The Battle Between Music Fans

As human beings, we are obviously born with different opinions. I'm not sure how many individuals reading this can relate to this situation, but I'm certinly tired of being harassed simply because of the music I listen to. Lately, on UG, there's been an extreme controversey revolving around The Darkness. This article is not written in defense to The Darkness, or upon the controversy I've witnessed, but in immediate response to the typical hater.

I respect the fact that everyone has a different opinion, and I will gladly listen to their opinion if it comes out in an educated manner. Example: "The Darkness f**king suck! I hate them! They are gay." This is a common reaction from a very ignorant and arrogant reader and I'm surprised their smart enough to read at all. There are a few things wrong with my example. For one, the user didn't give any valid reason why The Darkness suck. They didn't give any valid reason why they hate them. They also referred the band as homosexuals. Usually homophobics will use the word gay as stupid, which means their insecure about their sexuality and are in denile to the fact that they might be gay. But that's not the point.

The point is, I encourage everyone who responds to music articles to use a little more courtesy rather then being a slob, because when you explode with amazingly dumb comments, your making your self look like a stupid ass. Tell us why you don't like the Darkness, tell us why they suck, give us reasons why we should listen to your opinion. If you can't think of anything more solid and backed up then "The Darkness f**king suck" your opinion doesn't matter. You don't matter, your musical tastes don't matter! All your doing is putting down the people with true musical passions. The open-minded and wise listeners of music. A discussion shouldn't turn to an argument or a debate, it should be a discussion, it should be in response to the article.

Half the people who post replies just talk about the band. Not what the band is doing, just the band. Papa Roach is recording a new album, and everyone just scrolls down to the Comments text box and begin typing their hatred towards the band. They don't once post anything about the album, about anything mentioned in the article. I have a really good strategy worked out for all of you jerks. If you see a band name you don't like, don't click the link. You must be wasting you time if your reading articles about bands you don't like.

For all of you who honestly do post true comments, keep it up, and I respect you. Never sink to the levels of the morons who are trying to show off on discussions. I know this article might be shit to a few of you, but hey, it's my first one and it was written in annoyance to our current "issues" here on UG. This was more of a rant. I hope you will take this article into deep consideration.

Comments

[starbomb13]

1st- yeah, i agree- i kinda like the darkness. i also like avril- AND WHAT? say whatever you wat.like i give a s*it- anyways...i'm just saying- respect other people's different tastes in music or whatever subject.

[xxchaos17xx]

2nd-i also agree....i dont like the darkness because of the frontmans voice...it just doesnt please my ear...but i respect them as musicians.

[Guy Snowden]

well you almost succeeded with this article........but now instead of "the darkness f***** suck!" we're gonna get "The Darkness f****** suck because......."

*sigh of despair*

these people make me ashamed to admit i like the darkness in public

[DParis]

The Darkness ***ing suck and so does this article

[attackofnose]

I can't listen to the darkness because the lead singers voice just goes so high that it bugs me. Anyways, I thought he actually was a homosexual, so there's nothing wrong with calling him gay.

[theslayertones]

you cant always pinpoint a reason why you despise a certain band.i hate the darkness as much as the next person but i cant really explain why...they pretty much suck ass.
some bands i have got valid reasons to despise e.g. jet becaise they stole all their riffs and are assholes.

[VelvetÆnema33]

The fact is, most people say they hate bands and make up rumors like;

jet becaise they stole all their riffs and are assholes.

Mainly because they haven't listend to more than 2 of their songs!

You have to respect all bands as musicians, personaly I don't like punk. But still it takes effort for you to make a song and have everything fit to gether good. Sure the guitar may not be all that hard. But that's where vocals come in to fix that.

I like The Darkness myself, yeah their vocals are a little different. But they are creating conterversy, so they must be doing something right. And As I sugest to the last person, listen to more than 2 or 3 of their songs before you place a judgment on them.

[undead_bunny]

oh look...another rant....

[[The 2nd Guest]]

I admit, i did like the darkness but now look at them!! Over played sell-outs. All they are good for is ruining radiohead's 'street spirit' and stealing Ac/Dc riffs. eg. Listen to 'black shuck' by the darkness and then 'dirty deeds done dirt cheap'by AC/DC. Sound the same to you? Thats because they are!! Down with the darkness

[seil]

hey all you need is a flashlight and they're gone...

[rhcpcure2826]

If im a christian(which i am) and i deny the works of satan, does this mean that i am secretly in denial, am insecure in my religion, and am a satanist???



I didn't think so.

[rhcpcure2826]

you are a very arrogant person, and therefore a hypocrite.
"Dont sink to their level"
patronizing is never good online, as you have nothing to back it up.
not to mention, youre probably a hypocrite for talking about this and saying that youve never lashed out at a band in your life?
and wouldnt the same thing apply for people that say "The darkness fuc*ing rock, they are good!"
they have no way to back that up.

your opinion doesn't matter. You don't matter, your musical tastes don't matter!

you are a very mean person- and, again, EXTREMELY arrogant.
"The Darkness f**king suck! I hate them! They are gay." - no user would say something THAT generic- theyre very creative in your flaming.

this could have been said in a single comment.

