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Originally Posted by tgpo
How do you picture the various genres of music? Tell us here. 
Here's how I see some of them:
Metal: I see metal as putting more importance on playing fast than having meaning. Guys who favor looking "hard" and "satanic" put fashion above message.
Pop: Corporate swill. Mindless music for mindless people who are okay being told what to like.
Electronic Music: Beeps and Bops. Computer music with no emotion and heart.
Punk: Rapid music with a message that is easy to break into, but easy to mistake pop for.
Rap: Music with a message that is easy to break into, but easy to mistake pop for.
Indie: Trying to do a lot with a little and failing 90% of the time. Anyone with a recorder and a guitar can label themselves Indie, and all it does it hurt the genre as a whole. There's a lot of crap you have to search through to find the good stuff.
Classical: Old music to fall asleep to or use royalty free in the background of a PBS special. |
Wow, and here I thought you were going to be a decent poster. I hope this is just a joke, but I've my doubts.
If you think metal is all about being "hard" and "satanic", then I don't think you've listened to enough metal. Not to say I listen to nearly enough, but there are brilliant metal albums out there with more behind it than just satanism and death. Your views on this genre seems to be steered solely on your perception of the stereotypical metalheads. What a shame.
I've not much to say about the recent day pop because well, I can agree with you in a few aspects. It is indeed corporate and heartless. Though it's not always my cup of tea, I
do see some talent out there in the modern day pop industry. As for later pop music, I dig it even if it might have been corporate and overrated back then. I see more passion and more talent in older pop musicians.
I cannot say much about electronica because I'm not too familiar with it, but that doesn't mean I completely despise it and denounce it of all emotion and heart. I try to give a piece of music a chance before I completely shut it down. Not to say you haven't done this, but something about your tone leads me to believe you haven't ...
I'm unsure what you mean by "easy to mistake for pop" because you've said that about punk and rap. I already knew you dig punk, and I do too, so there's
some common ground.
I think that rap is definitely a genre that takes some hard work in order to find some good s
hit. Let's face it. There are new rappers everyday and most of the mainstream music leaks directly from some corporate producers ass. Half of the rap and hip/hop I listen to is the product of me searching for something that moves me, challenges me, or inspires me. The other half stems from my awesome music junkie friends (including the MB ones).
If any genre deserves it, I think this one is most deserving of second chances.
I still consider myself very uneducated in the realm of Indie music. What I've heard, I don't personally like, but don't necessarily hate either. I think I have to be in the mood for it.
Now, for classical music. Not all of it is old, you know? I love neoclassical music and have tried to talk about it on here, but not too many MBers have responded. Just because it's softer than say, punk music, doesn't necessarily mean the only few things you can do while listening to this genre is sleep or stand in an elevator. Have you actually sat down to listen to ... I don't know, Beethoven's Piano sonatas or Faure's sonatas? Or Mozart's symphonies? The complexities of these pieces, of these minds, no matter when the date, easily surpass (now this is only my opinion) 50% of today's music. There's much more to it than what it is typically used for, or how it's typically viewed. You've got to realize that what we listen to nowadays would not be here if it weren't for these musicians, as well as the pioneers before them.
Lastly, you've failed to mention a few genres including jazz, blues, bluegrass, and country. I'm almost scared to see what you've to say about those genres, but it'll all be in good discussion, I'm sure.