Is There Such Thing as Bad Music...

[Nickolai77]

For me,around 80% of what i hear for the first few seconds sounds good. After a couple of minutes listening to most songs, this falls to around 50%. When i ask myself "is this good music?" 90% of the time, it isn't.

 

[Phyroxis]

Bad on merit? No, probably not.

Bad by opinion? Totally. People judge things all the time. Just because dickhead #1 thinks something is bad, doesn't mean dickhead #2 does. Nor does it mean that either of them is wrong in their opinion.


Thats the beauty of opinion, they're not up for debate as they're entirely subjective.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

... or is it just music that you don't like?

It was something that I was thinking about today. In one of the rooms at school that I was in during break, someone was playing the song 'Sexy *****' by... someone. Akon, I think. Anyway, the lyrics include such gems as 'I'm trying to find the words to describe this girl without being disrespectful!'. He then goes on to tediously repeat the words 'Sexy *****. Sexy *****.' Over and over again. Just after telling her that he wouldn't be disrespectful. Yeah. I realise that this could be a painful attempt at irony, but I realised that I couldn't listen to this crap for ages.

The thing that got me, though, was that people in the same room appeared to enjoying it. Actually enjoying this turd.mp3! 'Why can't they just listen to my music?', I thought? Then that led me thinking... if I put on an iPod with Modest Mouse or They Might be Giants playing would the people who enjoyed 'Sexy *****' think the same thing? 'God, this music is awful!'.

So, that leads me to my question: can any music be considered bad, or is it just not for you?

To a certain extent I agree, but then there is that certain kind of pop-rap/techno music that I absolutely loath. But, I've said a lot in my post, so, your go?

Listen to any rap song and you will know what bad music is.

Funny you mention that. Normally I'd be inclined to agree, but in the last 2 days I've been listening to Outkast's Speakerboxx/ The Love Below.

I hate gangsta rap. This is rap, and I love it.

Ahh, it's good to see another reluctant fan of that band. I used to listen to that album like there was no tomorrow.

And then tomorrow came. Then I started listening to metal, which canceled rap out in my head.

yes there is, and here is my evidence

I'll see your terrible Regina Spektor and raise you one technocore (calm down, I just don't know what the fuck to call it) song!

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See how long you can last before your ears start to bleed.

I've never heard of this before now...

I now wish I had never listened to this.

 

[cyber_andyy]

You cannot have something definitivly bad when the subject in hand is subjective.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

I;m inclined to say no, and just say there's music I simply don't like to varying degrees, but then, I haven't heard all the music in the world.

Still, I haven't heard a song that I thought "Ugh, this is a terrible excuse for music"; I just didn't enjoy it.

 

[cyber_andyy]

I'll see your terrible Regina Spektor and raise you one technocore (calm down, I just don't know what the fuck to call it) song!

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See how long you can last before your ears start to bleed.

I like screamo.
I like techno.
I like Drum and bass.
I like trance.
I hate most hiphop.

But screamtechhipbasstrance?


please.

 

[TaborMallory]

I think we can all agree that this is terrible music.

 

[RoyalStranger]

Its all opinion.

Just like I can see why some people here might hate Regina Spektor, CocoRosie, or Tegan and Sara but I absolutely love their music.

Its all a matter of musical tastes and what appeals to others.

 

[Sheppard]

Yes, there is. And it's name is..... Green Day. Damn suburban pieces of crud, thinking they're so cool.

 

[Scratcher]

But screamtechhipbasstrance?

please.

Hmm... so you want a Venetion Snares/Drumcorps mashup... or not lol

Oh and that brokeNCYDE track just sounds like the black eyed peas to me...

 

[rokkolpo]

Well define bad in the first place, Pop is meant for sales, period. For the most part it is successful in that, so to those with interest in it its not "bad"...Now if you get a room filled with composers, i doubt they would call anything "bad music" maybe poorly put together/arranged.

Everyone likes a certain kind of music, and hates another. I know many people who love Kanye West, Jay-Z, etc. and cannot stand the music that I listen to. Bad is all a matter of opinion. So I guess your answer would be no.

Also this.

you stole the words out of my mouth (you have cold hands).

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

There is such a thing as bad music, in deference to music I just don't like.

Examples

Spoiler: I'm warning you now

Spoiler: It gets worse as I go

Spoiler: Nearly Eye Gouging

Spoiler: Time how long you can listen to this before you go insane

Warning: I can get worse tracks if asked.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

Spoiler: Nearly Eye Gouging

[small]I quite like that song...[/small]

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Spoiler: Nearly Eye Gouging

[small]I quite like that song...[/small]

You do know that's Hanna Montana's dad?

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

Spoiler: Nearly Eye Gouging

[small]I quite like that song...[/small]

You do know that's Hanna Montana's dad?

Yes.

Just because he can't produce good children (Hannah Montana; Metro Station) doesn't mean he can't produce good music!

Of course, that was about a million years ago, but still.

 

[AudatiousTitan]

Yes there is bad music for the reasons abeseus mentioned. Bad production and singing. And placing "techno" into a genre for pre-high school is a remarkably nieve and ignorant statement. Music is ageless, in that regard i am sorry to see that you think it isnt

 

[Phoenix Arrow]

Black metal,
Death metal,
Any other metal,
Prog rock,
"Classic" rock,
Indie rock,
Indie pop,
Indie nu-rave,
Rap,
Hip-Hip,
Emo,
Screamo.

I could go on?

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Any music that has at least one fan is not bad.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Black metal,
Death metal,
Any other metal,
Prog rock,
"Classic" rock,
Indie rock,
Indie pop,
Indie nu-rave,
Rap,
Hip-Hip,
Emo,
Screamo.

I could go on?

Hip-hip? What's that?

And I love metal! Oh well, agree to disagree?