The insanely objective Raiscale™ of popular music excitingness

Rai · 03-09-2010, 06:30 PM

1 is the least, 10 is the most exciting. Feel free to use and distribute.

1 James Blunt (Shut up, NOW!)
2 Paul McCartney (Extremely annoying)
3 Shakira (Annoying)

4 Norah Jones (Zzzzzzzz)
5 Coldplay (Total indifference)
6 Fugees (Something is playing on the radio)

7 Glen Hansard (Used to be great, now meh)
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8 Lisa (Approaching true greatness)
9 Bruce Springsteen (The highest level of greatness reachable by mere humans)
10 Freddie Mercury (Freddie Mercury)

discuss.

borneoman · 03-09-2010, 06:41 PM

poor Shakira... I'm sure that if you watch the new Shakira (Gypsy) and watch her moving her ass, she'll move up in that list from annoying to at least tolerable

hazey · 03-09-2010, 07:19 PM

'Tis true, Shakira was never annoying (in the way, say, Beyonce is).

James Blunt should not be allowed to represent even the lowest rating.

The Black Eyed Peas are the new Fugees.

borneoman · 03-09-2010, 08:05 PM

and who's at#2, the real Paul McCartney or his replacement Faul McCartney

Been reading all these stories about how the real Paul MacCartney died in the 60s and was replaced by this look-alike who of course cannot sing/write songs

http://digilander.libero.it/p_truth/...comparison.jpg

Joyful · 03-09-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hazey

'Tis true, Shakira was never annoying (in the way, say, Beyonce is).

James Blunt should not be allowed to represent even the lowest rating.

The Black Eyed Peas are the new Fugees.

Black Eyed Peas are wanna-be Fugess. Not that Fuguees were so great, but certainly better than Black Eyed Peas, and they didn't use that horrendous autotune thing. What is the deal with the popularity of that?!?! Makes me crazy. Where is the talent in sounding like a computer?
And at least the Fugees had a semi-sane Lauryn Hill, and Wyclef. The other one sucked though.

mariaoran · 03-09-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hazey

'Tis true, Shakira was never annoying (in the way, say, Beyonce is).

I used to like her, she was a good writer and musician. That is until she decided to go blond and stop making good music. Shakira gets a James blunt rating from me.

hazey · 03-09-2010, 09:25 PM

How about we put the Hannah Montana pip-squeak at #1, Lady Gaga at #2, and Coldplay for the "Zzzzzzz" category?

Yeah...whatever became of Lauryn Hill? Aside from marrying Bob Marley's offspring and giving birth to a litter of little Marleys.

Rai · 03-09-2010, 09:49 PM

Nonono! Firstly, this is about music and not shapely female posteriors so no matter what Shakira shakes in her videos she stays annoying unless she starts making not annoying music.

Secondly, just because the stages are named after their most emblematic members, it doesn't mean that they can't contain other people. Hazey's placement of Hannah Montana and Lady Gaga were spot-on.

And thirdly, the Black Eyed Peas cannot be compared to Fugees. They would need at least one song that is not horrendous to get near category 2. Even McCartney wrote one great song and very few more OK ones.

Emelie · 03-09-2010, 10:32 PM

Freddie Mercury.. 'nough said!

verenita · 03-10-2010, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rai

1 is the least, 10 is the most exciting. Feel free to use and distribute.

1 James Blunt (Shut up, NOW!)
2 Paul McCartney (Extremely annoying)
3 Shakira (Annoying)

4 Norah Jones (Zzzzzzzz)
5 Coldplay (Total indifference)
6 Fugees (Something is playing on the radio)

7 Glen Hansard (Used to be great, now meh)
.
8 Lisa (Approaching true greatness)
9 Bruce Springsteen (The highest level of greatness reachable by mere humans)
10 Freddie Mercury (Freddie Mercury)

discuss.

brilliantly thinking

jasmineha · 03-10-2010, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazey

How about we put the Hannah Montana pip-squeak at #1, Lady Gaga at #2, and Coldplay for the "Zzzzzzz" category?

Yeah...whatever became of Lauryn Hill? Aside from marrying Bob Marley's offspring and giving birth to a litter of little Marleys.

so so so happy somebody else doesn't care about lady gaga. I really don't give a ****, and everybody's always talking about her.

borneoman · 03-10-2010, 06:32 AM

I think Miley Cyrus/Hanna Montana should be category #0, even below James Blunt... same for all those annoying rappers that mostly sample all classics and rap over the song, ruining it in the process, all this Lil Wayne ft 50 Cent ft Enmienm ft Lil Jon it's a #0

and Black Eyed Peas are another #0 to me

Anyone writing lyrics like 'I miss you like a child misses his blanket' gets a zero

davidcotyalex · 03-10-2010, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasmineha

so so so happy somebody else doesn't care about lady gaga. I really don't give a ****, and everybody's always talking about her.

lady gaga actually came up when I had lunch last week with David Ford...........he actually defended her as a musician and feels she is a real talent...........he did state though that she choses to use her talents in an "evil" way..............

borneoman · 03-10-2010, 06:22 PM

^I actually agree with that. I think she has some talent, I mean, she writes her own songs, she plays piano, etc... you cannot say the same about most of people in the singing bizness... but yep, she uses her talent in a evil way to say the least...

hazey · 03-10-2010, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

I think Miley Cyrus/Hanna Montana should be category #0, even below James Blunt...

