General Music Discussion

[Cosumar]

Y u no like last.fm?
still vloomar, just curious

[Azulor]

Personally I like Adele and the Bee Gees the best. I'm just kind of an 80's kind of person. My favorite songs are Someone like You by Adele and Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.

[Corrian]

Thanks Azrael. You made the perfect thread for me to join. If I am at my computer, there's usually a 90% chance I'm listening to music...no wait, about a 99% chance. It is very likely that I'm listening to music unless I am playing a video game on my computer (which has music on it, and surprisingly I haven't played video games on my computer in a while. On the PS3 is another story)

Also, thanks for making the perfect thread for me to rant about music genre's in general. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DAMN GENRE'S OF MUSIC?! Seriously.....Why can't we just have rock, pop, country, rap, punk, metal, alternative, electronica, and so on? Instead we need 50 sub genre's of electronica (dubstep, drum and bass, liquid funk, drumstep, trance, techno (I think those 2 count), glitch hop, trip ho, to name a few), rock (Alternative rock, butt rock (my dad and I's created genre), post-rock (I can pick out post rock bands mostly now), jazz rock, rap rock, ect), and many other sub genres of genres. JUST CALL IT SIMPLY ROCK GOD DAMN IT! OR ELECTRONICA! WE DON'T NEED 500 GENRE'S TO CONFUSE THE *BEEP* OUT OF EVERYONE!

Okay, now that my over dramatic all caps typing is over, and I got that out of my system, I shall move on to...uh. I like a variety of music too, from rock, to metal, to electronica, to ect, and stuff. I will most a bunch of songs later when I feel more awake...and if anyone really cares to hear some random crap from some random guy on the internet.

[Motuka]

Also, thanks for making the perfect thread for me to rant about music genre's in general. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DAMN GENRE'S OF MUSIC?! Seriously.....Why can't we just have rock, pop, country, rap, punk, metal, alternative, electronica, and so on? Instead we need 50 sub genre's of electronica (dubstep, drum and bass, liquid funk, drumstep, trance, techno (I think those 2 count), glitch hop, trip ho, to name a few), rock (Alternative rock, butt rock (my dad and I's created genre), post-rock (I can pick out post rock bands mostly now), jazz rock, rap rock, ect), and many other sub genres of genres. JUST CALL IT SIMPLY ROCK GOD DAMN IT! OR ELECTRONICA! WE DON'T NEED 500 GENRE'S TO CONFUSE THE *BEEP* OUT OF EVERYONE!

I know, why do we even bother differentiating metal, rock, pop and alternative? They're all basically the same thing

:P

Genres exist so that if you listen to a band you like you can then say "huh that was pretty cool I should find more bands that are doing a similar thing and hear them also". Sort of like an early trial version of last.fm's similar artists feature. Evidently people who like math rock find it has enough unique features to differentiate it from soft rock or whatever. Sure they're both rock but not every rock fan will like both of them.

What I don't get is just where all the names come from. "Jazz" is a famous etymological mystery but most of the others don't make that much more sense. >.>

[Azrael]

Thanks Azrael. You made the perfect thread for me to join. If I am at my computer, there's usually a 90% chance I'm listening to music...no wait, about a 99% chance. It is very likely that I'm listening to music unless I am playing a video game on my computer (which has music on it, and surprisingly I haven't played video games on my computer in a while. On the PS3 is another story)

Also, thanks for making the perfect thread for me to rant about music genre's in general. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DAMN GENRE'S OF MUSIC?! Seriously.....Why can't we just have rock, pop, country, rap, punk, metal, alternative, electronica, and so on? Instead we need 50 sub genre's of electronica (dubstep, drum and bass, liquid funk, drumstep, trance, techno (I think those 2 count), glitch hop, trip ho, to name a few), rock (Alternative rock, butt rock (my dad and I's created genre), post-rock (I can pick out post rock bands mostly now), jazz rock, rap rock, ect), and many other sub genres of genres. JUST CALL IT SIMPLY ROCK GOD DAMN IT! OR ELECTRONICA! WE DON'T NEED 500 GENRE'S TO CONFUSE THE *BEEP* OUT OF EVERYONE!

