Pet Peeves

[Remko]

-People who won't listen to a song because it's too 'old' or too 'new'
-People who only listen to one genre of music (punk/pop/oldies/rap/ANYTHING)
-Rap in genreal (not ALL of it...but ya know, most of it.)
-Remakes (Not all of them, but when they COMPLETELY change a rock song to a country song...THAT'S annoying)
-People who throw big fits when they can't listen to thier music in YOUR car because they can't be patient and wait for just one or two songs and be FAIR with it. *grumbles*
-People who sing along so loudly you can't hear the words. (Sometimes with other people around, it's fun, but when they're singing Concrete Angel in a happy-slappy sing-song voice...yeah...)
-People who think 'now that I've seen _____ in concert, I know everything about him/her.'
-People who think that they're a bigger fan of a band/singer because of seeing them in concert
-People who like a band/singer cause it's popular one day, then the minute he/she/they drop down in the ratings, it's 'I never liked him/her/that band. I mean, come on. I like Avril Lavgine, and did from the beginning. I'm not afraid to admit it. So thippit!
-Not really a pet peeve, but when bands write songs that contridict each other, it's kind of confusing on which side they're on. oO;

[quote]Anyone who uses Disney to get a recording contract for that matter. [/quote]

Amen.

[fallenangel]

Catty chicks. Backstage, outside the venue, in their seats, or at home in front of their computer in Bumfuck Nebraska wishing they could get within' 500 miles of the people they lust over. A thread about rude backstage behavior sparked this, but it pretty much applies to anywhere. Those people who are so pathetic and so desperate, they feel the need to talk crap about other people for no reason. "Oh my god, can you believe she wore that? What a slut! And she thinks he'd actually look at [i]her[/i] dressed like that? As if."

Granted if someone is wearing a piece of string and a couple pieces of electrical tape, then you can point that fact out. But just because someone's lookin' good is no reason to pick them apart. Same applies to the people who think they're a bigger fan than someone else, as mentioned by Kat, and have to pick apart that person to try and prove it. "Well I've seen them live twice, and I own this record only released in Japan, so what does that tell ya?" That you have way too much money to throw the fuck around, how 'bout throwin' a little of it my way?

People put way too much effort into bringing other people down. I don't get it.

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[layzcarter]

Don't know if this belongs here.. but I am annoyed to hell by the angsty f*ckn song called perfect. It's by simple plan.. it's playing right now.. and it's making me wanna punch my monitor
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[fallenangel]

I don't like whiny songs to begin with. That's why I hate most of the male "rock/punk" singers of these new teen bands. Other than the fact the guitar is usually a couple power chords throughout the whole thing (wow, you're talented), the vocals have that teenage-whine to 'em. Makes me think I'm hearing a garage band down the street. And they all sound exactly the same. You could mix n' match those singers and no one could tell. Just because someone is cute and can kinda carry a tune does not mean they make a good frontman.

Would someone tell me when this trend of bad male singers started? Was it after Nirvana? Everyone thought they could be a frontman then? 'Cause before that, there was...

Jani Lane, Axl Rose, David Lee Roth, Steven Tyler, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Sammy Hagar, Bret Michaels, Jim Gilette, Tom Keifer, Taime Downe, Stevie Rachelle, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Don Dokken, Sebastian Bach, Michael Monroe, Dio, David Coverdale, Marq Torien, Jack Russell, Phil Lewis, Vince Neil, Dee Snider, Rob Halford....

You get the idea. Some of those may not be classically good singers, but they can all hit the notes and sound unique. You can hear a song and say "That's Taime Downe". (uh, slight exception in that Tom Keifer sounds a lot like Brian Johnson, but Cinderella and AC/DC are so different you'd never mistake the two)

Yeah. Current male singers suck. If I wanted to hear a sh*tty local bar band, I'd go find one. Or at least the current ones could make an effort to sing without that whine. They all sound like they're 16.
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[kompkitty]

I have to agree with the whiny bands thing, though I've gotta say, I dont know some of the people you listed there. I guess im a little ignorant about bands in genres I dont normally listen to.

