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There’s a handful of things that you just don’t debate if you want to remain friends with people because there are as many opinions as there are people on this lovely planet and it won’t necessarily mean you will agree with them.

This includes everything from politics to religion to Monopoly rules. And, well, you’ve guessed it, music is also in this list.

Reddit has been sharing unpopular opinions on music, whether specifically aimed at artists, genres, or even the music industry in general.

Check out the curated list below, and while you’re at it, let us know your unpopular opinions on music and anything else pertaining to it in the comment section below. Oh, and be nice!

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    #3

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Most mainstream musicians focus more on their theatrics and personas instead of music so a lot of it sounds the same and it’s bland

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    #4

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Instrumentals are heavily underrated

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    Marcellus the Third
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    500 years of dominating the classical charts has already established that; can't see how that's flying in the face of public opinion.

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    #5

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Elton John doesn't get anywhere near the credit he deserves as an all time great. He should be discussed as a Top 5 solo career all time with only Elvis and MJ really being clear cut above him. But no one ever even brings him up in those discussions. I've never seen anyone able to write a coherent and borderline hit level song as quickly as Elton. Give him a sheet of words, they don't even have to be lyrics, and you'll have a hit in 5 minutes. If you don't believe me search "Elton John oven manual song" on YouTube.

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    Sum Guy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Come to think of it... can't disagree with this. That being said, I'm off to listen to tiny dancer

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    #6

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Soundtracks from tv show, movies and videogames are as good if not better than original music.

    HeavyWeath3r , Joshua Livingston Report

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    Jayne Kyra
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Final Fantasy, Dishonored, Elder Scrolls, Bioshock, Dragon Age, D:BH, Shadow Warrior, Bastion (so incredible!), Brutal Legend, Yakuza... I could go on, but I would like to hear the video game OSTs others enjoy.

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    #8

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones You can still be considered a fan if you’ve only listened to one song but still respect the band. It’s so frustrating seeing people call others fake fans for only knowing like 3 songs. It doesn’t matter as long as you enjoy the music

    GibberishTrashBag , Greg Neate Report

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    the child
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is super true; i believe it's worse to be a toxic fan who says stuff like that than a "fake" fan

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    #9

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones For the most part the past 2 decades have been more about the marketability and/or ability of a person to be controversial than actual musicianship and talent.

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    Daria B
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe what this means is that the past two decades have been more so like this compared to the past? I don't know, that's questionable. Controversy sells, it's been like this for ages.

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    #10

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Every time somebody says that rock is dead I laugh really hard because I’ve heard it before... in 1978 from disco kids.

    ClintDisaster , Gee Pena Report

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    #11

    Gatekeeping is just as toxic in the music fan base culture as it is in any other fan base. I don’t need to know everything about someone to enjoy their music. Thanks, though.

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    Daria B
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes.... it's even better not to know. There's artists who make great music, but then you find out they're assholes at best, literally criminals at worst.

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    #12

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones People who only listen to one genre of music are suspect to me!

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    Casey Burns
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 15yr old cousin filled her Blues & Jazz folder on her Ipod with rap music. Fooled us all lol

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    #13

    Blasting your music makes no sense to me. I hate loud music. Play it at a volume you can hear it at. That’s all you need. Your neighbors don’t need to hear what you’re listening to.

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    Lady Cadaver
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont agree, I love loud music, I love to submerge myself in the music so it drowns everything else out. It is my safe place and it is where i go to escape the world.

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    #14

    Just because it’s classic rock doesn’t make it good

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    Daria B
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eheheheh As a punk, I agree. Mwhahahah (anyway, there's good and bad songs in every scene, more or less)

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    #15

    Listening to music in languages you don't understand is far more enjoyable than listening to music in languages you do because you get to enjoy the human presence without having to engage with their problems.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer songs in my language so I can sing along to it, but if a song has a good beat, tempo etc then I don't care what language it's in.

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    #16

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones That I never grew out of my edgy phase because I still enjoy punk and alt rock

    I grew up in the 2000's so my go-to's are: Green Day, Rise Against, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, Sum 41, Sick Puppies, Paramore, Thousand Foot Krutch, Tonight Alive, Avenged 7x, Red, and Evanescence. There's more but that's a good list. I also have expanded my tastes, but I will always love punk/rock

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    #17

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones George Harrison was the best Beatle and had the best career after they broke up music wise.

    Mangobunny98 , Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO) Report

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    Glen MacLeod
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Harrison continued to innovate with great lyrics and melody. This is the man who gave us "While my guitar gently weeps."

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    #18

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Eminem is very talented and I can appreciate that. However, to me he just sounds like a p!@#$d off chihuahua.

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    #19

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Mariah Carey is in fact a musical genius.

    What I mean is that for a singer with that kind of voice to have written, co-arranged, and co-produced 95% of her own material is pretty incredible, especially when you take into consideration the way her vocals are layered, her knack for engineering her own vocal climaxes and the way she weaves in different flourishes in each register. Its like she’s paints a canvas with her voice. I simply don't hear as many artists fill an entire song with a range of vocalizations the way she does despite the trashy diva image which I suppose turns most people off.

    aintthattjusttheway , WBLS Report

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    #20

    Hamilton is so massively overrated it hurts

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    Janus Sanders
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hamilton is great, but this is true. people act like it's the greatest thing to ever grace the broadway stage, but in reality it's not. but it is very wonderful!

