Why I am growing tired of this subreddit.

timbreandsteel · 3 months

We see this type of post every week (just like all the radiohead and Pink Floyd ;)) and we're tired of it too. We've tried to encourage discussion and news but in the end you guys decide what is posted and upvoted. This is a general music subreddit, and if you guys upvote radiohead and Pink Floyd, then what are we supposed to do? We can't ban certain bands or make this a "news only" subreddit. We do advertise other music subreddits, so feel free to unsubscribe and move to something that you enjoy.

Edit: If you normally like the stuff posted to /r/Music, but you're tired of certain bands, download RES, and use the filteReddit option to filter out those bands. You can also use it to filter out YouTube links if you only want to see news/discussion.

Ijustlostmyjengajam · 3 months

This will only happen if all 43 of you who've upvoted so far actually start submitting lesser known stuff and upvoting things you find interesting.

sponto_pronto · 3 months

come on over to /r/LetsTalkMusic

few users compared to /r/music, but a much better subreddit in general.

fhite_n_derdy · 3 months

/r/listentothis, bud. And if /r/music gets to be too much of a drag, remember: there's no shame in unsubscribing. If you need a break or an extended vacation, no one will be the wiser.

werocknone · 3 months

You forgot the Black Keys, the Beatles, RUSH, Radiohead, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, New Order, and Explosions in the Sky.

It's like a broken record, I swear.

Furkel_Bandanawich · 3 months

I'm upvoting you because I honestly believe this subreddit needs to be constantly reminded that it is turned into a wasteland of musical circlejerk. On the other hand, it's been like this for almost as long as I can remember, and you're probably better off subscribing to more specialized music subreddit.

Honstely, I think the reddit music community would be better off if this subreddit was just shut down completely. /r/music is a total piece of shit.

Kombat_Wombat · 3 months

My only problem is how much everyone on this subreddit just loves to hate music. Oh that band has a hint of Indie sound in them but they're played on the radio? What a Pop-manufactured piece of shit, God forbid any of my cool friends find out I like them.

Hating music is pointless and doesn't get anyone anywhere, music is music, regardless of the artists' influences or talents, music is music. Enjoy it, sure the lyrics may not be too smart, the singer may use an effect here or there, who the fuck cares? Enjoy it.

CanIGetaHellYeah · 3 months

This will probably just get downvoted into oblivion

I play a reddit game whereby if you say this, you are downvoted.

acelluloid · 3 months

r/listentothis is pretty decent. Although if you are there for a time you do see some songs make pretty steady rotations on the front page but it still is streets ahead or r/music.

SushiGradeNarwhal · 3 months

I completely agree, I liked this subreddit at first, but now I rarely come here, and when I do it isn't for long.

Trent1373 · 3 months

I agree, if I post something in this subreddit that isn't popular I automatically get downvoted within the first few seconds.

OsamaBongLoadin · 3 months

well there are almost 550k subscribers, you get that many people together of course most of them are gonna be philistines, don't act surprised

also, threads like this complaining about how much /r/music sucks pop up on a weekly basis as well, it's a neverending cycle

the obvious solution is to downvote everything

michaeldavidwatson · 3 months

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working_on_it · 3 months

/r/indiewok

It's "unheard of" music, like /r/listentothis, but more undiscovered... Not active enough, but at least that keeps everything pretty unheard of, as you seem to be pining for.

atillathehunniee · 3 months

I feel the same way. which is why I downvote all classic rock, radiohead, modest mouse, any obvious karma whore post, and that awful gotye song. seriously, we get it. it's a new "cool" song and kimbra has a good voice. but stop fucking posting it every other day.

Dongopolis · 3 months

HEY I LIKE THIS MODERATELY POPULAR ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/ROCK BAND ARENT I AN UNIQUE FLOWER??

owenstumor · 3 months

I would tend to agree. That's why I spend time in r/Music/new/.