Okay, now that my over dramatic all caps typing is over, and I got that out of my system, I shall move on to...uh. I like a variety of music too, from rock, to metal, to electronica, to ect, and stuff. I will most a bunch of songs later when I feel more awake...and if anyone really cares to hear some random crap from some random guy on the internet.

No problem, man. I just wanted to make a place where people could just talk music the whole time.

Although it confuses me and I hate looking at all the genres all the time, it's necessary for movements with different elements to be grouped into collections of similar material so that people could identify it more easily and find similar acts.

[Corrian]

No problem, man. I just wanted to make a place where people could just talk music the whole time.

Although it confuses me and I hate looking at all the genres all the time, it's necessary for movements with different elements to be grouped into collections of similar material so that people could identify it more easily and find similar acts.

Yeah, it makes sense to me. I was just being over dramatic on purpose. But it's still kind of ridiculous sometimes.

Liquid Funk plus other things (Dubstep, drumstep, and drum and bass according to Wikipedia)

Glitch Hop

Dubstep

Drum and Bass

Trip Hop and Drum and Bass

As you can see I have no personal problems with these genre's or anything.

[The REAL Glasers]

I don't know how you could ever confuse Dubstep with Drum n Bass, they have entirely different rhythmic focuses and are at completely opposite ends of the Electronic spectrum.

[North Wiedna]

No. All I'm saying is that most of the people on last.fm don't frequently listen to Top 40 bubblegum pop.

Most people who like music enough to use last.fm like music enough to know justin bieber sucks.

The wordage here can imply that those who don't use last.fm don't like music enough. Now I see what you're saying. Although it's a stretch.

Not at all.

The only point I intended to make is that the average last.fm user is more serious about music than the average person. The casual top 40 fan typically does not like music enough to bother with scrobbling. Apologies if the way I worded it implied somethinge else. I've only had a last.fm for 7 months myself.

No hard feelings. I really don't care at all about last.fm, which is probably why I'm quick to voice my indifference towards or challenge it whenever it's brought up.

10/10 best new website. -p4k

Personally I like Adele and the Bee Gees the best. I'm just kind of an 80's kind of person. My favorite songs are Someone like You by Adele and Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.

Adele's 70s recordings are better. I like the one that was distributed in a National Geographic issue back then.

[Corrian]

I don't know how you could ever confuse Dubstep with Drum n Bass, they have entirely different rhythmic focuses and are at completely opposite ends of the Electronic spectrum.

Are you referring to what I said? I never said I got the two confused or anything, just I don't really think we need so many freaking genre's of music. It gets kind of ridiculous. Now drum n bass and dubstep I am fine with being their own genre's. Just some seem...pointless.

[Immoren]

According to this I am 24.1% underground and 7% mainstream.
And according to this , my music is "11.78% of your music taste is mainstream.Different!"
It would be interesting to find out how much difference in "mainstreamness" is between my last.fm library vs my physical and mp3 library.
Not that I am interested in deliberately being underground.

[Corrian]

According to this I am 24.1% underground and 7% mainstream.
And according to this , my music is "11.78% of your music taste is mainstream.Different!"
It would be interesting to find out how much difference in "mainstreamness" is between my last.fm library vs my physical and mp3 library.
Not that I am interested in deliberately being underground.

I need an account do that, don't I? And listen to like, songs too.

[Immoren]

According to this I am 24.1% underground and 7% mainstream.
And according to this , my music is "11.78% of your music taste is mainstream.Different!"
It would be interesting to find out how much difference in "mainstreamness" is between my last.fm library vs my physical and mp3 library.
Not that I am interested in deliberately being underground.

I need an account do that, don't I? And listen to like, songs too.

Yes. Yes.

[Corrian]

I need an account do that, don't I? And listen to like, songs too.