In a whole i get what youre saying and i agree- however, you are a very bad writer, you didnt reread this thing and consider what youre actually saying. AND you used the same cheap tactics that liberal politicians use for the homosexuality thing.
"gay" as 'stupid" is habitual, it doesnt trace back to sexual orientation, almost everyone i know (excluding some adults) use it regularly, and i dont think i know THAT many homosexuals, considering all of them interact with the opposite sex in a sexual manner at times.

[Super_N00b]

If im a christian(which i am) and i deny the works of satan, does this mean that i am secretly in denial, am insecure in my religion, and am a satanist???



I didn't think so.

You're comparing two totally different things there. The only things Satanism and homosexuality have in common is if you're one of those far-right Christians that believe homosexuals go to Hell. Otherwise you're using a totally different analogy that makes no sense whatsoever!

What the writer illustrated is people often times mock what they most fear. There ARE many, many people out there who do use the word 'gay' without thinking about it who ARE in denial. Condemning Satanism is something that Christians on a whole are called to do. Nice try, but pick a better analogy next time. ^_^

[rhcpcure2826]

"gay" as 'stupid" is habitual, it doesnt trace back to sexual orientation, almost everyone i know (excluding some adults) use it regularly

my first comment on "gay" as "stupid" was completely legitamite, many hate satan, many hate gays.

and if youll read the above quote, i readdressed that.


and to mention this, analogies do NOT have to have anything in common. car is to garage as dog is to doghouse. wow, think about what youre saying.

[rhcpcure2826]

NOT TO SAY I HATE GAYS ALL OF YOU OVERLY-SENSITIVE PEOPLE WHO WANNA START A CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT

[ShoeLaces907]

Uh...back to the actual point of this article.

I've only heard two songs by The Darkness. They KINDA remind me of The New York Dolls, but I can't say I like the singer at all. There is my valid reason for not liking The Darkness.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

Good article i agree but gay isnt used by homophobes, its a slang word used with several different meanings.

[darkstar9814]

this article ***ing sucks duch bag ill say watever the *** i want

[16skippy]

the article had good intentions, but is not enought to silence the chumps.

[zakk_wylde4]

it was good tho

[Haywire_DoF]

but darkstar9814...why does the article ***ing suck...this is the point
hahahahahaha
good article

[Emergancy Exit]

this artical F*ng sucks! j/k i agree w. you 100%

[MrLucky77713]

Don't post rants as articles. Save it for the pit. I partially agree, but it's still a rant, which a pet peeve of mine.

[themetalmessiah]

i agree strongly....ex. korn isnt my choice of band...u can like it...but i think they use WAY too much damn fx, and dot even use em right

[themetalmessiah]

folksinger is a gay in denile...(refer to article)

[guitarcrazy900]

good article.....i can appreciate the musical talent that the darkness have , but i'm not a fan of the lead singers voice

[AndyGray]

good article, i hate the darkness, justin is annoying and i dont like their music,even though it is a massive rip of ac/dc, i agree with all the dickheads on this site who wont accept an opinion

[chanandler_bong]

good point, but you do relise that in bagging the dumb-ass-comment-makers in your article, that you have infact sunk to their level of bagging people.

[[The 2nd Guest]]

i think we should all calm down and accept that the darkness are a novelty band and will soon die out (thank god!). Now...Anyone want to come and start an argument on another column?

[billac/dc]

i do kinda like the darkness but justin is up himself and i do respect the rest of them as musicians

[Damicksta2k]

Thank you!

I'm gona be the awkward one - I absolutely agree with this article!!!

Please keep in mind that in this article, the Darkness was only used as an example, it was not an article on The Darkness, the author could have used anything.

Basically, he was saying what I have said in many an article comment, you cannot make a statement such as "[name] suck" without giving a reason as to why they suck. When making that kinda comment, just think of what you would reply if someone were to ask "why do [name] suck?" and add it on to your original statement, and magic, you have a valid arguement!

[rhcpcure2826]

to reiterate this:

wouldnt the same thing apply for people that say "The darkness fuc*ing rock!"

based on your proposal, people should have to explain why the darkness rocks

[Beanie_Ben]

im not justifyin ppl sayin 'the darkness suck' with no reason, but if u sayin reasons are needed should there not also be reasons 2 like them were told... for the record i dont particually like them, cause they will be played at all the cheesy discos in 10 years time.. but i accept tht theyve cleverly captured a market

[hobo8917]

stop making rant articles dammit

[guitaridiotFM]

i like dashboard confessional because their fucking good.

