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Music genres I can't stand

17 may 2011

R&B.

Why the americans spend their life all around R&B? I admit it takes a lot of talent to perform a good R&B vocal song, and there are a lot of nice, romantic, calm examples, but... ALL ABOUT IT? why do I have to watch a Disney movie for example mmm located in antique Greece and then the muses start with all those vocal thing? Ok. it is just Disney, not big deal but in another example: American Idol or any other music contest: the winner is always a R&B performer, or Pop. but I have the feeling that many media insist too hard to use this genre as a soundtrack for EVERYTHING. And well, as I said is question of likes or dislikes but in my opinion is too much of it and after 30 minutes of it: ALL SOUNDS THE SAME. It doesn't matter if the singer is too talented, with an awesome voice registry, the arrangements sounds once and again and again and is very hard sometimes to difference between one artist from another. I don't know at other countries but in México R&B is recognized but not a media phenomenon.

Death Rock.

I feel incredibly lazy and frustrated while listening to it. yes Bauhaus, Christian Death and many artist are legends but I just don't feel anything by listening, not feeling sad or wandering, or happy or joy... just nothing but boredom. just as R&B there could be a couple of songs I could like but it is one of those genres that is too focused into certain market, too "exclusive" it is made for a very specific audience and it will never be a media hit, of course I don't think any death rock artist would like to become, there is that "wanna be underground" attitude, which is ok, and respectful.

But still those too brilliant guitars, with the typical Murphy voice, simple bass lines and drums are not something I would perform everyday.

Black metal.

Yes, I know it is the brutal of the most brutal sub genres in metal, but, same thing: made for specific people, but with a very, very stupid audience, maybe the black metal is not that bad, but their followers are the most closed mind people I ever met. If somebody like Dimmu Borgir becomes a little succeed, or variate their sound from a release to another is like the end of the world for them, they could lock in their rooms in fetal position while holding the first release of Mayhem and cry for months or years, cursing the day that their favorite artist became commercial... even if that change meant that they just have a video at 3 AM on MTV, and some teenagers started to listen to it. Realize it guys: a band, ANY band who crossed the line of a record company sign contract, (doesn't matter how small or independent it is) the band is intended to get some retribution for their job, and a profit, so get over it. Bands could, and sometimes MUST change a bit.

back to the musical part, I also like a couple of black metal songs, but again: after 20 min. all is the same, same brutal, same dark, same violent, same intense, same distortion, same voice... and a concert with 5 bands is like a constant push-play the same cd with 15 min. interval to change band members.

Country.

I wont try to offend anybody by telling it is shit or redneck music, for ignorant people from farms or so. But I find the country very very wasted, in the way that it have many nice instruments and technics that could result into better melodies, but I listen all the same slide guitar, banjo, guitar, and circle harmonies in a lot of songs. Oh, and those nasal voices trying to be funny, as that yoodeling... omfg.

Is ok if people likes to dance it, I personally don't like, and music made for fun, and dance shouldn't be taken so serious to analyze too deeply, because it is just for that: for fun. Except for those strange sad songs about a little farmer who had a terrible life and suffered a lot and then died and bla bla, yes it has a meaning for the composer, but I never felt touched for a country ballad in my life.

Hip Hop.

Why, really, why black people insist to speak the songs instead of sing?, black people have awesome voices, I could make a huge list of great singers, but when it is about rapping... it is almost the same if it is snoop, or Dre, or Ice Cube, or 50 Cents or whatever, there is just ANY feeling from talking above a repetitive loop.

Why was the Led Zeppelin theme used in Godzilla so popular? was Puff Daddy in charge of it, right? all the strengt in the song came from the orchestral arrangements, not from Puff Daddy, he could been replaced by any other guy and nobody would noticed it and anyway became a hit.


I know it takes some musical knowledge and talent to rap properly, to fit the syllables into the music beat, and play along 1/4, 1/8 etc. times and yes: to have the lyric talent too for the words, not just to speak random stuff to rime.

But again: there is too much of it and many people copying people that it lose the feeling for me, I used to love House of Pain, Cypress Hill, and that song with Anthrax and Public Enemy, as few others, but exciting for it gone as fast as it came.

Epic Metal.

I have particular fun with it, but it is that kind of feeling that makes you laugh and at the same time feel so awkward and shame that you wanna run to a cave and stay there for the rest of your life.

Who in their sane mind dress as Connan the barbarian, and pretend to bring the glory battle to this days? I find valid and respectful that a band wants to expose their culture, past, history and so. But honestly... you can do it in a way that can save your dignity.

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