I used to hate dubstep as well, but after a while I learned that it just has to grow on you. It's very much based on the feeling of power (occasionally tied in with anger), which is also the basis and appeal of metal, though most metalheads actively despise dubstep (I'm a metalhead with a lot of metalhead friends, so I think it's safe to assume that); the harsh-yet-rhythmic sounds are reminiscent of the growls and screams of metal vocalists, and the sparing of thick kicks used slowly and strategically throughout give it a similar "oomph" that rapid double-tapped drum kicks give during your favorite metal chorus.Anathrax said:
I started with the more melodic dubstep when my interest first piqued (though most of the time I came upon it by accident or inadvertently), and that eventually led into me liking quite a bit of what the genre had to offer. I even MAKE dubstep now, and it seems to be fairly popular, so... go figure. :/
I tend to avoid the mainstream garbage though, as that is, objectively, not very well produced half the time (dammit Skrillex, with your brostep and presets!). A lot of Brony artists are very skilled, however.
OT: If that wasn't OT enough (I went from hating dubstep to liking it to even making it, after slow, initial exposure), I used to hate everything to do with ponies. And then... well, you can probably guess from my avatar. Again, slow, initial exposure was what got me into it. Before that, I just thought it was some dumb fad that teenage boys were using to get attention or something. But I genuinely liked the show after trying it out.