[chinko]

seil:
hey all you need is a flashlight and they're gone...

yay no more darkness, the power of the torch!

i dont like the darkness because they got big thanks to magazines who told people what they wanted to believe. there are millions of unsigned bands better than the darkness and they get no respect simply because the public refuses to listen to anything new or different

[squeakynuts96]

stop bitching, go out get off your computor and don't let these things evan bother you why does everyone waste time on forums and things of the sort, go get yourselves some lives.



i can't believe i even took the time to right this for you poor insignificant human beings

[TwistedLogic]

Good article and it points to a real problem on the message board as people can hide behind their computers and lash out at others since there are no consequences for doing so. I must admit to having done so my self and followed it with an apology to the person I attacked. It is no fun reading constant attacks between UG users which usually ends in a computer pissing match as people see who can swear the most at someonoe else.

[P_Gilbertrules]

""The Darkness f**king suck! I hate them! They are gay." - no user would say something THAT generic- theyre very creative in your flaming."

Did you miss this post in the same article?

"DParis:
The Darkness ***ing suck and so does this article"

Really Origional. And then they keep on comeing. People are smart like rocks...

"folksinger:
this article is gay." So the article's sexual preference is in question is it? How's that possible... it's neither male nor female......

"darkstar9814:
this article ***ing sucks duch bag ill say watever the *** i want
[POSTED: 16 July 2004 - 19:45]|" More origional.... but still stupid. And no reasoning behind it....


"Sir Psycho Sexy:
Good article i agree but gay isnt used by homophobes, its a slang word used with several different meanings."

And no... it's a slang term meaning homosexual. Or happy. But people use it as an insult, which in turn makes it into derogatory term through it's use that way. No, I'm not gay, I just can't stand people who think it's funny and cool to sound like a moron. And what do people have against typeing out words? I'm sure I have a few typo's or spelling mistakes because I prefer using real words, and I don't take THAT much care in typeing, but what's the point in, once again, writeing quickly, and looking like an ass, so your comment is totally dissmissed, other then to be looked upon as pathetic.

[P_Gilbertrules]

Well, that was fun, wasn't it kids.

[P_Gilbertrules]

At least the flamers (No pun intended) Spelled everything out....

[teo_huat]

yeah you all stupid ass hole who say the darkness suck!!
the darkness were rich and you guys have nothing but only
complaining about them........hahahahaa!!!!!!!!!huaauhuahauah!!!!!

[peter_2004]

How the hell did an article about music fans turn into a debate about gays? I thought it was gonna be about the fact that there are differences in rock like punk and metal etc and people constantly argue over which is best. THEN you could have argued that there's no such thing as punk because all punks argue that they're not punks they're just dressing like them or "pretending", all punks do is argue that other people copy them or arent punk or whatever and its annoying. And THEN you could have argued that this horrible Slipknot music is talentless because they just scream bulls**t into a mic and play really fast chords on full distortion and have no major riffs or solo's. Now THAT would have caused some comical arguments. But I see you already caused some controversy, so maybe someone else should re-write this article properly. Not me though, I'm too lazy.

[Damicksta2k]

rhcpcure2826:
wouldnt the same thing apply for people that say "The darkness fuc*ing rock!"

based on your proposal, people should have to explain why the darkness rocks

Absolutely true, all opinions should be justified.

[JimmyJackrabbit]

theslayertones:
e.g. jet becaise they stole all their riffs and are assholes.

You said you had a 'valid' reason....

[P_Gilbertrules]

"How the hell did an article about music fans turn into a debate about gays?"

It wasn't about homosexuals from my end. It was about morons.

[sanitarium017]

"douche bag" is a sack of vaginal fluid. and the darkness might suck because an annoying vocalist or gay riffs or lack of melody or originality. maybe they suck so much that they dont deserve an explination. so who ***in cares?

[SURFraptor7]

I liked this article, because SO MANY PEOPLE post nothing but idiotic hate comments without any reasonable explaination. If I criticize a band in a comment, I provide an explanation for why I am making a criticism. Good article
God Bless

[SURFraptor7]

They also referred the band as homosexuals. Usually homophobics will use the word gay as stupid, which means their insecure about their sexuality and are in denile to the fact that they might be gay.

I say gay all the time, but I'm not insecure about my sexuality. I just like saying it because it degrades homosexuals (who are sick individuals) and can be used in many contexts...


Protect Marriage: One Man, One Woman!

[Twilight]

I hate the Darkness because they're a bunch of pompous asses who think they're the best musicians on the planet, when in reality they are far from it. I have nothing against their music. I just think they have crappy attitudes towards music themselves.

The Darkness have enough groupies already. Why not try defending a band that everyone trashes like Limp Bizkit? It's music after all, we should appreciate it.

[Abe]

I don't agree with the homophobic accusation, I use the word gay all he time. But yeah, good article, I'm sure there are many many people on the boards that share these feelings.

