Music stereotypes

[vedicardi]

maybe that's why I could never get into tech death wankery lol

[mrstuprigge]

the only good song ever written was the zoo by the scorpions. all other music is pretty much terrible.

[Electro Tomato]

the only good song ever written was the zoo by the scorpions. all other music is pretty much terrible.

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[Nathaniel607]

There seems to be this cesspool opinion that complexity and technicality equate to good music, which is bullsh*t. I'd rather listen to a poppy Ultra Saturday song that conveys emotions well and correctly than some circle wanking over-the-top tech death that's only made to show how fast he can play and how many time changes he can memorize.

If someone understand how music works, they can actually write original songs to evoke emotions. As opposed to a lot of pop/rock writers who just go;

I-V-IV
or
I-II-III
or I-V-VI-IV

Then writing a throwaway melody on top and some basic rock beat drums.

Yes, complexity CAN be overdone. Usually when you hear this (for example in "wanky" death metal) it's not usually really technical, but just shredding over some chords (or being atonal). Having actual complexity can make song very interesting as long as it's used properly.

[Electro Tomato]

There seems to be this cesspool opinion that complexity and technicality equate to good music, which is bullsh*t. I'd rather listen to a poppy Ultra Saturday song that conveys emotions well and correctly than some circle wanking over-the-top tech death that's only made to show how fast he can play and how many time changes he can memorize.

If someone understand how music works, they can actually write original songs to evoke emotions. As opposed to a lot of pop/rock writers who just go;

I-V-IV
or
I-II-III
or I-V-VI-IV

Then writing a throwaway melody on top and some basic rock beat drums.

Yes, complexity CAN be overdone. Usually when you hear this (for example in "wanky" death metal) it's not usually really technical, but just shredding over some chords (or being atonal). Having actual complexity can make song very interesting as long as it's used properly.

Yeah, but it isn't required. I hate how people will talk about the simplicity of pop, and then give some retarded math rock counter example as what is objectively good music. As long as the emotions are correctly conveyed, I don't care if you're playing three chords

[Jama7301]

Audioslave's Be Yourself is pretty damn simple, yet the way it's done carries a lot of weight.

[vedicardi]

There seems to be this cesspool opinion that complexity and technicality equate to good music, which is bullsh*t. I'd rather listen to a poppy Ultra Saturday song that conveys emotions well and correctly than some circle wanking over-the-top tech death that's only made to show how fast he can play and how many time changes he can memorize.

If someone understand how music works, they can actually write original songs to evoke emotions. As opposed to a lot of pop/rock writers who just go;

I-V-IV
or
I-II-III
or I-V-VI-IV

Then writing a throwaway melody on top and some basic rock beat drums.

Yes, complexity CAN be overdone. Usually when you hear this (for example in "wanky" death metal) it's not usually really technical, but just shredding over some chords (or being atonal). Having actual complexity can make song very interesting as long as it's used properly.

Yeah, but it isn't required. I hate how people will talk about the simplicity of pop, and then give some retarded math rock counter example as what is objectively good music. As long as the emotions are correctly conveyed, I don't care if you're playing three chords

yeah simplify isn't the problem
RAMONES
I need not say more

[warhol]

whats a ramones

[mrstuprigge]

whats a ramones

they beat on brats, go to a rock n' roll high school, and the kkk took their babies away...i think.

[Electro Tomato]

whats a ramones

they beat on brats, go to a rock n' roll high school, and the kkk took their babies away...i think.

Their brains are hanging upside down because they sniff so much glue

[aander91]

All metal is violent.

[tibiazak]

Saying music should not be violent is like saying books should not be violent. Look at most (if not all) of the classic novels: anything by Dickens, or Tolkien, Moby D*ck (stupid word censors), 1984... all these books have violence in some form or another - and they're classics. Why? Because the violence isn't there just for the sake of violence, it's there to prove/make a point. Music can (and should!) be violent when it needs to be to get the songwriter's point across. Should it be excessively violent for no reason? I don't think so.

[thebocaj]

Saying music should not be violent is like saying books should not be violent. Look at most (if not all) of the classic novels: anything by Dickens, or Tolkien, Moby D*ck (stupid word censors), 1984... all these books have violence in some form or another - and they're classics. Why? Because the violence isn't there just for the sake of violence, it's there to prove/make a point. Music can (and should!) be violent when it needs to be to get the songwriter's point across. Should it be excessively violent for no reason? I don't think so.

We've got goregrind for that anyway. :p

[tibiazak]

We've got goregrind for that anyway. :p

Reason number 45897852234 why I don't listen to anything with "grind" attached to it.

Back on topic: Any "grind" genre (grindcore, goregrind, etc) is literally just "LETS MAKE AS MUCH NOISE WITH AS MUCH DISTORTION AS POSSIBLE AND SCREAM OFFENSIVE STUFF".

[Jama7301]

All metal is violent.

That's why it's called "metal" and not "styrofoam"