika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I don't think we should waste time discussing anything written in the NME Historically they do not recognise talented performers. Their journalists only go for the look. (i.e if you look like a drug addict , always have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a bottle of beer in your left hand, then you can appear in NME) They and their readers know NOTHING about music, and are proud to be 'intellectual snobs' - whilst they are just poor, depressed people with a literature degree from Cambridge or a high school degree with 204 unpublished poems - they are so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I don't think we should waste time discussing anything written in the NME Historically they do not recognise talented performers. Their journalists only go for the look. (i.e if you look like a drug addict , always have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a bottle of beer in your left hand, then you can appear in NME) They and their readers know NOTHING about music, and are proud to be 'intellectual snobs' - whilst they are just poor, depressed people with a literature degree from Cambridge or a high school degree with 204 unpublished poems - they are so cool. Hi Suzie I was agreeing with you all the way until I got to the bold bit although the bit about unpublished poems may be true. They are not intellectually bright, though - their minds are too closed for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petra Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 I don't think we should waste time discussing anything written in the NME Historically they do not recognise talented performers. Their journalists only go for the look. (i.e if you look like a drug addict , always have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a bottle of beer in your left hand, then you can appear in NME) They and their readers know NOTHING about music, and are proud to be 'intellectual snobs' - whilst they are just poor, depressed people with a literature degree from Cambridge or a high school degree with 204 unpublished poems - they are so cool. Ehm, thankyouverymuch. I read it and a lot of my friends do, too. I wouldnt necessarily say that my favourite bands consist of drug-addicts or people that look like this. And I would also say that I know more than nothing about music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 braces?rabbit teeth? I never thought about the braces... or the teeth... Yes, some are longer than complete songs from Mika They're fricking ridiculous... But I guess that's classified as cool... I don't think we should waste time discussing anything written in the NME Historically they do not recognise talented performers. Their journalists only go for the look. (i.e if you look like a drug addict , always have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a bottle of beer in your left hand, then you can appear in NME) They and their readers know NOTHING about music, and are proud to be 'intellectual snobs' - whilst they are just poor, depressed people with a literature degree from Cambridge or a high school degree with 204 unpublished poems - they are so cool. When you mentioned the intellectual snobs bit, I thought of two Americans that live here and that I'm kind of friendly with... They didn't like me at first cause I hardly spoke to them, and when I did speak it was about movies and stuff, but once I indulged in a little intellectual discussion with them, they liked me... They liked my cousin straight away, apparently cause she went to uni... I did too, but maybe teaching isn't seen as intellectual enough.. they also didn't like my sister at first cause she's a hairdresser and dumbs herself down, but she's incredibly smart and knowledgeable about books and such... Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that I might pay a little bit of attention to what they say, but I don't always believe it. I personally think then LICM is a cool title, though they got it right with the other 49 titles... they really were crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hi Suzie I was agreeing with you all the way until I got to the bold bit although the bit about unpublished poems may be true. They are not intellectually bright, though - their minds are too closed for that well, I don't underestimate some journalists' intellectual powers but most of them writing about music are narrow minded and always put people into boxes - usually pop ends up in the trash can without making a clear distinction between S Club 7 and .. hmm.. anyone else, particularly if they become popular. A typical example of this was that when Grace Kelly was played on Virgin Radio evry two hours until it was released and became No1.... Then they decided Mika was not cool enough for them... and they play bloody Brian Adams all the time..How snobbish these people are.. Anyway, I don't really read the NME that much so it was mainly about music journalism in UK in general. (experience I have had in the past 2 decades). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petra Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that I might pay a little bit of attention to what they say, but I don't always believe it. I personally think then LICM is a cool title, though they got it right with the other 49 titles... they really were crap. Yep :smth:. I think they usually have a freaking hilarious writing style which is informative, entertaining and gives me lots of new vocab . And they talk about smaller or less known (mostly indie-) bands as well which I'd otherwise probably not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yep :smth:. I think they usually have a freaking hilarious writing style which is informative, entertaining and gives me lots of new vocab . And they talk about smaller or less known (mostly indie-) bands as well which I'd otherwise probably not know. Very true... Actually I remember the link to the 25 thing you might not know about U2... I knew 24 of them (and IMO they were things a newbie U2 fan first finds out about)... I also take that attitude of listening and then disregarding what people say quite a lot... especially in the pipe band when the bagpipers try to tell me what to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I didn't mind Roger Rabbit... Not quite sure what Roger Rabbit has to do with Meeks though... Wait... maybe it's the bowties! The skinny arms maybe? Nah sorry meeks you know I love you! Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that I might pay a little bit of attention to what they say, but I don't always believe it. I personally think then LICM is a cool title, though they got it right with the other 49 titles... they really were crap. Cool or not cool, it did its job didn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Very true... Actually I remember the link to the 25 thing you might not know about U2... I knew 24 of them (and IMO they were things a newbie U2 fan first finds out about)... I also take that attitude of listening and then disregarding what people say quite a lot... especially in the pipe band when the bagpipers try to tell me what to do... Actually, at one time, they said something about a title, and then put this - : FAIL. I felt like saying "it should say ':EPIC FAIL.' " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) When you mentioned the intellectual snobs bit, I thought of two Americans that live here and that I'm kind of friendly with... They didn't like me at first cause I hardly spoke to them, and when I did speak it was about movies and stuff, but once I indulged in a little intellectual discussion with them, they liked me... They liked my cousin straight away, apparently cause she went to uni... I did too, but maybe teaching isn't seen as intellectual enough.. they also didn't like my sister at first cause she's a hairdresser and dumbs herself down, but she's incredibly smart and knowledgeable about books and such... ... yeah, well, I just want to clarify that I am not prejudiced against people with a degree ( I have 3, for instance, one being English language and literature - obviuosly not from the UK:naughty:) but I do believe that most music journalists behave in a snobbish way and / because most of them have NO background in music at all... They only read literature and think they can judge any form of art with that piece of paper in their hands. I personally think that it is not a diploma that decides how intelligent and open minded people are. Edited April 17, 2009 by suzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The skinny arms maybe? Cool or not cool, it did its job didn't it? Ooooh, maybe that's it! I love how I changed the thread from "NME thinks LICM is a crap title" to "How is Mika like Roger Rabbit?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_collard Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 ... yeah, well, I just want to clarify that I am not prejudiced against people with a degree ( I have 3, for instance, one being English language and literature - obviuosly not from the UK:naughty:) but I do believe that most music journalists behave in a snobbish way and / because most of them have NO background in music at all... They only read literature and think they can judge any form of art with that piece of paper in their hands. I personally think that it is not a diploma that decides how intelligent and open minded people are. I didn't think you were... it just reminded me of the Americans (neither hold a degree but think they can judge that sort of stuff cause they don't follow popular culture)... Oh, and I agree with what you say about the music reporters.. I was also just reminded me of how Meeks said he was rejected by the indie scene because he was too commercial, and rejected by the more popular scene cause he was too weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@nn@ Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 that sucks!!!!!!!! lol at least it is creative and I (favorite:wub2:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlau_20zr Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 ¬¬ no musical taste at all I don't think we should waste time discussing anything written in the NME Historically they do not recognise talented performers. Their journalists only go for the look. (i.e if you look like a drug addict , always have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a bottle of beer in your left hand, then you can appear in NME) They and their readers know NOTHING about music, and are proud to be 'intellectual snobs' - whilst they are just poor, depressed people with a literature degree from Cambridge or a high school degree with 204 unpublished poems - they are so cool. hahahahha i`m agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne84 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 But the other 49 are MUCH worse!! They say "Mika, ‘Life in Cartoon Motion’ (2007). A suitable title coming from the Roger Rabbit of modern pop." Roger Rabbit???? I don't know where they got Roger Rabbit from, but I would take that as a compliment - not the other way around! Mika probably would, too. They can't even offend him with style! I have always thought that Life In Cartoon Motion is one of the most imaginative album titles I've ever heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkly1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I don't think we should waste time discussing anything written in the NME Historically they do not recognise talented performers. Their journalists only go for the look. (i.e if you look like a drug addict , always have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a bottle of beer in your left hand, then you can appear in NME) They and their readers know NOTHING about music, and are proud to be 'intellectual snobs' - whilst they are just poor, depressed people with a literature degree from Cambridge or a high school degree with 204 unpublished poems - they are so cool. pmsl go suzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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