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Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:30:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/17/2013 23:30

Remember genres are now tools of the pretentious and the music reviewers. They serve no purpose other than superficial differences. There is nothing to compare. Regard them as dangerous. 🤣

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Bork — Sat, 5 Oct 2013 00:14:09 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 10/05/2013 04:14

Not hard at all. Regardless of genre the quality of any given album is just a measure of how much you enjoy listening to it, just like your preference for apples or oranges is a measure of how much you enjoy eating them (or using them for other stuff if that is your inclination but then bananas tend to win). I enjoy both apples and oranges (and bananas), but apples slightly more.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

imnotanotter — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:32:15 GMT

Author: imnotanotter

Posted: 09/29/2013 17:32

Quote:

what I compare isn't the music itself but my enjoyment of it

This. I feel like this is the way music should be compared even within the same genre. Music is entertainment and is even sometimes beyond just that. I compare music based on how easily I can slip away and envision a place separate from current reality. I.e. the past: associating positive or negative experiences to an album, I have found, also enhances my enjoyment of any given album because it can allow me to relive some of those emotions whenever I like.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

drakonium — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 10:42:24 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 09/29/2013 14:42

What making a chart, what I compare isn't the music itself but my enjoyment of it. So no, it's not easier for me to "compare" Sgt. Pepper's to Village Green than, say, to GKMC.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 10:35:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/29/2013 14:35

Mod wrote:

It's like sticking JMan in the middle of a bunch of intellectuals.

And like sticking Mod in a bunch of quiet people who keep their opinions to themselves.

I'm kidding. That's actually a little funny. 😄

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:57:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/29/2013 00:57

Mod wrote:

I like to leave out jazz/soul albums in my chart - I've listened to many jazz records and soul records, but they just get put to bottom of charts, not because I don't like them, but because they're out of place and I feel as if they're not supposed to be there. It's like I have nothing to judge it against because I like it in a different way. It's incongruent - out of place, doesn't fit.
It's like sticking JMan in the middle of a bunch of intellectuals.

I understand if someone finds it difficult to compare jazz albums to pop albums, but soul? Really? Why?

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

SuedeSwede — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:54:06 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 09/29/2013 00:54

I like to leave out jazz/soul albums in my chart - I've listened to many jazz records and soul records, but they just get put to bottom of charts, not because I don't like them, but because they're out of place and I feel as if they're not supposed to be there. It's like I have nothing to judge it against because I like it in a different way. It's incongruent - out of place, doesn't fit.
It's like sticking JMan in the middle of a bunch of intellectuals.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Jasonconfused — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:48:55 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 09/29/2013 00:48

Fuck knows I'll never master genres the way JMan has.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Romanelli — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:57:24 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 09/28/2013 20:57

My favorite genre is music.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

CellarDoor — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 11:44:13 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 09/28/2013 15:44

I like shoegaze when it sounds like Unknown Pleasures.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:52:13 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/28/2013 11:52

I don't usually like vaporwave, but something about Highway 61 really does it for me.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

TracyJacks — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:18:09 GMT

Author: TracyJacks

Posted: 09/28/2013 11:18

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Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Cymro2011 — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:22:55 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 09/28/2013 10:22

I don't have much trouble comparing genres. that said, I'm not exactly adventurous when it comes to different genres.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

HoldenM — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:55:08 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 09/28/2013 04:55

creator wrote:

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Well I'll be damned...

Until I find it to be more delicious than orange, orange reigns supreme.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:51:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/28/2013 02:51

SquishypuffDave wrote:

All of music is just a metaphor for fruit.

Link

Needed to be posted at some point.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

AlexZangari — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:45:46 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 09/28/2013 02:45

Actually now that I think of it, heavily conceptual music (e.g. John Cage) in which the concept takes prominence over the music itself is pretty hard to compare to the rest.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

SquishypuffDave — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:39:00 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 09/28/2013 02:39

All of music is just a metaphor for fruit.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

MrFrogger — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:37:42 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 09/28/2013 02:37

Classical and Musique Concrete are the only genre's I can't really compare to others.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

AlexZangari — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:35:46 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 09/28/2013 02:35

I never have trouble comparing music despite genre differences.

Also pineapple is best fruit.

Re: Comparing Genres - Is It Hard?

SquishypuffDave — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:34:20 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 09/28/2013 02:34

It's not difficult at all to compare albums of different genres. Also, generally preferring some genres to others doesn't have much bearing on comparing individual albums. Some apples are better than some oranges, and vice versa, regardless of which you deem the superior fruit.