But Radio: X and K-DST are still better. So is K-Rose. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Meat Puppet
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But Radio: X and K-DST are still better. So is K-Rose. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Meat Puppet
I myself prefer Rock but I will listen to anything that is catchy, where I live the majority of people who listen to rap are too busy beating "goths" and "skaters" up and stealing their money to give legit reasons why they don't like rock or whatever.
Yeah, where I grew up (Melbourne, Florida, basically Brevard County), you had all sorts of different kinds of people. Rockers, Punk Rockers, Rappers, R & B fans, Skaters, Goths, Metal Heads, etc. And not just a split race between White and Black; whereas, it was White (Caucasian), Black American, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Latino (if that's what it's called and I think that's what was there), Oriental, Mixed, etc. I don't mind this because you have so many different varieties of people music-wise and race-wise. The reason I brought race into this was because you tend to notice a strict dividing line between "whites" and "blacks" where the "whites" like one thing and the "blacks" like the other. Unfortunately I moved to the Capital (Tallahassee, not in the city itself though) and now the majority is Black American and African American, few White (Caucasian) races, and VERY few of the etc catagory and some Mixed too I think. And the music is mostly Rap, R % B, and Gospel. Not much Rock here as there was for where I grew up at.
Like I mentioned in a previous post, I don't really like Rap at all, and would actually completely hate it if it wasn't for the few songs that I actually like. I gave Rap and chance and there are very few kinds of songs that I actually like. They aren't played on the radio (that's for sure) and they are mostly old songs too. Not old-school rap, but this rap is older than the modern day rap that we all hear about. As for the rest of it, I like that saying of putting the C before the R in Rap. R & B and Gospels are very annoying and unfortunately I have to listen to that on the bus when going to and from school and I'm not about to complain either..I just put up with it.
But yeah, like I said; nothing compares to the original Black Sabbath if you ask me. Yes, there is Rock that sucks horribly, I can vouch for that. Most of the Rock I'm hearing on the radio is horrible. I hear bands who pretend to be Rock and they suck at it. I like some of the modern Alternative Rock like Linkin Park for instance, but I really like the Harder Alternative Rock, Adult Alternative Rock, and the old-school Alternative Rock a lot because they sound better in my opinion. We're talking about White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Nine Inch Nails, and older stuff like that when I mention old-school Alternative. Personally, Korn is a harder Alternative as well, but that's in my opinion. Regular Rock is cool but most of the modern day stuff, sucks. I like the older bands of Rock such as Red Hot Chilly Peppers, Sublim, Bush (Bush might be Alternative for all I know), etc. But I also like the newer Rock such as White Stripes, System of a Down, etc.
That's stuff that I like from the late 80s, early-mid-late 90s, and a little after the late 90s. I also like Grunge Rock from the late 80s and the early 90s such as Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden. With that said, I might like the Garage Rock genre because they sound grungy like Grunge Rock did, I think. And Underground Rock kicks major ass. One band that I know of that was Underground that might have been Harder Alternative or Adult Alternative (if they weren't Underground) is Imprint. I only heard a demo CD from Imprint but they fricken rock in my opinion.
I also like older rock from the late 60s and all throughout the 70s. Classic Hard Rock, Classic Rock, late 60s Rock, 70s Rock, Psychedelic Rock, etc etc. Bands like the original Black Sabbath, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Lynard Skynnard (sp?), Aero Smith, Pink Floyd, Ten Years Past, Eric Clapton (sp?), etc etc.
I even like some metal genre bands (different varieties but not much of any metal that I'm into) such as the older Metallica, Guns N Roses, Slip Knot, etc.
Comparing the stuff I like to Rap, R & B, and the Gospels..I choose my genres of Rock and Metal over Rap, R & B, and Gospels anyday. I don't care if you like Rap, just don't make such a big deal about it to where you have to fucking sing out loud in class that get's VERY old.
Like I said, if you don't like what I like, I really don't give a damn.
A lot of people hate that gangster type rap because, well, it's horrible. It doesn't sound good, it promotes violence, hate crimes, demeans women, promotes drugs, etc. No, not all rap is like that, but I really hate rap that's like that, and it's a large majority of the rap that's on the radio/tv. I like some Eminem songs, he is a good poet, even if I don't like some of the thins he says. I like some Sweatshop Union songs. But they're really not typical rap.
