Your least favourite genres/sub-genres of music?

[Prowler]

Pretty much every genre or sub-genre of music has something I like if I look hard enough, but there's types of music that I generally just don't like or cant' get into.

Reggae: I just can't get into reggae. Of the bigger genres of music this is my least favourite one. I can't put my finger on it, but it just turns me off.

Hardcore music in general: You know, the type of music with screaming vocals? That's something people wrongly associate with metal music, but the screaming vocals you're thinking of are actually hardcore bands or metal bands that core varieties in their sound. I like the growling vocals of death metal and can tolerate black metal vocals, but hardcore? No.

A lot of "club music": Like EDM, techno and such. The closest thing I like to club music would be retro-themed synthwave or vaporwave. Otherwise it's rare to find something I like.

For reference, my favourite genres are metal, classical, jazz, synthwave, vaporwave, j-pop and k-pop. Ofc I also like a lot of rock and pop music but those are such broad categories that it'd be hard not to like a lot of stuff in them.

[AT-Man]

I don't know if that Skrillex & Justin Bieber song is dubstep, but if it is, then it's literally the one good dubstep song I have ever heard. All the rest of dubstep is garbage.

[Leo656]

I really can't stand "pop" music, like boy bands and Top 40 stuff.

I'm rather forgiving to a point about most other genres. For example I'm not a huge rap guy, but I do have a mix CD full of a bunch of rap songs I thoroughly enjoy. But the bubblegum stuff I just find completely vapid and soulless.

I'm also not huge into electronic music, like club stuff, but I adore KFMDM, for example.

I'm complicated.

[Prowler]

I really can't stand "pop" music, like boy bands and Top 40 stuff.

I'm rather forgiving to a point about most other genres. For example I'm not a huge rap guy, but I do have a mix CD full of a bunch of rap songs I thoroughly enjoy. But the bubblegum stuff I just find completely vapid and soulless.

I'm also not huge into electronic music, like club stuff, but I adore KFMDM, for example.

I'm complicated.

I feel that pop music has gotten way worse this century. There's some cool pop songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. I feel like most of the big pop hits all sound the same nowadays, basically.

I don't think anyone beyond teenage girls cares about boy bands :P

[Autbot_Benz]

Country Music aka whining with a backing track and instruments.

Also Skrillex aka noise

most Rap I don't like certain ones

[KROW]

I like to think I have an eclectic taste in music. I'll listen to Michael Jackson one minute, then crank up some Fear Factory the next. But there are some genres that I either won't listen to or listen to a lot less than others.

Dubstep: I don't hate it, but I can't get into it, listen to it, or understand its popularity. I think it's just noise, really.

Rap: To be more specific, current rap. I don't like the sound and think it doesn't send the right message properly. I know there are some songs that have some deep meaning behind them but their delivery just sounds like they promote the wrong methods to a resolve a situation. I also can't stand the need for people to blare it out their cars and houses, making everyone else's windows shake and vibrate. Doesn't make me like it any better. Knock that the f**k off.

Pop: Mostly from after or during the year 2000. Occasionally there'll be a few gems amid the muck, but a lot of it just seems to be a mishmash of used bubblegum.

Country: Being married to a country girl, I've gotten used to it. She seems to have an ear for the good stuff. But in general, I could take it or leave it -- and more often than not, leave it. I find it hokey, formulaic, and predictable. It always seems to be about the same thing. And when it gets preachy, oh boy does it drown you in it.

I'm also pretty picky about the genres I do like, mainly metal. I can't stand screaming vocals. That just makes the songs incoherent and lose their meaning. I don't like having to look up lyrics just to know what the person is saying. The closest I can get to tolerating it is Mudvayne.

[Leo656]

Everybody talks sh*t about country music, but anyone who ain't down with "Beer For My Horses" is someone I personally don't care to know.

I also love Charlie Daniels Band. Some people insist that that's more "bluegrass" than "country" but I feel like that's just splitting hairs.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Everybody talks sh*t about country music, but anyone who ain't down with "Beer For My Horses" is someone I personally don't care to know.

That is a damn good song. :tlol:

I do despise most country music, but I'll listen to some of it.

Opera. I fvcking HATE opera. I'm a savage without culture.

