Why do people like dubstep?
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I love dubstep, it's the dirty bass lines, the epic drops and the schizophrenic tunes all mashed together to make something that sounds awesome.
To answer your questions:
(1) Dubstep has been thrown into the "mainstream" recently, like a natural progression from drum and bass and dance songs that have dominated the charts.
(2) I've always likened dubstep to fan fiction. You have to soft through a tonne of shit until you find something good, and it is always worth it.
(3) [see: (1)]
To answer your questions:
(1) Dubstep has been thrown into the "mainstream" recently, like a natural progression from drum and bass and dance songs that have dominated the charts.
(2) I've always likened dubstep to fan fiction. You have to soft through a tonne of shit until you find something good, and it is always worth it.
(3) [see: (1)]
Because it has a powerful beat.
Seriously.
Skrillex has some decent stuff, but after hearing the epic travesty that was "Windowlicker Dubstep", I'm filled with nothing but passive-aggressive hatred for the genre as a whole.
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Even if someone tries to defend it as "syncopated", my classical ear says that you DON'T REMIX SOMETHING AT 1.4 THE NORMAL SPEED, DAMMIT!
Seriously.
Skrillex has some decent stuff, but after hearing the epic travesty that was "Windowlicker Dubstep", I'm filled with nothing but passive-aggressive hatred for the genre as a whole.
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Even if someone tries to defend it as "syncopated", my classical ear says that you DON'T REMIX SOMETHING AT 1.4 THE NORMAL SPEED, DAMMIT!
^^ I laughed out loud.arc1991 said:
OT: Most dubstep sucks (I just can't get into Skrillex, bleh) but I have a few songs. I mostly like it when the bass is ridiculous.
ex. August by UKF, Sierra Leone and Prodigy: Omen both by Mt. Eden and Ghosts N Stuff by Deadmau5
You owe me $157 for all the brain cells you just destroyed by linking that... thing.WhySoElitist said:
I mean really, I thought Katy Perry was already as bad as she could possibly be by herself, but someone found a way to make her music even less appealing.
Well, Since I really don't like it when people ask the same question about metal (assuming "metal" is 1 gerne and then proceedes to dig up some Darkthrone and thinking that's the industry standard) I'm hard pressed not to judge this the same way most would judge my music.
But, Sorry, I don't see the appeal, at all, I don't listen to techno, haven't done it of free will since the 90's, but to me, this sounds the same as any other techno/hardstyle whatever it's called, and I don't see the point of it, I don't see the appeal of it.
But, Sorry, I don't see the appeal, at all, I don't listen to techno, haven't done it of free will since the 90's, but to me, this sounds the same as any other techno/hardstyle whatever it's called, and I don't see the point of it, I don't see the appeal of it.
Why do people like Tim Burton? Twilight? Or Harry Potter? Rock n Roll? Metal? Screamo? The Matrix? Lord of the Rings? Batman? Superman? Iron Man? Romantic Comedies? The Scary Movie Franchise? Comic Books? Novels? Video Games? The Simpson?
I think they like it because they can. If you need true reason behind it, I doubt there is any. Most people I've asked why they like something they usually respond "Because it's awesome" to which I ask why it's awesome to which they respond "I don't know, it just. Is."
I think they like it because they can. If you need true reason behind it, I doubt there is any. Most people I've asked why they like something they usually respond "Because it's awesome" to which I ask why it's awesome to which they respond "I don't know, it just. Is."
I'm not sure if I like Dubstep in itself. I just love the sound of Transformers having sex whole their voice processors glitch all over the place, in a well thought out symphony of circuits exploding.
But this is coming from someone who is:
tired of metal, but can't stop the habit,
finds any kind of rock lacking badassery most of the time,
knows little about the whole electronic scene,
doesn't 'get' jazz,
sometimes puts on classical music because most works we now today have already been filtered out most of the crap,
doesn't do well with the urban/hip-hop/rap etc crowd
and still listens to the radio...
