How diverse is your musical horizon?
Jan 17, 2018 16:25:40 GMT 10
Post by RockyMountainExtreme on Jan 17, 2018 16:25:40 GMT 10
How many music genres do you really like, and why do you like them?
Let me know in the comments below.
As for me, there are two things I look for when deciding what music I like; the lyrics and the sound.
The lyrics I'm looking for in music I like are either ones that are emotional, poetic, or just meaningful. Songs about partying and sex don't do it for me. I also dislike lyrical repetition as well as vocals I find annoying.
As for sound, basically I just want the sound to fit a mood, or to just feel powerful. That's the best way I could describe it.
So here are the genres I really like.
Before we go on, I do want to point out that I'm in no way using my own musical horizon as a superiority complex. I'm not at all suggesting that I'm better than you because I have more diverse musical tastes. However, I do enjoy sharing insight of these genres to help others maybe expand their musical horizon a bit. Not at all suggesting you have to like them, that's up for you to decide, but I would recommend giving them a fair chance while doing best to avoid the biases of your favorite genres before deciding if you like them or not. With that out of the way, lets go on.
Rock/Metal/Punk
This one is quite obvious if you know me by now.
Like stated before, the rock/metal songs I tend to enjoy are the ones that are either emotional, poetic, or meaningful.
The Beatles mastered all three criteria with the release of "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967, and from then on, more rock bands would go on to do the same. In the 70s, you had some of the best poetic masterpieces of all time come from this genre, such as "Stairway to Heaven", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Dream On", "Free Bird", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Landslide", and "Hotel California", and you also had the genre experiment a lot in this decade with the advent of heavy metal and punk rock. The 80s as I stated in a previous thread were a bit of a low point due to the genre becoming too commercialized and starting to become too much about partying/sex, but there's still a wide assortment of glam metal I do like that does have emotion and poetry. The 90s saw the genre redeem itself with the advent of the grunge movement, mainstream rock got edgier, grittier, and deeper as a result. Once the grunge movement died out in the mid 90s, you had the emergence of skater pop-punk with bands such as Green Day and The Offspring which continued this edgy, gritty nature. The 00s saw the genre get more emotional and darker tone, not just referring to emo, but also a lot of alt rock acts of that decade such as Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, and Breaking Benjamin. In the 10s, now that the genre is underground, the lyrics have to be emotional, poetic, or meaningful for the band to get a fanbase, which is why this decade has some of the best rock/metal bands of all time.
Classical/Opera
Ah yes, going way back in time with this one. Classical music is an absolute work of art, which has allowed it to stand the test of time.
What I love about symphonic classical music is the sound progression that is able to tell a story without lyrics, my favorite classical music piece is Beethoven's Symphony 9, which is also the first classical piece I listened to being I discovered it on Windows XP. I also really enjoy opera as well, as there's tons of emotion and poetry put into it, and the voices feel powerful and send shivers down the spine. My favorite musical of all time just so happens to be "Phantom of the Opera", and I do tend to enjoy opera musicals over jazz musicals.
Jazz/Swing
My liking for this style of music comes from growing up watching classic cartoons on Boomerang, as well as a lot of old Disney movies, many of those cartoons contained jazz music in their productions. This style of music for me just encompasses an optimistic feeling from the '40s and '50s. My favorite jazz/swing artist would be Frank Sinatra, because he I feel encompasses that optimistic feeling the most. I also do enjoy a lot of the smoother jazz that came in the '60s and after, my favorite jazz song of all time is definitely "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
Reggae
Reggae is the genre we need in turbulent times like these. This genre just pushes all worries away and puts you in paradise, with its smooth tempo and soothing Jamaican-style vocals. I may not be a hippie, pot smoker, and I live in the Rockies far away from any beaches, but this genre still does wonders for me, which is why I love it. My favorite reggae group would be a tie between Bob Marley & The Wailers and UB40, my favorite songs from each of them being "Three Little Birds" from the former and "Red Red Wine" from the latter. I also love reggae covers of soft rock songs, my favorites being UB40's cover of "Can't Help Falling In Love With You", and Big Mountain's cover of "Baby I Love Your Way".
I also really like Shaggy as well, his music was my first taste of the genre as I listened to it as a preschooler, plus the Arthur theme song.
Country/Folk
Country is a genre I do feel unfairly gets a bad rep. Admittedly, I used to hate the genre entirely, but after expanding my musical horizon and giving it another chance, it's definitely grown on me, at least the country music of the mid '50s to the mid '90s, from the era of Johnny Cash to the era of Garth Brooks. Even moreso than country music though, I also love folk music, with my favorite folk artist being John Denver. What I love about country and folk is the way it nicely encompasses the laid back rural American feel, plus it's also very poetic music as well.
Hip Hop/Rap
Specifically, the hip hop and rap from 1988-1997, the only artist I really like from afterwards is Eminem. What I think rap music did way better in the late 80s to mid 90s were the flows that kept songs in the genre distinct from one another. I love the slow smooth R&B flow of Notorious BIG, and the west coast keyboard-infused flows from Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy E. Of course, my favorite rapper is definitely 2Pac, as his music has both the flow and poetry I'm looking for, my favorite songs of his being "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Dear Mama", "Life Goes On", and "Changes".
R&B/Soul
Speaking of flows, no genre does this better than R&B. This genre is just nice and smooth, and also does enough poetically as well. The Motown artists are without a doubt legends. Also, Michael Jackson is, in my opinion, the best music artist of all time. I also really like a lot of the R&B/soul infused adult contemporary from artists such as Maria Carey and Whitney Houston. Even modern R&B/soul pop acts such as Bruno Mars and Sam Smith I do enjoy as well, it's some of the only decent music coming out in the plethora of garbage that is modern pop music.