I've found lots of stuff there that I'd never heard before. Really good stuff. Stuff like this.

sidevotesareupvotes · 3 months

That's the nature of the upvote system. Most people aren't going to go to new and listen to everything and judge it by its own merits. In fact, most people don't even judge music by its own merits but instead its popularity (imo Beatles is a great example). I just uploaded this house anthem. Found out about it while listening to this set.

[deleted] · 3 months

protip: not everyone knows everything, nor do they learn it at the same time

CornFedHonky · 3 months

So maybe instead of making posts complaining about the state of things ....you should post some music? That's how the site works you know, you post it and others see it. I'm growing tired of this subreddit because I keep seeing posts bitching about people posting music to the music subreddit.

Myker · 3 months

r/Music isn't just for "new" "indie" or "hipster" music. Granted, those genres may interest a lot of people, but they are not for everyone. r/Music is for sharing music that you like with others, whether it's rap, rock, folk, kpop, or anything under the sun. If you're looking for something specific, perhaps this just isn't the subreddit for you. Maybe r/indie and it's derivatives would suit your tastes better? Did you ever think that maybe the music that is posted here is popular because a large amount of people like to listen to it?

I can understand your yearning for new music, but I have already been introduced to a number of new bands through this subreddit and I've also remembered a number of old favorites. Again, I will restate that you might want to consider looking elsewhere for something that satisfies your needs.

Perhaps consider creating "r/MusicNews"?

SonOfSatan · 3 months

I agree with you. But I downvoted because you whined about being downvoted before anything even happened. Fuck you.

[deleted] · 3 months

This will always happen. There are over 541,000 redditors subscribed to this subreddit. There is at least one person out there who hasn't heard of Pink Floyd, Modest Mouse, Gorillaz, etc. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

You have to move to smaller subreddits that are more finely-tuned to meet your needs. It's not the subreddit's fault that you can't be objective and understand that not everyone has had the same musical experiences.

m_bird13 · 3 months

i agree and i wish this would happen but time and time again its a circle jerk for music that was great in the past no matter what. tis why r/listen to this is one of my fav subreddits, so fresh, so clean. http://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/

VideoGameMusic · 3 months

Doesn't Pitchfork have a forums section?

speedster217 · 3 months

Thank you! The other day there were 3 Smashing Pumpkins songs on the front page. Yes we get it, they're great. Now can people actually post obscure bands that I've never heard of before?

M1st3rmarbl3s · 3 months

i'm pretty sure lesser known bands go to /r/listentothis. If you're mad about this subreddit go elsewhere and find new music. The subreddit gets complaints like this all the time, I just come to accept it and I go elsewhere for my musical quests. Nonetheless, I like to comeback here and circlejerk my brain every once in while.

MikeOnFire · 3 months

Here. Maybe some Chuck Prophet will make you feel better.

plantbook · 3 months

http://passiverecordings.bandcamp.com/

meh?

irrelephant31 · 3 months

Polica, check em out

JackieHerera · 3 months

I agree, but the problem is that people want exposure! 500,000 hits can do some damage...power in numbers.

I just posted this before seeing this thread, please check this out, I think you guys will like it. Just trying to help a friend make his fate happen

http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/pea5e/help_my_friend_west_saeed_get_his_name_out/

beaverteeth92 · 3 months

I'd like to see more blues and jazz here.

emmonaha · 3 months

I'm a big fan of Churchill from Denver, CO.

redsmith12 · 3 months

the bumpiest of bumps

IAmMontreal · 3 months

Here's a post that got overlooked in the mess. I encourage everyone here to listen to Nicholas Jarr - I've Got A Woman. Relaxing Jazz/Drum n' Bass fusion. NPR's artist to watch.

choamcharity · 3 months

Ya shoulda been a goon, Rock! Shoulda been a goooon!!!

attack_robots · 3 months

Yet, when posting something new you get downvoted out of existence.

pbrand · 3 months

Yup, /r/gaming is the same shit with about double the members. "Has anyone heard of this really obscure 90s game? posts Super Mario".

