Odd confessions.

I really when a song starts off really mellow and then goes chaotic as it goes on.

Have you heard of Mr. Bungle?

No. I was thinking more Radiohead or The White Stripes. I'll look them up.

It's still the middle of September, and where I am, it'll probably be a while before we get that cool fall weather, but to me, somehow it already feels like Halloween. Like, there's a certain atmosphere that comes when Halloween is near, and I already feel it.

I feel the same way, but to me Halloween weather is hot weather.

I don't get why I am still hearing 9/11 themed songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" on the radio in 2017.

It is the anniversary week...

I've heard songs about WWII on the radio, and that was pretty long ago. Why is that even strange? Music doesn't just vanish after the event it commemorates is over.

And it is the anniversary week. I live in New York City and, yes, people are still pretty upset about it.

I dunno, it just feels weird to hear "this nation that I love has fallen under attack" or "you say we shouldn't worry about Bin Laden" or "We said a prayer for cousin Michael in Iraq" (both from Darryl Worley songs) after the fact. IT just makes it seem more like a period piece.

Granted, I hated "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" when it came out because of how over the top it was

Same. That song, in particular, grates on me.

Related: I love Country Music. Whenever I'm driving alone, it is a honky tonk up in my car! But. I really dislike the more nationalistic and misogynistic songs. They seem to be becoming more common with the rise of Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line's "bro country," and the 9/11 anniversary week brings out the nationalistic stuff too.

I just wanna listen to steel guitars and cry into my beer!

I also love Synth-Pop, Punk Rock, and video game OSTs. They tend not to be as problematic as country music, but they also don't affect me on the same deep level. I just need twang and fiddle and heartbreak sometimes, dammit!

edited 16th Sep '17 7:10:53 PM by RaspyMink

I think that country music will never fully leave me because of how Everyman it can be at its best.

It's why other genres are a hard sell to me. For instance "War Pigs" does nothing for me because I have no attachment or connection to it or its message whatsoever.

I'm the exact opposite. The only country I've been able to enjoy are a handful of Johnny Cash songs. Beyond country and modern jazz, I've been able to enjoy every genre to some extent or another. Mostly indie rock and various kinds of electronica, but those are both so vast that they cover a loooot of kinds of music.

If you don't mind me asking, what kind of punk rock?

I don't get the appeal of songs that express an opinion like "War is bad because war is bad" (War Pigs), "people are stupid" (American Idiot) etc. what's the appeal if you don't share the exact same opinion?

To express anger, rage, and frustration with society in the form of music?

Or, failing that, the instrumentation.

I don't think War Pigs would've been as big as it was without Bill Ward's high-energy drumming, for instance.

edited 17th Sep '17 7:42:25 AM by WilliamRadarStorm

Okay, and if I'm not the person singing the song, then what is my takeaway other than "okay, that's what YOU believe, what difference does it make to me?"

To... empathize with them? To listen to the song and say "Hell yeah, I feel the same way."

Or, if you're really curious, to ask "Hmm. He feels one way, I feel a different way. Why does he feel that way?" and start doing research.

Going back to War Pigs, that song was written during the height of The Vietnam War, which was arguably one of the most controversial wars in history. Quite a few people at the time didn't care about Vietnam and what happened there, and some were rather angry at some of the things that the US army did, including some of the soldiers. Several chose to take their anger out through their music, and thus we got such classics as For What It's Worth, Fortunate Son, and Gimme Shelter.

I'm willing to bet that didn't change your opinion, but at the very least, I'm hoping it helps you understand why they have that one.

Most of the time it's "He feels one way, I have no opinion whatsoever." or "Why would ANYONE have an opinion on this?!"

And most of those songs come off to me as "Bawwww war is bad, why we gotta hurt each other? Bawwww!"

Okay then so why are you so intent on trying to understand this if you're just gonna ignore everybody?

This thread is, like, fifty percent complaining about not getting music.

Here we go again..

Just because you can't form an emotional connection to music, doesn't mean the same applies to other people. Likewise, most people do have opinions on things like that.

Hell, one of my favorite songs is about a conversation the singer had with a friend and mentor of her's before he died. I don't know either of them, but the subject matter is still emotional enough, and the song is well written in a way that I could form a connection to it and think about it's message.

There are songs I've heard a billion times and I'm very sure that I like them, but I have negative amounts of clue as to what the message even is.

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