I do know who Simple Plan is though and they are annoying as all hell.

I can't stand songs with bad lyrics! No offense to any of you Avril Lavigne fans out there, but "Oh oh" do not count as words. They work in songs if we're talking scat ya know? But if you need to use the phrase "oh oh" because you can't think of anything better that rhymes, it's time to stop writing your own lyrics or get a new lyricist if you already don't write your own.

When radios play the same song more than three times within five hours. I work a five hour shift at a mini golf course, and i've heard that song "The Reason" by Hoobastank (or however you spell it) waaaay to often. I liked it at first, but I'm just so sick of it now...
everyone else took my peeves

[ragingflea002]

Yeah, don't offend the Avril fans, that's my job.

I just got this one today, and it really has nothing to do with bands that are famous, but I'm pissed off at cheap guitar strings that snap while you're trying to learn a solo. Today, I ws practicing "Slither" and my E-string snaps on me. I'll post a pic for the Photo fourm. My dad was cool about it and got me a new string, plus a set for my other guitar. But I'm damn glad he didn't buy Yamaha.

Yamaha strings are just......bad.

Any group that whines in that "Why does this happen to me? Why does it hurt?" way, I have the goddamn answer.

It happens 'cause you're famous and we don't wanna hear it. You're living in a 4 story mansion with butlers, a pool, millions of dollars, and nice souped up cars, trucks, and bikes. Quit bitchin'.

It hurts 'cause it pays your bills. You get paid for each emo-glazed lyric you spread. Enough with the goddamn soft voice bitchin'.

Yell a little, but make it good yelling like :

Calm Like a bomb(Ignite)

And scream. But I don't wanna hear a band go like this:

Oh won't you come closer?
Why have you neglected me?
Why does my heart still hurt?
I'm a shard of a broken mirror
Shattered peices
Embrace my pain

Oh Lord almighty, I swear..... and if any emo punk reads that and uses it, I'm suing their ass. If I can make money off of that, I'm selling it to you. But I sure as Hell won't use it myself.
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[fallenangel]

Ha, I know of a couple songs my boys are guilty of that are like that... but they follow 'em up with the next three songs being about boning cheap whores and doing lines of coke, so it all works out.

Jani Lane - warrant
Axl Rose - Guns n' Roses
David Lee Roth - Van Halen
Steven Tyler - Aerosmith
Bon Scott - AC/DC
Brian Johnson - AC/DC
Sammy Hagar - Van Hagar
Bret Michaels - Poison
Jim Gilette - Nitro
Tom Keifer - Cinderella
Taime Downe - Faster Pussycat
Stevie Rachelle - Tuff
Mick Jagger - Rolling Stones
David Bowie
Don Dokken - Dokken
Sebastian Bach - Skid Row
Michael Monroe - Hanoi Rocks
Dio
David Coverdale - Whitesnake
Marq Torien - Bulletboys
Jack Russell - Great White
Phil Lewis - LA Guns
Vince Neil - Motley Crue
Dee Snider - Twisted Sister
Rob Halford - Judas Priest


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[layzcarter]

Fefe Dobson - Don't Go (Boys & Girls) What the f*ck is this sh*t? I know pop music isn't supposed to be too deep or anything... but jesus... "Boys and girls should be to---GEther... ugh.. makes me sick.

Some other song too.. something about goodies or some sh*t. Goodies.. what an annoying ass word...
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[ragingflea002]

I really wanted to say this right now:

I'm majorly pissed off by ALL LINKIN PARK fans. No exceptions.

I don't wanna hear "They rock" because they don't. I will accept "This is the s**t" because it's true, it's s**t, as my new genre states.

I just may dedicate a thread to bashing Linkin Park to piss off the fans so I can lay the truth down on them straight, get them all pissed off, and I'll be happy.....