[rhcpcure2826]

P_Gilbertrules, theyre doing this to be bitches (saying the darkness fu*king suck)and to go against what the article tells them- its their idea of a joke

[thePUNISHER]

i hate the darkness singer and everyone in the band looks depressed

[rancidrocker]

Well I personally have never listened to the darkness, but I don't usually just post up hate comments say some puts up a article about Good Charlotte
For some reason a lot of people just go there to slam whoever posted it.
i personally will look at the article see if I'm interrested (maybe they have something to say about GC that will show the good in their music or a fact about them that will make you look at them in a diferent light), if not I leave, but if I am i'll post about it.
If someone ask's "Why does everyone hate ______" you should give a good reason, not just say "______ suck! I HAte them!"

there i have said my peace, nice article

[P_Gilbertrules]

"rhcpcure2826:
P_Gilbertrules, theyre doing this to be bitches (saying the darkness fu*king suck)and to go against what the article tells them- its their idea of a joke"

What a sad sense of humor they must have. But I suppose it's true enough.

[Joey .G]

^^In the words of beatallica_fan "dont spam bad thing will happen". Keep in mind he's using the darkness as an example so dont get on him cause you dont like the darkness hes talking about any band in general

[Joey .G]

not the one above mine the one who said "boobs"

[Slash_Rules]

the darkness are good, and i do have reasons to back it up:

1) the guitar is used well in their songs
2) the vocalist has a good range

there are others but these are the main reasons i like them!

[[The 2nd Guest]]

Joey.G wot r u on bout with the ''not the on above me who sed boobs'' explain cos i dont understand wot ure sayin.

[original_rocker]

DENIAL, not "denile"....

[home sick alien]

lol justin cried wen matt bellamy sed they were a joke rock on muse as far as im concerned

[awsomeguitarGOD]

hahahaha this article blows dried up a$$ crack

[fender rocker16]

good job. it was a bit radical but the idea was good. i too can not stand shitheads who expect you to believe stuff with no evidence to back it up. i believe that is also called propaganda. george w bush uses it all the time. he says the us economy is doing great. but does he give even a shred of proof to back it up? HELL NO. some people are stupid enough to listen to anything another person says even though it may be complete bullshit. in the darkness's case, check out the band for yourself and see if you like them or hate them. then you have your own opinion instead of something someone else said.

[irish lamma]

good article and all, but why would you even take offense from a person who is stupid enough to not give a reason. They probally do that because they dont know what to do on their own so they go with the fad.

[sargasm]

these genre battles articles all suck

they should take out the genre battle section alltogether

[Einzigerfan03]

I honestly think that if any band is signed then there's a certian level of respect you should have for them because they're signed.But respect doesnt mean you have to like the band itself or they're music. It means just dont be a asshole when posting comments.

[Elburrito]

I dont like the stones but I fricken respect their awesomeness and cult following and talent!!!

[IadultswimI]

i like bands for no reason so i hate bands for no reason...

[howaceisjoe]

i agree,

The point is, I encourage everyone who responds to music articles to use a little more courtesy rather then being a slob,

do it or *** off

I have a really good strategy worked out for all of you jerks. If you see a band name you don't like, don't click the link. You must be wasting you time if your reading articles about bands you don't like.

some people are actually that damn stupid

[famoussas_29]

i think it was a very good article, people should be more respectful of other peoples favorite bands, even if they hate them, i definately agree with that

[howaceisjoe]

SURFraptor7:
They also referred the band as homosexuals. Usually homophobics will use the word gay as stupid, which means their insecure about their sexuality and are in denile to the fact that they might be gay.


I say gay all the time, but I'm not insecure about my sexuality. I just like saying it because it degrades homosexuals (who are sick individuals) and can be used in many contexts...


Protect Marriage: One Man, One Woman!
[POSTED: 18 July 2004 - 23:14]|

im not gay and i was offended by that you nazi dickface

[AnyDJ]

/\ temper temper

good point though. for example, i dislike emo. my reason: the guitar riffs are too simple and repetitive (which says nothing of the guitar player but the style), and i do not like most high voices. on the other hand, i like girls (although they have to come out with some better singers than avril lavigne.) so i don't understand when kids at my school say "you're gay, you hate emo." i never really saw a correlation. for some reason, in their eyes listening to the chili peppers and not the used makes me want to date guys instead. i haven't actually seen this happen to me, i still like girls, so i'm really confused on this whole issue of "gay".

[JimmyPage1969]

This is a smart man who wrote this column.

[Sammypage]

the reason the darkness suck....

the lead singer really cant sing.. and he ruins it when he tries

[egor]

i still dont like darkness . they are copycats thats it.

[atc228]

yawn.. im tired and hungry now, to many ppl give a f**k, why, caring is a waiste of time in some casses,u dont like it dont listen/read/watch it, im only waisting my time typing this cus im bord...hmm ive nvr really listened to the darkness, maybe i will cus im so bord, maybe not, ya kno i wont, ill just go have a piece of good old pie, maybe cake, hmm, both?

[dscat12]

The Darkness ***ing sucks because I'm gay! Uhh wait!

[Cobain4594]

I like the Dan Hawkins voice because he reminds me of the high pitched girl voiced singers in the late seventies and early eighties. And every time I see him I think of Robert Plant back during his 70s Zepplin days.

