More stuff that's garbage
15 11 11 - 21:31
You don't need ANUS.com to tell you that Korn, Justin Bieber, Pantera, democracy, humanism and dualistic religion are garbage. Those things should be obvious to you.But what you do need is defense against the hipster front, which are adepts at hiding the same old crap under a layer of anti-aesthetic, and claiming that it's a profound revolution in a different direction.
Let's review a few:
- George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Rachel Maddow and Michael Moore. Nothing stops a good impulse to renovation like false revolution in the form of unworkable, impractical and hopeless politics. That's what attracts you to such people: they are crusaders for the impossible, and thus are a safe identity to assume. You will never be called on to do anything because your task is nonsensical.
- Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Rammstein and Tool. Did you need an outlet for your rage? Here, have the "wounded artist" who is basically making the same pop we've heard for the past four decades, but they've found a way to rough it up on the surface without changing its fundamental musical vapidity. In particular, Tom Waits is sing-song stupidity for people who cannot recognize that they're listening to radio fodder made "ironic" by some dysfunctional person who wants to sell music to those who feel they just don't fit in. Self-pity: it sells.
- Gilbert and Sullivan, Tchaikovsky, and "new music." Please spare me the farce. Tchaikovsky is child's music with no development of form. Hope you like repetition and jogging in place. Gilbert and Sullivan is sappy kitsch that, like Rush, makes a big show of being "profound" when it's shouting the obvious and incorrect at you. Everyone in the crowd loves a false truism that is easy to understand. New music is the usual hipster jargon of changing surface appearance and pretending it's something new. "But we play this mediocre symphony using only kitchen appliances!" Yeah, no thanks.
- Flannery O'Connor and Ayn Rand. Rand took Nietzsche's ideas and applied them with the grace of a city shopper. Her books are one-dimensional and her solution, which is to leech off the welfare system, is entirely dysfunctional. We like her because she hates parasites and Socialists ("but I repeat myself") or at least want to, but then these dreary, rather paint-by-numbers books make me want to vomit. O'Connor is just the church lady stating simple ideas for simpletons who want to appear profound.
What other false idols do you see people holding up?
A false idol pretends to be profound, but is surface; its real goal is to make the mediocre feel intelligent.
We don't need to mention jazz-fusion and progressive metal, do we...
27 comments

You really think your politics are workable, practical, and hopeful? Skim Milk - 16-11-’11 05:48
http://www.anus.com/metal/hall/index.php/topic,2404.0.html
Also, while Hicks's politics were dubious, you clearly missed the final act of Carlin's life--vitriolic, confrontational, and aggressively anti-democratic. He also didn't waste most of his time whining about hipsters. Edrid Cold - 16-11-’11 07:49
Indeed. Here's some of his "workable" solutions (you have to search for it on the site, because I can't include links):
african_superman
undermen
wings Still waiting. - 16-11-’11 09:54
He's also BURZUM's main influence, whose albums are considered the hallmark of metal by ANUS. Personally I like Schubert - 16-11-’11 12:01
>Tchaikovsky
>bad
Wow, you guys really brought out the aspie on this one. Tchaikovsky? Garbage? Seriously now? Yeah, stick to your gay ass Burzum and Corelli, I hope I never suffer from whatever intellectual disability you have one of the best composers of the romantic period, and you faggots fail to get him. maybe too much emotion for you autists? - 16-11-’11 12:07
Are you calling your own site a hipster front and garbage? Good luck with your workable, practical plans of killing everyone with an IQ less than 120! loltistic - 16-11-’11 14:27
Back to writing about immigrants tukkin' err jerbs you go! burzum ROCKS - 17-11-’11 12:16
Its bullet proof...negro... bullet proof. great guy - 17-11-’11 14:58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP9KWQ8hAYk you should be killed - 17-11-’11 17:06
Speak for yourself on that one pal, not me.
"everyone wants to live forever, yet everyone dies anyway."
Thanks for stating the obvious, but that's not an answer.
"Perhaps you should consider these two points instead of worrying about fags like George Carlin."
"Fuck George Carlin" is my response to some other asshole who thought he was so great. Obviously I'm not "worried" about him.
I'm afraid the current state of affairs on this planet are leaning towards a possible scenario where ideas like those on this site would become in SOME way a "workable, practical, realistic force to be reckoned with." The sad part is our inability to understand the consequences of our collective actions and unwillingness to, at the very least, consider ideas like SOME of those on this site may bring them about after all...whether we think that it's fair or not. @loltistic - 17-11-’11 21:53
If you really think that Tom Waits and Tchakovsky and all the other musical artists/bands up there are so bad it would behoove you to 1) in the case of Tchaikovsky analyze a score for us and show how simplistic he is. I suspect that what you really meant is "Its Christmas season and I don't like the Nutcracker, because it is a fairly sing-songy and simplistic piece." That is fine, and Tchaikovsky himself said it was his least favorite and inspired thing he wrote in his life. 2) Do or say something positive. Most intelligent people eventually think to themselves, "Is my desire to laugh hysterically and non-stop for two solid hours an indication of how boring and pathetic my life is?" 3) Convince us that every aspect of our life needs to be infused with some sort of idealistic philosophy. I'm not defending any of the folks you posted about, but sometimes a catchy melody is nice just for the sake of being catchy. Not everything has to be a subtle reminder of some sophisticated philosophical position. If you disagree, then you should address that in the post instead of addressing 4 topics all at once.
If you are trying to convince the 99% that they should stop watching George Carlin videos on Youtube, you are not going to get anywhere. Those of us not in the 99% spent our nights reading Schopenhauer; we don't need to be reminded that most people are are merely common bipeds. So who is it you are actually writing for?
Besides, its not like you are writing about boring things, but you could have gotten like 50 thoughtful posts dealing with all of the topics briefly mentioned and then passed over in this one post.
Having said that, this is still one of the best blogs on the internet. You just need to figure out a good way to censor the comments. You're a computer guy aren't you Vijay? I'm sure you can think of something... Brian - 18-11-’11 19:36
Hope that helps, broski. @brian - 18-11-’11 21:46
"Spirits rideth with the ones that know no fear" Anti ANUS internet warriors...I will piss on your cannibalized carcass - 19-11-’11 00:06
Wow, what a fucking waste of time. Should have spent that reading scientific articles, fucking around with computers, learning something useful or actually creating something. Congrats bro, you accomplished what all the jobless art major at the Occupy protests did (except you don't even have the degree), feel free to join them. I agree with the gist of your post, but this was just... wow. Fuck your ego, nerd. - 19-11-’11 01:34
You know if you guys were pro Pantera and miscegenation, I'D LIKE YOU A LOT...
Besides, Pantera never pretended to be anything but "white" throughout their whole career...KORN IS JUST WIGGER BULLSHIT...
Fuck seven stringed guitars too...they suck... Adrian - 19-11-’11 15:56
Just because he spanked your mom doesn't give you the right to bad-mouth him you prole. Brett Stevens is a fag - 23-11-’11 19:05