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Why is it OK to like bad music?
Seriously.... Is it normal that I completely dismiss and refuse to accept the existence of people with a bad taste in music?
And is it normal that I'm such an elitist little b**ch that I wont even give someone the time of day if they try to argue what "bad music" is?
I mean... whatever happened to good composition and actual music training? Whatever happened to the people who thought that Beethoven or Rachmaninoff or Chopin were inspiring?
I'm not a classical nut (I'm actually a huge oldschool metalhead... preferably NWOBHM...), I'm just using examples. There are plenty of modern bands that are extremely well composed and use good structure with great ideas... BUT WHAT THE f**k IS WITH ALL THESE TEENAGERS LISTENING TO "SCREAMO" AND "RAP?"
Anyone can strum a guitar and make noise and scream into a mic.
Not anyone can write a symphony that radiates over 100 years with just as much brilliance as the day it was composed.
I'll take my Saxon and Mussorgsky any day over your wannabegangstash*t. (By the way... REAL gangsters always had the cops and the government on their side and never EVER said "-izzle.")
What happened to music and why is it so acceptable to fail so badly at it?
Is it normal that this seriously makes me angry to the point where I will literally stop talking to someone in the middle of a conversation and rarely speak to them again if they show a lack of musical education?
And is it normal that I'm such an elitist little b**ch that I wont even give someone the time of day if they try to argue what "bad music" is?
I mean... whatever happened to good composition and actual music training? Whatever happened to the people who thought that Beethoven or Rachmaninoff or Chopin were inspiring?
I'm not a classical nut (I'm actually a huge oldschool metalhead... preferably NWOBHM...), I'm just using examples. There are plenty of modern bands that are extremely well composed and use good structure with great ideas... BUT WHAT THE f**k IS WITH ALL THESE TEENAGERS LISTENING TO "SCREAMO" AND "RAP?"
Anyone can strum a guitar and make noise and scream into a mic.
Not anyone can write a symphony that radiates over 100 years with just as much brilliance as the day it was composed.
I'll take my Saxon and Mussorgsky any day over your wannabegangstash*t. (By the way... REAL gangsters always had the cops and the government on their side and never EVER said "-izzle.")
What happened to music and why is it so acceptable to fail so badly at it?
Is it normal that this seriously makes me angry to the point where I will literally stop talking to someone in the middle of a conversation and rarely speak to them again if they show a lack of musical education?
Do you think it's normal?
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People should be entitled to their own opinion and you should never judge someone by their taste in music because it will more than likely always change with time.
I've known and dated musicians all my life; I'm talking classically-trained, highly skilled, intelligent musicians with encyclopedic knowledge of music history who can argue theory with you until the cows come home. Believe it or not, they all liked some "BAD" songs! They knew they were crappy songs, and wouldn't admit it too freely, but for some reason a few bad songs just slipped into their "like" category.
I'll never forget a friend I had in college; a huge, weight-lifting Italian guy dripping with testosterone and masculinity. He was also VERY VERY cool and smart. One night, we were riding in his car, and he suddenly turned the radio up to blaring and started singing along to.....BARBIE GIRL BY AQUA. WTF?!!!! BARBIE GIRL?!! BY AQUA??!! WHY?! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD?! Yes I was screaming that and laughing at the same time. It didn't fit him. He said he didn't know why but he really loved it. It was hilarious.
bzzzzzzzz..........
Not that today's music is horrible, but just that society could do better. And yes... all that gangster stuff is terrible. Don't get why it's so cool.
try creating the music
then maybe you will find some respect for it
its all opinion but you really have to right to decide
if music is "good" or not
of oppinion. let go of what types other people listen to. tell someone you know and trust about how you are feeliing. And them help you become more acceptant to what people are listening to. and also realize that music isn't everything.
I'm metalhead through and through, And my girlfriend doesn't like hardly any of the musici do, Shes more into emo stuff, Which is fine by me, Although I'd prefere her to like metal but it's her choice. And to be honest music is opinion based, You don't have a place to say it's bad, You can say you think it's bad, but there you go
Just my two cents