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It’s my opinion and it may not necessarily match yours but it’s still mine so to me it’s right, to you it might not be but to me it is.
Florence + The Machine.
In my opinion she’s not “all that.” Mediocre unoriginal voice with old format songs. Nothing new, nothing special, not even very good.
I am sick to death mildly annoyed by people telling me she’s great and that I know nothing about music! I may not be some big record producer but I’m entitled to a fucking opinion and I know what I like and don’t like. I do not like her. You might, good for you, I’m pleased that our tastes differ as it would be a very boring fucking world if we all thought the same.
In my opinion the only reason I can see her doing so well is because she has a wacky* name and people think because she’s “a bit different” she must be followed. It happens quite often with new artists until they get a bit too popular and people stop following and use the excuse that they sold out or something similar.
Very recently people have been telling me that she’s good. Not that they think she’s good but that she IS and there must be something mentally wrong with me for not liking her! What is that all about? Why can’t people be entitled to their own opinions, why must mine be wrong?
I know some people having been joking about it and that’s fine, I know when it’s joke, but sadly some people have been quite serious about it.
I could quite easily point out that NME called Flo’s album “just okay” and that the the reviews of her appearance on the Live Lounge say that she was abysmal but I haven’t because it’s irrelevant when talking about my opinion and/or your opinion.
It’s not just Florence + The Machine though! What the fuck is there to like about Lady Gaga? Now, as hypocritical as it might sound I quite like some of his tracks, but he’s not the break-away artist of the fucking century, as I was told a few weeks ago. He’s a Gwen Stefani Wannabee and a failing one at that.
There are many other artists I could list that I don’t like and I’m sure some of you would suck through your teeth and be bitter at the fact that I don’t like that artist but tough shit! It’s my opinion, if you don’t like it it’s your problem not mine… but stop making it my problem!
Now, before you leave a comment, should you want to, if it’s a comment telling me how good Flo or Lady Gaga are then don’t bother. I’m only going to tell you that you’re talking crap and I may even delete the comment. If you want to tell me why my opinion is wrong then feel free to do that but give me some actual evidence, not your opinion. If your evidence includes phrases such as “you have to like her” or “she’s just brilliant” or even “you must be retarded to not like her” then I may belittle you. It’s my blog and I’m allowed to do that.
*She doesn’t, it’s just old fashioned – or was!