[Leo656]

I'm a savage without culture.

You hardly read any comic books until you were like 30-something. It goes without saying.

[Prowler]

I like to think I have an eclectic taste in music. I'll listen to Michael Jackson one minute, then crank up some Fear Factory the next. But there are some genres that I either won't listen to or listen to a lot less than others.

Dubstep: I don't hate it, but I can't get into it, listen to it, or understand its popularity. I think it's just noise, really.

Rap: To be more specific, current rap. I don't like the sound and think it doesn't send the right message properly. I know there are some songs that have some deep meaning behind them but their delivery just sounds like they promote the wrong methods to a resolve a situation. I also can't stand the need for people to blare it out their cars and houses, making everyone else's windows shake and vibrate. Doesn't make me like it any better. Knock that the f**k off.

Pop: Mostly from after or during the year 2000. Occasionally there'll be a few gems amid the muck, but a lot of it just seems to be a mishmash of used bubblegum.

Country: Being married to a country girl, I've gotten used to it. She seems to have an ear for the good stuff. But in general, I could take it or leave it -- and more often than not, leave it. I find it hokey, formulaic, and predictable. It always seems to be about the same thing. And when it gets preachy, oh boy does it drown you in it.

I'm also pretty picky about the genres I do like, mainly metal. I can't stand screaming vocals. That just makes the songs incoherent and lose their meaning. I don't like having to look up lyrics just to know what the person is saying. The closest I can get to tolerating it is Mudvayne.

Is Dubstep still that big? I remember it being talked about a lot back in 2010-2012, but not so much anymore. Maybe that was the peak of its popularity?

Yes, when I listen to rap it has to be older and simpler rap. None of this overtly produced modern mainstream rap. Plus, I notice a lot of rap just talkes about subject that either I can't relate to at all or just don't care about. I mean, I can't really relate to a lot of lyrics in rock and metal music either, but at least they approach more interesting subjects or fantasy. And yes, I know not all hip-hop is about money, the ghetto cars, drugs, sex, etc. but A LOT of the popular kind is. And those themes and aesthetics present in the genre kinda turn me off from it. So even if I enjoy some rap music I don't care about the whole "hip-hop culture" thing.

Yep, like you, I prefer older pop music. Nowadays most pop music sounds pretty much the same.

I honestly don't think I've listened much to country. So I can't really give an opinion on it.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

You hardly read any comic books until you were like 30-something. It goes without saying.

Nah man, till 20-something. You're off by an entire order of magnitude.

And don't tell me YOU like opera.

[Skinrash]

The types of really loud metal that involves a lot of screaming. Death? Trash? Dunno what the specific genre is, but it's the ones where it is hard to understand what is being sung(or screamed) and the loudness gets tiring on your ears quickly.

Most rap and hiphop. Not a fan of the lifestyle many of these songs advocate, the fashion this genre advertises look really tacky and ugly. And often you have to listen to a song multiple times to get the vocals, cause so many artists sing in this frantic and stressed manner.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

The types of really loud metal that involves a lot of screaming. Death? Trash? Dunno what the specific genre is, but it's the ones where it is hard to understand what is being sung(or screamed) and the loudness gets tiring on your ears quickly.

Sounds like you're describing Death Metal, some Black Metal and the endless amounts of 'Core' genres (Deathcore, MetalCore, Grindcore etc.)

Thrash metal isn't really Screaming like other genres. Thrash metal vocalists are harsh, but they Shout rather than Scream

[Wesley]

I’m not a big fan of music in general tbh, though I like at least a bit of most genres aside from death metal and opera.

Death metal: Hard to understand what’s been said. Doesn’t help that I’m more of a lyrics person.

Opera: Too flipping loud.

[Leo656]

Nah man, till 20-something. You're off by an entire order of magnitude.

And don't tell me YOU like opera.

Not especially. Classical music, sure.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Least fave genres? MOST country (if you've heard one "crying in your beer" song, you've heard them all!) and just about all modern/current rap/hip-hop. Most Deathmetal, Thrashmetal, and other "Scream-o" metal genres. I also HATE most of the current pop music, as it all feels cheap, boring, talentless, and meaningless.

