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DeadEyeMetal t1_j1z2guj wrote

Reply to comment by tonetonitony in I wanna talk about Bob Dylan by Radiant_Helicopter_7

Dylan is not "high art" unless you mean maybe he was high when he created his art.

Dylan is a songwriter with a reputation that is disproportionately gushing and adulatory for the quality and consistency of his output.

There are many Dylan songs I love but there are just as many that seem, to me, to be grating, incoherent drivel.

Dude has had some great moments but then so have many people who get far less attention.

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tonetonitony t1_j200ond wrote

Lol. Literally more than half of your post history is dedicated to Babymetal, and you consider yourself an authority on Dylan and music? Reddit never disappoints.

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DeadEyeMetal t1_j2043qd wrote

Dude, I'm 62. The first time I saw a Babymetal video it was so awful it put me off even looking again for years. Then, this year, I saw the video for 'Karate' and gave them another chance - mostly on the strength of their live backing band, Kami Band. Also, I joined Reddit this year, hence the high % of posts on a band I just discovered were actually good.

Do the arithmetic. I had a musical life for 50+ years before that. All that tells you is that I'm still finding new stuff.

But thanks for your thoroughly researched analysis, lol.

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PossibilitySuperb465 t1_j20pfwy wrote

It's offensive to him that you like what you like, and not the very specific list of rock greats that have been signed off on by magazines and critics and halls of fame.

It's all an appeal to popularity and authority, but can they admit that "Hit me baby one more time" by Britany Spears a banger? Certainly not! Pop trash! Never mind that it has more interesting elements than the average Dylan song :P.

You are an elitist for disliking Dylan! Also, what you like is actually bad, so you are also dumb. A dumb elitist!

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DeadEyeMetal t1_j23e1fu wrote

'Hit Me Baby' is a classic. It's right up there with 'MmmBop'.

Damn my elitist tolerance for a skillfully executed pop hook. I'm so ashamed...

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PossibilitySuperb465 t1_j24tout wrote

It’s not enough to merely like something. You must prove it is objectively the best and stifle all other opinions. Only then can you listen to meh music with impunity.

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