There *should* be a category #0.

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

Enmienm

Heh, helluva way to mess up his name.

This topic is getting Gaga-fied, though. The main problem with Gaga is that despite her gimmicky conduct she actually takes herself seriously. Did anyone catch that interview she gave on Jonathan Ross? She said something about "what I do is so different". There's nothing different about what you do, Lady. Ziggy Stardust was prancing around when Gaga's parents were in kindergarden. The clown tradition is an old one.

cille · 03-11-2010, 09:36 AM

Lady Gaga got her name from the Queen song Radio Gaga. Where does that put Freddie M?
Just throwing the question out there.

Rai · 03-11-2010, 10:14 AM

^That's a Roger Taylor song, and the title came from his few months' old son.

03-09-2010, 07:19 PM	#3
hazey Draper's Girl Friday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,910	'Tis true, Shakira was never annoying (in the way, say, Beyonce is). James Blunt should not be allowed to represent even the lowest rating. The Black Eyed Peas are the new Fugees. __________________ "We de-whimsified ourselves. Yep, we're normal now."

03-09-2010, 08:05 PM	#4
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	and who's at#2, the real Paul McCartney or his replacement Faul McCartney Been reading all these stories about how the real Paul MacCartney died in the 60s and was replaced by this look-alike who of course cannot sing/write songs http://digilander.libero.it/p_truth/...comparison.jpg __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

03-09-2010, 09:25 PM	#7
hazey Draper's Girl Friday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,910	How about we put the Hannah Montana pip-squeak at #1, Lady Gaga at #2, and Coldplay for the "Zzzzzzz" category? Yeah...whatever became of Lauryn Hill? Aside from marrying Bob Marley's offspring and giving birth to a litter of little Marleys. __________________ "We de-whimsified ourselves. Yep, we're normal now."

03-09-2010, 09:49 PM	#8
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	Nonono! Firstly, this is about music and not shapely female posteriors so no matter what Shakira shakes in her videos she stays annoying unless she starts making not annoying music. Secondly, just because the stages are named after their most emblematic members, it doesn't mean that they can't contain other people. Hazey's placement of Hannah Montana and Lady Gaga were spot-on. And thirdly, the Black Eyed Peas cannot be compared to Fugees. They would need at least one song that is not horrendous to get near category 2. Even McCartney wrote one great song and very few more OK ones. __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"

03-09-2010, 10:32 PM	#9
Emelie I drank a lavalamp... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sverige Posts: 586	Freddie Mercury.. 'nough said! __________________ http://killerqueen.org http://www.flickr.com/photos/userr/ http://www.last.fm/user/Userr/

03-09-2010, 06:30 PM	#1
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	The insanely objective Raiscale™ of popular music excitingness 1 is the least, 10 is the most exciting. Feel free to use and distribute. 1 James Blunt (Shut up, NOW!) 2 Paul McCartney (Extremely annoying) 3 Shakira (Annoying) 4 Norah Jones (Zzzzzzzz) 5 Coldplay (Total indifference) 6 Fugees (Something is playing on the radio) 7 Glen Hansard (Used to be great, now meh) . 8 Lisa (Approaching true greatness) 9 Bruce Springsteen (The highest level of greatness reachable by mere humans) 10 Freddie Mercury (Freddie Mercury) discuss. __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"

03-09-2010, 06:41 PM	#2
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	poor Shakira... I'm sure that if you watch the new Shakira (Gypsy) and watch her moving her ass, she'll move up in that list from annoying to at least tolerable __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

03-10-2010, 06:32 AM	#12
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	I think Miley Cyrus/Hanna Montana should be category #0, even below James Blunt... same for all those annoying rappers that mostly sample all classics and rap over the song, ruining it in the process, all this Lil Wayne ft 50 Cent ft Enmienm ft Lil Jon it's a #0 and Black Eyed Peas are another #0 to me Anyone writing lyrics like 'I miss you like a child misses his blanket' gets a zero __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I? Last edited by borneoman; 03-10-2010 at 02:17 PM.

03-10-2010, 06:22 PM	#14
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	^I actually agree with that. I think she has some talent, I mean, she writes her own songs, she plays piano, etc... you cannot say the same about most of people in the singing bizness... but yep, she uses her talent in a evil way to say the least... __________________ I made you laugh, I made you cry, I made you open up your eyes, didn't I?

03-11-2010, 09:36 AM	#16
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	Lady Gaga got her name from the Queen song Radio Gaga. Where does that put Freddie M? Just throwing the question out there. __________________ Yeah

03-11-2010, 10:14 AM	#17
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	^That's a Roger Taylor song, and the title came from his few months' old son. __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"