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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent
anyone can express themselves through sound, we all do it every day. which forms are considered "superior" are defined by the cultural/artistic elites, since those happen to be the forms they've dedicated their lives to mastering. those of us who haven't done this accept their version of what sounds good/bad because of some vague respect towards their dedication to these systems, and because we don't have their understanding of these systems in most cases we can't offer a critique as coherent as their justifications. i'm not saying that music is good or bad, and only famous people can tell the difference, i'm saying that music is not inherently good or bad, but relies on those with vested interest to bestow value upon it.
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There are people who are considered superior, who shouldn't be. And vice versa. And those who are considered superior are often the record exec's and promoters, who only want to promote what's popular and what's selling records, not what actually sounds good. I know many local bands who are really good, really talented, sound great and are very interesting to listen to, but aren't big or signed or play many gigs simply because they're not popular.
I choose myself what sounds good to me, and it's not what most other people like. Not that I listen to obscure stuff to try to be cool, it's what I genuinely like.
You see where I'm coming from?