| I agree to a certain extent, I can pretty much enjoy any music as long as it is good, which is usually in the ear of the beholder.
I am a rocker and was a guitarist untill an unfortunate brain operation left me unable to play, so yeah I had to write something, so I dabbled in electronica to the point I was just as bored listening to the same repetitive loops as I was listening to the same boring 3 power chords played every which way possible by annoying guitarists. Shit fu$# I was a guitarist ummm yeah well once I stopped playing and started listening yeah it was pretty boring, most of it. Also listening to a shitty drummer is worse than listening to a shitty loop any day.
There are a few shining lights like,. Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray, Jimi, Angus, Satriani, Randy Rhodes and a bunch of others but the rest is mostly the same ie: most young punk bands. I got sick of the melancholic droning and clich'e lyrics which was the end of the 90's as most people did and looked for something a little more upbeat.
I still love all the old stuff but in smaller doses as it's been done to death, there was a big gap between the good old stuff and the sound of most of the 90's. To me hiphop at the moment is one of the more interesting styles of music people are getting into, it is so varied that there is pretty much something for everyone in it.
Also not everyone uses other peoples loops some people actually do spend hours painstakingly making everthing spot on.
Again it's all up to the creator of the music and the end listeners enjoyment.
Shit thats right digital trickery, yeah I hate that shit too. But I hated working on 4 track tape more. Also speaking of digital trickery, since I've been recording rappers for a while now I remember the last time I needed autotune was on the last rock song I mixed. I better dig it out again as I'm recording a rock band early next year, thing is I know they will need it no matter how much they practice. |