Does anybody else sense a lack of musical diversity on the escapist?

[Phenakist]

So, us preferring real music over computer generated soulless noise is a bad thing?

What is this I don't even.

Out of interest, what do you consider real music and what do you consider soulless noise?

Metal-rock-classical etc. real music

Pop-hiphop-r&b-rap etc. soulless.

I see this dichotomy in a lot of people and I really don't understand it. How can you say that The Sugar Hill Gang is soulless? And if you make that exception, then you start opening up the door to ever more exceptions in those categories. I also have to ask if "pop-hiphop-r&b-rap etc." would include funk?

It's the same with House and electronica. Sure, there's a lot of crap to be had and I usually am not a fan of popular music, but you'd be hard-pressed to say something like this is soulless: (to me, that's practically classical re-imagined in electronic form)

IMO, an instrument is an instrument whether it's a guitar, your vocal chords, or a computer. What matters is if you can put those sounds together in an emotionally compelling way.

I agree with you, but the broad spectrum of the genres tend to be a load of well, drivvel. If any musical medium is used tastefully it can be a true expression of emotion. Personally, I have an ear for music, yet I don't posses the musical talent for an instrument, so if I used a computer to recompose a classic or something to that effect, that would be a tasteful use of the medium, or create my own composition. However if I wanted to make a quick million I could sell out all my morals and principals and throw together a quick bass beat various forms of noise so nothing really makes sense, a catchy "chorus" and speak simple, tribal, words like "sex sex sex sex" into it. you know, no effort required, completely souless.

The point I was trying to make was that rap is mostly about "guns hoes drugs and lowriders" or some vague combination of them all, pop is all sex appeal and catchy beats.... there isnt' any soul in the vast majority of modern music.

 

[Jazoni89]

It seems to me like everyone on the escapist either likes, 1. Some angsty Metal band with a dodgy name like Puking Anus Demons or something, 2. A piece of classical music that makes them seem more sophisticated than they actually are, or 3. A bunch of indie hipster trash that no one has ever heard of (What the fuck is Neutral milk hotel, and why should I care?).

No, I'm not saying my music taste is superior in any way, but it does feel like I have more of a broad taste than most on here.

Hell, I even like Drum and Bass, and I can count how many people like that on this site with my fingers.

 

[Keava]

Yay, thanks for making me feel unique? I don't like OSTs, Metal, J-Pop and Anime. I'm so freaking unique i'll just erect statue of myself.

Really tho, it's because those types of music are just popular among modern "angsty-teenagers" that make majority of gaming people. Why should they listen to something completely different suddenly ?

Personally i'm much more into older punkrock, industrial, cold wave, ebm, etc but also classic rock, and generally music i find good but is hard to classify . It's what i grew up with ever since i started to consciously listen to music, it has nothing to do with me playing video games really.

 

[Sonicron]

Hmmm. Never really thought about it, I just feel sort of at home here with the kind of music people listen to.

Anyway. Want something different? Try some Goa. Love that shit.

Spoiler: 1200 Micrograms - Ecstacy

Spoiler: Bamboo Forest - Morning Light

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Admittedly there is alot of dicussion on metal and other genres of rock music on this site, but there is actually a great deal music diversity on this site. Quite recently I seen have had threads on Electronic and Blues music.

 

[Jazoni89]

Yay, thanks for making me feel unique? I don't like OSTs, Metal, J-Pop and Anime. I'm so freaking unique i'll just erect statue of myself.

Really tho, it's because those types of music are just popular among modern "angsty-teenagers" that make majority of gaming people. Why should they listen to something completely different suddenly ?

Personally i'm much more into older punkrock, industrial, cold wave, ebm, etc but also classic rock, and generally music i find good but is hard to classify . It's what i grew up with ever since i started to consciously listen to music, it has nothing to do with me playing video games really.

I'm kinda like you, I'm not particularly into Ost's. Heavy metal, I only like very few bands, but hardly any of them are straight up metal (Black Sabbath is probably the only traditional Metal band I listen to). J-Pop, just ugh, that shit is terrible in my opinion. Anime well... surgeons law comes into it for me, and I only like a couple.

My favourite genre of music has got to be Grunge, but I doubt that many people like that on here.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Umm, I don't know as much about music as I do cartoons and video games, so I usually just talk about those here. I guess the music I like is punk, ectropop/synthrock, and indie rock. Some bands I've been listening to lately are Social Distortion, Flogging Molly, My Chemical Romance, Stars, Florence and the Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Owl City, The Limousines, Hellogoodbye, The Fratellis, The Wombats, and Shiny Toy Guns. So, um, there, I guess?

 

[dex-dex]

I have listened to primarily electronica and alternative rock since I was thirteen and before that it was anything that would play on an oldies radio station and Queen ( My mum's favourite band).
I have never really liked metal.