Do you think that music can be divided into good and bad?
 

I knew someone in a music forum, and she told me that music can be divided into good and bad. I just can't agree with her. She told me that because she is older than me and she listened to a lot of music and she found that some are awesome while some are terrible. I am trying to explain to her than different people listen to and prefer to different musci, but she just cite me a lot. She said this kind of people like this kind ofmusic and that kind of people listen to that kind of music and this kind of people don't listen to that kind of music and so and so on. Finnaly I am speechless.

However, I just can't agree with her. So what do you guys think of this? Just give me any ideas that you believe.

Dividing good and bad
 

I believe that all music is subjective. What one person hates another might love. Scientifically though some music is shown to release stress while others are shown to enrage individuals. Whether that determines if the music itself is good or not I don't know.

The woman your talking about is just plain wrong....FACT!
Saying a type of music is good or bad is personal opinion and can only ever be an opinion.... i listen to all sorts of music and if i like it then i thinks its good, but what i say is good music others might not agree, thats just the way it is :P

p.s age doesn't even come into it.

Out of curiosity, what music does this woman think is good and what does she think is bad?

It's all about individual preference. The only way good and bad might possibly end up in the final judgement, is if you're in the extreme minority either way. But still, it's all subjective and nothing more.

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Music is my life but not all.As in everything , in music there are bad and good too,some people love rock some hip-hop and many other.Personally I like light Rap,Hip-hop,pop and some classic music.I like very much Kurt Maloo I almost love all musicthis.So what do you think about my opinion?Agree or disagree?
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Mostly, definitely subjective.

However I would have to argue that Desaparecidos is bad, no matter who listens to it.

It's largely subjective, but I don't think it's wholly subjective.

I mean, saying that the "goodness" or "badness" of music is totally subjective would entail some uncomfortable things. For example, I think Brokencyde makes some of the worst "music" I've ever heard, but if music quality was subjective, I'm not allowed to say they make "bad" music just because I don't like it, as it's possible someone out there thinks Brokencyde makes good music. But I think most people agree that objectively, Brokencyde makes really bad music, and people who think Brokencyde makes good music are simply idiots or at the least are musically illiterate.

Music can be very subjective. It is already caterogized into country, rock, hard rock, grunge, punk, etc. I believe it can be divided as good and bad.
I depends upon what one's taste are. But their beliefs have a definite roll in what they listen to.

Subjectivity
 

It's all subjective. If Brokencyde sounds good to someone then to that person they are good music. I enjoy some of Lady GaGa's music. Does that mean I have bad taste? I give all music a chance.