"I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one" Yeah, that's real nice. I hope you never get laid again, Jay Z.
i just think that people who hate rap and think that its just guys talking about killing ppl, doing drugs, and getting laid are just stupid. even in the case of VIOLENT songs, it wasn't unwarranted. in most cases, rap artists are just trying to get revenge for something that was said about them by another rapper. unfortunately, this leads to a never ending spiral (weirdest deja vu of auron's speach in ffx, lol). i mean, take a REAL artist, biggie, 2pac, etc. they talked about that, but also more important things, like LIFE. like feeding ur children. like giving props to your mom for what she went through,like mourning the deaths of ur closest friends etc, etc. rock does none of that.
in my eyes, i stopped listening to rock a couple years ago cuz most bands that were up and coming were repetitive, and everythign was so monotonous. i mean, how many interesting things can u do with 3, maybe 4 instruments?it got old to me after ahilwe. plus, everyone into rock at that time felt like they had problems and wanted to commit suicide.boring....
at least in rap they talk about specific problems, specific solutions, whlie making you want to get up and do something about urs. a majority of rock, on the other hand, are just vague and ambiguous sentences strung together about a tired subject to a couple of instruments.
took the words from my mouth!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiroshino
man i love you more and more!! :love: :love:
*reaches over to put NIN pretty hate machine on :love: *
The problem in this issue is that everyone looks at rap as any other form of music.
Mostly it isn't though. It's poetry spoken to a beat.
If you judge it like poetry, you can't say all of it sucks.
Someone is bound to have something intelligent to say.
Im gonna steal this next clip of words maybe someone who pays close attention to rap will know this song.
Lady: I thought hip-hop was only guns and alcohol...
Rapper: oh, hell nah... but yet its that too.
And it really is more than guns and alcohol. The good rap has an underlying message or point to why the song was written. I pick-up on these, and thats what makes me think of a rap song a good. Sometimes i do wanna hear, the "shake it" songs, but thats only to dance to.
Honestly, I wish people would make threads like this more often. But current board rules don't allow too many topics that spawn flamers. It keeps the boards more interesting, but since these forums are not owned by me, I can't really make those changes. It's much better to have threads like this than "What did you have for breakfast?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Czech. Republic
I knew right before I made this topic that I would not only step on some toes, I would nail them down. But I don't really see it as too controversial, many people think I'm against rock/alternative, yet many of them fail to read some of my posts. I'm more of a rock fan than rap.
I'm glad more of the recent comments in this thread signified that rap isn't all about hoes and, and rappers do have bands and lead singers of bands are no better "singers" than rappers, for the most part.
What's frustrating of all is how people never see your implied intent. Like when I say "You can say that rock is repetitive too", they think I mean all bands. I thought many of the people here were old enough to know that the implied meaning is that "most" is repetitive...but whatever, 90% of all people never fully understand what others are saying.
Lastly, people should read what I posted in my Rants section on my website. It tells you all you need to know about my views, because maybe my frustration didn't portray them very well. But I get the feeling that once people read what I've said on my website and understand what I mean, you'll agree.
*Snip* That bit would have been better as a PM instead of a post. Although no one has asked you for one, if you know that you shouldn't have posted it publically, then an apology whould have been the correct thing to do in any case. ~ Leeza
Apart from Outkast. I love Outkast. And Emimem's new song.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
There are only a few examples of rap I can't stand.
-Eminem.
-Kid Rock. (Post Carnival of Carnage.)
-Dr. Dre.
-50 Cent.
-D12.
-Tainted 2Pac music. (Eminem ruined Tupac Shakur's rap.)
-P. Diddy. (For some weird reason, I just wanna whip him with a chain.)
Other than that, ain't nothin' wrong with rap. ODB, Run DMC, and Digital Underground will always be rap legends.
Personally, I'd say "wiggers" alone are enough of a reason to hate Rap music, but then I don't hate Rap as a genre, I just dislike some rap artists because I find their music boring and rather generic. There are several I like, though not music I'd listen to constantly, I certainly wouldn't actively try not to listen to it.
There, enough of a reason for you?
Yes, Wiggers are terrible. I'm so happy someone brought that up. If I see one more guy in some enormous spinner necklace they bought off ebay one more time, I'll cry.
the truth never rang so loud. all of society's problems can be traced to wiggers, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rye
Hear, hear.