Genres You Dislike/Conversion

Paedantic Basterd · 05-03-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Ears

Rap and no-one will convert me.

What do you dislike about it, and why aren't you interested in loving as much music as possible?

Big Ears · 05-03-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Kind of defeats the purpose of posting in this thread.

Point taken.

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Originally Posted by Bam You Have AIDS

What do you dislike about it, and why aren't you interested in loving as much music as possible?

In answer to the first part, it is because:
- I like singing, not shouted/chanted/spoken lyrics;
- I like people who can write and record their own material, not people who shout over someone else's sampled music;
- I like rock music, not (for the most part) rhythm-based tracks;
- I cannot relate to the lyrics, ie. drugs, expletives, mysogyny, violence, race hatred and the like;
- I don't like the cliches, such as the hand-gestures, over-sized chains, 'designer' baseball caps, wearing a tracksuit not for the gym, jerky formation dancing, walking with an affected swagger;
- I don't like people singing about the streets of New York, when they've never been;
- I don't like the chanting in affected accents.

In truth, I don't dislike all rap, for example: Afrika Bambataa's You've Lost That Love, Grandmaster Flash's White Lines; Gary Byrd's The Crown?; Last Night a DJ Saved my Lfe; De La Soul's Fallin'. Rap purists probably don't like these anyway.

**Janszoon** · 05-03-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Ears

In answer to the first part, it is because:
- I like singing, not shouted/chanted/spoken lyrics;
- I like people who can write and record their own material, not people who shout over someone else's sampled music;
- I like rock music, not (for the most part) rhythm-based tracks;
- I cannot relate to the lyrics, ie. drugs, expletives, mysogyny, violence, race hatred and the like;
- I don't like the cliches, such as the hand-gestures, over-sized chains, 'designer' baseball caps, wearing a tracksuit not for the gym, jerky formation dancing, walking with an affected swagger;
- I don't like people singing about the streets of New York, when they've never been;
- I don't like the chanting in affected accents.

I think you'd find that a lot of hip hop does not fall into the categories you're describing. Before I make any recommendations though, what kinds of music do you like?

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Originally Posted by Big Ears

In truth, I don't dislike all rap, for example: Afrika Bambataa's You've Lost That Love, Grandmaster Flash's White Lines; Gary Byrd's The Crown?; Last Night a DJ Saved my Lfe; De La Soul's Fallin'. Rap purists probably don't like these anyway.

Why would rap purists not like those? A lot of that stuff is the foundation of hip hop.

Big Ears · 05-03-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think you'd find that a lot of hip hop does not fall into the categories you're describing. Before I make any recommendations though, what kinds of music do you like?

Heavy and progressive rock mainly. I also like seventies soul, such as The Temptations, Four Tops, Chi-lites, Gladys Knight, Fat Larry's Band and many others.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Why would rap purists not like those? A lot of that stuff is the foundation of hip hop.

That's reassuring in a way.

Big Ears · 05-04-2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Ears

mysogyny,

It should be spelt 'misogyny'.

**Goofle** · 05-03-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Ears

Rap and no-one will convert me.

You I suggest you listen to Ironik. You have something in common - a misunderstanding of your selected moniker.

**Goofle** · 05-03-2012, 12:03 PM

I am just being a douche, ignore me.

Big Ears · 05-03-2012, 12:06 PM

I'm sure you are not.

Ravenheart · 05-03-2012, 12:21 PM

Holy generalizations, Batman.

**Goofle** · 05-03-2012, 12:29 PM

How many Rap artists do you know of?

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