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I drew a comparison because I was making a point about why I can still listen to that album and I do think there is a difference between those two things. That doesn't mean the former isn't misogynous - because it is at points - but there is a difference of intent.

Some might take the difference of intent further and use it to say that EYEWTKAS isn't misogynous because of the 'place' it comes from. I understand that argument but I disagree with it because I don't think the place it comes from stops it being misogyny.

I'm not responding anymore. If you don't get it by now, I can't help you.

 

But there's not a difference? Both are misogynistic? In terms of context, sure, but you made up the second scenario so I don't really know what you're going for there. What was the intent of lyrics about giving a woman a black eye? It comes from a place of hatred and evokes violence towards women. Stop using this "Some might say" rhetorical bullshit, specifically when you're disagreeing with it. What's the point of you saying it?

 

Yeah that album exudes an incredibly potent toxic aggression towards women. There's really no excusing those lyrics. Defending it so intentsely comes across very poorly and toxic as well

 

From 1968 to 1970 the only guitarist better than Jerry Garcia was Jimi

Bob Weir is the best rock n roll rhythm guitarist of all time

Phil Lesh is among the best rock n roll bass players of all time

Robert Hunter is unrivaled in the arena of Americana song and lyric writing

1968-1971 is the best GD era, followed by 1973-74

Billy Kreutzmann is criminally underrated

Keith>Brent

Pigpen>Keith

Fight me!!!

 

for an unpopular opinion thread this thread sure is popular

 

Such a small time frame but there were like a lot of critically acclaimed guitar players around that time.

 

Just read a bunch of reviews for the glassjaw record. Pretty much all of them minimize and make excuses for the misogyny on that record. Kind of interesting how musicians perceived to be influential get a free pass for that kind of stuff because I bet it'd be different if that album wasn't so acclaimed.

 

Fripp, Plant, Moody Blues dudes

 

I don't like that Jank band very much sorry Philly

 

they seem annoying

 

i've never listened to a single glassjaw song

 

i agree. we get it you like weed. they kinda remind me of a more shreddy tiny moving parts and i don't have the time for that.

 

Why

 

I don't like tiny moving parts at all either

 

no particular reason

 

I almost like them but then the songs get too self indulgent and over the top before I'm even halfway done with the record. It would be cooler without the gimmick of having to make everything erratic in some way

 

jank isn't a band i can imagine any of you guys who say you don't like them liking lol

really cool to see matt and ruben finally have a band blowing up though

 

I don't really have a problem with GD, just trying to be funny.

 

You should listen to Two Tabs of Mescaline and give us your opinion.

 

didn't mean that as an endorsement of them haha, don't really like any of that grouping of bands

 

never liked glassjaw and I loathe letlive

 

free throw is probably the worst out of those whiny pop punk kids who decided to make emo bands

 

That album at least sounds like a watered down Circle Takes The Square. Between real raw punk screamo stuff and like, Alexisonfire. I don't like screamo vocal style at all to begin with... but in terms of authenticity and strength of influence I'd say they were one of those bands that took basement punk influences and made them a little more accessible for "the scene", kinda like Thursday.

 

My girlfriend is obsessed lol

 

Check out the album worship and tribute it's extremely unique and they took a huge step up and like I said earlier many of the lyrics on that album find Daryl reflecting on his former self which I respect a lot given the nature of their debut