Meh, some music is just superior to other music in terms of musicianship, composition, arrangement, mix, etc. That is pretty much fact.
No, it's opinion. Period. If something easier and simpler sounds better to a particular listener, then it can be argued that the musicianship is better.
this is what happens when people who live their lives by quantitative standards try to defend their qualitative preferences. everybody else is wrong.
Yeah you keep thinking that kid. At least his opinion is one that I will respect because he's a musician himself and at least understands what I mean. You're talking to someone who's spent the last 16 years studying jazz, classical and rock music by the way.
that's really cool man! i love jazz. i don't know nearly enough about classical music but i have immense respect for those who do and it is an extremely interesting genre of music to me from a theory standpoint, both compositionally and sonically.
and for the record, i've been playing music for about fourteen years -- almost as long as you; though if i were to tell you the genres that i generally focus on you would probably have something negative to say about it. you might also have something negative to say about the fact that i am almost entirely self-taught, which i take great pride in, or that i place very little importance (personally speaking of course) on capitalizing upon music and art -- that is to say, i work a job to afford myself the opportunity to play and learn about music in nearly all of my spare time. the fact that you might has little to no bearing on my life, and i take no offense by it. i gain more from music than anything else in my life, and i consider it the single most important aspect of my being and my ability to express myself and ideas that i have. it's very personal for me and i am very familiar with what constitutes the music industry. outside of the enjoyment i get from pop music i have very little patience for those who concern themselves with the music industry at large; outside of fleeting and unnecessary enjoyment i get from pop songs, i consider that industry to be caustic and largely at odds with my own (i guess you could say) moral views on creating and sharing art.
i don't really owe you that information but i feel like you're being a ****ing turd, so, you know, whatever. i hope you get as much satisfaction or more from music as i do, and hopefully more than whatever you gain by winning an internet argument against me on a keyboard enthusiast forum. i know i am abrasive on this forum, because it's fun to troll people, and i feel pretty strongly about a lot of things, but this subject goes far beyond pretty much any of that in terms of what i consider important in my own life.
I think there's a bit of a misunderstanding here.
To make myself clear, I do not care about what anyone listens to. Anyone is free to listen to whatever they want, and I don't ever judge people by what they listen to. If it makes them happy, then that's good enough. That's the most important thing.
As a serious musician, I listen to
everything. Pop, rock, jazz, classical, funk, metal, hip hop, trance, whatever. It's part of my job to be up to date with everything that's going on. And any serious musician worth his/her salt should be open to any genre of music, regardless if they like it or not. There's something to like in every genre of music, it's that simple.
You being self taught is a good thing. If I were you, I would never take any lessons, or be careful from who you take lessons from. I know way too many guitar players that know so much musical theory that they can't even write a song anymore. But put some sheet music in front of them and they can play it perfectly, which is why they end up being studio musicians and nothing else. And that's cool.
But that's not what we're talking about. We were talking about the quality of music in general. We're saying that just because a band sells millions of copies, doesn't make them talented. There are a lot of people devoid of talent in the industry making millions, either because they're force fed to people through radio and marketing - not because of sheer talent. Does it make people happy? Yes. Does that make the music high quality? Not really. You have to realize that most of these songs aren't even written by the artists themselves. They go into a studio with like 3 writers and 2 producers. The objective - to make as much money from a song as you possibly can.
Why do you think all these artists are all tag teaming now? Bla bla feat. bla bla. Because one name doesn't sell well enough, so bring in another big name so they can sell even more. Did any of the big bands such as Sabbath, Queen, Zeppelin, Doors, Floyd, etc do this? No. Because they were confident in their vision and song writing skills. The industry has changed so much since then. Now it's more geared towards making a quick dollar then tossing the artist aside - the days of waiting for a band to evolve and improve over time are long gone.
End rant. That too was more information than you deserved, because I think you're a ****ing turd as well. And not just in this thread. Your way of trolling isn't new, or funny, or offensive, or interesting. It's just boring.
Peace.
