Music
<div class="IPBDescription">and the meaning of life etc.</div> So I was thinking this whole music thing when it struck me; we can't decide what music we like. A little while back there was this thread about metallicas newest album. In that thread someone said that people who like metallicas newer songs, such as Unforgiven, are newsk00l-kids or so. However I realized that you can't choose what music you like. You can pretend that you don't like this and you like that but you really can't help yourself and order your brains to hate some song. For example who sane male over the age of 12 would actually say "Hey, N'sync has some nifty tunes". Nope, we pretend and yell "Omg, N'sync suxorz!"
We can roughly label music-listening people in to three category:
-People who like music and they listen to what they like, no matter what other people think - very rare
-People who like music A but they can't listen to it because it is commonly declared as "bad-music". On the other hand he doesn't like much music B, but he has to learn to listen to it because he wants to be part of the group and other people in that group listen to music B. It's all about imago - most of us belong at least partly to this group
-People who make listening to music some sort of music-political statement. For example: "This band used to make good music when they did it in their garage but because they nowadays want money for their work, I can't listen to their music because I don't want to support any greedy biatches" This is just fine with me, as long as the people belonging to this group actually say the reason why they don't buy or listen to some bands songs, instead of pretending not liking that particular bands music. Band doing mainstream music has <b>absolutely nothing</b> to do with your brains liking the music they make.
Most of us can't be exactly categorized but we are a combination of these three, however it's fairly easy to tell who is closest to which category. So next time you laugh at some one elses music taste, remember that he can't decide what music he likes or not. Though it's ok to laugh at pretenders <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
PS. I changed my avatar back. MonsE, I know you were two inches away from breaking but I just can't stand adult man crying. However, more Halle Berry can be found <a href='http://www.ananova.com/images/web/35426.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a>.
We can roughly label music-listening people in to three category:
-People who like music and they listen to what they like, no matter what other people think - very rare
-People who like music A but they can't listen to it because it is commonly declared as "bad-music". On the other hand he doesn't like much music B, but he has to learn to listen to it because he wants to be part of the group and other people in that group listen to music B. It's all about imago - most of us belong at least partly to this group
-People who make listening to music some sort of music-political statement. For example: "This band used to make good music when they did it in their garage but because they nowadays want money for their work, I can't listen to their music because I don't want to support any greedy biatches" This is just fine with me, as long as the people belonging to this group actually say the reason why they don't buy or listen to some bands songs, instead of pretending not liking that particular bands music. Band doing mainstream music has <b>absolutely nothing</b> to do with your brains liking the music they make.
Most of us can't be exactly categorized but we are a combination of these three, however it's fairly easy to tell who is closest to which category. So next time you laugh at some one elses music taste, remember that he can't decide what music he likes or not. Though it's ok to laugh at pretenders <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
PS. I changed my avatar back. MonsE, I know you were two inches away from breaking but I just can't stand adult man crying. However, more Halle Berry can be found <a href='http://www.ananova.com/images/web/35426.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a>.
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And the problem with stuff like Eminem and N'sync is that it's all image no content. They are literarly marketed as a product not as musicians.
By the way the meaning of life is a subjective colaberation of ideas juncted to form a system of beliefs on which individual's actions are based and then formed into some sort of routine used to structure every day activities around.
Perhaps you shold listen to Eminem out of this "hype" context. Definitely NOT no content.
Anyone who says "I only listen to X kind of music" is seriously limiting their experience - there's wonderful music in every genre.
Perhaps you shold listen to Eminem out of this "hype" context. Definitely NOT no content. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
heh, you do realize most of what he raps about isn't true right? He was spotted working at interscope by Dr. Dre who liked his look and had the idea of marketing a "white rapper" to suburbean teenagers. His lyrical content was a simple publicity stunt to get him recognition, worked don't you think?
Perhaps you shold listen to Eminem out of this "hype" context. Definitely NOT no content. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
heh, you do realize most of what he raps about isn't true right? He was spotted working at interscope by Dr. Dre who liked his look and had the idea of marketing a "white rapper" to suburbean teenagers. His lyrical content was a simple publicity stunt to get him recognition, worked don't you think? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Got any proof to back that up? From what I've heard (and I've got no proof to back it, but because I've heard several versions I can't just accept that what someone says is true) he was spotted by Dre performing @ a club or something like that. I don't care if his content is fake, he's got good flow and style. It's very original.
I personally like Eminem for the same reasons you just stated but my point was that it's still very comercial and takes away frm the music, I would think the same about N'sync if I enjoyed their music I just don't happen to.
I just don't think it's right that groups on big record labels are played in never-ending loops on radio stations and are constantly pimped out as the only music out there while an enormous amount of talent goes unheard because they aren't as marketable.
Ditto! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
One time it's classical, some other, heavy metal...
Ditto! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
One time it's classical, some other, heavy metal... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Despite differing instruments & textures those two genres contain a great deal of similarity. Much "tr00" Metal bears extreme Classical influence. But yeah I get your point. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
A: It pumps me up
B: IT makes me think
C: I can drive fast and wrecklessly to it
Chevelle
Switchfoot
Audio Adrenaline
Trance and Techno of all kids
Daft Punk
Rob D.
Hans Zimmerman
Meaning and feeling baby.
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rofl i second that
like .... rap
i have no idea what theyre saying but the bass in rap music is crazy
+i got new subs for christmas so it fits together...i listen to rap to shake the garage <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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i think im gonna end up playing ns in my car and spamming sieges too....
Trance is good, at least the tune changes, and it makes me a little tired and puts me to sleep.
While I have a great mix i must say that 65% of it is techno.
mainly trance and vocal trance.
Either way, I listen to what I like. People find it strange but so what. i admit I used to be part of Group B depending on where I live to an extent. But then again it was more be nice to the other people and let them listen to their own music. However i was always annoyed how people would cringe at my melodic and bassy trance while they went on talking about the nine inch nails or something, yea they are good and i have lots of stuff by them on my PC but still. Now I listen to what I like all the time and if someone doesnt like it. Too bad. I dont mock others peoples music tastes so i expect them to do the same for me.
Also to those people who idolise a group them dump them for going "corporate" I say, as long as they make songs i like I dont really care if they are all the way corporate. If I like the tune Im gonna listen too it.
Mainstream music I just listen too though. Techno and its 28 sub genres really get me going. Unlike mainstream music there is somethine for everyone and something from every nation and everyone.
Yea there are some whites that do rap or blacks that do rock but not to be racist or anything. More blacks like rap then whites do more whites like Metalica then blacks. Just the way it is. Everyone of every race likes techno <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> We are a very diverse community.
Right now I'm big into techno, classical, and a band called Nightwish.