I won't lie. There have definitely been times when someone will mention an artist or genre to me and I'll say something like, "How can you listen to that!" I'm not trying to be rude it's just the first reaction that comes out of me. :) I never really saw it as anything terrible to do though. Friends at school always tell me I listen to horrible music. I take it in good stride and move along~
Music is just a confusing piece of the art world. Everyone always wants to justify why one genre is better then the other, but in the end that's a bit impossible. Music isn't based on fact it's based on opinions. What appeals to one doesn't always appeal to others. For example I'm not the biggest fan of country, but to say it's the worst genre of music would just be an opinion. Some people tend to get confused in that area.
I don't stereotype genres because I believe there are good artists in every genre. The most common genre I see get attacked is hip hop or (or "rap" which is what everyone seems to call it now). I can safely say that the large majority of these people have only heard the modern mainstream hip hop, and I can agree that most of
that is bad music. But to say that every rapper is bad? That's just silly. I like quite a few underground rappers myself (as well as Kanye West, lol)
Agreed. If you ever take a look into old school rap or hip-hop it's not bad at all. The newer stuff seems to me to have a pop sound influence which I don't care for. Kanye West is (what I think) a great example of someone who combines the older style with a new sound. I was obsessed with him two to three years ago and found his first three albums to be great. Especially The College Dropout and Late Registration. 808s & Heartbreak was a huge disappointment, but what I've heard of his newest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy brings back some old Kanye West memories~ I think it just goes to show even in what I consider to be one of my least favorite genres you can always find something you like. I guess the moral is look around before you judge!