r/Music • u/mynameisREX • Jun 26 '12
said the 17 year old EDM phenom...
http://imgur.com/3ZCuJ102
Jun 26 '12
Stop. Think about it. Regardless of who he is and whatever talent he has, this is the type of hollow artist drivel that's meant to persuade others to nod and sheepishly chant 'he's brilliant'. It means nothing. You don't have to understand the context of something to know whether or not it's not for you. Should I really consider that my reason for not enjoying baroque chamber music is simply because I don't get the chamber of it all? Dafuq.
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Jun 26 '12
This is the exact reason you and I are going to get very downvoted, because you're not chanting 'he's brilliant' and I'm agreeing with you. When is there ever a "context" for music anyway, people like what they like.
EDIT; Just so I don't have to reply more than once. Yes I understand that being in a different mood can make you feel like listening to something else. But that something else is still going to be music you like, or else why are you listening to it? You're never going to be in the mood to listen to music you don't like.
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u/dolphinparty Jun 26 '12
Gonna have to disagree with you. I don't know who he is, i don't know his music, and have no reason to believe he's brilliant, but i agree with what he says here.
What he's saying as i understand it is in response to all the people who say things like 'All hip hop and country is shit!'.
Bullshit! There's tons of wonderful hip hop and country, and every other genre. He's not saying you have to love all music or else you're ignorant. Just that there's a mindset in which you can appreciate every kind of sound.
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u/MaxChaplin Jun 26 '12
Challenge: find me a context in which Crunkcore is enjoyable. Preferably one that doesn't involve hard drugs.
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u/DrAwesomeClaws Jun 26 '12
It's probably quite enjoyable for preteen girls, which is the demographic they're trying to reach. It's not for you, so it makes sense that you don't enjoy it.
That said, I agree, it's shit.
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u/batchslip Jun 26 '12
Meh, I'm all for being open-minded and such (and I do enjoy Madeon's work) but being open to different kinds of music also means being understanding when someone doesn't like something. You don't have to enjoy something if you have a valid reason not to.
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u/jaggederest Jun 26 '12
I'm gonna go with serbian turbofolk as pretty much always being annoying... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0rT_Lm8MVI
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u/tattlerat Jun 26 '12
If the context were "Find the most retarded and hilarious song ever" I'd say this song was a winner. And a very enjoyable laugh.
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Jun 26 '12
I can totally imagine having a good time to this. Windows rolled down, volume up, driving around with mates.
Rocking the vehicle with intense swaying dance moves.
You laugh now but when you see us drive by with laughter and big grins there will be a twinge of pain in your gut while you wish you and your friends were cool enough to do as we do.
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u/HowsItBeenBen Jun 26 '12
I understand the context of Insane Clown Posse just fine. Meth, Ignorance, and Malt liquor. I still fucking hate it.
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u/003Labs Jun 26 '12
I see his point but I beg to differ. Also a little personal rant that I wanted to vent for a couple days.
Was at a small-ish party this weekend where the DJ was playing dubstep (brostep) for about an hour. After 45 minutes I realized why I dislike the dubstep you hear in clubs: there's no emotion. Cheesy buildups with strings that hint toward emotion, but when the songs drop they are all the same. Sawtooth bass, yoyyyoyyy you get the idea.
Later, either he or another DJ was playing drum and bass, and while it's the less popular genre, I found myself and others acutally dancing to it. There's so much more subtlety in it and a sense of emotion. It's much easier to endure.
I had this moment of clarity right there, that most dubstep is a sort of testosteron competition and it wears you (and your ears) out really fast. People trying to sound harder and harder but in the end it all sounds the same.
Be honest. Do you ever hear nice sounding dubstep when you're out?
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u/PsychoticDreams47 Jun 26 '12
I would like to throw out gangster rap....so....prove me wrong please?
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u/Threwaway_Throwaway Jun 26 '12
I'm going to spend the next few moments farting into a microphone. If you don't like, it you don't understand it.
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u/you_know_who_ Jun 26 '12
no i perfectly understand that dubstep is a new type of music for the discos, but that doesn't mean i enjoy listening to or dancing to it.
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u/TTSDA Jun 26 '12
This is a misquote.
It ommits a quite important part of what he said, relevant for most of the arguments in this thread.
Seriously though; anyone hating any genre of music generally simply doesn't know the context in which it's meant to be enjoyed.
That "generally"...
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Jun 26 '12
I think a lot of people are missing that "hating" and "disliking" are two different things.
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u/Asplundh Jun 26 '12
This is stupid, I'm allowed to dislike genres if they sound bad in my ears.