Your Music pet peeves

[razer17]

Rap... well pretty much all modern mainstream rap is absolutely abysmal... with the exception of that one Kid Cudi track that was a hit a few years back...<.<

thanks

and I love me some Kid Cudi..(not a fan of day'n'nite though)

an example of a current pop song with NO annoying party raping/lyrics to ruin it (theres lyrics but they don't ruin the song)

This is not pop, this is proper house, and I fricking love this track. There's a version of this song that's ruined by some twat rapper, though. I don't dislike all rap, but these generic rappers like Pitbull and his ilk annoy me, and they always seem to take good popular house tracks and make them shit. So that's my pet peeve, rubbish rappers ruining really rather excellent songs.

 

[Spitfire]

I hate it when metal bands "over-produce" their records. What I mean by that is, when every single element in a song is equalized and manipulated to sound as clean as possible and at perfect level with everything else. It has become a very common practice, and as a consequence of that, I feel that the genre has lost the raw edge that it once had. Little wonder that one of the few metal genres that I still give a damn about is black metal, where that practice is frowned upon.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Creepy screamo/growling instead of singing. I will never understand why people would listen to something they can't understand and sounds silly.

You can understand it once you get used to it. Avoiding deathcore and metalcore helps too, those are the genres where the singers are the mostly likely to pull out some annoying yappy-dog high screaming bollocks.
I quite like harsh vocals when done right though. It makes the music more challenging, which is good. I don't like being drip fed sugary happy clappy crap like all the morons who just listen to pop.

Repetitiveness, cliches (whether musical or lyrical), boring song structures, excessive beatdowns or breakdowns, silly widdly licks, autotuning, misogyny, lyrics that just amount to boasting, anything with the word 'jagger' in it and Niki Minaj's fucking orange goblin face are all things that will turn me off a song real fast.
That rules out pretty much every pop song ever, a lot of rap and also a fair chunk of metal.

That all said, bands can be repetitive or whatever as long as what they do sounds unique. I tend to only like one or two bands from each subgenre. Eg, I love Dream Theatre, but if another band came along that managed to pull off exactly the same style I wouldn't like them, there'd be nothing to get me interested in their music.

 

[GamerAddict7796]

Anything that isn't this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GggY4TEYbk&list=FLcEeqsMhj17m-oRwv5aA5cQ&feature=mh_lolz

Seriously though, I hate loud bass. When the bass just goes THUM THUM and you can't hear the rest of the song.

 

[repeating integers]

When something is bad and I mean REALLY bad it's called a guilty pleasure, nothing more

This isn't directed at you (I did see the rest of your post), but that line in particular actually reminds me of another of my pet peeves: People who don't recognise that "objectivity" basically doesn't exist in music. Most of the objectively bad artists don't get signed on and their music is never published. All that's left to distinguish artists is subjective qualities, so there is effectively no such thing as "bad" in music (though obviously it's still acceptable to use the word "bad" in regards to music you don't like).

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Personally, I can't stand (most) country/classical/rap music... or tweenie pop, for that matter.

 

[Vault101]

This is not pop, this is proper house, and I fricking love this track. There's a version of this song that's ruined by some twat rapper, though. I don't dislike all rap, but these generic rappers like Pitbull and his ilk annoy me, and they always seem to take good popular house tracks and make them shit. So that's my pet peeve, rubbish rappers ruining really rather excellent songs.

ah, your absolutely right

I only call it pop because it was a pretty big hit and I've heard it on the radio over and over...and it has a distinct lack of pit bull

rapping or some stupid lyric would have ruined it

 

[manic_depressive13]

It pisses me off when singers use incorrect grammar. I mean sure, poetic license and all, but most of the time it's not even necessary for the structure or rhythm. Take the lyrics "The Good Lord helps those that help themselves". It's WHO; helps those "who" help themselves. Fuck. It's not even a different number of syllables, and even if it were they could surely just restructure the sentence a bit. I get hung up on the shitty grammar and it distracts me from the rest of the song.

 

[Vault101]

snipy.

but..but I [i/]like[/i] that song..and well

You a stupid hoe! NER!!

(kidding, I like Nicki Minaj..not that song)

 

[EeveeElectro]

That shitty Ke$ha song is a good example.

You're going to have to be far, far more specific.

