Anyone share hatred for genres? (techno, electronic, hardcore, hip-hop)

Veronica Lodge · 11-26-2008, 02:27 PM

Totally, I agree completely.

So what do you say then when someone doesn't know what shoegaze/dreampop is?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-26-2008, 02:27 PM

Listen to Blur's first album & find out

Veronica Lodge · 11-26-2008, 02:30 PM

Hahah amazing.

dac · 11-26-2008, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

They're useful up to a certain extent.

I don't have a problem with grindcore or dreampop because if someone uses them as a term of reference then I have a pretty good idea of what i'll be hearing. Calling something ____pop or ____ rock is more a help than a hindrance.

When it gets ridiculous is when it gets broken down even more into unnecessary sub sub genres and people start arguing over something being post organic blastbeat punkcore post organic blastbeat metalcore. That's when it becomes stupid.

Or the notion that one band has to belong to one of these ridiculous labels and can't be anything else.

Perfect. Couldn't have said it better myself.

guitargirl_93 · 11-26-2008, 02:36 PM

That's what I say when people ask me what bands sound like. I'm just like,"Go listen to the f*cking album dumb ass."

Anteater · 11-26-2008, 03:22 PM

Genres are nice to a point, even if it gets out of hand sometimes. Definitely more preferable to the sort of trivializing BS like "Oh, this band sounds like a cross between XXX and XXX", which makes it seem as if a group has nothing more to offer you than the bands it's being compared to.

4ZZZ · 11-26-2008, 04:13 PM

I have no issue at all with genre specification of music.

I have found that it has helped me identify what it is that I am being asked to listen to, be that by individual recommendation or through my own research.

There are few styles of music that I am not willing to give a listen to so in the end it may not matter but in genre classification at least leads me into the direction that I am listening to any given time.

Astronomer · 11-26-2008, 05:46 PM

Of course genres and categories are needed to define things and assist in discovering what we will like, but it ****s me how so many music discussions turn into "____ aren't hardcore, they're grindcore!" etc etc. Is it really necessary?

anticipation · 11-26-2008, 05:51 PM

i like screamo,
people assume the screamo i like encompasses bands like my chemical romance, fall out boy, etc etc.
people say "all that shitty screamo music you like sucks dick."
it bums me out,
therefore i am against genres.

**Janszoon** · 11-26-2008, 06:46 PM

I think genres are fairly helpful when you're trying to describe something to someone but I can't stand when a music store is broken up into so many different sections that it actually makes it harder to find things.

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Veronica Lodge Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Riverdale. Posts: 174	Totally, I agree completely. So what do you say then when someone doesn't know what shoegaze/dreampop is? __________________ - Veronica Lodge - Yes, that IS what I said.

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Listen to Blur's first album & find out __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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Veronica Lodge Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Riverdale. Posts: 174	Hahah amazing. __________________ - Veronica Lodge - Yes, that IS what I said.

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guitargirl_93 Proud Donnaholic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 110	That's what I say when people ask me what bands sound like. I'm just like,"Go listen to the f*cking album dumb ass." __________________ :pimp: gg is smokin..

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Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Of course genres and categories are needed to define things and assist in discovering what we will like, but it ****s me how so many music discussions turn into "____ aren't hardcore, they're grindcore!" etc etc. Is it really necessary? __________________

11-26-2008, 04:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	I have no issue at all with genre specification of music. I have found that it has helped me identify what it is that I am being asked to listen to, be that by individual recommendation or through my own research. There are few styles of music that I am not willing to give a listen to so in the end it may not matter but in genre classification at least leads me into the direction that I am listening to any given time.

11-26-2008, 05:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	i like screamo, people assume the screamo i like encompasses bands like my chemical romance, fall out boy, etc etc. people say "all that shitty screamo music you like sucks dick." it bums me out, therefore i am against genres.

11-26-2008, 06:46 PM	#20 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I think genres are fairly helpful when you're trying to describe something to someone but I can't stand when a music store is broken up into so many different sections that it actually makes it harder to find things.