[Ieendude]

At least they have 1 good song!

[2nd guest]: SECOND WARNING FOR SPAM.

other spam delteated.

[dangerlives]

The Darness Suck because: sucking angers you enough to write this

[CS91253]

Well, The Darkness suck because they ruined the soloist sounds of eightys speed metal with their trashy unmeaningful songs, they also ripped just about off every major Band from the late seventies to early ninetys. So in closing, thats why they blow completely.

Good Enough?

[Blackbullet]

THE DARKNESS FUCKING SUCK! THEY'RE LIKE SOOO GAY!!











just kidding, i know it is annoying its not just for the darkness (who i personally dislike but thats just me) its for alot of bands.....in fact all bands as you say some people want to spread the love and others wanna give a punch. In the defence of the haters though, some bands/artists (i wont name them, we all know who they are) have articles posted about them who almost everyone hate or dont care about and never have ANY positive feedback about them....which are just taking up space on the site. I mean come on the site managers must know which bands/artist people give a toss about and which people dont.

[Goodspeed]

I like the articles idea and point but the Homophoboc comment is stupid. First of all what does it have to do with the subject? Secound Homophobic actually means afraid of homosexuals. Kinda like say some one is afraid of spiders. Also just because you call someone gay doesn't mean your insecure in your sexuality and that you might be gay. No one "might" be gay, you eitehr are oh you aren't and if yopu are you need serious help

[Scottydont26]

Ratt could kick those guy's asses dude!

[sanitarium017]

yeah people who hate gay people arent homophobic, god... use the right word, intollerance of people who use their penises in ways that would make the common man hurl.

[Opathetic]

This article wasn't about the darkness! They're just an example! Try talking about the actal point of the article. And yes, it would be good to back up all opinions, even good ones.

[smilifile]

i agree with the papa roach reference, if u dont like a band y waste time moaning about them

[erling]

why does this only get three stars?...its really good

[cool_geek_dude]

i agree with this article its just a shame that there are trigger words such as 'darkness' that automatically make ppl stop readin and rush to display their hatred for them, in my own humble opinion they're a pretty gd rock band and justin is a gr8 lead guitarist but its amazin how im havin to type this wen the article isnt even about it anyway gd job man but wow it was a trek skippin thru most of the bitching comments

[rob_larry01]

i can understand why this article was written as i believe everyone should back up their opinions (both negative and positive) because we are all music fans and we should therefore know enough about music to back-up our statements. i agree with "Einzigerfan03" as any band who has got signed should be given a certain degree of respect, and most of the people who bad-mouth them generally have a degree of jealousy that they aren't the ones making money from doing possibly the greatest job in the world: music. if people wanna prove their opinions then go out there and prove it through music and not through comments on a forum.

[toolman]

hey man this was a really good article. i agree with a lot of what you said. you sir are receiving five stars from the toolman. nicely done.

[corystanding]

I just like saying it because it degrades homosexuals (who are sick individuals)

easy there adolph, dont you have a clan meeting to get to

[corystanding]

I liked this article, its just too bad many of the people here missed the whole point, i dont see how this became an arguement about the darkness or sexuality

[Nick56]

Yea, lets stop people saying that and lets stop the dumb ***s who think they're cool cause they responded to the column or news article first, second, third, noone gives a ***

[timarmstrong19]

I actually Think The Darkness kicks ass.. With Justin's voice..And their Rock riffs i think they have the potential to be the next queen..For all those people who hate on them..Buy the album and listen to the whole thing...The Darkness is awesome..

[Zerostarr]

This site is mainly full of 13 year olds starting out, what dya expect, good article tho

[Stranger]

Zerostarr:
This site is mainly full of 13 year olds starting out, what dya expect, good article tho
[POSTED: 25 July 2004 - 19:17]|

I said this to a gy who flamed a disabled guy in a master of puppets thread and he ate my head.

People who flame like "your gey" and "cok suker" are idiots in my opinoin. Maybe I'm being as bad as them by saying that but I don't care. Some people need to learn respect for other peoples likes and dislikes.

A good example is in the frequent good charlotte articles that appear here. People log on to tell someone they are "a faggit" or they "shuld go and die. I'm too hardcore to listen to good charlotte coz i'm 13 and i've reached puberty". Grow up first before you post

[choop]

[The 2nd Guest]:All they are good for is ruining radiohead's 'street spirit' and stealing Ac/Dc riffs

amen to that

[[The 2nd Guest]]

thanks 'choop'. i have taken a liking to you.

[joshsirjoshules]

The Darkness rocks and whoever doesn't think so is ***in stupid!!!!

[Ash-Ock]

I am happy that someone has written about this subject. We as humans tend to think we are right and the rest of the world is wrong, even the meekest of people. This is an example.

The Darkness rocks and whoever doesn't think so is ***in stupid!!!!