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    #21

    I'm so f!@#$%g tired of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They play on every radio station from classic rock to contemporary to weird alternative stations. I can't escape them, and all of their songs sound the same, and I've heard every one a thousand times, I'm just sick of them.

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    #22

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Kpop as a genre demands intense amounts of talent. You can watch one of their live performances and it would be clear. That being said, i despise the industry and how it treats its artists.

    dd801363 , Peter Kaminski Report

    #23

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones You don't need to be an amazing singer to be a worthwhile, talented artist. Taylor Swift can carry a tune but she isn't incredible, yet she really puts on a show and is a great songwriter. I don't really care if an artist autotunes or edits the sound of their voice, especially if it works with the song. Can't sing or play instruments but youve got Garageband and Autotune DOWN? Cool. You can still make good music in my eyes.

    capricious_achelois , Eva Rinaldi Report

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    #24

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones “Songs About Jane” is Maroon 5’s only good album.

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    Eslamala
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Adam Levine and his crap band must be one of the most, if not THE most, overrated musical act of the 00's. He can't fkcn sing and his falsetto is utterly annoying.

    *me*
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t know if it’s growing on me or what but after these years I’m actually stating to like his voice

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like lichen - they grow slow but you can#t get rid of them 😁 Honestly, though - there are a few songs I really like. I kinda like "Animals":

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    Michigan Guy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the only unpopular part of this opinion is the fact that Maroon5 don't really have a good album...

    Jubum
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    even if the songs don't suck, the name of the band definitely is!

    Norart
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And by the way... there sure are a lot of songs about Jane

    Toothless Feline
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except for "She Will Be Loved", "Songs About Jane" is a great hybrid of funk-pop and mainstream rock. Over the next few albums, the band let the funk influences dribble away. Nothing they've recorded after "Moves Like Jagger" was released has been listenable in any way. But I still remember how impressed I was the first time I heard "Harder to Breathe".

    Mariana Schneider
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Harder to Breathe was the first M5 song I ever heard and I loved it so much. That whole album is good, but they slowly became just a bunch of falsetto pop.

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    CultOfBambi
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a second I though that was Jimmy Pop from Bloodhoung Gang!

    Manu
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not music. Thats a collection of infomercials

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    #25

    I never got the hype for 'Stairway to Heaven' being some all-time great song.

    It's a good song but that's about as far as I'd go with it.

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    Glen MacLeod
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As with all Zeppelin songs, it's about all aspects of the composition, music vocal and lyrics. Part of you opinion may be the overplay. Try the song performed by Heart. Both Bonams and Paige are amazing. Sorry, have to agree to disagree.

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    #26

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Indie music nowadays has been relegated to Ukuleles, random timed beats and nasal voices

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    nope
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone is clearly uncultured. Ever heard of ajr? Half alive? Penelope Scott rings a bell? Caravan palace? Cavetown? Alec Benjamin?

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    #27

    The first Limp Bizkit album wasn't bad. S#$t went downhill fairly quick after that.

    Same goes for Kid Rock.

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    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Huey Lewis and the News. Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

    In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

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    #29

    Jazz is s#$t. It's a group of alleged musicians playing different tunes at the same time. Jazz aficionados that try and claim there's some sort of genius to making a god awful racket talk more s#$%e than wine experts.

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    #30

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Music piracy made music better.

    Money as a motivation to make music was basically removed from the equation. Nowadays, the people who make music do so mostly because they're artists. Loads of musicians these days are compelled to create to express themselves, because making music is in their soul, not to pander to an audience and make cash.

    Obviously this doesn't apply to mainstream music. Luckily for all of us with Spotify, it's now super easy to ignore trashy mainstream nonsense, dig deep and find some real gems.

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    Truth Monster
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one was written by a choosy beggar. Apparently singers should sing for exposure. For free.

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    #31

    My unpopular opinion is: sometimes the worst f!@#$%g people make great art, and there's nothing wrong with finding things that appeal to you in the worst people's music (or painting or film). I won't judge you if you like Mayhem after the Dead drama, or Burzum after all the everything that is wrong with that f@#$%^g awful dude who does Burzum.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must admit I have songs I like to listen to from some really awful people. I like the song but not the person.

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    #32

    Foo fighters are average / middle of the road at best

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    M Calad
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. Musically, they are not a big deal. However, Foo Fighters keeps rocking because DaVe Grohl is one of the nicest, coolest men on this planet. You can't just not love him. And they are awesome live, so much energy!

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    #33

    Modern metal is better than classic. Lots of that is due to better recording technology, I will admit. But also, having decades of other artists to be inspired by means that we get all these awesome fusions of styles, and I f!@#$%g love it. I respect the trailblazers, but the stuff coming out today is better fleshed out, on average.

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    Thorfin Wolfsbane
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's genres of music, but metal is a universe of music on its own with many genres within it. Metal is the only music where national borders mean nothing.

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    #34

    mumble rap/trap has its place in hip hop, not all hip hop has to be lyrical miracle.

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    Michigan Guy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sure. but i kinda wonder, rap (not hiphop) is about the words...and lord, it has to be, since rapping is about the words....then mumbley stuff is...like a middle finger to the rap genre?

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    #35

    People Online Share Unpopular Opinions On Musicians, Genres, And The Industry, So Here’re 30 Spot-On Ones Listening to a full album is always a tiresome and unnecessary endeavour. Just pick out 1-2 songs you like and only listen to those. I don't give a damn about the "intended experience".

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