Might not be a popular opinion, but I actually enjoy opera. Some of it, anyway. But then, I am a big fan of musical theater to begin with, so opera isn't much of a jump for me. I also enjoy genres most would never listen to, like ethnic/world music, new age/meditation, and fantasy or gothic music. Also anime themes, Euro-pop, and jazz. I'm musically eclectic....

[snake]

Remember, music stopped being good after YOU stopped being a teenager. F*ck outta here, you boomers.

There's a sh*tload of great music coming out now.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Not especially. Classical music, sure.

I have a major issue about classical music-opera, and it is that a lot of the fans look down on other people, and see themselves as better persons, trying to "educate" others that their taste of music is superior)

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Remember, music stopped being good after YOU stopped being a teenager. F*ck outta here, you boomers.

There's a sh*tload of great music coming out now.


Spoken like someone who can't even tell the difference between a "Boomer" and a "Gen-X'er". No, as much as musical taste is subjective, a lot of what is currently being produced is cookie-cutter, cheap, and bland. Catchy, maybe, but about as culturally stimulating as back-lot c-list sci-fi, or as intellectually nourishing as plain oatmeal. And so much of it is just plain crap. Entire careers built around flashy songs intended as musical insults to ex-lovers, or as edgy statements of "street cred". Hardly anything of actual substance.

[Leo656]

Fozzy was the last truly excellent band to emerge. Everything else since is "Eh."

Actually Dead Sara is also pretty amazing. So there's two.

[snake]

Spoken like someone who can't even tell the difference between a "Boomer" and a "Gen-X'er". No, as much as musical taste is subjective, a lot of what is currently being produced is cookie-cutter, cheap, and bland. Catchy, maybe, but about as culturally stimulating as back-lot c-list sci-fi, or as intellectually nourishing as plain oatmeal. And so much of it is just plain crap. Entire careers built around flashy songs intended as musical insults to ex-lovers, or as edgy statements of "street cred". Hardly anything of actual substance.
Spoken like someone who’s definition of music is defined by whatever is popular at the time. Your entire argument is based off outdated early 2010s top 40 cliches. I bet you only listen to singles, too. I can give you at least 10 albums released in the 2010s that easily make my top 50 albums of all time.

[snake]

-A Moon Shaped Pool- Radiohead
-Lazarus- David Bowie
-The Powers That B- Death Grips
-Carrie and Lowell- Sufjan Stevens
-The Seer/To Be Kind- Swans
-Skeleton Tree- Nick Cave
-Yeezus/MBDTF- Kanye
-Flower Boy- Tyler the Creator

Listen to any of these albums and then tell me that music from the 2010s is somehow inferior to anything that came before it. There’s awful sh*t from every decade. Expand your taste beyond listening to the radio.

[Prowler]

There's probably better music being made nowadays than ever. Considering it's easier than ever to make music and for aspiring musicians and underground artists to share their stuff online to places like bandcamp and soundcloud.

We tend to think of the 60s and the 70s as having only great music, but not only were there less musicians around but we also don't remember the worst ones from those decades anymore.

Hell, I like a lot of stuff from the 80s, including a lot of its music, but the 80s was full of horrible music as well. For every good metal band there were 5 crappy glam/hair metal bands.

I think Japanese pop had a lot of great stuff back in the 80s. Watch anime like Bubblegum Crisis, Dirty pair and Kimagure Orange Road and see it for yourselves. Holy hell are a lot of those songs great. Meiko Nakahara in particular had a beautiful voice. Also, I'm a sucker for 80s synthethizers.

I think pop music was a lot better overall before the auto-tune.

[Leo656]

Trivia Fact: Despite being a huge fan of music, I never, ever talk about music with people in real life because it always hits a raw nerve with someone and becomes a clash of ideologies.

Actually, I never discuss interests with people, period. Sh*t's dangerous. Work, working out, and f*ckin'. Those are the only "safe" topics of conversation; everything else starts a war. I vaguely remember it being different when I was younger, but possibly not.

