Your favourite music genre and why?

[XxdarkrushxX 18]

Most people have a reason for liking the music. They like certain genres because it speaks to them as well as says something about them. What genre do you mainly listen to and why?

 

 

 

Ill go first, I am into mostly chillstep and chill electronic because i love layered sounds and a calming and laid back atmosphere

[Lucky Bolt 35,062]

I have an unhealthy obsession with country music which I feel is grossly underrated. I especially love modern and pop country. I'm really sick and tired of people hating on it though. Like, yes, classic country is great and all and props to you for listening to it but y'all don't need to bash those of us who like modern country just because to you it "isN'T reaL CountRy MusIc" 

 I'm also tired of people hating on country music as a whole and bi**hing and whining that it's "all they hear on the radio" Don't listen to the radio then!  

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

Pop punk is my favorite. I love the driving tempo, the loud guitars, the lyrics, and the pop influence. 

[Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,601]

My favorite music genre is psychobilly. Why? I grew up listening to a lot of it (primarily Reverend Horton Heat) along with punk and metal. It also introduced me to garage rock, doo-wop/R&B, and blues rock.

[fare67t 242]

Used to be Rock and Metal / stuff like that (REAL rock, none of this softcore stuff. IMO: a song having a guitar in it somewhere =/= Rock, and The Beatles aren't really rock either.)

But now I find myself listening to basically nothing but Orchestral stuff...or to be more specific: Video Game soundtracks, classical music / stuff like Beethoven bores me.

[Envy 6,155]

My favorite pop genres are Progressive/Psychedelic Rock, Classic R&B/Soul (60s/70s), British Folk/Rock, Soft Rock (70s, it turned into something else after that), and I like some Baroque Pop, too (usually the type that emphasizes actual Baroque instruments like oboe and harpsichord). On the classical side, my favorite eras are Baroque, French Impressionism, Early Music, Classic, and some late 19th/early 20th century styles.

A lot of my enjoyment for music comes from the instruments used, although that isn't the main reason for my love for some of the genres. It's one big reason I like the 60s and 70s so much in music. It was an era before the synthesizer became too mainstream and bands/groups/artists seemed to value having a variety of instruments in their music. Even the ones who didn't were rather subdued with the electronic aspects, keeping it mainly to electric guitar, bass, and the hammond organ, which are all electronic instruments that jive together really well, IMO. Progressive/Psychedelic Rock sometimes/often use more synthesizer, but I tend to like them for completely different reasons from the rest and/or find the use of synthesizers to be appropriate and neat. And plus I'm not always that harsh (there's some 80s pop that is so 80s that I actually like for example) but when I hear today's pop music over the radio there's like nothing about it that isn't electronic and it is just revolting to me.

Anyway, my enjoyment of the classical genres can actually differ quite a bit, there is a combination of instrumentation and more behind my love for each era:

Baroque: This one is very much a combination. I like the prominence of the oboe (of course!) and I love the harpsichord. I prefer the sound of it over the piano. However, Baroque music has so much more to it that makes me love it, namely the extensive and just amazing use of counterpoint and also the preference for minor keys over major keys.

Early Music: Lumping this all together is probably not for the best, as like Medieval choral music is a completely different animal from instrumental dances of the Renaissance and I love both. Beyond the Renaissance choral music (which is just heavenly gorgeous), the rest took a lot of getting used to for me, but in the end, I'd say a lot of what draws me toward Early Music is the modality and the unsettling cadences/uses of dissonance.

French Impressionism: Debussy made his music centered around beauty. So many conventions that had been built up over the centuries were tossed aside. However, Impressionism really expanded the horizons. Modality returned, as did some very Eastern influences. The instrumentation also became less bombastic versus the Romanticism era. As I said, it's all about beauty.

Classic: This was (aside from some Baroque) the bulk of my first experience with classical music. Classic era music is just a pleasure to listen to. That's not to say that it never does anything unique (the symphonies of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven all became increasingly complex in their lifetimes), but it lacks the bombast of the Romanticism era that followed.

Late 19th/Early 20th century: Like Early Music, a lot of this took a lot of getting used to. Not so much the music of say Holst or Vaughan-Williams, who were very British and very British Folk influenced. But stuff like Stravinsky. The first time I heard Rite of Spring, there was no way I though I was going to ever care for it. It was just so wild. I heard of it only because of the famous bassoon solo in the beginning, but then I got to play the piece and that's when I began to become won over. Especially the beginning of Part II, which is just peak beauty for the Stravinsky style (alongside parts of Firebird). I love the music I love from this era, but what followed it kind of takes it down for me. Music got a bit too...atonal after this. lol

4 hours ago, Lucky Bells said:

I'm also tired of people hating on country music as a whole and bi**hing and whining that it's "all they hear on the radio" Don't listen to the radio then! 

I would never willingly listen to a station that plays country music. The problem is that country music has always been forced on me in circumstances where I can't get away from it, like my workplace. We're not allowed to wear headphones to block out the crappy music they play over the stereos, so when they play country music (and they do frequently) we have to deal with it.

Everyone having their own tastes in music is great! I just think that country is such a love it or hate it genre and should not be played in general public spaces like Target or Walmart. I have genres that I adore that I also would understand people finding them grating if they were played in public places (Early Music, British Folk. etc.). I understand that those genres won't be played when I go out to public places. Country music should be no different.

I mean, if I go to the restaurant Texas Roadhouse and they're playing country music, that's one thing. It is a stereotypical 'country' restaurant. I understand it there... But as I said, Target? Can we not... Please?

