People tend to listen to music with melodies and lyrics close to them. For example, I don't like any electronic music, because they don't have anything that is needed for me to like it, while let's say power metal has some catchy melodies etc. I choose the music depending on my mood, if I need something uplifting, I choose power metal, if I need something complex, I choose progressive or symphonic metal, if I need something destructive, I choose death or extreme metal and so on. Also, this is one of the reasons why metal is great: there's a song for every mood.
I understand that - I lived that, before I started to write and play music. There is a very distinct difference though - the creative potential of personal expression in spite of all outside influences is quite a bit more intoxicating than the creative potential of wearing all outside influences. I love expression and the very thought of confining my personal expression to the views and feelings associated with any one type of outside influence (art, science, politics, social science, etc.) is incredibly claustrophobic. Contrarily I also understand the grand and needed impact of outside influences for change and growth - I just don't wear them as my own.
I guess I'm kinda mixed on the subject. I own clothing with band logos on, because I wanted to support the band by buying their merch and advertising their name a bit, plus it's easy to recognise like-minded people when they're dressed similarly. I work in a store on weekends, and if I see a guy with long hair wearing a black t-shirt with "Megadeth" written across the front, I know I can strike up a quick conversation and we'll be more or less on the same wavelength. That said, I don't take it to extremes. I'm not covered in heavy metal-themed accessories and I'd never wear make up or anything that drastic. I also own a load of totally nondescript clothing that doesn't really suit any particular style at all. Most importantly though, I only wear clothes I like the look of myself, and clothes that are comfortable. What gets me the most is people wearing band t-shirts by bands they don't listen to.
you've confused my point for a literal - although you bring up interesting points I meant more of the ethereal realm when I said wear - but as for the physical side of it, I see no problem wearing band shirts or buying merchandise. I just don't wear it as an outward projection of my personal expression - although I don't own a ton of music Tees anymore, if I do wear one of my old ones I see it more as a quote or a reference - clinically detached from anything I might say or express myself.
depends - it could be ironic. Like say Jeff Beck wearing a Nickleback shirt - if it were to ever happen
I knew what you meant, I guess I just kinda sidetracked the question a bit. To be fair, and without trying to suggest they're superior in any way, I think a lot of metal fans are pretty grounded. They know the lyrics aren't meant to be taken literally, as do the people who write them. They're more about personal experiences and storytelling than some kind of faux-gospel. Of course there are extremes as with any genre, there are no doubt a few people in Scandinavia who would happily burn down a church or two to support the music they "believe in", but those people aside, I generally assume most metal fans are just about having a good time. The furthest the music I listen to goes towards representing my feelings and outlook... is showing that I enjoy the music. Nothing more. Obviously there are bands who make valid points that I agree with and do coincide with my feelings, but that was my opinion before I heard the song, it wasn't influenced by it.
I agree with that. There are grounded people everywhere. I was talking solely of the the extreme bias - and not just of metal fans, but of music or art and extreme reaction to it in general.
This makes sense, although there are examples that have gone too far. Like ambient with downtempo beats ie: Boards of Canada and the like, are being to referred to now as chillwave . . . yah, completely stupid.
Yeh obviosly there are some sub sub genres which are stupid. Like people who recon jungle and drum and base are two different genres.
I'm probably in quite a minority here, but my preference in music usually ranges within just instrumental music, without vocals. I'll be honest; I like a lot of asian music, so the modern western music industry has become pretty alien to me. Most of the time I tend to like listening to video game soundtracks, but at times I'll find myself listening to some movie or anime soundtracks too. I also find it's pretty inspirational for my piano playing; if it weren't for video game soundtracks, I would have never gotten into piano in the first place. I listen to both 'orchestral' type pieces and modern types (I don't really know what category it falls into, since it ranges from being electric guitar heavy to being...trance sort of stuff?). I do occasionally listen to J-rock though. I also like it when composers sort of mix traditional cultural stuff into modern type music (kinda hard to explain, but I guess you just have to hear it). Strangely enough, I don't really like the western classical stuff (Mozart, Bach, etc.), so it's usually just the modern instrumental stuff I stick to. On the more 'orchestral' side, some of my favourite composers include Joe Hisaishi (done a lot of stuff for Studio Ghibli, such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke), Nobuo Uematsu (most famous for his Final Fantasy compositions), Yoko Shimomura (all sorts of stuff, including Final Fantasy and Street Fighter) and Hans Zimmer (who seemingly does every movie nowadays). Again, probably in somewhat of a minority here.
There's a difference between saying "I am open to listening this" and "I only listen to this". Thanks Because each subgenre has a distinctly different style and sound. It's as simple as that. example: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/
if he likes all the sub genres, or hasn't listened to all of them but likes most of them i think it's perfectly acceptable. Sure saying I like rock is very vague, but if you do truly like all types of rock then your not wrong