So I don't know how serious you should take my comment. Maybe I should just go to bed.
But this is coming from someone who is:
tired of metal, but can't stop the habit,
finds any kind of rock lacking badassery most of the time,
knows little about the whole electronic scene,
doesn't 'get' jazz,
sometimes puts on classical music because most works we now today have already been filtered out most of the crap,
doesn't do well with the urban/hip-hop/rap etc crowd
and still listens to the radio...
So I don't know how serious you should take my comment. Maybe I should just go to bed.
I don't listen to Dubstep because personally I think it is an abomination that deserves to be purged from this world... but some people apparently think it is the greatest thing ever. I have noticed a trend though... the people that openly like Dubstep seem to be Douchebags. You know the kind of person who gets hammered every night, cranks their bass up, and plays their music so that people two blocks away can here it. Apparently having music permanently damage your eardrums makes it better or something.
I came into this thread to offer my opinion, but after seeing all the comments in this thread all I can really say is: UMAD?
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why do people like x?
because they do. everything going further than that is an attempt doomed to fail due to insufficient knowledge of the brain.
what is it about all that "boohoo, i don't like x, just how dare others who aren't as awesome as i am like it?"
oh and, daring to call one or the other post that said dancing to dubstep is impossible a lie:
one can dance to dubstep quite well. it requires some practice though, and thus might not be suited for lazy Joe Average
because they do. everything going further than that is an attempt doomed to fail due to insufficient knowledge of the brain.
what is it about all that "boohoo, i don't like x, just how dare others who aren't as awesome as i am like it?"
oh and, daring to call one or the other post that said dancing to dubstep is impossible a lie:
one can dance to dubstep quite well. it requires some practice though, and thus might not be suited for lazy Joe Average
burial.
also, anybody who is of the opinion that it's "not music" or terrible as a whole should get their head checked. it's called you not liking it... it's abrasive, and purposefully so. I think a lot of it is pretty bad, because the masculine who-can-make-the-nastiest-sounding-beat fad has had a pretty negative trend. but the elements that we use to determine what is and isn't dubstep... none of those elements are bad. actually, I love seeing strange new sounds being accepted into music. I like skrillex and wouldn't call most of it dubstep, though clearly the influence is huge. his melodies are usually spot-on. If you hate anything remotely 'dubstep' but have only listened to one type of it, you should really get some perspective. I used to talk bad about it too, but all of my reasons were really narrow-sighted.
also, anybody who is of the opinion that it's "not music" or terrible as a whole should get their head checked. it's called you not liking it... it's abrasive, and purposefully so. I think a lot of it is pretty bad, because the masculine who-can-make-the-nastiest-sounding-beat fad has had a pretty negative trend. but the elements that we use to determine what is and isn't dubstep... none of those elements are bad. actually, I love seeing strange new sounds being accepted into music. I like skrillex and wouldn't call most of it dubstep, though clearly the influence is huge. his melodies are usually spot-on. If you hate anything remotely 'dubstep' but have only listened to one type of it, you should really get some perspective. I used to talk bad about it too, but all of my reasons were really narrow-sighted.
See what I don't get is how it's "fun" to listen to
Its just fake sound effects and all sounds the same >:c
just wubwubwubwubwub,
Also a large amount of the fans I know are really arrogant with it (lolol how hypocritical) and they always bang on about the "Drop" okay fair enough having a favourite part of a song but its EXACTLY the same the song completely changes and wubuwub is replaced with........Wub..........Wub.........Wub. needless to say...I detest it.
/Rant over.
P.s Im not this much of a dick in real life <3
Its just fake sound effects and all sounds the same >:c
just wubwubwubwubwub,
Also a large amount of the fans I know are really arrogant with it (lolol how hypocritical) and they always bang on about the "Drop" okay fair enough having a favourite part of a song but its EXACTLY the same the song completely changes and wubuwub is replaced with........Wub..........Wub.........Wub. needless to say...I detest it.
/Rant over.
P.s Im not this much of a dick in real life <3