The rise and fall of musical genres

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 08-09-2015, 01:22 AM

Sometimes I think certain genres like Pop need to just die a miserable death, but then I take that thought back because Pop offers melody galore, among other things. I absolutely loath the majority of Pop music around now, copy cat and so much of it is so contrived...

But I don't think any specific genre will actually cease to exist, I think there will be an audience for pretty much any of it as long as music exists. I do contest to the fact that genres do seem to peek, and then have a significant decline in popularity, but never actually going away. Generations of people being ushered in play part in that, not every generation will favor the same genre the same way as the generation before them.

Trollheart · 08-09-2015, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

Sometimes I think certain genres like Pop need to just die a miserable death, but then I take that thought back because Pop offers melody galore, among other things. I absolutely loath the majority of Pop music around now, copy cat and so much of it is so contrived...

But I don't think any specific genre will actually cease to exist, I think there will be an audience for pretty much any of it as long as music exists. I do contest to the fact that genres do seem to peek, and then have a significant decline in popularity, but never actually going away. Generations of people being ushered in play part in that, not every generation will favor the same genre the same way as the generation before them.

Again, not trying to be smart, but do you mean "concede"? Cos otherwise that sentence is very confusing. Or do you mean "I contest", in which case then you're arguing against the claim?

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 08-09-2015, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Again, not trying to be smart, but do you mean "concede"? Cos otherwise that sentence is very confusing. Or do you mean "I contest", in which case then you're arguing against the claim?

Concede.

Because I think there's enough there to support the claim.

The Batlord · 08-10-2015, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

Sometimes I think certain genres like Pop need to just die a miserable death, but then I take that thought back because Pop offers melody galore, among other things. I absolutely loath the majority of Pop music around now, copy cat and so much of it is so contrived...

But I don't think any specific genre will actually cease to exist, I think there will be an audience for pretty much any of it as long as music exists. I do contest to the fact that genres do seem to peek, and then have a significant decline in popularity, but never actually going away. Generations of people being ushered in play part in that, not every generation will favor the same genre the same way as the generation before them.

I caught you red-handed in the "What Are You Listening To?" thread, playing some of the most cookie cutter melodic metalcore I've ever heard, some sub-Bullet for My Valentine ****, and now u do dis? Dude...

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 08-10-2015, 03:43 AM

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I caught you red-handed in the "What Are You Listening To?" thread, playing some of the most cookie cutter melodic metalcore I've ever heard, some sub-Bullet for My Valentine ****, and now u do dis? Dude...

I said some. Pop sensibility is apparent in most genres. What you're doing here is attempting to take what I said, and make it mean something different than my intended point. I didn't say I haven't or don't listen to some of that cookie cutter crud, Beartooth is not the worst of what is out there as far as music that is stuck and unoriginal. I just said I loath most of it, which leaves room for some of it to slip by and not entirely gut me.

Besides. You listen to Ke$ha, who you claim has some great music, but all I hear is a chick that tries too hard and isn't any better than Britney Spears in my book.

The Batlord · 08-10-2015, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism

I said some. Pop sensibility is apparent in most genres. What you're doing here is attempting to take what I said, and make it mean something different than my intended point. I didn't say I haven't or don't listen to some of that cookie cutter crud, Beartooth is not the worst of what is out there as far as music that is stuck and unoriginal. I just said I loath most of it, which leaves room for some of it to slip by and not entirely gut me.

Besides. You listen to Ke$ha, who you claim has some great music, but all I hear is a chick that tries too hard and isn't any better than Britney Spears in my book.

I ****ing love Britney Spears.

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CoNtrivedNiHilism Because I Am, I Can! Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,128	Sometimes I think certain genres like Pop need to just die a miserable death, but then I take that thought back because Pop offers melody galore, among other things. I absolutely loath the majority of Pop music around now, copy cat and so much of it is so contrived... But I don't think any specific genre will actually cease to exist, I think there will be an audience for pretty much any of it as long as music exists. I do contest to the fact that genres do seem to peek, and then have a significant decline in popularity, but never actually going away. Generations of people being ushered in play part in that, not every generation will favor the same genre the same way as the generation before them. __________________