Music genres you've cycled through over the years?

FakePie

First - I absolutely don't want to make this a spamming-media-music-video based thread.

It's more a discussion/insight based thread - at least I'm curious as to how others have transitioned in this sense cause, to me - music has always, and I see this with others now too - but is almost an integral reflection of either my mood, or outlook, or both.

When I was growing up, like, a kid - I didn't care for any specific type of  music.

Irish radio, which is grotesquely limited, whatever played on top of the pops, and I recall there was like, a top 40 hits countdown.

The first primary music genre I adhered to, was rock and metal.

I suppose that's cause, I became fascinated with the technical aspect to that music - which can be considerably complex; certainly in contrast to your average pop ballad or hip hop song.

That and - something about those adolescent years, the morbid and grim outlook surrounding that type of music, it's like, listening to it kind of, gave me a sense of validation or something.

There came a point though, and it actually got quite depressing and on some level had negative implications, listening to this gloomy individual drone on and on about something macabre.
So I actually made a conscious decision to broaden my horizons.

Alas - I just didn't have exposure to other musical genres so - I kind of stagnated for a while.

However - a move to England in my late teens, prompted insight into the world of club R and B.

I know it sounds a little gay - but it was so different from the gloomy rock and metal music, so much more energy and life in it, I was taken with that for a little while.

A couple years later, a move to Australia - and their radio promoted music producers with a much more heavily edited style; more electronic orientated.

Point being - as a person, I was definitely transitioning from being more introverted, to, more - I don't want to say extroverted cause, that wouldn't be correct.
But unquestionably more in tune with the genuine terms of day to day living.

And I certainly don't mean that in the banal mundane sense.

I mean - it became increasing apparent to me with age that, the primary means through and by which we relate to one another, is sex.

Cont...

greencap

nobody cares about you or your musical tastes.

facehugger99

OP, I feel your question was just an exuse to talk about yourself.

I hate to break this to you but you're not that interesting.

FakePie

When I said above - music being a reflection of our mood and outlook - where I notice that often, is with a youth culture, that listens constantly, to gangster rap of some incarnation or other.

That's their whole deal though, right?

The "group", the validation and confidence they associate with that.

Young men and women; it's extremely rare they branch off and do something in isolation.

Being part of a group or "gang", is like - the foundation for the mentality of so many youth; the "bad boys", if you will.
Those that regard themselves as confident and trendy perhaps.

Am I being too critical?

I'm not gonna lie - it does grind my gears a little cause, there can be much negativity associated with that "gang" mentality.

Where as, I personally believe, there is inherent strength in promoting our individuality and being able to stand apart from the group in competent fashion.


Either way - even disregarding the principle the music is based on - I absolutely HATE, the sounds associated with gangster rap.
Musically, and in terms of the energy it conveys - it's just horrible.

That's my take on it.

FakePie

facehugger99 wrote: »

OP, I feel your question was just an exuse to talk about yourself.

I hate to break this to you but you're not that interesting.

lol - actually, I am interested in how others evolved in this capacity also.

I'm just kind of, sharing my story to get ball rolling.

SEPT 23 1989

FakePie

And in terms of music that's effectively sexualized - I'm not talking about, Hot Chocolate doing their rendition of Sexy-thing.

I guess specifically music associated with a highly sexually charged environment - music which almost offers a state of dissociation; which is like another representation of the act of sex, for me at least.

And I guess that music is primarily, high energy, high octane, alternate reality - dreamstate'esque, compositions.

Music that is most likely to result in a carnal union between man and bitch woman....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4tMTqK9tEs

Okay that's me.
That's where I'm at so far.


Now your turn.


So - what you got for me?

riffmongous

I actually went through a very similar development to you, except I also went through the gangster rap stage when I was still in school (Fifty Cent and NWA was the extent of it though) and never got into r'n'b. Nowadays I have a very eclectic taste and I'm open to listening to anything

greencap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAA1xgTTw9w

Is it just me or does anyone else read this (the OP) with the voice of Christian Bale/"Patrick Bateman" in their heads?

somefeen

To long did not read
Was something about music
I prefer Haikus

cantdecide

Love some cliff notes for that OP.

Deleted User wrote: »

Is it just me or does anyone else read this (the OP) with the voice of Christian Slater

Bale.

That's exactly what I'm doing. See yiz.

kunst nugget

somefeen wrote: »

To long did not read
Was something about music
I prefer Haikus

That was very smart
That's much more succinct than the
Original post

cantdecide

cantdecide wrote: »

Bale.

That's exactly what I'm doing.

Ninja edit. How embarrassing!

Riddle101

Like the OP I didn't have any specific music tastes when I was a kid. I'd listen to anything really without putting much into it because I just listened to whatever was on tv or the music stations. Later on however I got into Rock and Metal and it's been my favorite type of music since. That being said I do like other genres like 90's Gangster Rap and certain Hip Hop artists, and I like Reggae music too.

somefeen

cantdecide wrote: »

Love some cliff notes for that OP.

What is this bizzare sense of de ja vu I'm having. Its like Im associating your username with the term 'cliff notes' for some reason.

Oh well I guess its probably nothing....

cantdecide

somefeen wrote: »

What is this bizzare sense of de ja vu I'm having. Its like Im associating your username with the term 'cliff notes' for some reason.

Oh well I guess its probably nothing....

Now I've been known to write a long winded post here and there but I don't rightly know what you mean

FakePie

American Psycho had so much more potential.

Christian Bale is a great actor - but that plot went off on one woeful tangent - could have been so much better with a better outlayed script and/or director.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nfjsmNhuK8