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Music genres you don't 'get'

Heavy metal. It just sounds like noise to me. Any other genre or mashup of genres, but just that or any other derivative like death metal, I can't see the appeal.

It's not meant for the casual listener. Death Metal is an avant-garde sound that I enjoy when I'm PO'd.
Conversely I can't understand why some people like Katy Perry.

I can totally understand why people like Katy Perry. I just don't understand why they like her music too. :D

LOL. Yeah I was talking about her music and not her personally.
 
Heavy metal. It just sounds like noise to me. Any other genre or mashup of genres, but just that or any other derivative like death metal, I can't see the appeal.

It's not meant for the casual listener. Death Metal is an avant-garde sound that I enjoy when I'm PO'd.

Well, I'm not a casual listener. I get into music hugely. I get emotional over lots of songs. I enjoy rap, hip-hop, dubstep, all also not meant for the casual listener.

I still, when listening to most heavy or death metal, don't hear anything except noise and screaming. I think that translates as 'don't get'.
 
Heavy metal. It just sounds like noise to me. Any other genre or mashup of genres, but just that or any other derivative like death metal, I can't see the appeal.

It's not meant for the casual listener. Death Metal is an avant-garde sound that I enjoy when I'm PO'd.

Well, I'm not a casual listener. I get into music hugely. I get emotional over lots of songs. I enjoy rap, hip-hop, dubstep, all also not meant for the casual listener.

I still, when listening to most heavy or death metal, don't hear anything except noise and screaming. I think that translates as 'don't get'.

I understand. DM makes me move and I need that. I'll admit that it took me some time to get into DM but once I did I never turned back. Here are some good bands that might change your mind about the genre:

Death (RIP Chuck Schuldiner)
Dark Tranquility
Scar Symmetry
 
All because I don't understand it's logic, doesn't mean others don't, but quite frankily, I don't see the point in 'Viking Metal'. When I first heard of it, in 2006 I'd say, I think I said
"Viking Metal?"
"Now I've heard everything."
 
Yes, I always like to keep an open mind because, we/I never know what's going to come along, but you're right, I truely haven't (Yet :lol:) I still know what I like and what I don't like, open mindedness is one thing, but keeping personal taste is another. :techman: :D
 
It's not meant for the casual listener. Death Metal is an avant-garde sound that I enjoy when I'm PO'd.

Well, I'm not a casual listener. I get into music hugely. I get emotional over lots of songs. I enjoy rap, hip-hop, dubstep, all also not meant for the casual listener.

I still, when listening to most heavy or death metal, don't hear anything except noise and screaming. I think that translates as 'don't get'.

I understand. DM makes me move and I need that. I'll admit that it took me some time to get into DM but once I did I never turned back. Here are some good bands that might change your mind about the genre:

Death (RIP Chuck Schuldiner)
Dark Tranquility
Scar Symmetry

Ok, I went and listened to those bands.

The first one, Death, I listened to a song called Bite the Pain. Good instrumental, until someone starts the 'vocals' and ruins everything.

Second one, I listened to 'Misery's Crown' and 'Shadow In Our Blood', Again, a good instrumental, and actually decent singing on the verses. Unfortunately, again, most of the time, the singing is raspy shouting. I can't enjoy that.

The final band, I think was the best of the three. I listened to 'Morphogenesis' and 'Ascension Chamber'. Morphogenesis at times, doesn't sound particularly 'death metal', but there's still that raspy screaming, to remind you exactly what genre you're in. ;).
The chorus, I will admit, I did enjoy. Good beat, and some good lyrics, when you could hear them sung.
'Ascension Chamber' had two guys singing, one with that 'death metal voice', and another with a slightly more listenable voice. Kind of in the middle of that little foray into where I would normally not venture.

So, really, I don't think I'll ever be a fan of death metal, but occasionally, it can throw up some decent songs.

As long as they don't do that rasping screaming, that seems to be a staple of the genre. :scream: Is it meant to be there?

At least rap (I want so much to leap to its defence, excuse me a second) doesn't make me want to tear my ears out when the main vocalist is doing his vocal things.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a headache and need to listen to some pop ;).
 
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