Your Music pet peeves
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I hate when classical music and classic tunes are used in commercials. It cheapens the music and there are some songs from the a couple decades back that I can't listen as it reminds me of the commercial.
I hate when people think music is only meant to dance and party to.
I absolutely hate when pianos are treated as background decoration. I had a friend whose family was rather affluent and they had a Steinway just to make gatherings look more classy, but no one ever played it. -_- It is often used as a prop in shows and movies. At least in Frasier, they played it quite often.
I hate when people think music is only meant to dance and party to.
I absolutely hate when pianos are treated as background decoration. I had a friend whose family was rather affluent and they had a Steinway just to make gatherings look more classy, but no one ever played it. -_- It is often used as a prop in shows and movies. At least in Frasier, they played it quite often.
I've seen people say they hate Country and Rap but, I'll let you know, these to can pull it off.
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My musical pet peeves could be a list a thousand miles long, but then my taste in music is not really what most people would call "music" in the first place. "Noize" works pretty well, however!
One of the things that really annoys me currently (and I'm not sure whether this is applicable given the nature of the thread) is that due to "workplace policy", we only have one approved radio station at my office, which plays maybe the same six artists repeatedly all day long. It's a wonderful mix of Beyonce, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, some various "classic 80's" artist and Cee-Lo Green. It's making my brain hurt. So I guess my musical pet peeve at this moment would be "repetitive, annoying, insipid chart music which you are forced to endure at work, five days a week, nine hours a day".
...I need to lie down.
*edit* wow, I've also just remembered that I get intensely annoyed by those who get really, really fussy about what genre their music belongs to and very precious about making it known. Oh, so you're not mathock, you're mathcore? I do apologise. You don't identify with drag, but more like gloomcore? Why I am so so sorry. Microgenres. Are they *really* necessary?!
...I really need to lie down.
One of the things that really annoys me currently (and I'm not sure whether this is applicable given the nature of the thread) is that due to "workplace policy", we only have one approved radio station at my office, which plays maybe the same six artists repeatedly all day long. It's a wonderful mix of Beyonce, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, some various "classic 80's" artist and Cee-Lo Green. It's making my brain hurt. So I guess my musical pet peeve at this moment would be "repetitive, annoying, insipid chart music which you are forced to endure at work, five days a week, nine hours a day".
...I need to lie down.
*edit* wow, I've also just remembered that I get intensely annoyed by those who get really, really fussy about what genre their music belongs to and very precious about making it known. Oh, so you're not mathock, you're mathcore? I do apologise. You don't identify with drag, but more like gloomcore? Why I am so so sorry. Microgenres. Are they *really* necessary?!
...I really need to lie down.
Also, more often than not, a "dubstep drop" is so predictable in its arrival that it makes me sick.
Killing in the Name does this for me.blaqknoise said:
Also, Metal songs which sound nice and melodic in the intro, and then BAM! Screamo and guitar-rape.
I mean, listen to what you want, but don't bait and trap me like that.
Also, random dubstep put into an otherwise slightly tolerable (not enjoyable, but you can listen to it without wanting to kill yourself too much) song. I'm looking at you Nicki Minaj and your indoctrination of the human population!
EDIT: Oh, and a remix of a song that's about a year old
Seriously, if you can't think of anything original, don't make music.
NHNHGGHHGBJHGGHHH explain or get out.Vault101 said:
But yeah, I hate music with good parts in it and then the rest is shithouse. Why would you do that?
Or music that ends on something awesome, and then you don't see it progress.
2:26 is so fucking AWESOME and then it's over. WHY!?!
Thanks for reminding me of the musical rage I have every time I listen to Sweet Home Alabama.burningdragoon said:
I'm not sure if it's the actual lyrics but it goes like,
"We were tryin' different things
We were smokin' funny things"
And I just lose it. Seriously, I just rage out loud at this part every time.