Edit: Whoops, triple post! D:

Can't remmeber the exact title.
Where she wakes up in the morning feeling like P Diddy. I personally thinks she wakes up in the morning feeling like an STD ridden, dirty ***** but it doesn't have the same ring to it.

To cut down on triple posts, just quote the different people in one post.

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

snipy.

but..but I [i/]like[/i] that song..and well

You a stupid hoe! NER!!

(kidding, I like Nicki Minaj..not that song)

I'm a virgin I may be stupid, but I am not a hoe. SO NER.

 

[Vault101]

1) You complain about repetitiveness in the lyrics but the music is exactly the same, atleast for the first 30 seconds?

no no no..its not the repetitiveness

its the obnoxious voice, don't get me wrong have a few sung words in an electronic song is great...but what I don't understand is the stupid "low deep voice" saying some stupid phrase in a really obnoxious way...the kind of thing 12 year old's would find cool...I don't know if its a rave/party thing or if its trying to be cool, but to me its just really stupid and ruins my ability to enjoy/take the track seriously...

just to be clear here are some examples of voices in track that I [i/]like[/i]

[spoiler/]
[/spoiler] I guess in those cases the voices don't detract from the music..but serve to enhance it even


[quote/] 2) More repetitive music and lyrics, I assume with this style of music keeping it slow and peaceful wont keep it's fans happy, so they had to change it quickly. [/quote]

again, that one is entirely me....I mean its not about peaceful or slow but the beat/tempo (I don;t know the technical term) once it gets to a certain point (Like pretty much Drum and base) it just does nothing for me...just doesnt fire off those pleasure parts of my brain...





[quote/]My biggest complaint is definitely how repetitive a lot of songs can be. At about half way through the song I feel like I have listened to it a million times or it's been on an hour. Just this same constant tune and they same lyrics over and over ... it's a form of torture!

Spoiler: some examples

Tell me you don't get the same feeling while listening to this ...

[/quote]

hahaha....I actually really like that song

 

[rob_simple]

Creepy screamo/growling instead of singing. I will never understand why people would listen to something they can't understand and sounds silly.

I concur with this TO A DEGREE, im not going to outlaw all screaming, because when used as a musical tool to add strength/meaning to certain points in a song thats fine. Its the constant stuff i don't understand,

I am a hypocrite. I do listen to some screamo songs, but that's only cause the riffs are good. I just wish they would get a good singer instead.

What's a good example of strength and meaning screaming/growling? I'm interested to know.

I don't know how this will suit your personal tastes, but the only screaming I'm willing to listen to is in Dir en Grey songs. Since they're mostly in Japanese I can't understand them anyway, so the vocals are more like an instrument than anything else.
Kyo's actually got a pretty good vocal range when he bothers to use it (it pops up at one point in that song), but I think some of the sounds he comes out with when freaking the fuck out are far more powerful than just regular singing.

OT: I hate two things above all else in music

False endings: I understand that they're supposed to build suspense, but they just make me think my iPod has run out of battery.

Mockney accents: For anyone outside the UK, this is dipshits (usually art school wankers) who sing in a London accent to try and sound trendy and usually guarantee some record sales. See also: that tiresome folk song movement by bands like Mumford and Sons. You're from fucking England, stop singing like you grew up in the town from Deliverance.

 

[Relish in Chaos]

The ?wub wub? in Dubstep, which usually tarnishes an otherwise good track.
Songs about love. Fuck love (not bitter) and fuck shitty, shallow pop songs aimed at impressionable teenyboppers.
Anything resembling modern pop in general. It?s almost made me hate the entire genre, despite adoring Michael Jackson (but he?s, like, the exception of exceptions) and there being many genuinely decent pop songs, especially before the 90s.

The repetitive quality and/or strange parts with children or Chipmunk voices present in many hip-hop (or hip-pop) songs.

Autotone. Very rarely is it ever used remotely well in tracks. I think the only example I can really think of is one Kanye West song.

Poor lyrics. Doesn?t matter how great a beat is if the words in it are totally uninspired and smack of laziness that they might as well have just put it out as an instrumental.

DJs shouting their names over mix tapes. I understand why they do it, but it?s just like, ?Shut the fuck up and let me listen to the music!? (Don?t know why I care, though; I don?t even like most hip-hop)

Female artists that rely, partly or wholly, on sex appeal to sell records. I?m looking at you, Rihanna (she just whines in all her songs; she simply CAN?T SING) and Lady Gaga (who rips off Madonna so blatantly it?s not even funny?kinda hate the fact that I actually find some of her songs catchy). I mean, the former literally made a song about S & M!

