Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Rap: mostly uninteresting production and god-awful lyrics that are often obnoxiously self-aggrandizing. I don't want to know about your cars, how many women you ed, your rapping skills, your guns, your money, your gang connections, or your machismo. There are plenty of non-stupid rap songs, of course, but the dumb stuff is what gets all the exposure these days.
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thats like saying you don't like trance or idm cause you don't like dj alligator
if you want some good hip-hop, let me know, i can make some suggestions
mndeg
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Originally posted by Lira
The philosopher Robert Solomon once mentioned that music is a social activity. Even if we don't gather in order to listen to music as often as our ancestors did before the advent of the gramophone, there's some truth to it. We often link music to a certain group of listeners.
That explains why I'm not that much into classical music. It doesn't reflect the world of my urban and industrialised self, reason why I prefer Concord Dawn over Beethoven (even though I do know how to play quite a few songs on the piano, it's a fun activity). There's no reason why I should prefer classical music, given this context.
Maybe I'm an extremist, but I don't think highly of classical music either. As Pierre Bourdieu argued in his book Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste, social class tends to determine a person's likes and interests. So, once you understand the rationale behind it, it's easier to break free and claim that, in my case, I prefer High Contrast over Tom Jobim or Mozart.
I like bossa novas and drum & bass.
High contrast is on the cheesy side of D&B though
Nrg2Nfinit
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Originally posted by echosystm
It's because classical music doesn't entail a "cool" lifestyle that people can conform to, to replace their own lack of character and personality.
people like to give themselves a genre, because they are weak minded little bitches that have nothing going for themselves.
/thread
ps. moonlight sonata ftw.
watch amadeus
mozart was banging all the hot broads
dslim04
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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
watch amadeus
mozart was banging all the hot broads
Best Part of this movie, when recreates this piece:
SuspicionVandit
Vivaldi's 4 Seasons is the only superb work.
everyone else is a fink.
MrJiveBoJingles
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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
Vivaldi's 4 Seasons is the only superb work.
everyone else is a fink.
:wtf:
Krypton
This will blow you away..
Mozart - Rondo
SuspicionVandit
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
:wtf:
Rich people need something to set them apart from "those lower class people", even if it's complete . (ie, BMW, classical music, caviar)
eRRaTiK
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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
Rich people need something to set them apart from "those lower class people", even if it's complete . (ie, BMW, classical music, caviar)
It's all about priorities really. I've met millionaires who are the most humble and generous people I've ever met. Contrary to what some people may believe, they're not all about social class and differentiating themselves from everyone else. Many are truly humanitarian and are doing good to help society and those not as well off.
A lot of them work damn hard to generate and keep their wealth, whereas many other folk blow whatever fortune they may get very quickly. Oprah did a show on this.
If you have the money to spend, why wouldn't you spend it? :)
MrJiveBoJingles
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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
Rich people need something to set them apart from "those lower class people", even if it's complete . (ie, BMW, classical music, caviar)
Nevermind that until the twentieth century the people actually writing the stuff were either poor or middle class. :rolleyes:
So, how did you reach the judgment that classical music is "complete ?"