Yes. Yes.

Eh, maybe I will do that sometime then. I kind of want to see how 'underground' I am.

For now, I'm sticking with my Spotify.

[Immoren]

But these are bit out of date as I haven't listened last.fm for a long time.

[Corrian]

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But these are bit out of date as I haven't listened last.fm for a long time.

*Thinks you like metal*

What the F is "Epic Metal"?

[Immoren]

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But these are bit out of date as I haven't listened last.fm for a long time.

*Thinks you like metal*

What the F is "Epic Metal"?

Some guy/gal liked some metal song/band on last.fm very much and gave it tag "epic metal" I guess. *shrugs*

[Azrael]

The wordage here can imply that those who don't use last.fm don't like music enough. Now I see what you're saying. Although it's a stretch.

Not at all.

I'm very picky when it comes to verbatim and the order of words in sentences to produce an easily deducible meaning.

10/10 best new website. -p4k

Fuck it, I quit.

[Euro Asian Republics]

Here's the example of the music that I listen to that's under the Soundtrack genre:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXbGjcj6sw

[Corrian]

Here's the example of the music that I listen to that's under the Soundtrack genre:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXbGjcj6sw

Dude, that song is kinda bad ass.

My own soundtrack songs:
Portal 2
Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood.
Crysis 2
Battlefield 3
SSX
Tron:Legacy
Just some quick off the top of my head.

[DesAnges]

I just came across this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUR7sjcuzQ

For those too lazy to click on the link it is Kurt Cobain's isolated (for the most part) vocals from Smells Like Teen Spirit. The man was talent.

[Euro Asian Republics]

Dude, that song is kinda bad ass.

My own soundtrack songs:
Portal 2
Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood.
Crysis 2
Battlefield 3
SSX
Tron:Legacy
Just some quick off the top of my head.

Awesome. Someone else besides me who also enjoys the soundtracks to Portal 2 and Tron Legacy.

[North Wiedna]

Yes. Yes.

Eh, maybe I will do that sometime then. I kind of want to see how 'underground' I am.

For now, I'm sticking with my Spotify.

You can scrobble Spotify iirc.

Fuck it, I quit.

Yeah seriously who likes Pitchfork.

[North Wiedna]

Substantial is amazing.

and, you know, as long as we're on soundtracks...
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Mirror's Edge
World of Goo
More
Some other movie Pink Floyd did the soundtrack to.
Cowboy Bebop
Katawa Shoujo
Hanna

[The REAL Glasers]

I don't know how you could ever confuse Dubstep with Drum n Bass, they have entirely different rhythmic focuses and are at completely opposite ends of the Electronic spectrum.

Are you referring to what I said? I never said I got the two confused or anything, just I don't really think we need so many freaking genre's of music. It gets kind of ridiculous. Now drum n bass and dubstep I am fine with being their own genre's. Just some seem...pointless.

Care to point out any examples?

[Corrian]

Substantial is amazing.

and, you know, as long as we're on soundtracks...
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Mirror's Edge
World of Goo
More
Some other movie Pink Floyd did the soundtrack to.
Cowboy Bebop
Katawa Shoujo
Hanna

Yeah, Mirror's Edge and World of Goo! World of Goo has a really awesome soundtrack for it being a game made by only so many people. I like the whole soundtrack of Mirror's Edge, not just the one with singing.

Now listening to some of those songs, I like the Hanna soundtrack one you posted *looks up movie on Netflix, because he kind of wanted to watch that* Damnit Netflix...you really need more streamed movies.

More songs:
Bastion
Red Dead Redemption
True Grit. This song kind of has an Elder Scrolls:Oblivion soundtrack feel to it at parts.
The Elder Scrolls:Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls:Skyrim
Pirates of the Caribean:On Stranger Tides. Never seen the movie, but this songs bad ass.
Black Hawk Down
We Bought A Zoo. Haven't seen this movie either, but I am a big fan of Jonsi and Sigur Ros' work.

Good for now.