JHS be JHSin

[jrfox92]

These are legit, but I bought them in Illinois

Oh, hey, I have one of those stores near me.

[retinal orbita]

Josh Scott is like a human baloney sandwich---cold pink meat, starchy white bread, and vinegar-heavy mayonnaise.

Holy shit.... LAFFING!!!!!!

[jirodreamsofdank]

He gave an interview years ago, where he said he hated music before Pearl Jam. He said when he was a kid and music came on the radio, he'd run out of the room. Imagine having a neurological aversion to music, but then finding salvation in Pearl Jam. That's your holy grail? As a teenager of the 90s, that told me right away that I could not relate to this marshmallow at all.

He's like an aborted Thomas Pynchon character.

[$harkToootth]

He gave an interview years ago, where he said he hated music before Pearl Jam. He said when he was a kid and music came on the radio, he'd run out of the room. Imagine having a neurological aversion to music, but then finding salvation in Pearl Jam. That's your holy grail? As a teenager of the 90s, that told me right away that I could not relate to this marshmallow at all.

That's like when people say U2 Joshua Tree is one of the greatest records of all time.
It sure is if you don't listen to music.
(I like both U2 and Pearl Jam for the record )

[mcatano]

He gave an interview years ago, where he said he hated music before Pearl Jam. He said when he was a kid and music came on the radio, he'd run out of the room. Imagine having a neurological aversion to music, but then finding salvation in Pearl Jam. That's your holy grail? As a teenager of the 90s, that told me right away that I could not relate to this marshmallow at all.

I have absolutely no dog in this fight at all, but honestly this is such a shitty little attitude. Like, nice zing and everything I guess, but seriously—I know so many people who grew up in small towns with no college or community radio, or in religious households where listening to secular music was forbidden whose entree into slightly-less mainstream was stuff like Pearl Jam or Korn or Marilyn Manson or whatever because it was the weirdest things that might slip through the cracks on mainstream radio regularly enough for them to hear it at the mall or whatever. Trying to chirp on someone because they got into music through Pearl Jam or whatever just makes you sound like the clown from that Scharpling and Wurster bit about the guy who can only listen to air symphonies and limp bizkit. The fact that I used to genuinely love the limbomaniacs when I was 13 doesn't preclude me from listening to Albert Ayler while I make breakfast 30 years later.

[Chankgeez]

Albert Ayler

Everybody's gotta start somewhere. Ending up listening to Albert Ayler is possibly the best-case scenario.

[echorec]

He gave an interview years ago, where he said he hated music before Pearl Jam. He said when he was a kid and music came on the radio, he'd run out of the room. Imagine having a neurological aversion to music, but then finding salvation in Pearl Jam. That's your holy grail? As a teenager of the 90s, that told me right away that I could not relate to this marshmallow at all.

I have absolutely no dog in this fight at all, but honestly this is such a shitty little attitude. Like, nice zing and everything I guess, but seriously—I know so many people who grew up in small towns with no college or community radio, or in religious households where listening to secular music was forbidden whose entree into slightly-less mainstream was stuff like Pearl Jam or Korn or Marilyn Manson or whatever because it was the weirdest things that might slip through the cracks on mainstream radio regularly enough for them to hear it at the mall or whatever. Trying to chirp on someone because they got into music through Pearl Jam or whatever just makes you sound like the clown from that Scharpling and Wurster bit about the guy who can only listen to air symphonies and limp bizkit. The fact that I used to genuinely love the limbomaniacs when I was 13 doesn't preclude me from listening to Albert Ayler while I make breakfast 30 years later.

Josh Scott is a huge fucking goober, so what? No one's advocating that he be euthanized or sent to a concentration camp.

[echorec]

(I like both U2 and Pearl Jam for the record )

*psst* I don't actually care if people like Pearl Jam (or worse). It's just something to spoof.

He's like an aborted Thomas Pynchon character.

That's a name you don't hear everyday.

[$harkToootth]

I'm just trying to S E N S I T I V E. I took my class, and filled out my application so maybe I'll get my cool new pedal. It's called 5-MEO-DMT. Pretty neat huh?

[codetocontra]

Josh Scott is a huge fucking goober, so what? No one's advocating that he be euthanized...

I am not above advocating...

[$harkToootth]

I take back what I said earlier. MOST CODETOCONTRA post ever!

[sears]

He gave an interview years ago, where he said he hated music before Pearl Jam. He said when he was a kid and music came on the radio, he'd run out of the room. Imagine having a neurological aversion to music, but then finding salvation in Pearl Jam. That's your holy grail? As a teenager of the 90s, that told me right away that I could not relate to this marshmallow at all.

I have absolutely no dog in this fight at all, but honestly this is such a shitty little attitude. Like, nice zing and everything I guess, but seriously—I know so many people who grew up in small towns with no college or community radio, or in religious households where listening to secular music was forbidden whose entree into slightly-less mainstream was stuff like Pearl Jam or Korn or Marilyn Manson or whatever because it was the weirdest things that might slip through the cracks on mainstream radio regularly enough for them to hear it at the mall or whatever. Trying to chirp on someone because they got into music through Pearl Jam or whatever just makes you sound like the clown from that Scharpling and Wurster bit about the guy who can only listen to air symphonies and limp bizkit. The fact that I used to genuinely love the limbomaniacs when I was 13 doesn't preclude me from listening to Albert Ayler while I make breakfast 30 years later.

If he had been steeped in classic rock radio and Pearl Jam is finally what turned his head (and not 38 Special or Bad Company), I think the explanation is more like, his older sister's hot friend liked Pearl Jam and he finally started listening to music. Purest coincidence. Which is OK! Or that he made up the story hoping that some musician in Pearl Jam would try his pedal, which would be so out of character I discount that possibility.

[D.o.S.]

Reading echorec rip into JHS in what you might call a multi page tirade just reminds me of this classic tirade from two years ago, when this thread started:

Then why bring that shit to every goddam thread? I don't buy JHS and I don't share news on their upcoming releases.

We're being "that" selective now?

First of all, if you are boycotting a company, why share their marketing videos or press releases? (That's fucking stupid.)

Secondly, it makes no sense to me to revisit the circle jerk of Fuck JHS every other goddam day. ---Why? I don't like JHS either, so I don't bother with it. I don't need anyone else to congratulate me on this or reaffirm my feelings on said company. ----Is it really necessary for others to do this again and again? Once they get mentioned, it turns into a multi-page exercise. The monotony of it is just absurd.

People could be talking about 100 more interesting brands in a critical or positive light----but instead they waste hours and hours of time on regurgitating the same old opinions. Why give JHS the spotlight, at the expense of better, more forward-thinking brands? JHS is a boring and derivative company. I KNOW THIS! And I've heard it 1,500 times. I don't need to hear it 2,000 more times.

Glad you've come around to the right way of thinking.

[echorec]

Reading echorec rip into JHS in what you might call a multi page tirade just reminds me of this classic tirade from two years ago, when this thread started:

The quoted post is from October 31st, 2017. This thread was started February 7th, 2017. That's almost 9 months apart.

So in spite of people having a (3rd or 4th?) dedicated zone for venting about JHS for 9 months, there was a frequent spillover in other threads which had nothing to do with JHS. Everyone at that point knew that the fastest way to derail any thread was to bring up JHS. JHS was forum poison and it was exhausting. I can't imagine I was the only one tired of JHS turning so many non-combative threads into hostile ones.

For the most part, I would say I have largely abstained from ripping them over the past 2 years. After this cleansing, I imagine I'll be able to go several more months without feeling much need to unload on them.

[D.o.S.]

glad you've come around to the right way of thinking