It helps that I absolutely don't care one bit what other people like, and have zero illusion whatsoever that anyone cares what I like, either. :lol:

Anyways, yeah, this thread has already turned out exactly as I predicted. Inevitable, I suppose.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Spoken like someone who’s definition of music is defined by whatever is popular at the time. Your entire argument is based off outdated early 2010s top 40 cliches. I bet you only listen to singles, too. I can give you at least 10 albums released in the 2010s that easily make my top 50 albums of all time.


Actually, um, no. I neither know nor care what is "popular" at any given time- in fact much of my music playlist is stuff you've probably never even heard of, whether old or new. YOUR "top 50 albums of all time" is probably nothing at all like mine, which would include everything from the complete libretto of Phantom of the Opera(original London recording), to Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Neither of which, I might add, has ever been among top 40 cliches of the 2010's, unlike Beiber (trash), Taylor Swift (mediocre at best), Kanye (edgy hack), or the like. So, no.

You have no clue what my criteria for good music is, but, feel free to keep thinking you do. I just know what sounds good, vs what is "popular" in today's music production market. And it IS a market, purely made for flash and money. I can barely even name any recent artists whose work actually sounded real and had heart or soul to it. But given your generation, I wouldn't expect you to be familiar with some of the great but little-known artists from before 2000. Like Alan Parsons Project, Electric Light Orchestra, Lisa Brannigan, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Dolby, or any of dozens of others that were never hugely popular, but incredibly talented nonetheless.

More recently, one of the few artists that I feel has shown real talent, is Caleb Johnson, but unless you're into rock (and watched the season of American Idol he was on), you'd probably never know who he is. His first album was one of the few albums in recent years I'd actually classify as good.

[Leo656]

This thread is less than three posts away from a "Grandpa/Whippersnapper" outbreak. I can feel it.

"Alan Parsons Project"? :lol: My goodness, Dennis Miller wouldn't touch that dated reference with Ayatollah Khomeini's stolen dick. :trazz:

[Prowler]

Trivia Fact: Despite being a huge fan of music, I never, ever talk about music with people in real life because it always hits a raw nerve with someone and becomes a clash of ideologies.

Actually, I never discuss interests with people, period. Sh*t's dangerous. Work, working out, and f*ckin'. Those are the only "safe" topics of conversation; everything else starts a war. I vaguely remember it being different when I was younger, but possibly not.

It helps that I absolutely don't care one bit what other people like, and have zero illusion whatsoever that anyone cares what I like, either. :lol:



Anyways, yeah, this thread has already turned out exactly as I predicted. Inevitable, I suppose.

I've always noticed how musical taste is a VERY generational thing. Nearly all people claim the music they grew up with was better than current day music. Same goes for cartoons and wrestling :lol:

My mother doesn't care for music that came out after the 70s. To her "good music" is mostly from the 60s and 70s except for classical music and jazz.She can't stand metal, harder rock, rap music, techno music, etc.

I also notice people take their preferences in music very personally. It's easier to tell someone hwy you don't like their favourite films, cartoons, video games etc, but music? It's almost like discussing sports. Nothing good will come out of it most of the time. Music also is full of labels and sub-cultures. From rockers, to punks, to metalheads, to reggae fans, to hip-hop fans, etc. And those sub-cultures class sometimes.

This thread is less than three posts away from a "Grandpa/Whippersnapper" outbreak. I can feel it.

"Alan Parsons Project"? :lol: My goodness, Dennis Miller wouldn't touch that dated reference with Ayatollah Khomeini's stolen dick. :trazz:

I like Alan Parsons Project.

[Leo656]

There's an entire paragraph in that Quote of mine that isn't from anything I said. What'chu tryin' to pull, brah? Everything from "I also notice..." to "...sometimes" didn't come from these skilled hands.


I like Alan Parsons Project.

I didn't say they were bad. I merely pointed out that it's indeed an extremely dated reference. I actually made a Dennis Miller-style joke, in order to illustrate just how dated a reference it was, in a fashion I sincerely hope he would be proud of.

Of course, it's 2019, so... referencing Dennis Miller for any reason is ALSO an extremely dated reference. So the joke actually works on multiple levels. Brilliant!

[Prowler]

There's an entire paragraph in that Quote of mine that isn't from anything I said. What'chu tryin' to pull, brah? Everything from "I also notice..." to "...sometimes" didn't come from these skilled hands.