I unsubscribed from that and subscribed to /r/games and /r/truegaming. Suddenly, life is much better. If you can found a successful subsubreddit (perhaps one musical genre) and ask /r/music to link to it on the sidebar, like /r/gaming did to those two subreddits I mentioned above, you might find what you're looking for.

psaxno · 3 months

dude, you just made me realize i was hiding all the /r/music posts and i just unsubscribed from this shitty subreddit. thanks for the intervention.

[deleted] · 3 months

I'm growing tired of these weekly post about why a person is growing tired of this subreddit. Just unsubsribe and find a different music subreddit. No one cares.

SueD_MEduSA · 3 months

Unless you've heard of them, give Frightened Rabbit a listen ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Lf7mriehU

fitzawesomeo · 3 months

So you want this forum to be r/pretentiouspeoplelisteningtoobscuremusic?

But why? Why can't we just discuss music we like in a MUSIC forum.

cratylus · 3 months

Ditto /r/ListenToThis

GZerv · 3 months

If you're looking for new bands I would recommend r/listentothis.

The other problem is that everyone likes to complain about this but not actually contribute.

Misanthropologist · 3 months

Maybe you should unsubscribe and spend more time reading music blogs.

I got sick of r/movies and took it off my front page, best unsubscribe since r/politics.

Ithinkthere4Ibooze · 3 months

I posted a link to my cousin who is a rapper on this subreddit---and he got really no love. I'll try again here, I'm not really into rap, but I think his stuff is actually pretty decent and catchy: Short Style & Breeze - Trying to Have Things

boogerbrain · 3 months

Yeah, how about you post a link to your favorite local musician, someone you know personally

MrSlimeKing · 3 months

Yeah, I definitely noticed this, I been browsing Reddit for almost 2 years now, and just recently got pretty into /r/Music, and have been a little underwhelmed by it. Everything on the front of it is just songs that I already know. This should be a place of discovery for Redditors. Good post OP

KX71 · 3 months

If you like funk/jam/electrionica you should really check out IndigoSun, they're a local Chicago group that really blows my mind. This is a studio album they did they also have a good amount of live shows on archive.org too. Here's their facebook I just feel like they're great band and really should be heard.

roadie_girl · 3 months

It truly is a bummer. I thought this subreddit was a place where not only could I learn about new music, but where I could share "un-popular" music with people. Unfortunately anytime I've posted a tune here, I don't think anyone has taken a minute to listen to it.

plastic_viking · 3 months

I was hating on the state of /r/music before it was cool!

SamuraiDreams · 3 months

Just come to /mu/, we're all dicks but it's easier to have a decent music conversation there.

heygabbagabba · 3 months

Yeah. AMA's of famous musicians - who wants that crap here?

fiplefip · 3 months

I make some music... Please be nice? http://soundcloud.com/kentmorita

FalcoLX · 3 months

There was a post like this last month, and the month before that, and the months before that. Every time things improve for a couple days and then fall into the same routine as always.

distortedtheory · 3 months

Related: is there a music news subreddit?

edit: /r/Musicnews, frontpage it if you like.

Evenidontkno · 3 months

Why not check out Andy D? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW7L8fPAyqo

gaspah · 3 months

wth? I thought I unsubscribed from this subreddit already... oh well that little button is just there.. click..

mramigofosho · 3 months

The problem with r/music is that they shoot down things that are truly exceptional just because they don't already know it when they see it. In my opinion, an instrument as beautiful as a hang drum deserves more upvotes than broken songs that everyone already knows. This subreddit isn't about agreeing with bands that you like, its supposed to be about finding new, original, and interesting music to listen to.

SoarinPastTheMoon · 3 months

I'm also annoyed that redditors frequently downvote music they personally don't like. It's a circlejerk for the same songs.

choddos · 3 months

What do you propose we do? Spreading the word to upvote the lesser known songs? They are there, but they don't get upvotes, it's natural that we're going to upvote amazing songs because it appeases all of our specific tastes. I suggest surfing on "new" rather than "what's hot".

