zeldspazz
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This is something that I have noticed where I go to school, and I think this would make a great discussion.
Let's me start by saying I love music. I've always been intriuged by how you can put different sounds together and make them sound wonderful. So I listen to a ton of music. I never thought there was something considered the "wrong" music to listen to. All types of music have their style that is liked/disliked, but I am talking about something else. What about when you listen to a band with mainly girls or mainly boys? Don't most boys listen to the ones with mainly boys? Where I live, boys who listen to music with mainly girls/girl singers are considering "gay", "queer", "weird", etc. But why?
To me, all music should be listened to by all people. I personally understand that there are some bands *cough* Hannah Montana *cough* where it is meant to be mainly a girl crowd. But whats so wrong about a boy listening to other girls. Personally I love listening to Brittany Hargest (lead singer in an old band called Jump5, now formed a great group called Guest) belt out a high note, or listen to the lead singer of Evanescence sing the long mysterious pitches. How about Christina Aguilera (misspelled probably) and Heart? They are all wonderful singers and musicians with amazing skills, but if a boy wants to listen to them they are deemed "unusual" The main reason, I believe, is because the lyrics are always about sex/love. So a girl is going to sing about guys and such (when really bands should be singing about other stuff too, like Jump5, such as life, lessons, and events) but this shouldn't stop you from listening to them. Of course, there are other things that may help "gender" music other than lyrics and that can be discussed, but this I think is the main reason.
This is what my dad says: "The voice in the song is like another instrument. The pitches, crescendo's/decrescendos, articulations all add to the instrument "vocals" and is not soully about the lyrics" I love my Dad =D He basically sums everything up. What he is saying is the voice is just to add to the affect of the song, as does a drum or guitar, and should be reflected as good or bad just because of the lyrics (or other things). All people should listen to all types of music, so don't be afraid to pick up a Taylor Swift song here and there, you might just end up liking it.
So what are your takes on this?
Bands you might be interested in (sorry a little off topic, these are both boy/girl based bands) can be found here http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=28210 I'm hoping this thread will also help people find music too.
Discuss =)
Let's me start by saying I love music. I've always been intriuged by how you can put different sounds together and make them sound wonderful. So I listen to a ton of music. I never thought there was something considered the "wrong" music to listen to. All types of music have their style that is liked/disliked, but I am talking about something else. What about when you listen to a band with mainly girls or mainly boys? Don't most boys listen to the ones with mainly boys? Where I live, boys who listen to music with mainly girls/girl singers are considering "gay", "queer", "weird", etc. But why?
To me, all music should be listened to by all people. I personally understand that there are some bands *cough* Hannah Montana *cough* where it is meant to be mainly a girl crowd. But whats so wrong about a boy listening to other girls. Personally I love listening to Brittany Hargest (lead singer in an old band called Jump5, now formed a great group called Guest) belt out a high note, or listen to the lead singer of Evanescence sing the long mysterious pitches. How about Christina Aguilera (misspelled probably) and Heart? They are all wonderful singers and musicians with amazing skills, but if a boy wants to listen to them they are deemed "unusual" The main reason, I believe, is because the lyrics are always about sex/love. So a girl is going to sing about guys and such (when really bands should be singing about other stuff too, like Jump5, such as life, lessons, and events) but this shouldn't stop you from listening to them. Of course, there are other things that may help "gender" music other than lyrics and that can be discussed, but this I think is the main reason.
This is what my dad says: "The voice in the song is like another instrument. The pitches, crescendo's/decrescendos, articulations all add to the instrument "vocals" and is not soully about the lyrics" I love my Dad =D He basically sums everything up. What he is saying is the voice is just to add to the affect of the song, as does a drum or guitar, and should be reflected as good or bad just because of the lyrics (or other things). All people should listen to all types of music, so don't be afraid to pick up a Taylor Swift song here and there, you might just end up liking it.
So what are your takes on this?
Bands you might be interested in (sorry a little off topic, these are both boy/girl based bands) can be found here http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=28210 I'm hoping this thread will also help people find music too.
Discuss =)