People will always be different, have different likes and dislikes. Like me; I hate rap. I hate so much I could scream my ass off and still be angry. But I don't go out and tell people who like that music that they are stupid or deranged. We as people need to learn lessons in life, otherwise we grow up and die bitter, miserable, and lonely.

[[The 2nd Guest]]

im with oniro_mvolta*. this woz a kool post @ first but now i cant think of anything to bitch about!! Someone take this off!!

[harm0n20]

i like this article. but i can see that it didnt help at all.

[msierragtz]

Good article , it didn't help anyways. I like the darkness

[humane(adj.)]

hey guys lets all... WASTE ARE worthless TIME, BECAUSE THATS WHAT IT IS OR ELSE WE WOULDNT BE WRITING, RAMBLING ON POINTLESSLY TO NO END AND LETS LET IGNORANCE TAKE US OVER LIKE THE EVERY DAY POSTER OF COMMENT AND GIVE NO IMPORTANCE TO THIS GUY WHO WROTE THE ARTICLE AND NOT ACCEPT SOME TYPE OF REASON IN THESE COLUMNS SO IT CAN GET -5 STARS AND LET THE WAY WE POST FORUMS REFLECT UPON OUR LIVES AND NOT NOTICE SO HUMANITY CAN CONTINUE ON THE SAME PATH AND LET IT ALL GO TO F··KING HELL!!!!RIGHT?KEEP ON LITTLE REBEL, KEEP ON. FIGHT THE SYSTEM...BE DIFFERENT..........thats what every one pays attention to..¿no?

[humane(adj.)]

MASTER OF PUPPETS IS ABOUT COCAINE RIGHT?

[psychodelia]

rhcpcure2826... many people that ive noticed that are supposedly deeply religious are actually bad people. many "christians" use religion as a shield to protect themselves so they think they are good, or at least so other people will think they are good. just as some people lash out at gays because they are afraid of them... or that they are actually gay and are afraid. you are assuming all christians are good people, and the fact is they arent. and as for "arrogance", and "hypocrisy", do you mean to tell me you have never done one bad thing in your life? (i say this because you have supposedly rejected the "works of satan".) next time think before posting.

[ace_blaze]

um, to whoever wrote this article....i sincerely doubt that because someone uses "gay" as a substitute for "stupid" that usually means that they're gay and in denial. Actually i think thats the tiny minority of people who use gay to mean stupid. just about every teenager i know has at some point called something gay meaning its stupid, and i really dont think that makes them all Gays in Denial. oh and on a side note...kill yourself.

[humane(adj.)]

deeply religious people are pretty much using it as an excuse to gain attention or they just are normal puppets that dont question enough to find logical reasons and paths to their answers. There easily satisfied with any one of the supernatural theories that many religions wait, all religions that i know of teach...

[Streetsoldier]

Just because someone doesn't justify their statements doesn't mean that they are ignorant, it means they just want you to know that they have a negative opinion on the matter. I'm sure if you asked, the person (or persons) would be glad give you a reason why The Darkness sucks.

Using a "only homophobs who aren't secure with their sexuality" comment removed all credibility from this post. That was the most ignorant attempt at disguising a rip on those people who don't like your band.

Don't take this as a bias opinion, because personally I like some of The Darkness' music, but to write an entire article about how people are ignorant because they aren't like you is stupid and proves that you are their bitch.

jesus.... spam deleted.

[m_unit_soldier]

im not saying people should throw around the word gay a lot, but i think it has grown far beyond homosexuality. i think it has just become slang for bad.

[afortuneinlies]

ya, dude gay has nothing to do with anything, thats just a word, actually means happy(lol) i agree with you though, every time i dont like a band i give a reason why, and making fun of a person for liking a band is just dumb, dont base your liking of a person on GC or the darkness. theres other things within a personality then one band

[Moog3797]

alright well im pretty sure almost 100% of everyone in here has told someone they're gay atleast once in their life, so i guess everyone's gay. Streetsoldier's pickin up what im layin down.

[bc2skaterpunk]

this article sucked because the writer is gay, i mean he likes the darkness for goodness sake

[rhcpcure2826]

take this damned thing down, im sick of seeing it. its been up for TWO FRIGGIN WEEKS.

[lateraluspiral]

Floobody dooooobody do. Woah sorry, I agree. Like when people say Tool suck and have no reason, that pisses me off.

[Idiots_inc]

great article. many people hate avril lavigne, but she's not thatttt bad. even though its not my type of music.

[galuf]

hmm...I found it very interesting, and you may call me an ass or a snob, that in the article Sr. WillBury said, "This is a common reaction from a very ignorant and arrogant reader and I'm surprised their smart enough to read at all." If you are going to insult a person's intelligence, make sure that you have the CORRECT GRAMMAR so that people like me don't disregard whatever you would like to say in the article. Let's remember, there are three (3) different uses of the word "there/they're/their," each sounding the same but each having completely different meanings. Congratulations, here's your sign.

[rhcpcure2826]

willbury is my new least-liked columnist...


