Music Debate #112: BTS

[Reed Rothchild | 9,592]

 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

Seriously horrible in every way. 1/10.

[twiztor | 855]

i have no interest in this band, but i give them credit because their fans get some weird shit trending on twitter. that only earned them up to a 3 tho. these guys are going to get slaughtered here, aren't they?

[a3quit4s | 4,127]

I'll be the outlier at a 5, some songs are catchy but you won't catch me searching Spotify for them. 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

Me trying to understand how BTS is popular

 

[noiseredux | 232]

my biggest gripe w/ BTS is that when I see "BTS" referenced, I think it's short-hand Built To Spill.

[TDIRunner | 2,779]

Who?

...........

or (probably more appropriately) what?

[LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056]

I saw the title and thought Reed had just mistyped the abbreviation for Bachman Turner Overdrive. Boy was I wrong

[Reed Rothchild | 9,592]

24 minutes ago, TDIRunner said:

Who?

...........

or (probably more appropriately) what?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/03/05/bts-do-the-impossible-and-make-history-as-theyre-named-the-biggest-recording-act-in-the-world/

[noiseredux | 232]

9 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/03/05/bts-do-the-impossible-and-make-history-as-theyre-named-the-biggest-recording-act-in-the-world/

translation: we're all getting old.

[Gloves | 11,843]

6 minutes ago, noiseredux said:

translation: we're all getting old.

I mean it's not like it's much different from anything else that's come before. Backstreet Boys and Nsync, Spice Girls, we've been here before in our time.

[noiseredux | 232]

8 minutes ago, Gloves said:

I mean it's not like it's much different from anything else that's come before. Backstreet Boys and Nsync, Spice Girls, we've been here before in our time.

as far as substance, agreed. I was more saying that I can tell you names of Backstreet, Nsync, and Spice Girls songs. But I can't tell you the name of a BTS song. So if they're the biggest thing in pop music - I must be getting old.

I do think that Billie Eilish is cool. But so does Dave Grohl. So that doesn't seem to make me any younger and hipper, haha.

[Gloves | 11,843]

1 minute ago, noiseredux said:

as far as substance, agreed. I was more saying that I can tell you names of Backstreet, Nsync, and Spice Girls songs. But I can't tell you the name of a BTS song. So if they're the biggest thing in pop music - I must be getting old.

I do think that Billie Eilish is cool. But so does Dave Grohl. So that doesn't seem to make me any younger and hipper, haha.

Lol totally fair. Yeah, we old now. You right.

I do try to stay up to date on new music in general, but this style of music is specifically targeted at younger kids/teens. Obviously I am not that, so it's outside of my general range.

[mbd39 | 2,030]

I love Bachman-Turner Superdrive! 10/10

 

[BortLicensePlate | 652]

1 hour ago, noiseredux said:

as far as substance, agreed. I was more saying that I can tell you names of Backstreet, Nsync, and Spice Girls songs. But I can't tell you the name of a BTS song. So if they're the biggest thing in pop music - I must be getting old.

I do think that Billie Eilish is cool. But so does Dave Grohl. So that doesn't seem to make me any younger and hipper, haha.

Billie Eilish is pretty cool as far as pop music goes. Occasionally you get some decent stuff hitting the mainstream

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

2 hours ago, Gloves said:

I mean it's not like it's much different from anything else that's come before. Backstreet Boys and Nsync, Spice Girls, we've been here before in our time.

This is far worse. I can actually find redeeming qualities in the ones you mentioned. 

[Gloves | 11,843]

Just now, Bearcat-Doug said:

This is far worse. I can actually find redeeming qualities in the ones you mentioned. 

Can you though? Can you really?

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

4 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Can you though? Can you really?

Sadly yes. I mean you can't deny this is catchy.

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug

[mbd39 | 2,030]

Backstreet Boys and Nsync actually have some great pop songs, if you can get past them being boy bands.

 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

1 minute ago, mbd39 said:

Backstreet Boys and Nsync actually have some great pop songs, if you can get past them being boy bands.

 

This guy gets it.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,592]

4 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Backstreet Boys and Nsync actually have some great pop songs, if you can get past them being boy bands.

Reminiscent of @Bearcat-Doug loving Britney Spears but being nonplussed by Dua Lipa.  Is that because these artists are truly worlds apart, or because we're now a bunch of (mostly) middle-aged white guys?

[Gloves | 11,843]

Sure, but then what is the difference here? Have you listened to BTS' entire catalogue? Maybe there's some gold in there; gotta turn off your eyes and listen with this stuff IMO. Maybe there's something catchy in there, I dunno, haven't sat and listened.

[Hammerfestus | 3,891]

7 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

Sadly yes. I mean you can't deny this is catchy has nipples.

 

FTFY 

[Gloves | 11,843]

 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

Just now, Hammerfestus said:

FTFY 

That is also a plus.