First off, using the word THINGS not once, but TWICE? In such a short span? That's the most useless, empty word you can use as a noun and they did it TWICE. And not only that, but at the end of the line both times. Rhyming "things" with itself? No, Sweet Home Alabama, you don't GET a third strike. As far as I'm concerned those two together count as five and you've retroactively destroyed everything that came before that part as well as anything after it.
more OT:
This is half the reason I listen to Japanese and Korean music. It's candy-coated crap probably all about teenagers and sugar and iPods and dancing and love, but I don't care as long as the beat is good and the sound is right. Perfume can go on and on about whatever the hell they want and it will never bother me because I don't know what they're talking about.
Unlike Niki Minaj, who I hate with a passion. I love pop, but GOD I hate the artists. (ESPECIALLY you, Minaj) They're so full of themselves and they sing about the dumbest crap. The ones who are usually good even manage to ruin themselves in a song or two. Even Adelle. You set fire to the rain okay whatever but WHAT THE HELL IS RUMOR HAS IT? I thought you were supposed to be singing, not repeatedly projectile vomiting into the mic!
My favorite English-language pop song.. aside from F*** You, has to be Today I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything. (Yes, I'm so lazy I won't even Google the name of the song so I type in the lyrics DON'T JUDGE ME) And that same guy annoys the crap out of me in everything else he sings. LOVELOVELOVE WHY WON'T YOU KILL YOURSELF FOR MEEEEE?
Worst thing is the damn rap interludes. They've taken over modern pop songs entirely. You ca't get through a song without some random low-voiced guy coming in out of nowhere and rapping about something even dumber than the rest of the song. WAIT GUYS, this song almost sounds good. Let's bring in the guy who can't sing to talk with a backbeat and ruin it!
You'd think with all that, I'd hate pop but for some reason it's all I usually listen to on the radio. That and top songs from the 80s-90s-Onesies, which I usually prefer, actually.
Disagree. I much prefer a well-applied, high-quality electronic drum machine to the majority of "real" drumming. For starters, I find the sound generally more satisfying, as well as more varied - and it can do things real drums could never dream of doing, turning them from just percussion into an inventive instrument in its own right. Linkin Park are wizards with this - Robot Boy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck7Vfwo65NI] is probably my favourite example. That drum machine is more than just a beat - it's an atmosphere, a texture that the song delicately floats on.Bhaalspawn said:
tl;dr drum machines are far better instruments than real drums in basically every way, IMO.
As far as that last bit is concerned, I whole heartily agree. I mean, I'm not a fan of Dubstep to begin with (I prefer Trance, and maybe some House), but that is one bad mix. Dxlacktheknack said:
Perhaps whoever made it should have taken some notes from these guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRg7vDXhy4o&list=FL-uMXMXwyikmTbxWQjt0z1A&index=16&feature=plpp_video
Yeah... even less of a fan of Pop, Hiphop, and Rap (the last one being worst of all, imo), I mean, at least with the Electronic Genres (Trance, House, Dubstep, etc...) you get either lyrics that don't talk about sex, violence, or how cool it is to be popular, or you get no lyrics at all.Leon Declis said:
I'll either just not like a song/artist outright, or if I have a problem, it's because it all goes wrong when the singer opens his/her mouth.
Helloween/Gamma Ray are the worst for this IMO.
Helloween/Gamma Ray are the worst for this IMO.
Dude, you don't make music do you? It takes some serious skill to make good electronic music. It is not something you can just pick up easy as, you need an understanding of music or else you will (and probably would if you were dropped in front of a program) produce utter shit.Bhaalspawn said:
is probably a good video to explain it.
I got distracted by listening to all the good music I was sifting through to find something to try to get that 100% down.
It really depends what you want to listen to though... and there is SO MUCH electronic music. SO MUCH. Nobody likes none of it.
I think I could target your palette if I knew what you listened to
Artist gatecrashes. You know when a song sounds fine 'til the the guy who they decided to collab with decides to open thier trap, and ruins the song. Can't think of any examples, but it's probably because I flushed them all out of my head.