AznMango96 · 3 months

Is Yellowcard considered well known? Because after Ocean Avenue, I think they've faded out for the majority, but not for the diehard fans like me :)

Michel_LeGrisbi · 3 months

Is there a subreddit for just new music, say just stuff released within the last 3 years?

dr3i · 3 months

Here, check out my friend's band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZTFeVnn_zk

illwritethisonedown · 3 months

I haven't yet checked out music on reddit. But if it is indeed in a poor state of repair, I will certainly start posting some tunes. Cheers bro, upvote for sure.

Mpls_Saint · 3 months

www.thecrookedsaws.bandcamp.com

the0jakester · 3 months

Ivory and Ash..... Damn good songs, from my sisters friend that has a band. The damn guy has a Black viking beard with a massive build, and has an awesome personality. Juz sayin... I haven't ever been to this subreddit, but i thought i might mention it. Maybe atleast one person will actulally google them.

TheNinjaBacon · 3 months

If you are looking for a band that is not well known you should check these guys out.

The Victor Ship http://www.facebook.com/thevictorship?sk=app_178091127385

They kind of sound like Karnivool but definitely a different style.

Zarathustraa · 3 months

the point of talking about those great bands isn't to just "agree that they are good", but it's to discuss how we can find new ways of appreciating them despite their existing position as a great band

everyone still talking about Vincent van Gogh today similarly is not just agreeing that he is good

great artists wouldn't be great artists if all people can get out of them is simply to agree that they are good

ponolan1981 · 3 months

Check this out

RagingRetard · 3 months

I don't understand, this subreddit used to be like the tropy sub of every musical redditor. 'Let's go to r/music and have a good time!'

And then it gets bigger and all of the sudden, 'blah blah blah retards coming in.' It's inevitable. Every subreddit will get bigger over time, and then everyone will hate it.

baalsitch · 3 months

because Karma whoring. They need to stop that shit.

gojirAwr · 3 months

Let's not forget, any mention of ELO - Mr. Blue Sky = karma.

skottfree · 3 months

Brilliant

gladvillain · 3 months

But without this subreddit, how would I be reminded daily of this fresh new song called "Somebody I Used to Know" by some crazy Australian guy named Gotye!?

zfusfeld · 3 months

I posted something the other day that probably nobody has heard of, a band called The Glorious Veins, and I don't think anybody even looked at it. It's not that people don't post these things, it's that they don't get seen.

ducky-box · 3 months

I agree. I keep seeing songs I already know, they're good, but posting new, awesome and/or obscure stuff would be better. I tried to post an awesome song from a 70s album but instantly was downvoted into oblivion.

unimaginative_ID · 3 months

go on r/listentothis. its pretty small now, but it's slowly growing.

boredjesse · 3 months

Because it sucks and people ran out of meaningful self posts a while ago. It's basically just a circle jerk of music that everyone already knows and likes anyway.

Qwestop · 3 months

Reddit jumped the shark.

Especially with the woody interview this weekend. It'll just remain a fringe website

itsridicuuulous · 3 months

Amsterdam and Cigarettes - Switzerland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_LAkScnZQg

Beznet · 3 months

well, this is sort of a generic subreddit for music (obviously). So it will draw a larger crowd who is drawn to generic/everyday music.

SmudgeBaron · 3 months

I'm not an audibly driven person and I have never visited this sub, but I will upvote this type of thinking all day long. Posting something that everyone already agrees is great, is just a circle jerk, and I'm betting there's probably already a sub for that.

Meathamper · 3 months

You should probably be in the less subscribed music subreddits, because those are the ones where you're bound to find the undiscovered. /r/music really isn't the place for that.

the_chaz_experience · 3 months

Here is a great band by the name of Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra..free listen here.