I didn't say they were bad. I merely pointed out that it's indeed an extremely dated reference. I actually made a Dennis Miller-style joke, in order to illustrate just how dated a reference it was, in a fashion I sincerely hope he would be proud of.

Of course, it's 2019, so... referencing Dennis Miller for any reason is ALSO an extremely dated reference. So the joke actually works on multiple levels. Brilliant!

Sorry, I messed up while copy pasting. I wasn't trying to falsely accuse you of saying something you actually didn't. :lol:

[Leo656]

For one thing if I'd actually allowed that many spelling errors into one of my posts I'd ritualistically disembowel myself in shame.

I've actually edited my posts hours or even days later upon discovery of a minor spelling or punctuation error. Sh*t's serious bid'ness, mang!

[Prowler]

For one thing if I'd actually allowed that many spelling errors into one of my posts I'd ritualistically disembowel myself in shame.

I've actually edited my posts hours or even days later upon discovery of a minor spelling or punctuation error. Sh*t's serious bid'ness, mang!

I'm a fast typer, so I tend to make typos when I chat online. Funny enough, irl, with a pen and paper, I very rarely misspell anything. I was always that kid who wrote the longest stories in class whenever the teacher asked us to write a story. And in every story I wrote I'd have a couple of spelling errors at best, while some other kids averaged 4-5 per paragraph.

I do, sometimes, go back and edit typos as well.

[Leo656]

That's funny, people at work often notice my blazing type-speed as well, but I can only do it with one hand.

No, that's not a joke, and yes, it's exactly for the reason you'd think. No shame in this game, playah-pimp!

[Prowler]

That's funny, people at work often notice my blazing type-speed as well, but I can only do it with one hand.

No, that's not a joke, and yes, it's exactly for the reason you'd think. No shame in this game, playah-pimp!

Ofc that'd be the reason. I didn't even think it could possibly be anything else. Still, that's not a very professional thing to do at work, is it? Unless you changed to THAT field.

[Leo656]

I don't do that at work, silly! That's simply how I acquired the skill in the first place, in the Long-Long Ago.

Nowadays, passers-by simply observe, "Wow, you type pretty fast, considering you only type with one hand." And I'm all "Ho ho ho, if I had a nickel..."

[Prowler]

I don't do that at work, silly! That's simply how I acquired the skill in the first place, in the Long-Long Ago.

Nowadays, passers-by simply observe, "Wow, you type pretty fast, considering you only type with one hand." And I'm all "Ho ho ho, if I had a nickel..."

Ah Ok. Now it makes more sense.

Typing with one hand is torture. I could never do that on a regular basis.

[Leo656]

It's funny, I actually struggle to use both. With one hand I'm amazing; with two hands I'm merely average.

.......huh. I hadn't realized just how many areas of skill that statement could be factually applied to.

[Prowler]

It's funny, I actually struggle to use both. With one hand I'm amazing; with two hands I'm merely average.

.......huh. I hadn't realized just how many areas of skill that statement could be factually applied to.
I'm right handed in every possible situation.

But my right foot is my weakest foot when playing soccer. So I'm right-handed and left-legged. Funny how it works.

[Leo656]

Actually, many people are like that. A lot of right-handed gymnasts are left-footed when they run. A few of my pals who were in the Olympics actually smartened me up to that fact (he Humble Bragged while 200% certain that nobody was impressed).

Anyways, it's not so unusual.

This thread is awesome now.

[snake]

You have no clue what my criteria for good music is, but, feel free to keep thinking you do. I just know what sounds good, vs what is "popular" in today's music production market. And it IS a market, purely made for flash and money. I can barely even name any recent artists whose work actually sounded real and had heart or soul to it. But given your generation, I wouldn't expect you to be familiar with some of the great but little-known artists from before 2000. Like Alan Parsons Project, Electric Light Orchestra, Lisa Brannigan, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Dolby, or any of dozens of others that were never hugely popular, but incredibly talented nonetheless.


Yeah, I’m not big into the whole solo act, singer-songwriter thing. I know APP and ELO, but never even heard of the others. Quite frankly, they don’t interest me much either.

