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I just listened to some old music and embarrassed myself
7 years ago
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Maybe it's just me, but my significant other's taste in music HEAVILY influences my musical tastes for the years I'm with them.
I saw a youtube video of some dude who got in a minor car accident that went viral because he was SO not upset about it.
Even though the car was screwed, it was his employer's vehicle and not his. He also broke down next to a porn store and got the whole day off work.
But what really got me is that the car's sound system worked still so he was blasting some hardstyle beats. Which I used to be really into.
(My ex during my teen years was really into raves and Melbourne shuffle. I loved watching jumpstyle dance. Hardstyle raver music, basically)
So with me being my impressionable self, I thought "Wow nostalgia. Maybe I should listen to some of that stuff again."
Mind you my partner for the past 3 years is a VERY talented studio drummer and has a degree in sound engineering for his past studio work.
What does he play? "Hardcore" genre heavy metal. And for the past 2 years he has been on a huge binge of weird hiphop artists. (Currently tekashi69)
He's a very technical, skilled musician. Even if I'm not particularly fond of the sound of the stuff he likes I can appreciate the art of it.
BUT you get the idea of the type of music I've adjusted to listening to for the past several years. I don't think he is aware headphones exist. Or volume control.
LONG STORY SHORT I listened to some old hardstyle and turned BEAT RED immediately.
It was almost like I turned on Papa Roach or Nickelback for the first time since I was 15.
Why is this a thing? Getting embarrassed about music?
I realize the only reason I 'enjoy' the music I do right now is adaptation and familiarity from literally dozens of replay buttons.
But I stand firmly by my opinion that musical tastes can be neither 'good' nor 'bad'. People are allowed to enjoy sounds that are pleasant to them.
Whether other people enjoy the same sounds means nothing. If it brings you joy and hurts no one then it's okay, it's just musical preference.
Like, hell... kids these days listen to got-damn pencil sharpeners overlayed with random samples of people yelling and topped off with a simple, slow BPM.
But if that's what makes them feel good then who am I, especially as a visual artist, to tell them that they shouldn't like that?
Here's an analogy for you: A lot of people prefer chicken over fish. A lot of people can't even stand the smell of cooked fish. But I LOVE fish.
Does that mean I have shitty taste in food? Nah. I enjoy it. It nourishes my body. There are other people that like fish, too. And I'm not hurting anybody.
(besides the fish)
So why would I EVER EVER EVER feel embarrassed for eating fish? I think the same concept applies to music. Why should I feel embarrassed for liking it?
Even if it was years ago, it brought me joy at one point in life. Albeit I was younger, immature, way more naive at the time. But it's music, who cares?
Anyways, this was a journal that turned introspective real quick by accident. I literally intended to write only one or two lines LOL
My bad. :P I'm notoriously unfocused, you guys know already.
To make up for it, here's a pleasant song with a very cute individual jammin' on a midi controller.
(Also the song mentions the Mojave desert and THAT'S WHERE I LIVE)
Now whenever I get in the mood I am just totally unashamed and don't care, I turn it up loud and enjoy what I enjoy XD.
I'm still building that confidence in myself. I have a very shaky sense of self and I'm working on building my individual tastes.
BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW I LOVE IT'S BASTILLE
SUE ME I love everything about the 80's and the music back then was beautiful, inspirational, and gets me super pumped about life.
I swear I was born about 15 years too late (I was born in '87, so my formative years for music were late 90s/early 00's) 'Cause there's little to nothing I don't absolutely love about the 80s! Music was just so energetic and over the top and full of AWESOME and there hasn't been a lot else like it since :3.
I listened to both of those bands at a point in life where I was less self-aware and a lot more nihilistic.
I did a lot of annoying, cringe-worthy crap as a 14-15 year old 'emo' kid and their music just reminds me of that part of my life xD
I only used them as a reference because I know there are a lot of other people my age that were the exact same way with those same bands.
There's actually a lot of Nickelback and, similarly, Linkin Park songs I still enjoy, like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ67NLzADOE
It's one of my favorite songs to sing just because my voice works well with it. And...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3rXdeOvhNE
This music video is beautiful and it's always been a heart-touching song.
Like I said, I have absolutely nothing against them! It just reminds me of my cringey phase when I listened to them religiously.
I just learned this!!
Otter Pop - Shawn Wasabi (ft. Hollis)
(Above video)
M4SONIC - WEAPON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vC5TsSyNjU
Madeon - Pop Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTx3G6h2xyA
Martin Garrix - Animals (R!OT Drop Edit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVLHc1QuLCo
Timmy Trumpet - Freaks ('Spinnin Launchpad Cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JijYeg7ggNY
Turn down for what (808 sub Drop by Zyro's launchpad)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0xTq4zHwXo
But I don't dislike anyone for the music they like.
Rap is ... a delicate genre to discuss. It all depends on why you're listening to it. Some tracks are better for partying, some are better for showing your lyrical skills, some are good for making a political point. I have a definite soft spot for conscious hip hop, like Brother Ali, where they discuss important issues and politics while STILL maintaining their rhyme and meter.
I don't dislike anyone but I do like to kinda tease the young kids these days for their 'dubstep' ahahha
Even if it's peopleI don't like as a person, if their music is good, I'll listen to it!
Heck, I like a few of nickelbacks song too, so what?
Listen to what you like, everyone else does it secretly anyway