[deleted] · 3 months

/r/listentothis has some good new stuff

lemonyellowblack · 3 months

Here are some lesser none bands for you: Jets to Brazil, Bomb The Music Industry!, Laura Stevenson And The Cans, and Bad Astronaut. Some are decently known, but not widely known.

This isn't meant to be like a hope-you're-satisfied-now-shut-up comment. I just figured I'd help get this started.

redbluemangle · 3 months

You just gotta respect your ears man. You can't expect anyone but a true musician to respect your ears more than you do. Obviously no subreddit will be able to offer this kind of treatment.

jewunit · 3 months

Don't forget to include the stereotypical "There are too many YouTube links to popular bands" posts that come up about once every three days. Welcome to Reddit, anything with a significant subscriber base panders to the "lowest common denominator" because of the way the upvote/downvote system works. Explore more in-depth subreddits and you'll find some awesome stuff if that's what you're looking for.

fluffkomix · 3 months

As of reading this i have now decided to take it upon myself to post all of the more obscure music i have on me

[deleted] · 3 months

Its like one big circlejerk in here.

RudeAudio · 3 months

i fuckin agree wholeheartedly

Brownrainboze · 3 months

You'll never read this, but one of the greatest unknown bands of all time is Rasputin's Secret Police. It's baffling how amazing they are and how unknown they are t the same time.

paniq · 3 months

Probably because the subreddit's title isn't priming the audience for the kind of vote you (and me) want. I propose /r/raremusic.

thbt101 · 3 months

So true. I posted the same thing a while back. I would love it if /r/music was a place to discover new or obscure great music, but I don't think I've ever seen a song or video make it to the home page that wasn't from a band that hasn't been played on the radio countless times.

Honestly, I think there's little chance anything will change.

diablo75 · 3 months

What's a good subreddit for "nobody" musicians to post links to their own stuff?

BoonePickens · 3 months

im new, my bad.

Guilty.

Heres this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpUXrDrUfDM

Its probably already here, but if you dont know "wicked twisted road" you had ought to look into it.

...yep

jyapman · 3 months

i posted earlyrise but that was rejected :(

TentacleFace · 3 months

Wait wait wait cmon guys Lana Del Rey is totally awesome and totally didnt deserve the hate she got for being a shitty performer/popstar/piece of cardboard.

TyRobot · 3 months

If I could upvote two musicians to the front page, it would be Ty Segall and Reggie Watts.

kmizuno · 3 months

Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of Tomorrow

pclamer · 3 months

Agreed. Please stop posting songs by Brand New.

TyEbStylee · 3 months

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp0N3NcSxTc I'l start...

lutusp · 3 months

But modern popular music is vast wasteland, consisting of endless repetitions of themes that worked in the past. Sort of like popular movies.

If you want to leave the beaten path, try listening to something out of the ordinary -- like this. I have linked to a piece of music that (a) was featured in the movie "The English Patient" and (b) is about as far as one can get from common, popular music.

And it's beautiful.

Radialshifter · 3 months

I linked the me gusta song!!! /hispter redditor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMHdnpNisew

joeboi85 · 3 months

Although I completely agree with the statement above, I kinda like it when they post lesser-known songs by big bands. I've learned to listen to and appreciate songs that I would otherwise skip.

Sprags · 3 months

Here you go nubs, thank my ass later

_beeks · 3 months

/r/listentothis /r/listentomusic /r/wearethemusicmakers

/r/music is for the type of thing you're tired of... Being reminded of awesome popular songs. If you want some new stuff, scour smaller subreddits.

TestAcctPlsIgnore · 3 months

What do you think would happen if we banned YouTube links? Would the quality of postings in general improve? At what cost?

Just brainstorming here

ElectricSeal · 3 months

I suppose this is the proper time to plug a friend of a friends band, The Zolas?

[deleted] · 3 months

Because when good links are posted (like the ones I post) they go unseen because they are unrecognizable. Who's going to click on the new House of Fools song/album?