Metal songs about nothing more than fucking girls without a sliver of humour in it (or there is humour, but it?s really bad).

Dance music in general.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

I hate music that sounds fake. Basically, music that is nothing but Keyboards, a Drum Machine, and extra Computers to create a fake Orchestra really make me mad. Since Rap and Modern Pop are the two biggest culprits of this, those are genres I really hate. Now, Music can use Keyboards, but they shouldn't use Keyboards to play the Guitar, The Bass, Or an Arrangement of Orchestral instruments, they should be used to play the Piano and other Key-related Instruments, or to make SFX in a song.

 

[omega 616]

hahaha....I actually really like that song

Well, you have a choice in music that vastly differs from mine haha

Which song? I put about 5 in that spoiler ... I will have a wild stab in the dark and pick the most reptitve one, which would be the "soulja boy" one?

I now feel dirty for typing "soulja" ... where mah bleach....

 

[Xangba]

Stereotypical songs of any genre bug the hell out of me.

For example:
-Rap/hiphop songs about gangs, ghetto, money, weed, sex, etc.
-Country songs about trucks, girls, beer, etc.
-Metal songs about satan, killing, etc.

EDIT: Now, a song with one of these themes doesn't instantly make it bad, but it better be damn good to make me care about it.

You know...there is a reason those are the stereotypical songs, and that's because they are really common lol (not so much the metal one, I've never heard someone tell me "All metal is about satan or killing!")

Not that there's anything inherently wrong with songs about that kind of stuff. I personally don't like rap but love country, and yeah those are mentioned pretty often haha. I would say rock as well, but there's far too many subgenres to even bother, so it's easy enough to assume that everyone likes some kind of rock.

 

[Jazoni89]

Female artists that rely, partly or wholly, on sex appeal to sell records. I?m looking at you, Rihanna (she just whines in all her songs; she simply CAN?T SING) and Lady Gaga (who rips off Madonna so blatantly it?s not even funny?kinda hate the fact that I actually find some of her songs catchy). I mean, the former literally made a song about S & M!

This is a huge pet peeve of mine as well.

It's a shame too, because the female artists/bands who don't rely of sexual appeal to sell their records are in fact incredibly talented, see Cat Power, Elastica, Beach House, and Warpaint.

It tarnishes public perception of female artists a whole lot, to a point were some people (mostly Of the male persuasion) flat out refuse to listen to any female artist's whatsoever. It also makes it incredibly hard for females to break through to certain genre's like metal for example. Also, Whatever happen to the time, when Women made hardcore punk music, and didn't give a living shit what people thought of them, Siouxsie Sioux is a true testament to that, as well as a few others such as Patti Smith.

People such as Rihanna don't make great role models for young girls at all either, especially when they are seen half naked in most of their music videos. It really makes me depressed, incredibly depressed, and I feel sorry for all those talented female artists who try to make it big, with all of these perceptions, and stereotypes thrown on top of them.

One thing's for sure though, if I ever have a daughter, she is going to be raised up on a diet of PJ Harvey, and none of this Madonna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, trashy throwaway shit.

 

[DustyDrB]

there's a different between inability to sing and a rough voice (the guy from Disturbed has awesome range but also a rough voice)

but yeah "sterile" certainly makes me think of today's pop music

I know "bad singers" probably wasn't the best way to put it (though sometimes it absolutely applies: Titus [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjaWJ74GkXA] Andronicus [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOl8nGbmJ5A]). It's more that they struggle with it. They waver and crack, and not for an effect like Janis Joplin used to do. They do it because it's the best they can do. I love that shit.

I didn't even have today's pop music in mind when I mentioned sterile music. I sort of live in my own cultural bubble, and there have only been a handful of occasions where I haven't been in control of the music I listen to over the past 2-3 years. So I really have no clue what's popular right now.

Some music I'd describe as "sterile":
-"Butterfly Kisses [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwlAdEnT-do&feature=relmfu]". God...do they play this song at every wedding? It's terrible!!!

-Anything by Five for Fighting...like this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJN9YIOl1xE]

-Most "Pop Punk". Songs like "Girl All the Bad Guys Want [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpBdCQ6rJsY]".

-Nickelback. Not linking anything. You're welcome.