I'm an evil son of a bitch.
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"The separation between spirit and logic is reasonable because spirit is defined by faith and logic forces others to think about what they have faith in."

[fallenangel]

I hate that Fefe chick. Her lyrics remind me of Hilary Duff's. "if the light is off then it isn't on" What. The. Hell.

Oh oh! Ok, so I hate those "Divas" things anyway, BUT... Since when are brand new artists divas? Joss Stone and a couple others, uh, so all it takes is a crappy album of lame covers and I can be a diva? Good to know.

I don't like that Joss chick anyway. Don't start your career with covers. Just don't. Very few people can pull off a cover album to begin with, and unless you're The Presidents of the United States or David Lee Roth, don't even try. It's the ultimate in "I can't write lyrics, and no one in my band can write lyrics, so I'll just be a glorified karaoke girl". If you want to cover a song, fine, that's cool. And what she did with the songs is different, at least, but come on. No one needs a whole album of covers by some no-name twat. It's just a cheap way to draw attention to herself with songs people already liked so her name will already be out there when she releases her followup of stupid "original" crap.

Hate her.
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[kompkitty]

Bad guitar strings! I've never had one break on me, but Yamaha are so bad you can hear the difference between them and Taylor!

When people make really bad remakes of a good song.

Saying the same swear more than 5 times in a song. Pick better adjectives.

Thanks for the list angel!

[fallenangel]

I miss this thread.

~ People who start 8 billion threads about the same thing. If there's three topics about The Darkness, I really don't think your 10 more will be that different. Put your thoughts in one thread before everyone else becomes so annoyed they strangle you with Justin Hawkins's catsuit.

~ People who won't accept the present but enjoy bitching about it. "KISS sucks now. Imposters. Man, that's not the real KISS dude! They suck! If it's not Ace and Peter, it's not KISS. They suck!!!!" We get it. You don't like the new lineup, we fuckin' get it. We don't need to hear it in reply to every concert review, every question remotely KISS related, or any time their name even comes up. Goes for anything. If you don't like the current state of a group, say it once and be done with it.

~ "I'd like to see you sell 5 million albums" So would I! Then again, I'd like to see Mr. Heavy Metal pop out out a baby, we all have abilities other people don't. Doesn't mean you can't criticize 'em, now does it? "I'd like to see you do better" is not an excuse for anything. Not for visual art, not for music, nothin'. Just because I may not be able to do better doesn't mean I can't tell when the guy's out of tune or missing notes.

~ Nutswingers. Now I'll admit I'm a slight Axl nutswinger in that after all the shit he's pulled, I still support the guy. BUT, I'm talkin' extreme nutswingers. And Axl has a lot, so I'll use them for an example (maybe I should just make "other Axl fans" a pet peeve...). When he called off Rock in Rio because Buckethead "left"...he had three months to find another guitarist. Is there not a single guitar player who knows the Guns hits that he could find in 3 months? And of course that little incident "may delay the progress of Chinese Democracy". Mmhm, but know what flooded all the Axl fanboards? "Chinese Democracy is just taking so long because he wants it to be perfect!" and "He had to call off Rock in Rio 'cause three months isn't enough time to find a guitar player he's comfortable performing with." Maybe, but that's just because he's a psycho and no one in their right mind wants to work with him. Those are the nutswingers I'm talking about. They make excuses for every stupid thing the object of their affection does, and oh my god if they do something good! It's like the coming of Jesus! "OMG did you hear the new song?!!!!!!" Get. A. Hobby.

~ Fanatics. They own every record, every poster, every piece of merchandise, know every word to every song, been to every show within an 800 mile radius, know every tiny piece of information about the band, their career, their personal life, they live for the band, would die for the band, want to name their first child after the band, and because of all that they're a better fan than you. Uh huh. No, it just means you're fuckin' nuts, dude. It's a band. Nothing more, nothing less. If you get to the point you'll hang yourself if they break up, time to start looking at your priorities in life.

