They're rubbish!! or maybe you just don't like them

[police squad]

Having been on BC for a while now (and also being a bit older and wiser) I don't understand when someone says something is rubbish or someone is rubbish

when they / it aren't. You just don't like it.

Is Morrisey a rubbish singer, just because I don't like him (as a singer and as a person)? He does what he does and I do quite like some smiths songs

Are all P basses rubbish just because they don't work for you. I don't really like super ornate single cut basses where the top bit goes right down the fingerboard but I'm sure they're very good

 

The food in Wetherspoons. Actually I think it's ok for the money, very good value but it's not gormet and that's not expected at that price point

 

your thoughts please

[tubbybloke68]

Morning! Everyone is entitled to their opinion, just some are more vocal about it than others., which is fine in itself as long as they don’t try to ‘ram it down my throat’ so to speak. Personally I’ve yet to find any type of P bass that remotely interested me but hey ho! I appreciate that they’re probably the most widely used bass ever! As regards Morissey well….🤣x 

[upside downer]

Threads like this are rubbish...

[Rosie C]

Apologies for taking you literally, but I can't disagree - Wetherspoons do a decent breakfast for the money and their beer is fairly prices. Also, I saw The Smiths live in 1986 ish at "The Tube" filming and while I really wanted them to be rubbish so I could wind up my friend who was a big fan, they were actually rather good.

[Steve Browning]

There's always a nuance to this. A singer may, indeed, be a technically awful singer, but they perform material that is popular.

 

There are performers whom I wouldn't want to see, but a bloke with a 40 year career is clearly doing something right. Even a poor technique needn't be a barrier to greatness or popularity. The folk who play instruments around their knees are displaying poor technique, but seem perfectly capable of becoming legends.

 

It's all very subjective. After all, if it was down to sheer ability, I'd be a musical god, but somehow I'm not! 🙂

[Leonard Smalls]

I don't have a problem with Wetherspoons as such, just with its owner...

Similarly, when I saw the Smiths in 1985ish at Leeds Uni I couldn't get past Morrisey and his gladioli.

But then what do I know, I like avant-jazz and occasional slap bass!