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Posted: Sep 01 2008 08:10 am

Let's see... Steven Tyler's vocals are annoying as fuck. Lay that on mediocre, boring, "bluesy" pop shit guitar, and you have one of the most overrated pieces of crap bands in existence. God I hate Aerosmith. They should have named the song "Love in an Elevator" , "Play our bullshit in an Elevator" because thats where mediocrity belongs.

On a side note: Why does everyone suck off blues musicians, and blues "influenced" bands? Most blues sucks hard. Don't get me wrong, I like some of it, and appreciate it's origins, but limiting yourself to the 12bar pentatonic scale structure is inevitably going debilitate your creativity and make you sound just like everyone else that plays the blues.

Posted: Sep 01 2008 11:49 am

Burt Reynolds wrote:

They should have named the song "Love in an Elevator" , "Play our bullshit in an Elevator" because thats where mediocrity belongs.

Hahaha, I'm with you on that one buddy!

I don't really care if Aerosmith is the American equivalent to Rolling Stones. It's a bit of an over-statement, if you ask me. If anything, Aerosmith should be referred to as "a slightly more talented Led Zeppelin."

Also, Joe Perry can't shred worth a damn. Just listen to the boss battle track on Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Once the other instruments stop and the guitar remains the only instrument being played, you can't help but say, "PLEASE STOP ALREADY! IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE!!!"

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

I'm not gonna get into a Zeppelin versus Aerosmith war right now, because it would be bloody and brutal, with John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant being the only survivors, eating the flesh of Joe Perry as they got into their gas-filled behemoth of an airship, and flew away.

Anyways, I would rather like to think of Aerosmith as a slightly less-talented Whitesnake.

Joined: May 23 2007 Location: CA Posts: 192

Hipster kids trying to fit in by saying succesful bands suck so they won't be conformist assholes... or so they think. Being conformist is the new non-conformist.

Posted: Sep 02 2008 11:32 pm

I love Aerosmith, but I have to say I've been disappointed every time I saw them live, so I guess that's something to hate. The first time I was disappointed was my fault because I figured that there'd be more of a stage show since they're from the 70's back when there was spectacle in rock, but the other times were there fault.

Posted: Sep 02 2008 11:33 pm

Chunx wrote:

Hipster kids trying to fit in by saying succesful bands suck so they won't be conformist assholes... or so they think. Being conformist is the new non-conformist.

This reminds me of the "You Just Got F'ed in the A" episode of South Park.
"Okay, I'm such a non-conformist I'm not going to conform with the rest of you non-conformists. Okay, I'll do it."
"We just got goth served."

Posted: Sep 12 2008 12:44 pm

Chunx wrote:

Hipster kids trying to fit in by saying succesful bands suck so they won't be conformist assholes... or so they think. Being conformist is the new non-conformist.

You don't know what the hell you're talking about. No, really.

Posted: Sep 12 2008 02:30 pm

Chunx wrote:

Hipster kids trying to fit in by saying succesful bands suck so they won't be conformist assholes... or so they think. Being conformist is the new non-conformist.

No, wearing ironic facial hair/t-shirts and scarves is what hipster kids do. Hating Aerosmith is not an exclusive club, and has many more members than hipsters. Trust me, I would get grilled by tons of hipsters for some of the music I like.

Joined: Aug 22 2005 Posts: 328

[quote="Burt Reynolds"]

Chunx wrote:

Hating Aerosmith is not an exclusive club, and has many more members than hipsters.

Before this thread, I'd never, ever met anyone who hated Aerosmith - because there's nothing hateable about them (mere dislike is different). Hate Gn'R because Axl's an asshole? Fine, I understand. Hate Nirvana because they killed good metal? Fine, I get that too. Hate Aerosmith? Ain't nothin' about them worth that kind of energy.

Posted: Sep 12 2008 04:48 pm

There's no good reason to hate a band, if you don't like them then don't listen to them, watch them on TV, or go to their concerts. If someone mentions that they like a band you dislike, or you hear it playing on someone's radio and it drives you to a breaking point of murderous rage you probably need to take some medicine.

Posted: Sep 12 2008 06:11 pm

Blackout wrote:

... or you hear it playing on someone's radio and it drives you to a breaking point of murderous rage you probably need to take some medicine.

Unless the volume and bass are turned nearly all the way up and they stop right next to you at an intersection red light. I think I could empathize with that.

Posted: Sep 12 2008 06:26 pm

Dii Infer wrote:

Blackout wrote:

... or you hear it playing on someone's radio and it drives you to a breaking point of murderous rage you probably need to take some medicine.

Unless the volume and bass are turned nearly all the way up and they stop right next to you at an intersection red light. I think I could empathize with that.

And their music is so loud you can't hear your own shit.

Posted: Sep 12 2008 06:51 pm

scamrock wrote:

Dii Infer wrote:

Blackout wrote:

... or you hear it playing on someone's radio and it drives you to a breaking point of murderous rage you probably need to take some medicine.

Unless the volume and bass are turned nearly all the way up and they stop right next to you at an intersection red light. I think I could empathize with that.

And their music is so loud you can't hear your own shit.

Or the person working at a Dairy Queen drive-thru can't even hear the order you're placing.

BTW, this is neither a joke nor a hypothetical situation I made up. It really fucking happened! One time I was waiting at a DQ drive-thru, and these morons had their music BLAZING through the place (and it was pretty narrow, which made it worse). One of the employees came out and politely yelled out, "Sir, we need you to turn that down so we can hear the other customers!" Normally yelling isn't polite, but under these circumstances there was no other option.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Blackout wrote:

There's no good reason to hate a band, if you don't like them then don't listen to them, watch them on TV, or go to their concerts. If someone mentions that they like a band you dislike, or you hear it playing on someone's radio and it drives you to a breaking point of murderous rage you probably need to take some medicine.

It's possible to hate a band. If you dislike them, or they are untalented, yet they're being played constantly on numerous radio stations, their songs are in tons of movies, and people are constantly telling you you have no taste if you don't enjoy their music, then yeah, you can start to hate them. If you say you "hate" the band if in actuality you're indifferent to them, or only heard a song or two, then it's a tad strong.

Honestly, I do think they're extremely over-rated. Their sound is pretty generic compared. Steven's vocals sound exactly the same in all of their songs, Joe Perry re-uses music, and their lyrics range from OK to trite. Granted, they're not bad by any stretch, but I don't think they earn their god status.