THIS WASN'T INSIGHTFUL, IF IT'S A LEGITAMITE POINT AT ALL THEN HES JUST CAPTAIN OF THE FREAKING OBVIOUS

[lohnlennon]

i like you

[Click You]

article written well, but the darkness hurts my ears and eyes so i don't like them. i dont see how you can rock out to the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.

[nefarious_zemog]

i admire the darkness.. it somehow reminds me of the old school rock music..

[peppers4927]

If people want to post a comment saying a band is f***ing gay then go ahead. But personally I try to appreciate all music even if I don't like it and recognize that it's just a matter of opinion. And the people who have these outbursts probably don't have enough knowledge to know what they're talking about anyway.

[godofthunder]

guys who were crapping on about people hiding behind religion... get over it, i have to say that religion has pros and cons like soy milk, you pick one and thats all you can do

also, as has been said, if you can't handle something "cry a river, build a bridge and get over it"

not everyone thinks the same, that is what makes the world cool. we're all individuals, and if some of us take more time validating a point of view than others, its the soy milk choice again... i could spend half an hour telling you why i hva enever heard the darkness's music and why Sabbath are the best, or i could say darkness suck sabbath rule...

sometimes i choose one, sometime the other

[Yahiko357]

Well done. I'd really love to see the general public learn respect for once. It makes me want to puke whenever I see, "[insert band name here] sux! I hate them! Haha I'm so cool!!1" Even if someone hates the band, at least learn basic everyday human respect. And not just who it's cool to respect, I mean everyone. I'm perfectly fine with " I don't like ____ because [insert intelligent reason here]". I respect those opinions fully.

[Jello6025]

Due to the unnervingly large amount of idiots who are born every second. Therefore, I don't think that many truly intelligent comments will be posted on this site very frequently. It is natural for people to be idiots. How else would the smart people appear to be smart? So, when we all accept the fact that most of us are morons, we can all get along a little better.

[Jello6025]

Speaking of idiots, remove the "therefore" from the above column.

[ever and a day]

good job. i hope those ignorant fools read this, and maybe learn some respect.
by the way i totally agree with you on the homophobe thing.

[ste_57]

er.. tuckerobaker.. ur seem like quite a dick

[acdc101]

[CODE]you are a very mean person- and, again, EXTREMELY arrogant.
"The Darkness f**king suck! I hate them! They are gay." - no user would say something THAT generic- theyre very creative in your flaming.[/CODE]
Youd bee suprised how many comments I see like that a day.

[THE-FOOL67]

ste_57:
er.. tuckerobaker.. ur seem like quite a dick

Dont be so up-tight. Obviously hes joking around. Sounds like youre the prick.

[aldude]

one time this guy was like green day ***ing sucks its gay they play this song all the time and they are emo and all emo sucks, stuff like that also pisses me off. since when are they emo and he only heard one song.

[Rodders]

I like the darkness....they may be similar to AC/DC but theres nothing wrong with that. Theres decent guitar and I really like his voice....plus they're from East Anglia...

[ebashnitzil]

good article - the darkness are ALRIGHT - nothing too special, but it's not as bad as punk (and no right now i won't explain why Goldfinger seems like the only half decent punk band...and they are half decent)

just listen to Superman - original, not stuck in pentatonic chord land, well written - oh wait a minute - Goldfinger is ska..oh well, punk dies AGAIN (Classic punk was good: SEX PISTOLS!)

i respect this article and others oppinions (but i hope they could learn to understand how bad punk is, lol)

[undeaded]

UG seems to be held up by these 'slobs'. Some geeks like to call them 'peons'. (what a great name) but whichever article i've read, there at least 20 guys saying-
"they're s**t man. They suck cock." People are too narrow minded some times, and well they need to get out a little more...

[ak Gitaroo Man]

respect others tastes, b*tches.

[danceXcore]

i agree 100%. thank you and continue.....

[damnation]

Why does saying, "The darkness suck, they are gay, i hate them", make someone an ignorant and/or arrogant person? Fair enough, they didn't POST a reason for their opinion, but that doesn't mean they don't have one. What's the difference if everyone in this comments thing says "haters suck, they are gay, i hate them"? It's the same thing. You talk about close-mindedness, but you're doing the same thing. This article is just as biased as any other "hater" post i've seen on this site. Stuff like "everyone who posts comment like that are morons and I'm surprised they can read", is the same ***ing thing you're writing about dickhead. I have nothing against people listening to what they wanna listen to, but some kinds of music drive me mad and ***ing piss me off so much, like emo, and me and everyone else has a right to express their opinion and they don't have to explain themselves if they don't feel like it. Besides, if everyone DID give their reasons for they opinion, would you really give a flying *** anyway? It'd be boring, I wouldn't wanna read a post the size of this one 200 times over. Especially when alot of people would say the same thing. So pull your head out of your self righteous arse and wake up to yourself.

