Unpopular opinons about music

I don't know about Boney M, but I don't really get the appeal of Elvis. Take away the looks and judge him solely on musical talent, he's really rather average.



No.



Pretty much. Very overrated. I liked Deju Vu and Telephone (which is more of a Lady Gaga song).



This isn't true. Listen to Paul McCartney's vocal on a song like Helter Skelter. And John Lennon is deceptively talented as a singer. He makes it sound easy, but a lot of his songs are actually quite difficult to sing. I'll leave it to HIStoric to take it from here...

I don't really know what to think of someone who can listen to the acapella below and go on to insist that they can't sing.




That right there should be enough to crush any arguments that they couldn't sing (mind you, George Harrison is on that track alongside them but still!).

If you need words however... I can't discuss them too much because I'm not that familiar with discussing the technicalities of vocals, but I will say what I like about both of their vocals to the best of my ability. As someone who has spent hours upon hours listening to recordings of their vocals, I say unequivocally mjjfan810 could not be more wrong.

With John Lennon, for me I love how he has this particularly distinct vocal that's capable of delivering such raw, unfiltered emotion. When he sung with such raw aggression, he did so with great certainty that you couldn't help but sing along and feel impassioned about the topic he was singing about. On the next track however, he could be singing with a soothingly calm and higher voice that makes you feel at peace and so happy on the inside... but then you'd have other tracks where his voice could be filled with such pain and anguish. John was really able to portray and deliver these drastically varying emotions through his voice so, so authentically. He really had such a beautiful voice.

Paul McCartney on the other hand? That man is a fucking powerhouse of vocals. It's not necessarily just about technical ability too, but how the singer uses their vocals. So even if he had a sheer range that he is capable of but he had this pitch perfect precision when delivering them too. He is able to deliver such grit and aggression when he wants to, but sing with such softness and tenderness too and he picks his moments perfectly - it's hard to comprehend we're listening to the same person on "Mother Nature's Son" and "Monkberry Moon Delight". He knows how to sound amazing and pick the perfect voice for the song, and he makes it seem so effortlessly as well. I've come to really appreciate the experimenting with range he started to really do from the mid-60s onwards, and there were times early on I got him mixed up. I'm in awe of his voice honestly. His vocals have deteriorated in the past decade or so, but it's still very much listenable. I can't blame him because he's not only half way through his 70s, but he also constantly and consistently puts on live, three-hour long shows that have no breaks in them.

And when they got together? My God there is nothing in this world quite like it. It's like God himself personally allowed angels to grace your ears with their very presence. The sound of the various Beatles harmonizing together is one of the things that really got me into them in the first place, their voices were perfect for each other and I'm so glad they recognized this too and harmonized a lot.

David Coverdale is one of the greatest male vocalists ever.

How do people feel about Nicki Minaj?

Nicki Minaj is an insult to people's intelligence and music in general, not just rap but I don't think it's an unpopular opinion.

BAD is not even my favorite album but you're out of your mind if you truly believe Invincible is superior. BAD is still a better album even if its sound is considered dated nowadays.

Well, I do know it's an unpopular opinion, hence why I included it in this thread. But it is genuinely how I feel.




Who said there's no takesies-backsies??