To clarify, I’m not knocking music from other decades. I listen to a sh*tload of music from the late 60s onwards, but my favorite stuff just happens to be from the 90s and now. To be fair, better production helps a lot.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

We tend to think of the 60s and the 70s as having only great music, but not only were there less musicians around but we also don't remember the worst ones from those decades anymore.

The 1970's are a great decade, with so many genres being popular (glam rock, disco, country, country rock, American folk music, hard rock and heavy metal).

[newfan]

I find music uplifting, be it something with a beat/dance, light rock, light reggae, love songs, old or new.
I think I only found one type to have the opposite affect and almost feel like it was draining me than lifting me and that was heavy hip hop. Not heard any recently though.
Rave never appealed to me either.

[Prowler]

The 1970's are a great decade, with so many genres being popular (glam rock, disco, country, country rock, American folk music, hard rock and heavy metal).

And you didn't even mention prog rock? Shame on you.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I tend to prefer more upbeat music, or genres or songs that are relaxing or emotional. I feel that music should have a theme, evoke strong emotions, tell a story, or have a message or meaning beyond just simple enjoyment. Even better if it does most or all of those things. I mentioned in the IM thread, that my favorite song of theirs is Empire of the Clouds, for exactly that reason. It sends a definite message about human arrogance and carelessness, tells a tragic yet true story, and the melody and instrumentals evoke some very strong feelings of loss. For those who don't know, it is about the crash of the giant zepplin R101, one of the worst air disasters in aviation history. A beautiful yet very mournful piece, and one of their longest, which is probably why it never gets played on the radio, or even performed at their concerts.

[DarkFell]

Rap, hip-hop, and a majority of Ed Sheeran's songs are among some of the types of music that I can do without.

Ed's a fairly talented songwriter, but OMG his songs play on just about every local station out here.

[Sumac]

Disco and R'n'B.
And Russian Pop Music.

Those aside, I can listen almost to anything else.

[Mr Salk]

Nu Metal is the worst-sound and worst-spellers (Limp Bizcut, Korn, Linkin Park).

[Prowler]

Nu Metal is the worst-sound and worst-spellers (Limp Bizcut, Korn, Linkin Park).
Nu Metal is kinda basic and repetitive, yes. Tbh, I dunno how it was so big for a couple of years or so. I remember most kinds in my school liking it in 1999-2001, but then again we were kids. I think most people who like Nu Metal are people who were kids or teenagers when it was pretty popular.

I'm gonna guess that Nu Metal filled in a void of "heavy and aggressive music" at the time. The biggest metal bands and sub-genres were either no longer as hot/popular as they once were(Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, etc.) or had sold out(Metallica) and became rock bands. Plus, Pantera were on their way to making their last studio album. So there weren't a lot of mainstream metal bands left that were still cool nor were there many big ones emerging. The strongest metal scene at the time were probably the Power Metal and Black Metal scenes in Europe. But Metal wasn't doing that great in the States. death and thrash had peaked in the 80s and early 90s and then declined heavily in both quality and popularity.

Hip-Hop was also pretty popular in the 90s and a lot of artists who grew up listening to both metal and rap music probably thought it'd be a good idea to fuse them together somewhat.

That being said, there are some good Nu Metal songs out there. And most of them have either been used as WWE entrance songs or as PPV theme songs. So just stick to those and you'll be fine,

The bad spelling was intentional. Back in the 90s, it was "cool" to mispell words like that. Hence why it's Mortal Kombat and not Mortal Combat, for example. People really loved the letters "K" and "X" back then :lol:

[youhavemysupport]

Reggae & dubstep :tthumbsd:

[NeonTurtledude]

"SoundCloud rap", grime and some forms of vaporwave are just not my cup of tea

I usually like vaporwave but more the danceable or high-pitched forms of it, I'm not really into the ones are more low pitched

some kpop songs aren't for me, but I like some other ones

country's ok when it's from people like Dolly Parton, but aside from that it's quite a boring genre


hymns, (do they count as a genre?) tend to go on for too long

while I like house and dance music, some of it is just not for me

[The Deadman]

I can do without rap and country, easily.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Country
Rap
Death Metal
Jazz

[StankGreed911]

Rap, Hip Hop, Dubstep, and Trap.