[Glass_Prison]

squeakynuts96:
stop bitching, go out get off your computor and don't let these things evan bother you why does everyone waste time on forums and things of the sort, go get yourselves some lives.



i can't believe i even took the time to right this for you poor insignificant human beings

The arrogance of the last statement you made was laughable.

[Mental Hop]

i can't believe i even took the time to right this for you poor insignificant human beings


The arrogance of the last statement you made was laughable.

Lol, agreed.

[Mental Hop]

Hey look the Darkness aren't that bad, in fact a lot of bands aren't that bad. My fear though is that they will sink into the depths of One Hit Wonderdom. That's the very last place anyone wants to be.

[skunk7]

i personally really like the darkness, as much as i love queen and acdc, but that doesnt really matter. firstly, none of the band are gay, justin the lead singer is married, but anyway. i agree this article totally. i say i think people like 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg are crap, because they all sound the same, the songs are always about sex and their songs never need any musical talent, you just have to stand there speaking and grabbing your crotch. i dont like listening to good charlotte, but i dont say they **cking suck, because they do have some musical talent.
i agree, justin can be really up on himself, but he may just be a very insecure person. and since when is it illegal for bands to have fun in what they're doing. i justin, dan, frankie and ed are happy prancing over the stage, singing at earsplittingly high levels, and making their fans happy, they should just be left to it. they're not hurting anyone. would you slag of freddie mercury for very high or brain may for his very zeppelinesque music.
we should all just respect each others choice in music.

[Crazy Diamond]

This article and the ensuing arguments prove just one thing:

Everyone is wrong.
Even me.

[WhoStoleMyPants]

wait. does that mean nobody's wrong then?

[Ryan N.]

hear-hear

[eddiefan001002]

anything but rap fo me

[Dogwillhunt]

Yeah the Darkness is so gay... that's why they wrote the song, "Get Your Hands Off My Woman". Darkness is cool, I dig 'em. All you morons that don't like the Darkness because you think they're gay, get off the computer and go pop in your Ricky Martin cd.

[FromADyingFetus]

WTF is The Darkness. I just listen to whatever type of metal,but I don't like breakdowns, singing, or soft stuff! I listen to whatever I want I don't care if the band is mainstream or not. If it's good music, then I'll listen to it.

[Poonbaba]

I do believe everyone is missing the point of this article here. The article wasn't about whether or not the Darkness is a good band or not, and I won't evem give my opinion on them. The article is about backing up what you say. You are online and you had better be prepared to back up what you say with more than just homophobic rants and arrogant postings.
WillBury has also brought up an interesting point about people commenting on music they hate, rather than what they like. We live in a cynical world and it seems like the things we hate are more important than the things we like. It's rather sad. Toodles.

[Maggot penis]

I agree only because nobody gives an actual opinion

[Jimmy3]

I hate ac/dc. they're gay. because i hate them, because there gay, but's thats because i hte them because they're gay. buncha fruit loops.

[the.iron.maiden]

ok. i wont say anything for the point of this article. but a fruitloop? thats just stupid. cause calling someone a fruitloop is bad. cummon...its hardly about the darkness. for the most part, its about the music. i wont deny that i hate some bands, and i know everyone here has someone they hate. its human instinct. its free speech with extra astricks.(*)

[Punk Rocker]

Good article.

[mattos_momentos]

well.... that's a good point. i mean when you just say a certain band sucks without any reason, people just think you're an idiot..
oh yeah and i went to a darkness gig once.. they're really good performers.. but Justin's voice is well annoying.

well that's why i don't like the darkness.. i think it's a valid point.

[yndi_halda]

like and dislike are cheap

[SAINTJIMMY9999]

You bring up a good point. I hope your message gets through to all the jerks in those forums.

[rafxxx]

i judge a band mainly by: Vocals, and instrumentall sound and the actuall stuff they talk about
for ex. i hate the used cus of the shit tehy talk about and cus the ****in singers voice sounds liek he's having a dick up his ass

[EricC89]

WillBury, I would like to thank you for posting an article that has alot of thought put into it. I personally like music such as Cannible Corpse and Necrophagist, as well as some of The Darkness, as well as Black Label Society and the list goes on, and I respect the fact that some people don't like the same music I do, and I find it disrespectful to jsut go blasting other peoples music without any thought or considera tion as to why you are doing it other then "I think that bads gay" or "They F%ckin Suck," which are both invalid and brainless opinions. Also, I give your article an 8, only because it takes one h*ll of an article, but great job.

[DroptheBomb]

DParis :
The Darkness ***ing suck and so does this article

i take it this guy didnt read the article lol?

[DroptheBomb]

i listin to everything but disposabel pop music.

[AlienMetalhead]

I honestly don't mind those people, they give you a chance to explain you positive opinion about something, and sometimes they explain their dislike for it as well. If that's the way someone wants to express themselves fine. They don't need to expalin their selves, i think "they f***ing suck" gets the point across enough.

[me504]

actually it almost entertains me when people post the generic band/is/random cussword/gay i do respect people more when they give a valid reason, but if someone wants to act like a dick its completly fine with me.