Though when it goes well, I REALLY like it.
Though when it goes well, I REALLY like it.
Mockney! Oh I hate that stupid fake accent, that goes double for singers. Luckily I don't tend to like the music it is prevalent in but it just grinds when I hear it. Well known singers who use it would be Lily Allen and Kate Nash although there are loads of them.
Pop groups/singers covering songs by metal bands (or other heavier / fringe genres). Not that I particularly hate the cover song usually but because all the little pop fans always seem to think that their favourite band wrote that song etc.
Pop groups/singers covering songs by metal bands (or other heavier / fringe genres). Not that I particularly hate the cover song usually but because all the little pop fans always seem to think that their favourite band wrote that song etc.
When people put rap into a song that doesn't need rap.
When a song teases me with a great base moment and never uses again (Coldplay Paradise I'm looking at you).
One direction. I'm sorry but that band is everything I hate in the music industry.
A chorus that's used more than the actual verses.
When a song teases me with a great base moment and never uses again (Coldplay Paradise I'm looking at you).
One direction. I'm sorry but that band is everything I hate in the music industry.
A chorus that's used more than the actual verses.
Eh okay. Well, a great deal of electronic music is sampling and re-editing. Which is why next time don't make a generalised statement like "Any kind of music that is generated with software" without explaining that if it's sampled or produced by a synth that uses an instrument as a starting point (ie, synth guitar) it doesn't fit your description. This basically excludes 90% of electronica. Hey, Daft Punk doesn't fit your description.Bhaalspawn said:
Harder than I thought, seeing as I don't understand the appeal of your music (any of what you posted above), nor do I listen to anything really similar. So I may just post some stuff in the hope you like some of it XD
I think I stopped looking for music to suit you and just started going "this is good and fits your description-ish" at a point.
Funnily enough the song that got me into electronica isn't electronica. Twas "Pendulum - The Tempest" which then motivated me to look into Pendulum and it went from there.
Saying things like "Okay, good electronic artists may exist, but they are still miles beneath real musicians." is just horribly moronic. Just because you don't understand a genre doesn't mean you should go slag it off and say that artists in it are not "real musicians" and say everyone else is better. Because if I knew you I would just punch you in the face.
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Also, the Windowlicker mix could have been good, had they of actually used THE MAIN THEMES of the original song. I mean, listen to that mix, then listen to the actual song.
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Notice how the remix focused nearly exclusively on one bloody transition instead of any of the important bits.
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You may notice that I'm a major Aphex Twin fan. ;P
I didn't even pay too much attention to your musical tastes, as they're really varied anyways.
No. No they are not.debra_ beretta said:
As far as I'm concerned, musical separation stops at sub-genres. For example, Hard Rock below Rock, Techno below Electronic, or Swing below Jazz.
I'm thinking you're referring to Bro-step, not dubstep in general.debra_ beretta said:
I will agree, though, that Bro-step is VERY predictable.
If you like them, then may I suggest another band/artist you may or may not have heard of:Vault101 said:
He's primarily an electronic artist who intermixes lots of electric and acoustic instruments into his songs. His music spans quite a few varied genres. He's released several of his own albums since the 90's. However, a majority of his work is composing remixes and original songs for other artists, films, games, commercials, etc.
Honestly, I can all but guarantee you've heard at least one of his songs before, but likely didn't know it. Here's a very small sampling:
Honestly, I can all but guarantee you've heard at least one of his songs before, but likely didn't know it. Here's a very small sampling:
The titular song from his (imo) best album.
I love this song. Especially the violin piece near the end.
One of the first songs previewed from his upcoming album.
I thought this was a fantastic remix of Hans Zimmers tracks Time and Dream is Collapsing.
This one's slow to build, but I rather like it.
Last song post, I promise. This is another of my favorites. Just a great song to relax to.