[EpicEnergy 23,190]

My favorite music tends to be in the EDM genre and subgenres, such as dubstep. I love EDM because of the bass and the drops.

[Lucky Bolt 35,062]

2 hours ago, Envy said:

Everyone having their own tastes in music is great! I just think that country is such a love it or hate it genre and should not be played in general public spaces like Target or Walmart. I have genres that I adore that I also would understand people finding them grating if they were played in public places (Early Music, British Folk. etc.). I understand that those genres won't be played when I go out to public places. Country music should be no different.

I mean, if I go to the restaurant Texas Roadhouse and they're playing country music, that's one thing. It is a stereotypical 'country' restaurant. I understand it there... But as I said, Target? Can we not... Please?

Okay.....well, you do make a fair point I guess. 

[Clawdeen 12,190]

I listen to a variety of music. Mostly Rock and Metal. I also listen to a lot of jpop and Kpop. 

[Prospekt 11,018]

I love a very wide range of what alternative rock has to offer, as well as a fair amount of other music that could be classified as "rock" from across the past several decades. I love guitar-based music, just that classic formula of vocals, guitar(s), bass, drums, and the optional keyboards/synths. There are a few more experimental exceptions that I love, such as Radiohead, but I just dig the sound in general.

I love some other genres, like synthwave, classic country, ambient, a bit of metal, a bit of blues, a bit of electronica, a bit of chiptune, a bit of classical/orchestral... I'm getting into J-Pop as well... but rock, especially alternative, is near and dear to me.

[Splashee 28,563]

Video game music! Yes, the cute and catchy ones!

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

7 hours ago, Splashee said:

Video game music! Yes, the cute and catchy ones!

I like that too, but I really like rock cause it’s energetic, catchy, and sometimes it helps to relieve my anger (and sometimes I feel like a rebel listening to songs with a bit of screaming in them )

[TBD 17,254]

Three main ones; Jazz/swing, rock, and Opera/classic why?

My sub is indie, foreign, funk/pop, and anthem 

[Longhaul 6,841]

I listen to a wide variety of music, but my go-to is classic rock.  It's music I grew up with and takes me back to simpler times in my life.  

[BritishBrony2012 797]

Like metal, listen to it I think about bad things in my life and think of revenge, well like  thinking I'm an action hero in a movie and take revenge.

[Cash In 22,232]

Rock is my go-to. Mostly because it's something I can load up at anything and unwind with. I have to been in a certain mood for some other genres.

[Espy Vibe 4,257]

Drum and bass, it's the most versatile EDM genre by far. And dunno it captures my attention more often than other genres which I still love

Of course it started as rave and club but it's been influenced by everything from rock to funk to bossa nova and even orchestra.

Hmm, kinda want to see if someone's done surf rock with dnb yet 

 

Edited May 19, 2023 by Trot Shuffle
Accidentally removed a sentence :3

[Theautisticrebel 304]

I listen to a wide variety of music, but if I had to pick one genre it would have to be country rock, I grew up listening to it and I enjoy it.

[Denim&Venöm 18,760]

Hmm, that's a tough one. 

 

I mean I kinda like smooth jazz and ambient chill out music. 

 

 

[MadWitchJay 186]

On 2023-06-10 at 7:14 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

Hmm, that's a tough one. 

Hmmm is it Jazz? 
I personaly like Folk and Soldiers Songs or whatever you wanna call em.

[EpicEnergy 23,190]

It changes all the time lol, like it used to be rock, then dubstep, now it's metal.

[hanguangjun 37]

I don't really listen to music much so I'm not really knowledgeable about the different music genres. Out of the ones I know, I'm going to have to go with classical (and when I say classical, I'm including baroque and romantic since my understanding of the differences between them is nonexistant.) My favorite piece is Tchaikovsky's《Valse Sentimentale》with his《Marche Slave》in close second. I also like Bach's《Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor.》

Aside from "classical" music, I like traditional instruments and their sound. Some traditional instruments I particularly like are the erhu, guqin, and xiao.

And these are some non-traditional Chinese songs I like： 《一花一剑》、 《存在的未来》、《小苹果》

[Finding_Marty 816]

16 hours ago, hanguangjun said:

I don't really listen to music much so I'm not really knowledgeable about the different music genres. Out of the ones I know, I'm going to have to go with classical (and when I say classical, I'm including baroque and romantic since my understanding of the differences between them is nonexistant.) My favorite piece is Tchaikovsky's《Valse Sentimentale》with his《Marche Slave》in close second. I also like Bach's《Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor.》

Aside from "classical" music, I like traditional instruments and their sound. Some traditional instruments I particularly like are the erhu, guqin, and xiao.

And these are some non-traditional Chinese songs I like： 《一花一剑》、 《存在的未来》、《小苹果》

Hey I love clasical music as well! I felt a bit odd when I found out about this because I used to think only serious and old people like it (ah those stereotypwe...). And frankly I am not an expert at music genres either. I just listen to what sounds good to me. And this means I probably listen to every genre 

[ComanderZhabikKlavik 2,893]

My favorite genres of music are rock, metal, folk and classical music. I especially love when rock or metal is combined with classical music. For example, when the Symphony Orchestra is combined with rock and metal.

[Finding_Marty 816]

4 minutes ago, ComanderZhabikKlavik said:

My favorite genres of music are rock, metal, folk and classical music. I especially love when rock or metal is combined with classical music. For example, when the Symphony Orchestra is combined with rock and metal.

No wonder you love this combination because it's simply the best