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Whenever you find a band you love, it’s a good idea to check out their influences on Google or Allmusic.

Well Blink was a special case given that is was a reunion gig for a really popular band. That's not to say their prices weren't incredibly greedy.

The prices rose with inflation, and more importantly there have been obscene price hikes for touring industry expenses in particular. There’s actually a good chance prices will go down once these things subside. Over the past year, tons of the concerts I went to didn’t sell out and their tickets were selling well below face on Stubhub. Artists don’t want empty seats at their shows and they’ll price their tickets accordingly.

I mean not all of the companies that use them are high quality.

YKK is used by sooo many companies, though. They’re not all high quality.

> Literally every person in that room was a better musician than Dylan.

I don’t post music here because I want to stay anonymous on Reddit. It’s besides the point, though. You’re the one claiming to be better than Dylan, not me.

So now you’re calling Hendrix mediocre after you post your cheesy shred and elevator music? It’s painfully clear that you don’t have an ear for this, but feel free to keep telling yourself you know what you’re talking about.

Lol. Literally more than half of your post history is dedicated to Babymetal, and you consider yourself an authority on Dylan and music? Reddit never disappoints.

So your theory is that all of the many reputable critics and musicians that think Dylan is a in a league of his own…are morons? And you also think you and your college classmates are better musicians? That doesn’t sound egotistical at all. I’m sure your opinion of Dylan is much more worthwhile than Jimi Hendrix’s or The Beatles’s. What do those guys know about music?

Also, can you link a song of yours that’s supposedly better than Tangled Up in Blue, Visions of Johanna, or Mr. Tambourine Man? I’m dying to hear this.

Bob Dylan is high art. Most of it doesn’t really satisfy casual listeners. It’s like when you go to a museum despite not understanding art history. Hopefully you can appreciate some of it, but there is going to be a lot of work that doesn’t make sense. I don’t understand all of Dylan myself, but I can understand it enough to know it’s special.

Also, listen to it stoned if you haven’t.

I’d play Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music just to piss everyone off.

Maybe check out Allmusic.com and give some of the related artists and influences a try? There’s gotta be something out there for you!

I’ve had tons of favorite artists retire or pass away. It’s always a bummer, but thankfully I have a lot of musicians I love that are still touring. I think you just need to listen to more music and find more artists you can get excited about.

The Beatles and Zeppelin are really protective of their catalogs.

Yeah, I’m still going to listen to his albums too. If I stopped listening to artists that had fucked up personal lives, that would eliminate like half of my music collection.

If you posted this a few weeks ago I would’ve suggested Kanye.

I mean the obvious answer is Nirvana. In Utero is in a complete different league than any of the other big albums from that era. They check all of the boxes on your list, except maybe best bassist. Not sure who I’d pick for that.

Mars Volta released a new album about a month ago.

Try Pandora.

Am I the only one who’s never heard of mu and rym core?

Cheap record players usually sound decent. The problem is they gradually destroy your records. That’s why you want to buy a recommended model and not whatever is on sale at Target. If you do some research, though, you can pick up a really killer vintage turntable for a great price.

Allmusic is great. Pitchfork reviews tend to be too cynical.