~ Muscians who are dickheads. Then again, anyone who's a dickhead annoys me. But just because musicians throw tantrums over some of the stupidest shit, I shall include this. Baz threw a fit (a violent fit) over a guy trying to get a picture with him while wearing a Sludge shirt because he doesn't like Sludge. Now, first of all it's a shirt and a photo. Oh my god, the horror! He wasn't asking to do 20 questions or require Baz to do any more than hold still for two seconds while they snapped a picture. But no, he threw a hissy fit and had the guy thrown out. Amazing how his ego is so huge he doesn't even realize the reason Sludge rips on him so bad is because of crap like that. If he'd pose for just one capture, maybe they'd actually think he was a semi-cool guy (preferably a picture with me, I could really use that $500 bounty...). Yes, so any actions like that are stupid. Amusing, but no less stupid.

~ Official sites that suck. Velvet Revolver's site may be confusing, but at least it's cool and looks like a lot of effort was put into it. Not to pick on him twice, but have you seen Sebastian Bach's "official" site? It looks like a newspaper that was flushed down the toilet! Stuff's just stuck up everywhere. It's bad even by fansite standards. Good luck finding anything remotely informative on that.

More later, as always.
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[fallenangel]

More...

Gossip board browsing is always good for such fun yet such annoyance. But it's annoying in a fun way. Something like that.

~ People who enable/forgive people who have a problem just because they're successful/famous/rich/whatever. I can't blame people who have a problem, be it coke, heroin, booze, whatever, 'cause it isn't as easy as just stopping. And in relation to musical pet peeves, most of those people have been on it longer than off. However, what annoys me to no end is people who either make excuses for their behavior or help enable them to continue with said addiction...even worse is when they follow up with "well I hope s/he gets better". Uh, they aren't gonna get much better if you keep driving them to the fuckin' bar, pookie. And they aren't going to [i]want[/i] to get better if they're surrounded by fuckwads like you supporting their habit.

BUT, since those types of people are less common than this next group, I shall move on to those who make excuses for said behavior. If someone is obviously high off their ass and has some serious problems on numerous evenings, reported as such by several people....there ain't no excusing that. "Everyone parties it up sometimes." If "parties it up" means falling down drunk and doing lines of blow off the table, and "sometimes" is weekly...ok sure. A substance problem is not uncommon (captain obvious), but don't sit around hoping the person cleans themselves up while you're helping the addiction. And it [i]really[/i] annoys me on a personal level when it involves someone who has been down that road before and has fallen off the wagon big time, yet nutswingers still sit around saying it's all lies. When he's fuckin' dead, is it still all gossip then? (I think there was an actual pet peeve in there somewhere...just filter out the sleep deprived rambling and slight personal...issues)

~ Bands that keep going without a vital member. Just change your fuckin' name. Warrant is fronted by Jani Lane. Period. If you two wanna stay in a band together, have fun, but no one wants to hear a Warrant cover band no matter how good the replacement is. Same goes for any band that loses a key member. If a drummer or some less notable person leaves, ok fine, but if it completely changes the sound...just give it up. This also applies to Rose n' Roses in a big way, but he can call it whatever he wants at this point; they're not doing anything (oh wait, Chinese Democracy is "scheduled for release this November!" how could I forget).

~ Compilations of previously released songs just in a different order (usually as a "best of" type deal. "best of ballads" "best of whatever"). No, it's not a new CD you fuckin' douche bags. It's the same songs in a different order with different cover art. Fuck you.

~ Live CDs that are not actually live (and oh are there many...). I don't mind the "enhanced" live recordings where they go back in and add more applause n' crap to make them seem far more important than they actually are. But either recording in the studio and adding audience sounds or going back in and touching up any flaws so it's basically just production...screw that.

