tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post7161877437475405731..comments2023-08-24T23:30:51.610+08:00Comments on Pop Reviews Now: Untitled Rant.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694821607097421310noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-69237888017949075462010-02-13T14:37:28.895+08:002010-02-13T14:37:28.895+08:00I disagree on your stance on lyrics as being remov...I disagree on your stance on lyrics as being removed from the music and vocals. <br /><br />Your stance however is good evidence of why you review pop music and not other genres, ie indie rock. <br /><br />Appreciation for lyrics and how it elevates (not embellishes) music<br />is less important in pop and kpop music. <br /><br />There is a requisite level of understanding, and comprehension of solipsism that exists and is essential in other genres that escapes your understanding. <br /><br />That is why its ironic that you embrace pop from Britain and Korea but seriously abhor the novelty from the Philippines. Methinks you use clever comparisons of pop music from other places to legitimize your shame of what is lowbrow from your own country. <br /><br />Too bad your background taught you about music but it didn't teach you how not to be a snob, music and otherwise.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309288682524883375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-15741079357118041482010-02-08T21:07:32.737+08:002010-02-08T21:07:32.737+08:00Nikki, please listen to what comosellaman said. So...Nikki, please listen to what comosellaman said. Sometimes it does get a bit too much. We can understand that it may just be because you're still a kid, but you have to draw a line somewhere..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082287444069753820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-69905320310247308442010-02-04T11:16:42.769+08:002010-02-04T11:16:42.769+08:00I love your rants! Get it out, babe. I'm the s...I love your rants! Get it out, babe. I'm the same. I CLEARLY hate Girls Aloud (particularly that Nazi whore Cheryl Cole) but I don't care than everyone else loves them. Just don't freak out when I accurately point out how shit they are! LOLMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468605018419707025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-82910906984551956922010-02-02T13:40:40.134+08:002010-02-02T13:40:40.134+08:00Before I leave, I hope you take my comment as a co...Before I leave, I hope you take my comment as a constructive criticism than an attack. You write interesting and valid points however, there are times when you cross the border to being deliberately offensive to people who are not in the same league as you areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-28454971243635517152010-02-02T13:35:10.521+08:002010-02-02T13:35:10.521+08:00I disagree with you about lyrics are 'just'...I disagree with you about lyrics are 'just' embellishments to music. Lyrics add a lot to the sentimentality, harmony, and beauty of music. That's how music had been evolving. Just like movies. it's just not acting and concept. Dialogues play a powerful role, so does the lyrics.<br /><br />Lyrics, like it or not, for the past decades, have been integral part of MUSIC. You're argument that they are merely embellishment is HIGHLY debatable. I guess, you could compare it to vocals being 'just' embellishments. Some of the worlds renowned musicians did not sing with vocals(way back when 't integral), they just played their instruments. I say this since you do lots of comments on vocals and well, melody.<br /><br />I don't know but a lot of your post(the rant posts in particular) come off as elitist/snobby. I hope you aren't offended. I guess it's because you're still young and unable to process what you want to say in a way that it won't sound cocky. I hope you do better in your writing. Since the internet is a PUBLIC domain and not a locked diary, I guess, you should mind the way you send your message.(Not sounding cocky or knows-it-all)<br /><br />Just like this line, it sounds so knows-it-all and arrogant<br /><br /><i>"Like I always say, if you like an artist JUST for the lyrics and don't care one bit about the music itself, READ POETRY FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. You're treating musicians like poets when they're poets of notes, not words."</i><br /><br />Maybe rephrasing it will be nice. It sounds like you are attacking people who highly appreciate lyrics.9Ironically, you do not want the same thing to be done to you).<br /><br />Can't Poetry be 'synchronized' with music? If one synchronized excellent arrangement, vocals, melody with powerful and well-meaning lyrics, then IMO, that is raising the quality of MUSIC into a much higher level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-45485962262407971552010-01-31T16:28:21.736+08:002010-01-31T16:28:21.736+08:00Good lord!! I do think the title of this post coul...Good lord!! I do think the title of this post could be the title of a rather brilliant novel! Hope you feel better now it's out!!Myfizzypophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947668142001550049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-73837031886191030012010-01-30T21:35:32.824+08:002010-01-30T21:35:32.824+08:00Okay, your rant IS very long and honestly, I didn&...Okay, your rant IS very long and honestly, I didn't read the whole thing word for word. But I get the whole damn point. <br /><br />You know you really can't please people on a daily basis. PERIOD. Whatever their reactions are they're all theirs. But it gets awry when someone bashes you. This is where you draw the line. I admire you for speaking out your opinions (like a true maroon-blooded UP student. Haha). And I even suggest to give that twitter user the direct link of your rant. Haha. <br /><br />P.S.<br /><br />Scream all you want but don't have a mental breakdown. You still have that Palanca piece to write down. :)Chynah Marie Monzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204521153484469125noreply@blogger.com