Musical Tastes!

Hi there! Short one today.

Music, much like every art, has it's place of goods and bads and people's preferences and dislikes. These should never be confused. It's not okay to tell someone that they should listen to something instead of something else, it's okay for everyone to listen to what they like. Because that's their preference. But that doesn't in any realm mean that the music you / they like is GOOD. I like lots of music that I know is bad music, but that's okay too.

Just try to keep in mind when you like something it doesn't make it good, so don't shove your preferences down people's throats. It's like a penis in that respect. Okay?

That being said. Music has so much power, the potential to make you feel so many things and move you. That's emphasis that I said 'music' - not song. Song is an entirely different thing and while a voice can be awesome and help music and be really nice, it should not be the focus (I refer you to rap.) Meaningful lyrics are cool, but we should never under-appreciate the sound of the music behind it in it's ability to make the words much better.

With that in mind, I would clarify that this view is what leads me to love acoustic and soft piano music above all else. The soft sounds seem to hold more emotion in them, and the simple sound of well placed notes can emphasise words in acoustic tracks to make a wonderful pairing. And that's why that is often good. As much as I enjoy rocky or dancey and stuff, there are so many sounds that I simply can't be bothered to listen to all of it. The message and emotion gets lost in translation somewhere along the lines of the 5th instrument and aggressive lyrics.

What I'm saying is, I like simplicity. Just calm down. With that I'll refer you to a short list of songs you can tap in on YouTube should you desire to. Most of these are sad, but that's good music, right? :P

Daniela Andrade - Dark Passenger
B Story - Back Then
Erik Satie - Gymnopiedes
Incubus - Monuments And Melodies