~ When the local Fred Meyer (only place in a 20 minute radius that sells CDs) carries the worst crap. They got the new Dokken CD the day it was released but not Velvet Revolver. :huh: Ok, I'm all for Dokken, but who the hell made that stock decision? And they're not even one of those wal-mart type stores that won't carry stickers. What. The. Hell.

~ Only encountered a few of these recently, and perhaps they were just not right in the head or their humor was none too obvious (and they kept it up for waaaay too long), but... people who are just a tad too image-focused. Hey, hair metal, go aquanet, love the spandex, yadda yadda yadda... but uh, you know they do actually write some songs, right? "Dude, Jani has gotten so fat" "but he still sounds really good" "....yeah, but he's fat." "His voice hasn't gone too much, though" "...but he's [i]fat[/i] and had a [i]mohawk[/i]" Ok, we get it, he's fat. Vince Neil is fat (though his performance hasn't faired much better). Axl is fat. Scott Weiland needs a sammich. I think we all know the state of their waistlines, so could we please move on... (note: does not apply in any topics about "worst Vince pic!" or "gayest Paul stanley pic!" for obvious reasons. Fuck their music then.)

~ Other side of the coin. "Dude, I saw them and they sucked" "but they're hot" "they weren't even in tune" "but they're hot" "...the singer forgot the lyrics [i]he wrote[/i]" "But he's hot" So buy a poster and spare yourself the $50 for the album and concert ticket. Spare yourself from listening to them too. (note: also does not apply to purely image-related "discussions")

~ Ppl whu type lyke dis then wundr y u dun't rispect there opineon about teh albumm!!!!!111)*(&*%two? (then again people who type like that in general, but if you insist on appearing to be a retarded monkey pounding on the keyboard, don't insist we stop treating you like one)

~ Poison fans. I hate you all. Not that I didn't know before that 85% of them have the maturity and IQ of 11-year-old girls...I just need to be reminded sometimes. You suck. (though I believe most of the ones who are the issue are those that jumped on the bandwagon as kiddies then never quite grew out of it/matured into it at a better level than "omfg they r teh awesome!"...please tell me there won't be a whole generation that never grew out of nsync!)

~ Crappy opening bands. Obviously a smart group wouldn't take out a group that steals the show (though some have made some rather large errors in the past, quite obviously), but come on. At least make an effort for the group to be 1. tolerable and 2. somewhat related to the headliners in style. I really don't want to see the local thrash metal band that can't get their own shows for a reason, thanks.

~ Really bad or really "cliche" tunes between bands. AC/DC...great band. NOT when five songs are played while changing the stage at 9 shows outta 10. You Shook Me All Night Long...stop the insanity! Also, I do not wish to hear Evanescence or Creed while waiting for the band that peaked in 1988, thanks anyway. God bless the groups that choose their own tunes (and choose them well) or the venues that have some common sense. I could care less specifically what they play, but I'm there for fun, and starting out annoyed/in pain by the time the headliners go on is not real high up on my list of things that are fun.

~ Personal annoyance I happily deal with but prefer people didn't do: ok, so Mr. X changes his name or has a well known stage name that he is generally referred to as. People such as close personal friends, family, people who knew him before the name change etc. still refer to him as Mr. X. Happy little fan A comes along and notices this, so in an attempt to look more important and "in", starts referring to said person as Mr. X as well. Just stop it. You don't sound cool, you sound pathetic, and unless I'm reading a statement by the dude's fuckin' mother, call him what the rest of us do. Jackass. (I think that's just one step away from the people who troll boards pretending to be close personal friends with the object of their affections and making up a whole fake history for the two of them...I'm pretty sure it starts off innocent enough with the whole name thing...kinda like: "Hey, I like Duff too"> "Yeah, Michael is really cute" > "I met Michael once"> "Oh yeah, I knew Michael back in the day" > "I've been fuckin' Michael since high school" See how that all works out? But I could be wrong.) (NOTE: I've never had a problem with people referring to Duff as Michael...just an example)

Oh there's more, as always, but I'd better get to bed before the grandparents wake up...
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