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The Trance Only Syndrome (pg. 3)
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| nefardec |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
Exactly, Nef your list is a bit critical as there are people that just legitimately don't care much for music, as such their tastes usually revolve around a very limited spectrum or what they're fed in the media.
Saying someone has a boring personality or an underdeveloped emotional capacity because they're not very into music is quite stupid. There are many other facets of a person you could look into. |
Yeah i completely agree. People put different priorities into many things.
What I am saying is a red flag for me psychologically is if someone totally obsesses over only one kind of subgenre of music. |
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| coroknight |
I think the opposite condition is also pretty stupid. I'm talking about the person who listens to everything under the sun.
"I like pretty much all kinds of music!!! ;P :P ))))"
I'm all for people exposing themselves to new music but I also think it's important to maintain a personal level of quality.
I have one friend who couldn't understand why i didn't like pop music, implying the entire time that i was narrow minded. Then later on he basically wrote off the entire dubstep genre by listening to a few samples at beatport.
I know he's not alone. |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by coroknight
I think the opposite condition is also pretty stupid. I'm talking about the person who listens to everything under the sun.
"I like pretty much all kinds of music!!! ;P :P ))))" |
That's different though, it's simply not having any level of true musical appreciation. I don't get how someone that highly enjoys bands like Pink Floyd or Dream Theater can also listen and enjoy Soulja Boy, The Black Eyed Peas, and the likes.
On the other hand, people that go around saying "I like all sorts of music" are generally people that only want to appear open minded. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
I don't get how someone that highly enjoys bands like Pink Floyd or Dream Theater can also listen and enjoy Soulja Boy, The Black Eyed Peas, and the likes. |
I have a friend who likes some really lovely and sophisticated jazz stuff, and then will play endless ing hideous nu metal and pop dance with a click of his iTunes collection. It's baffling how one man's tastes can be so classy and so utterly wretched from one track to the next. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I have a friend who likes some really lovely and sophisticated jazz stuff, and then will play endless ing hideous nu metal and pop dance with a click of his iTunes collection. It's baffling how one man's tastes can be so classy and so utterly wretched from one track to the next. |
Why? I own Frank Sinatra CDs but I also listen to awfully cheesy hard trance. It depends on mood. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
On the other hand, people that go around saying "I like all sorts of music" are generally people that only want to appear open minded. |
So true. The people that say that are usually the ones who like nothing but pop music and are ignorant of 90% of the genres out there. However they usually say "I like everything." |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Why? I own Frank Sinatra CDs but I also listen to awfully cheesy hard trance. It depends on mood. |
Firstly, Frank Sinatra is your epitome of musical class and sophistication?
Secondly, how often do you play cheesy hard trance? |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Firstly, Frank Sinatra is your epitome of musical class and sophistication?
Secondly, how often do you play cheesy hard trance? |
Not really, but his music was the first thing that sprang to mind when considering the polar opposite to hard trance. If you're after musical class, I also listen to a bit of jazz and classical as well as more credible forms of electronic music.
I listen to hard trance and full-on psy-trance very often. Full-on is basically just the evolution of hard trance since that became hardstyle. |
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| Subtle |
I basically only listen to electronic dance music, and mostly just trance, and im happy with that. I just think its so much better than all other music ive heard out there.
I just prefer electronicly made music above all, although i used to listen to 90s rock and pop music a lot before that. |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Subtle
I basically only listen to electronic dance music, and mostly just trance, and im happy with that. I just think its so much better than all other music ive heard out there.
I just prefer electronicly made music above all, although i used to listen to 90s rock and pop music a lot before that. |
LOL, I don't mean to sound like a prick here but if you think that EDM is the epitome of musical expression you have a serious problem. :p |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
LOL, I don't mean to sound like a prick here but if you think that EDM is the epitome of musical expression you have a serious problem. :p |
I decided after reading that post that you were right, but then I thought about it some more and realised how irritating this mentality actually is. While yes, electronic music isn't 'the epitome' of expression, it can be every bit as complex and 'deep' as any other form of music out there. To clarify, I'm obviously talking about IDM or something similar in this context, not club trance. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I decided after reading that post that you were right, but then I thought about it some more and realised how irritating this mentality actually is. While yes, electronic music isn't 'the epitome' of expression, it can be every bit as complex and 'deep' as any other form of music out there. To clarify, I'm obviously talking about IDM or something similar in this context, not club trance. |
To be honest, I find the idea that IDM is the epitome of expression in electronic music just as irritating. IDM is essentially a marketing device, the electronic equivalent of prog rock that bombards you with flashy time signatures and studio tricks as if technical sophistication equate to depth and worth. I've heard lots of electronic music that is considerably more difficult, subtle and rewarding than the self-declared IDM branch.
As for your varied music tastes, I severely doubt you switch between classical and Alphazone on a whim, and I also think you're probably much more aware that you're indulging in a guilty pleasure. What strikes me about this guy is that he seems unable to distinguish good music from crap. |
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