TheMartinConan · 3 months

More Metallica!

ezekielziggy · 3 months

This probably won't get noticed but an old school friend just released his first single!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3vQhYFlpPA

sberder · 3 months

My huge frustration with this subreddit is the fact that I'm surfing from Germany and GEMA did not authorize ANY music on youtube. So 90% of the youtube music links are simply useless to me. For the details you can go to wikipedia and read why I hate them.

thebig187 · 3 months

Alkaline Trio. Please. One of the lesser known bands that need recognition.

AnimusOscura · 3 months

Because people want to listen to songs by popular bands they already support and enjoy. No one ever wants to try anything new. I made a post the other day linking to an awesome but little-known electro artist's music. Zero fucks (and upvotes) given.

TheGreatWildFrontier · 3 months

Hmm I think Reddit could be used as a great tool to find new music, but yeah...it's mostly wasted on shit that's played on the radio or popular anyway. No big deal though...

carly_pants · 3 months

I disagree, I take it as a place to go for great reminders -- Hey, remember this amazing fucking song?? LISTEN TO IT AGAIN NOW!!! Or, just for the pure sake of sharing great songs. Painting a picture for others to understand why you listen to what you listen to. And to answer that question, you go here to fucking post it. Bam. Yeah, it's everything you may already know about music, but it means more than that for the person posting it. Take it as a "I care so much about you all, and by the way you're welcome for making 4 minuntes of my day rock" /rant

santiagoeag · 3 months

go to /mu/

euhop92 · 3 months

I've tried five or so times to introduce new band and music to this sub-reddit that aren't big at all, but I've had little or no response to them at all, so I don't bother anymore.

[deleted] · 3 months

Any love for my friends band? http://www.reverbnation.com/fjokra

napster2k6 · 3 months

You'll have to convert to a different subreddit if youre going to find new music. More spesefic reddits. Maybe you should check this out

Monk_NT · 3 months

Ok, I have a question. Every so often we get a self post like this here in /r/music, and everybody agrees with it, everybody upvotes it. After this kind of a post, there is usually some short period of time where things change, and /r/music is a better place. And then, everything changes back to the same old, same old. My question is this. Who are these people who post links to Pink Floyd etc? Who are the people who upvote it? I mean, everybody agrees that things need to change.

ethanwc · 3 months

Dead Meadow: At Her Open Door

TessierAshpoolSpA · 3 months

Drive By Truckers

schoolforrobots · 3 months

I suggest soundcloud for finding lesser-known interesting music. I have made some great connections there through my page: www.soundcloud.com/schoolforrobots

Allumina · 3 months

Let it be known some of us are at least trying... submitted not to long ago my favorite artist, Jason Molina with a whopping 3 hits!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/ov4jv/songs_ohia_ive_been_riding_with_the_ghost/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D93xc7p_yKw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=malJUMz2A9Y

Fuck it, listen to the whole damned album.

Quercus_lobata · 3 months

I agree. Here, have a lesser known band.

jejejeje16 · 3 months

DAE LIKE MODEST MOUSE

bobnudd · 3 months

I have stopped looking at this subreddit for the most as eventually I could convince myself that "music" only consists of indie/rock/pop. I guess it just reflects the users that browse it.

P2000Camaro · 3 months

This post also pisses me off. Because I read a post just like it a few months ago, so I started posting a bunch of really good local bands that I know, and obscure classic rock songs from well known bands. All of them just got ignored and downvoted. So while /r/music keeps bitching that there is no new or original content, most of you don't actually want new or original content. I'll still see fuckin Metallica - Enter Sandman on the front page tomorrow.

/rant

mr47 · 3 months

Try /r/ThemVoices.

Lucifers_Friend · 3 months

Grown tired? I noticed this the first time I entered r/music.

Aiursrage2k · 3 months

Well look up "circle takes the square" I dont know if they were or ever got popular but I liked there first album which I of course never bought only listend to it on youtube

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