I try to respect all forums of Music but... (lyrics, country)

[Gentleman Johnny]

Originally Posted by Exodizer

Why I try to respect all forums of music is simple because it's not totally your choice what you listen to. My parents didn't listen to music when I was growing up and I developed my own taste. Your parents have a huge part in determing what you listen to and so do your friends while your growing up.

I would not agree with this at all.

[right-track]

^ And your right not to.

While it is partly true that the kind of music you listen to can be influenced by your parents and friends at an early age, long term musical taste is entirely in your own hands.
No-one in their right mind is going to continue listening to music that doesn't agree with their soul. Unless of course you have no taste. Or no soul for that matter.

And here lies my problem with the opening post.
Every genre (with the exception of New Romantic ) has at it's helm a group of accomplished and world class musicians, that deserves the attention of anyone who claims to be a lover of music.

I don't care how technical the music is, or "because simply there isn't enough music involved".
As a matter of fact, more often than not, the more technical the music, the more it's likely to bore the shit out of me.

What matters most, is how it makes me feel.
And that's what music is all about.

Originally Posted by swimintheundertow

Simplicity doesn't equal bad. There's a lot more to music than how complicated something's written. Notes and rhythms are only a small part of music.

Never a truer word said on these forums. ^

The in depth technical side of music has as much to do with it, as physics has to a 30 yard David Beckham free kick that hits the top corner of the net!

[jackhammer]

Sometimes simplicity in music is a joy to behold. Simple hypnotic music makes you feel at ease.

[djchameleon]

The in depth technical side of music has as much to do with it, as physics has to a 30 yard David Beckham free kick that hits the top corner of the net!

That's true but I think that part of the original poster's music taste is that he likes to hear the technical aspects in music. I have my moments when I'm like that. When I first hear a song that's mostly what I listen for....I don't pay attention to lyrics til later on.

[Exodizer]

Originally Posted by djchameleon

all the blabbering came from you trying to be a musical snob by calling other genres that you don't fully know about...simply and not considered music.

I never said any of that wasn't music. The definition of music is essientially orgainized sound in time. All of that is music. I mean by musicality more complex and rather more music than one melody sung or played over and over again. As for everyone else talking about how technical music is boring, is Bach boring or Stravinsky, Brahms, Shastakovich even Mozart or Beethoven. I mean the greatest musicians have all been very technical in their music and it's not even close to boring. If your refering to things like shredding on a guitar yes that is boring. Statiscally you are more likely to listen to a genre of music if you were brough up with it. That's all I meant when I said your parents influence your musical taste. And when you said new romantic right track then yes I actually believe what I know as New Age music is the worst genre of music ever. This is a joke a teacher told me when explaining why he doesn't like New Age music. What do you get if you play New Age Music backwards. New Age music. It's all consance.

[cardboard adolescent]

For somebody who knows so much about music you should probably learn the difference between New Age and New Wave...

[sleepy jack fire drill]

Originally Posted by Exodizer

As for everyone else talking about how technical music is boring, is Bach boring or Stravinsky, Brahms, Shastakovich even Mozart or Beethoven.

The correct answer is yes, they're very boring.

[Urban Hatemonger]

Originally Posted by Exodizer

I never said any of that wasn't music. The definition of music is essientially orgainized sound in time. All of that is music. I mean by musicality more complex and rather more music than one melody sung or played over and over again. As for everyone else talking about how technical music is boring, is Bach boring or Stravinsky, Brahms, Shastakovich even Mozart or Beethoven. I mean the greatest musicians have all been very technical in their music and it's not even close to boring. If your refering to things like shredding on a guitar yes that is boring. Statiscally you are more likely to listen to a genre of music if you were brough up with it. That's all I meant when I said your parents influence your musical taste. And when you said new romantic right track then yes I actually believe what I know as New Age music is the worst genre of music ever. This is a joke a teacher told me when explaining why he doesn't like New Age music. What do you get if you play New Age Music backwards. New Age music. It's all consance.

May I remind you that this thread was started by you saying that you didn't respect certain types of music because it was boring.
It's no use pissing & whining when people start saying the music you like is boring.

[RezZ]

Don't bother Urban, he doesn't tend to listen.

[right-track]

Originally Posted by Exodizer

This is a joke a teacher told me when explaining why he doesn't like New Age music. What do you get if you play New Age Music backwards. New Age music.

^ Your music class sounds like a riot.

Unlike your posts, I don't find technical music boring.
That is, not all of it. Some technical music is boring... and... some isn't.
A little bit like all music really.
What I was trying to say, is that there is a danger that lies with listening to music in too much detail.
This includes spending your time playing spot the tricky bits, at the expense of taking in the general vibe of the particular piece of music you happen to be listening to at the time.
Or in other words, not being able to see the wood for the trees.

I know there are people out there, who attend classical concerts, intently listening to every note played with an enthusiastic relish. And good luck to them.
Thankfully I'm not one of them.
Nope I enjoy my music far too much for that game.
And before you accuse me of being a Philistine, I do consider myself to be a musician, albeit not a very good one and certainly not for a good while.

And please stop making thinly veiled threads with subject matter like "isn't it a shame that I couldn't buy such and such a record, at such and such a place", as a vehicle to flex what musical knowledge you learnt this week at college.

It's arrogant and condescending and downright bloody irritating.
It would be nice to see you settle into these boards and take from them, as much as you are willing to give.