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sound effect, but can't recall if I'd run across the Foley name for it before.
Re calling any music posted here "cringe-inducing"...
All of us are going to see some music posted here that we don't like, since we all have different taste.
FWIW, I didn't like every song in that video, either, but I didn't comment on that because whoever was in charge on the show chose it, and the odds are very, very good that at least some people here, reading Music Appreciation, liked the songs I didn't like.
I don't know if you read the guidelines pinned to the top of the board, guidelines I asked for feedback on before pinning them there several months ago.
I particularly want to point out these paragraphs:
We won't all agree on what's good music, and that's fine. It would be a very boring world if we all agreed.
But it's important that people here respect others' preferences in music, both specific music and the artists who created it. Even if you don't like an artist and feel you can't appreciate their music as a result, please understand that other people might not share your opinion of the artist..and even if they do, they might able to separate the artist and the music enough to still enjoy the music. Please accept that and don't feel you have to weigh in with negative opinions and comments. No one has to look at any of the threads here, let alone listen to any music or artists they don't like.
I will make one exception to that, which is if someone decides to post that something is "the best" -- whether that's an artist's best song, or the best artist or music of some type. IMO that wording is basically an invitation for others to disagree, since it'll immediately trigger others agreeing or disagreeing, even if they don't say anything. But I hope people will be polite and good-humored about it, as the music lovers here almost always are.
The problem with posting really negative comments about music or artists other people have posted (or even just like) is that it's likely to discourage not just that person, but others who are reading, from posting if they think anything they post could become a target for criticism.
We had a thread here some time back where people were posting the names of artists they felt were overrated and didn't deserve much respect. Of course they immediately started naming some artists who were favorites of other members. That probably put a damper on some posting later, especially by people who might have wondered if their favorites would be sniped at.
I saw something like that happen on another site where there was a thread asking people to name their least favorite Beatles songs. Which of course were often other people's favorites.
If everyone here posted their negative opinions of every bit of music they saw here that they didn't like, this forum would be pretty much unreadable. Not to mention deserted after a while, except for people who want to quarrel about music.
That doesn't mean you can't say that you prefer one song to another, or one artist to another. And as I said in the guidelines, if someone posts that something is "the best" then that's an invitation to a debate, since people aren't going to agree. Just as people won't agree on the 10 best music moments on
Miami Vice.
Honestly, if I'd just posted what I thought were the 10 best music moments, I can guarantee we'd have some people here saying I should have included ______ and ______ instead. And I'd be fine with them telling me that. Though I'd hope they wouldn't insult my choices while offering their own preferences.
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