What makes music cheesy?

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-20-2017, 02:38 PM

Due to it being mentioned in the "Best Albums of 2017 So Far" thread, I am listening to the Ayreon album The Source right now and it strikes me as a regular cheese-tornado. But what does it really mean, when we say something is cheesy?

People hate Nightwish because they're cheesy.

I hate Dream Theater because they're cheesy.

My new avatar is cheesy.

But what is it really that makes us dismiss something as being cheesy?
It's easy enough to look up a dictionary definition of the word, but I feel like people mean a lot more when they use the term in relation to music.

So what is it really all about?

Is this cheesy (video below), and why is that so?

10-20-2017, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	What makes music cheesy? Due to it being mentioned in the "Best Albums of 2017 So Far" thread, I am listening to the Ayreon album The Source right now and it strikes me as a regular cheese-tornado. But what does it really mean, when we say something is cheesy? People hate Nightwish because they're cheesy. I hate Dream Theater because they're cheesy. My new avatar is cheesy. But what is it really that makes us dismiss something as being cheesy? It's easy enough to look up a dictionary definition of the word, but I feel like people mean a lot more when they use the term in relation to music. So what is it really all about? Is this cheesy (video below), and why is that so?