Chapotony Chatano here, internet's busiest hogposter, and it's time for another edition of "Let's Argue", where we're on the internet, we accept your hot takes, unpopular opinions, and tough questions, and we struggle sesh over all of them. Leeeeet's, GO!

    • Steve2 [any]
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      4 years ago

      I agree and no one else in my life gets it. I never drive with the radio on, on long hauls alone I'll listen to a podcast but never music.

      It kinda makes me feel like that one guy from Footloose that banned dancing.

        • Steve2 [any]
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          4 years ago

          No, I've just literally never enjoyed music even as a kid.

          I dont make a big deal of it when I'm driving with someone else, I'll let them play whatever and change the balance so I cant hear it in my side over the road noise. But I'll turn it off if my passenger falls asleep.

          I dont know what it is or why, it's like my one weird thing. I cant stand music.

            • Steve2 [any]
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              4 years ago

              lol, I did get to do a framing job in the middle of nowhere once. No FM or AM radio was available, just me and a coworker, the sun and the wind and some power tools for like a week. Coworker forgot his ipod at home and didnt want to drive back to get it. It was the best auditory time I've ever had. Maybe I'll farm out where theres no radio signals one day, lol.

      • science_pope [any]
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        4 years ago

        Radio is usually pretty shit, though. I like music, but I can't stand most radio stations. You're not missing much.

    • Comraragi [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Well there is a massive difference between musical genres. I do think there is some level of ability that must be acknowledged, to me it is undeniable that classical musicians are incredibly talented artists in general. You may not like classical, I don't enjoy some of it either.

      But when you compare [insert generic pop artist here] to Rachmaninoff or Beethoven, I mean you must acknowledge the massive level in skill and dedication required to reach those levels. Being a concert pianist, let alone a composer is literally a lifetime endeavor.

      Being a pop musician? Make sure you have a good voice, auto-tune, have someone else perform all the instruments/compose/do all the mixing for you. Done. The modern music industry is certainly easier to get into, it is not a bad thing necessarily.

      So I guess yes you could say certain genres and/or artists are massively overrated mostly due to their popularity and/or being novel artists, the right song at the right time.

      But then some genres and artists don't get enough recognition, I don't particularly care about Rock but the pioneering in electric guitar techniques back then should be acknowledged. Again Jimmy Hendrix isn't Liszt, but he deserves all the recognition he got.