Hi Everyone.
This is the first time I have spoken out to the whole group, and now is
as good a time as any.
In response to Kris' message about the "genre thing"(which has been a
fairly hot topic of discussion around here lately it seems)[attached
below if you missed it]; I think people get too hung up on what type of
music other people listen to and often times fail to even question
whether the music is good or not.
Why bother to become uncomfortable when other people ask you what kind
of music you listen to? I mean, who cares what THEY think of your
musical tastes? Kris touched on the point that you may cringe at the
mere mention of a band they like, or likewise they may dislike an
artist that you love.(roughly paraphrased) If they, whoever "they"
are, don't like what you like, are you just immediately going to stop
liking it? Probably not, so don't bother wasting time worrying about
it. Go do something fun instead.
However, if you really are uncomfortable about telling others about
your musical tatses(maybe because of some fear about how they will
react, maybe not) try to play with them a little bit by giving them a
few strange or vague answers.
Like:
Q: What kind of music do you listen to?
A: Yes.(calmly) (or) Yeah, I like that too!(with enthusiasm)
...and just watch how they react.
If nothing else, it will make you laugh, and break any sort of tense
situation.
Or just simply answer with something like:
-I listen to whatever I'm in the mood for at any particular time. How
about you?(and then you have put them on the spot)
I have always found the "what type of music do you listen to" question
to be kind of stupid, because it is REALLY unlikely that one only
listens to a single genre of music exclusively. And if they do,
wouldn't that make them a bit boring to be around?
anyway, thats about enough out of me.
bye for now
-neil-
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> << I have to
> say that I cannot stand the whole genre thing. I've
> never felt comfortable
> when
> someone asks me what "kind" of music I listen
> to...it's just because I
> listen to
> so many different bands with many different sounds
> >>
>
> I hate that too...when I first got hired at this
> record store I work at,
> everyone asked me "What kind of music do you listen
> to?" and I just said
> "Everything" because I wasn't about to go into every
> little "genre" and
> mention all the bands I like. But its so silly
> because music is music...I
> mean, there are a few big categories...rap, rock,
> classical...but all those
> sub-genres are really silly if you ask me. You dont
> go into a record store
> and see "Garage-independent rock", "Industrial-esque
> Goth", "Sappy rock with
> female lead singers" or something...its just like
> "Rock/Pop" and I think
> thats honestly the best thing to do...cuz music is
> MUSIC...it should just be
> blended together like one big kindergarten
> finger-painting because it's
> beautiful that way.
>
> On to the other subject about how SDRE is too
> "intelligent" for the
> mainstream...I honestly think they'd do just fine in
> the mainstream, I mean,
> they're not a small band now, so I could see it
> happening. But by saying
> they're too "intelligent" it almost seems like, how
> someone said, we're the
> "chosen" ones or something, like the SDRE disciples.
> That's kinda silly too.
> I mean, how do we know that if the band did make it
> really big that a lot of
> people wouldnt "get" the music too? Just because a
> band is popular doesnt
> mean they have to turn into total nimrods. I like a
> LOT of "mainstream" music
> but that doesn't mean its crappy! Radiohead isn't
> crappy, Pearl Jam isn't
> crappy, Silverchair isn't crappy, Alice In Chains
> isn't crappy...I could go
> on with bands I don't think are crappy. A lot of the
> times the reason a band
> DOES get popular is because they're GOOD! Not
> because they have the look or
> anything [this doesnt apply to the mass-quantities
> of Boy Bands because they
> ARE made for looks...and thats not a rip on them,
> its the truth] I mean, do
> you think Radiohead got big because Thom Yorke is a
> sexy stud? Uhm, no... a
> lot of rock bands are just normal looking people so
> OBVIOUSLY they got big
> because they're good. Also, a side comment...yeah,
> we may dislike Britney
> Spears and stuff...but to some little 12 year old
> girl, she's friggin'
> awesome. I've come to this mindframe because of my
> 11 year old neice. She's
> NUTS about N'sync and Backstreet Boys and stuff, but
> instead of ripping on
> her, I just let her like what she likes because she
> doesnt rip on MY
> music...and, when I was 11, I was nuts about the New
> Kids On The Block, so I
> can't be a hypocrite and make fun of them in front
> of her. So yeah...just
> remember that for every band you hate, there's
> someone out there who loves
> them SO much.
>
> Sooooooooooo...back to SDRE being mainstream [was
> that my point? Hell, I
> forgot] its possible! And I think it would be cool
> to see them get the
> recognition they deserve. If a teenybopper buys one
> of their albums then,
> then fine! But theyre not gonna make US any less of
> fans because of it.
> They'll probably sell the CD to the record store I
> work at after they get
> sick of it anyway, so its no pain to anyone else!
> Just remember, SDRE is a
> BAND, not GODS, and I'm sure they wouldn't mind the
> success...you cant tell
> me that if you were in a band you wouldn't wanna get
> recognized. I know I
> would! I'd love to have a gigantic fan-base with
> tons of devoted fans and
> people enjoying my music...
>
> Peace,
> Kris.
>
> n/p: Radiohead "Inside My Head" [gotta love the
> b-sides!]
>
> a total waste of time.
> http://come.to/waste.of.time
>
>
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