Let me know in the comments below.
As for me, there are two things I look for when deciding what music I like; the lyrics and the sound.
The lyrics I'm looking for in music I like are either ones that are emotional, poetic, or just meaningful. Songs about partying and sex don't do it for me. I also dislike lyrical repetition as well as vocals I find annoying.
As for sound, basically I just want the sound to fit a mood, or to just feel powerful. That's the best way I could describe it.
So here are the genres I really like.
Before we go on, I do want to point out that I'm in no way using my own musical horizon as a superiority complex. I'm not at all suggesting that I'm better than you because I have more diverse musical tastes. However, I do enjoy sharing insight of these genres to help others maybe expand their musical horizon a bit. Not at all suggesting you have to like them, that's up for you to decide, but I would recommend giving them a fair chance while doing best to avoid the biases of your favorite genres before deciding if you like them or not. With that out of the way, lets go on.
Rock/Metal/Punk
This one is quite obvious if you know me by now.
Like stated before, the rock/metal songs I tend to enjoy are the ones that are either emotional, poetic, or meaningful.
The Beatles mastered all three criteria with the release of "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967, and from then on, more rock bands would go on to do the same. In the 70s, you had some of the best poetic masterpieces of all time come from this genre, such as "Stairway to Heaven", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Dream On", "Free Bird", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Landslide", and "Hotel California", and you also had the genre experiment a lot in this decade with the advent of heavy metal and punk rock. The 80s as I stated in a previous thread were a bit of a low point due to the genre becoming too commercialized and starting to become too much about partying/sex, but there's still a wide assortment of glam metal I do like that does have emotion and poetry. The 90s saw the genre redeem itself with the advent of the grunge movement, mainstream rock got edgier, grittier, and deeper as a result. Once the grunge movement died out in the mid 90s, you had the emergence of skater pop-punk with bands such as Green Day and The Offspring which continued this edgy, gritty nature. The 00s saw the genre get more emotional and darker tone, not just referring to emo, but also a lot of alt rock acts of that decade such as Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, and Breaking Benjamin. In the 10s, now that the genre is underground, the lyrics have to be emotional, poetic, or meaningful for the band to get a fanbase, which is why this decade has some of the best rock/metal bands of all time.
Classical/Opera
Ah yes, going way back in time with this one. Classical music is an absolute work of art, which has allowed it to stand the test of time.
What I love about symphonic classical music is the sound progression that is able to tell a story without lyrics, my favorite classical music piece is Beethoven's Symphony 9, which is also the first classical piece I listened to being I discovered it on Windows XP. I also really enjoy opera as well, as there's tons of emotion and poetry put into it, and the voices feel powerful and send shivers down the spine. My favorite musical of all time just so happens to be "Phantom of the Opera", and I do tend to enjoy opera musicals over jazz musicals.
Jazz/Swing
My liking for this style of music comes from growing up watching classic cartoons on Boomerang, as well as a lot of old Disney movies, many of those cartoons contained jazz music in their productions. This style of music for me just encompasses an optimistic feeling from the '40s and '50s. My favorite jazz/swing artist would be Frank Sinatra, because he I feel encompasses that optimistic feeling the most. I also do enjoy a lot of the smoother jazz that came in the '60s and after, my favorite jazz song of all time is definitely "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
Reggae
Reggae is the genre we need in turbulent times like these. This genre just pushes all worries away and puts you in paradise, with its smooth tempo and soothing Jamaican-style vocals. I may not be a hippie, pot smoker, and I live in the Rockies far away from any beaches, but this genre still does wonders for me, which is why I love it. My favorite reggae group would be a tie between Bob Marley & The Wailers and UB40, my favorite songs from each of them being "Three Little Birds" from the former and "Red Red Wine" from the latter. I also love reggae covers of soft rock songs, my favorites being UB40's cover of "Can't Help Falling In Love With You", and Big Mountain's cover of "Baby I Love Your Way".
I also really like Shaggy as well, his music was my first taste of the genre as I listened to it as a preschooler, plus the Arthur theme song.
Country/Folk
Country is a genre I do feel unfairly gets a bad rep. Admittedly, I used to hate the genre entirely, but after expanding my musical horizon and giving it another chance, it's definitely grown on me, at least the country music of the mid '50s to the mid '90s, from the era of Johnny Cash to the era of Garth Brooks. Even moreso than country music though, I also love folk music, with my favorite folk artist being John Denver. What I love about country and folk is the way it nicely encompasses the laid back rural American feel, plus it's also very poetic music as well.
Hip Hop/Rap
Specifically, the hip hop and rap from 1988-1997, the only artist I really like from afterwards is Eminem. What I think rap music did way better in the late 80s to mid 90s were the flows that kept songs in the genre distinct from one another. I love the slow smooth R&B flow of Notorious BIG, and the west coast keyboard-infused flows from Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy E. Of course, my favorite rapper is definitely 2Pac, as his music has both the flow and poetry I'm looking for, my favorite songs of his being "Brenda's Got a Baby", "Dear Mama", "Life Goes On", and "Changes".
R&B/Soul
Speaking of flows, no genre does this better than R&B. This genre is just nice and smooth, and also does enough poetically as well. The Motown artists are without a doubt legends. Also, Michael Jackson is, in my opinion, the best music artist of all time. I also really like a lot of the R&B/soul infused adult contemporary from artists such as Maria Carey and Whitney Houston. Even modern R&B/soul pop acts such as Bruno Mars and Sam Smith I do enjoy as well, it's some of the only decent music coming out in the plethora of garbage that is modern pop music.
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