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god!!! no quarter!!! now we are speaking!!!
my reaction towards gmku wasn't out of being defensive to led zeppelin, it was this whole hipster attitude of "i'm too good to like music" which i find offensive as a music fan. bottomline is, whether you like led zeppelin or not, the fact is these people went out, formed a band, wrote songs, recorded albums, went on tour, had a constant lineup and only stopped when their drummer died; they got (and get) shit from people everywhere and also, a lot of people think they are not that shabby, in fact, a lot of musicians like them a lot, which inspired them to grab guitars write songs and tour and do shit. that's DOING something, not just sitting on your ass in front of a screen having some pity delusion on a wasted life, thinking how much better they are than a band that existed and matter for so many people today and before; which is sad but mostly i don't care.
and i find it hilarious that people started bitching here about people liking "rock" bands on the forum of a rock band. that borders on the retarded.
can i go past the line and behave like a smartass hipster? perhaps you can see it that way; while i don't like music for the sake of liking music (whether is hip or not), sometimes i give that idea because i simply like discovering new stuff and i like a huge range, from poppy and singalong to abrasive and difficult. but one thing is for sure, i don't think i'm better than anyone who obviously has talent and dedication and i also would probably be sad and pathetic if all i did was bitch about bands i don't like on a message board, i do music, i do a podcast, i do a fanzine/blog, i try to be productive. everyone has an opinion and is entitled to voice it, but the weight that opinion carries relies on what the person is doing.
or in the immortal words of ian mackaye: "you tell me that i make no difference/at least i'm fucking trying...AND WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?"
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