I suppose my unpopular opinion is proving unpopular in the unpopular music opinions thread.
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Wait, some people think of Taylor Swift as a feminist?
The hit parade hasnāt been worth a damn since minstrelsy fell out of fashion.
By which I mean David Lee Roth.
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To be fair, rather than being a thing that āanother woman was putting out around the same timeā this is just one of th best albums of all time. Itās not like PJ Harvey could top it (except maybe her album of four track demos of songs from Rid of Me).
And speaking of Bjork and PJ Harvey, have you heard their cover of Satisfaction? I have it from Napster days and have no idea where itās from but wow, they really canāt get no satisfaction.
Ha, when I read above that you think NIN might be good if he would stop singing, I was thinking, āYou might like Fixed, thenā
Also, with regard to your chart, I suppose Iām mostly level 3-4, but at what level is listening to radio static (an FM radio tuned off station) at maximum volume?
Sometimes woman-with-a-lot-of-money = feminist. (note thatās an assignment operator, not a comparison, depending on language, this might read woman-with-a-lot-of-money := feminist)
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Maybe Mandela can share Mendeleevs, since so many seems to think it is Mendelās anyhow,
They were/are great, but they arenāt heavy metal.
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I hit every level of that scale. And if enjoying throat singing makes me unsuitable for public venues, I say bring it.
Pfft, they have math rock, but they donāt have math rap. Posers.
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noise and free jazz in the same category, huh. Iāll put some ornette on one channel, Coltraneās interstella space on the second, and some Justice Yeldham on the third.
Yeah we are gonna listen to all of them at the same time mutha fuppers!
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Oh, I knew Jack hawking. He is metal.
(Jokeā¦ Strained beyondā¦ Breaking point!!!..)
Interesting. Thatās not something I ever really thought about her, based on the exposure Iāve had to her (my kids and wife are absolutely in love with her). A quick google reveals that she thinks of herself as a feminist, personally. Or rather, that she realized that feminism isnāt the āBoo, all men suckā caricature that some people have in their heads, any way. I certainly never thought of her as a feminist artist, based on the (admittedly, many) songs of hers Iāve been exposed to.
Yes, because any woman perceived as strong is often read as feminist. Also what @anon50609448 said about women with money - they tend to be seen as empowered. Plus the fact that sheās not been defined by her relationship to a man, really.
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Or rather, that she realized that feminism isnāt the āBoo, all men suckā caricature that some people have in their heads, any way.
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You would also understand it as her seeing the feminist label as working to her advantage, in that she can exploit it as a possible market for her music. Beyonce was riding the feminist wave, too and her success with marketing herself as a feminist might have become an influence on Swift. You could say that Gaga did the same with gay rights, too.
Also, Gaga isnāt that ground breaking or weird. Her music is pedestrian at best.
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By way, speaking of industrial/noise, am I the only one that canāt help thselves when it comes to pronouncing EinstĆ¼rzende Neubauten it is always pronounced like the nihilists in big lebowski?
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Isnāt she defined by her uncanny ability to have a kick ass career and bake delicious cupcakes?
(Or is that me? Amā¦ Am I taylor swift!?)
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I hate Chicago more than I hate the fucking Eagles. But not more than I hate Steely Dan.
@TobinL: Good gravy, man, tell me you didnāt see that show in Iowa City? I saw the uncensored Freak Show a couple years later at the Majestic in Detroit.
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Youāre totally a Taylor Swift. Iām more of aā¦ I dunno, Diamanda Galas, without the talent? 
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Certainly any one of us can scream incoherently, no?
(Perhaps she has less irritating recordings, but after being exposed to the screaming, I ran away without looking back.)
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Ever heard her version of Gloomy Sunday? Second only to Billie Holiday:
St.Louisā¦, in 1995 at what is now the Scott Trade Center. It is a big venue.
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Thatās OK. I think Iām right off the chart. I mean, where do Schoenberg, Dallapiccola and a passel of obscure Soviet composers fit in that chart? Or CabezĆ³n or Dr. Bull, for that matter? (Or maybe even Third Stream with a distinct Balkans flavour, like my friend Samir Fejzic in Sarajevo.)
<sigh> We lost Ornette Coleman and Gunther Schuller last year, Paul Bley just a few days ago. The Mighty are dropping like flies.
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I knew someone who worked tech on one of her shows. Said she was an incredible pain to work with.
Another compelling reason for nominating Lemmy is that there are, to my knowledge, few single words in the heavy metal lexicon that (1) roll off the tongue when modified to adopt the appending ā-iumā, (2) retain their original intonation and vowel articulation when appended such, and (3) signify a watermark in heavy metal history.
Mastodon --> Mastodonium [(2) not met, too soon to grant them (3)]
Ozzy --> Ozzium [disqualified due to similarity in sound to osmium and not being Lemmy]
Lombardo --> Lombardium [effectively disqualified because drummers never get enough respect]
Patton --> Pattonium [debatable, as Patton has his hands in way more honey jars than just metal; also, a bit too close in sound to plutonium]
Gwar --> Gwarium [no]
Lemmium meets all criteria, plus it actually sounds like the name of an element.
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