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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Option A is more of a turnoff to me I guess. Not that there isn't some music I like that's a little cliched or sentimental, but overall, though I may not always be in the mood for an Albert Ayler or a Throbbing Gristle, the Whitney Houstons and Tim McGraws of the world consistently make me want to punch something.
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Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel too. Certainly there are days where I don't have the energy to listen to something really challenging, but I do whenever I'm in the mood.
Towards the "a)"-stuff, there are some clichés I find more tolerable than others, I can even enjoy some of it at times, but I would definitely say that, for me personally, both Pop balladry and a good chunk of certain Metal sub-genres are among the worst offenders in this category, though a lot of modern "indie" is guilty as well.
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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody
As much as I hate the lack of musical notes being employed in modern pop music. I still have to go with option A over option B
I like my music to have melody even if it's cliche sounding revival genres. You can go a long ways with simple sentimental, or melancholy sounding tracks. Oasis was a good example of this. They were average and ordinary, almost banal, but they knew how to make good use of sad sounding melodies.
As for the dissonant, I can listen to Skinny Puppy on a good day, but I'll take a pass on mathcore, and most progressive rock.
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Thanks for your perspective. It's interesting to hear from the other point of view as well. (Oh, and btw I'm not saying that sentimentality, or at least a strong presence of sentiment necessarily denotes cliché.)
Just curious, how do you feel about something like this, for instance?: