Todd In The Shadows

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Is Todd In The Shadows a lolcow?

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The pontification on Eurovision has arrived. Episode guest is Hugo-winning editor Navah Wolfe; @Boston Brand are you familiar? She's reeeeeally into Eurovision.
 
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Ninon42 said:
The pontification on Eurovision has arrived. Episode guest is Hugo-winning editor Navah Wolfe; @Boston Brand are you familiar? She's reeeeeally into Eurovision.
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Oh god.

If his OHW and TW videos are anything to go by, Todd’s understanding of European music culture is quite limited (and Jesus Christ I wish he would stop trying to do English accents—although he’s never quite hit the level of irritation in me the way Mic the Snare did when he kept referring to the Beatles as ‘the blokes’ in a really odd way that no British person would ever use that word).
 
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ink said:
Oh god.

If his OHW and TW videos are anything to go by, Todd’s understanding of European music culture is quite limited (and Jesus Christ I wish he would stop trying to do English accents—although he’s never quite hit the level of irritation in me the way Mic the Snare did when he kept referring to the Beatles as ‘the blokes’ in a really odd way that no British person would ever use that word).
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He freely admitted not really getting it and mostly enjoying the spectacle. He liked Finland, Moldova, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania and maybe Greece but didn't care for the UK or Germany and was meh on Spain. The guest called Finland's song sexist and transphobic lol. Speaking of not getting it, that was his reaction to Serbia (my personal favorite) though Dany and the overly enthusiastic guest liked it. They all though Ukraine deserved the win and were surprised at how poorly France did (electro-folk has given way to folk-rap). Nothing that Todd didn't tweet the night of really, though none of them even bothered to mention how terrible Australia was. Dany liked Romania, guest liked the Czechs.

Todd once mentioned having a crush on a British exchange student or something in high school and trying to learn about the British music scene to impress her. He really likes The Jam.
 
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Speaking of not getting it, that was his reaction to Serbia (my personal favorite) though Dany and the overly enthusiastic guest liked it.
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First off, as a Serbian, I'm offended. If he likes Gaga and her art pop, this would be right in his alley. Song is using washing hands as an allegory for many things in life, including COVID prevention.

Second, we know why Ukraine won and its not about the song. So fuck him.
 
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Kevin Roberts said:
First off, as a Serbian, I'm offended. If he likes Gaga and her art pop, this would be right in his alley. Song is using washing hands as an allegory for many things in life, including COVID prevention.

Second, we know why Ukraine won and its not about the song. So fuck him.
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He doesn't really. Her poppiest songs with killer hooks, he likes. The only Gaga song I can recall him really complimenting was Edge of Glory which is very 80s power pop. Todd also doesn't get or like Björk, even Tori Amos is a little avant garde for his tastes. He's a pop and country fan who likes 70s prog rock and 90s indie rock, not a sophisticated connoisseur.
 
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Our song still has a pretty good hook. Only if you know the language. Basically the translation is "female artist has to be healthy", for those who didn't understand. Again, simple song, with simple premise, but Todd cant get the song unless wiki article is writen about it in detail.
 
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I vaguely remember this guy during GamerGate, up to and including defending pedo tranny SRHButts.

Or am I thinking of somebody else? Feels like a lifetime ago, at any rate.
 
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Good for him. 04F1255D-62FC-4C82-B3FF-2DC8243CD007.jpeg505BAF4A-C647-40FF-A8B7-C6169739DAAC.jpeg
 
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Late response but to answer the question someone asked a few pages ago, but the weakest TiTS video I think has to be the one he did on "Am I the Only One" by Aaron Lewis (second place goes to him ranting about it and cheating by putting it at #1 in his Worst Songs of 2021 video).
I get that the song is trash and Aaron isn't the best person in the world, but the double standard of "It's okay for left-leaning people to make a song criticizing the world but not right-leaning people." is disgusting. The whole video just seemed like Todd hating on conservative people because he doesn't like his conservative parents or something. I don't know, it was real hard to get through, and this is coming from someone who is pretty center on most political issues.
Man, Todd must be fucking starved for good rock if he's thinking of putting "Brutal" at #1 if it was longer. I'd put it near the top but not at #1. People who actually master and produce rock music should produce rock-inspired songs because that and "good 4 u" feel polished as fuck. Get Steve "sandwich" Albini on there or something.
 
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Lil Miku said:
Man, Todd must be fucking starved for good rock if he's thinking of putting "Brutal" at #1 if it was longer. I'd put it near the top but not at #1. People who actually master and produce rock music should produce rock-inspired songs because that and "good 4 u" feel polished as fuck. Get Steve "sandwich" Albini on there or something.
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I mean, is it possible that Olivia Rodrigo is that kind of pop rock like U2 that's the only type of rock that hits the top 40? When I hear people complain about rock, I start to feel like it's those kids wearing band shirts and denim jackets with patches that dig through record stores trying to find something like the next Black Sabbath or Deep Purple or Led Zepplein or The Who or Soundgarden that isn't mainstream or something.

I don't know, people complaining about music always seems to come across as complaining about something they like not being super popular if you ask me.
 
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Random Internet Person said:
I mean, is it possible that Olivia Rodrigo is that kind of pop rock like U2 that's the only type of rock that hits the top 40? When I hear people complain about rock, I start to feel like it's those kids wearing band shirts and denim jackets with patches that dig through record stores trying to find something like the next Black Sabbath or Deep Purple or Led Zepplein or The Who or Soundgarden that isn't mainstream or something.

I don't know, people complaining about music always seems to come across as complaining about something they like not being super popular if you ask me.
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I used to be that kind of person but I'm not anymore. As much as I do want rock to be mainstream again, that would mean going viral on TikTok (or recently, getting popular from a show on Netflix). I don't want that kind of exposure. Feels like a Monkey's Paw kind of situation.
 
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Lil Miku said:
Man, Todd must be fucking starved for good rock if he's thinking of putting "Brutal" at #1 if it was longer. I'd put it near the top but not at #1.
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Well, you oughta look at the rest of his Best list then.

  • 10. "Brutal" - Olivia Rodrigo
  • 9. "Easy on Me" - Adele
  • 8. "My Ex's Best Friend" - Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear
  • 7. "Good Days" - SZA
  • 6. "Family Ties" - baby keem & Kendrick Lamar
  • 5. "Thot Shit" - Megan Thee Stallion
  • 4. "Todo de Ti" - Rauw Alejandro
  • 3. "Telepatía" - Kali Uchis
  • 2. "Your Power" - Billie Eilish
  • 1. "Meet Me at Our Spot" - THE ANXIETY, Willow, Tyler Cole
Honorable Mentions

  • "Leave Before You Love Me" - Marshmello x Jonas Brothers
  • "Leave the Door Open" - Silk Sonic
  • "Every Chance I Get" - DJ Khaled ft. Lil Baby & Lil Durk
  • "Back in Blood" - Pooh Shiesty ft. Lil Durk
  • "Hell of a View" - Eric Church
  • "Starting Over" - Chris Stapleton
  • "Industry Baby" Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow
 
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