Music genres that you listen to often.

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anywya, i used to love mainstream pop from america but i mostly listen to k-pop now that i hang out with a bunch of k-pop fans. i still keep up with mainstream pop though.

It is something you learn to understand. I myself can barely understand what many popular songs are actually saying. So many words sound similar I usually just totally bastardize the meaning of the song.

The biggest quall I have with mainstream music are the God awful lyrics. It's nice to see popular artists sing something that is somewhat poetic and heartfelt, as opposed to just being sexual or promoting a bad lifestyle. I don't generally like the instruments, but that is another story. Instruments represent something much different and abstract, as opposed to words which are generally very blatant about their meaning. The other one I have is that it is so fake. Most of the mainstream artists are pretty faces that are sort of marketing someone else's music. The songwriters, the people who put together the instruments/beat, they're all largely ignored. Society just recognizes the media figure as the one with all the talent. Good music is made by many people, and they all deserve credit. I love the whole band mentality.

I myself like heavier metal for 2 reasons: 1) For the most part, I feel as if the artists I listen to have more to say than that they love to have sex, and 2) I love the instrumentation and style. Screaming is something I've grown accustomed to, especially since it blends into instrumentation so much better whereas clean vocals tend to overpower the instruments for me. I don't listen to it because it is br00tal, or that I am angry or anything. Actually, I actually feel it is somewhat soothing to me jsut because I am listening to music I enjoy.