Rock way more than rap, but either way, I couldn't care less about either of those, especially rap. Even though some rap songs have some meaning or aren't just swearing and/or pointless criticising about political institutions (yeah rappers, let's all see you to the senate and watch if you can do better...), the fact is that on the musical side it's still only rythmic noise, repetitive and electronic for the most... By definition, music has to come from an instrument no?! If you ask me I'll go with more researched rock like progressive and alternative...I also like classical and some indie bands...
music- the art of giving structural form and rhythmic pattern to combinations of sounds produced instrumentally or vocally
there ya go. rap may not be my favorite type of music but when people give the dumbest reasons for not liking it especially when the same can be said for rock also. political=megadeth, some genisus, greenday, and DEFINATLY LIVING COLOR!
Well now deloss I know the what music is by definition, it's more of a personnal principle... As for dumbest reasons, I see no dumbness in my reasons...
and/or pointless criticising about political institutions
Uhh, I'm not really for rap or anything, but that was a stupid statement. Most of the classic rocks bands made a LOT of songs against "The Man" or the government. A lot of older stuff that people listen to now was considered underground music ex: Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, etc... The Who also has a ton of songs against the government (Teenage wasteland, We Don't Get Fooled Again etc...)
Yeah but rap mainly focuses on criticising those, along with punk...I didn't say I liked rock either so calm down ya'll... And please, no music class for me, I know what Pink Floyd is, I know what Genesis is, and so on... For me, criticising witout trying to do something is quite simply bullshit, I only said that because rap is more often the musical style to be dragging the institutions in the mud. Of course I don't like punk either and of course I don't like to hear any band blindly talk crap about society. I may be used to french rap but in quebec, rap is all about swearing and saying girls are sluts so yeah, rap disgust me in more than one way...
And please, no music class for me, I know what Pink Floyd is, I know what Genesis is, and so on... For me, criticising witout trying to do something is quite simply bull****, I only said that because rap is more often the musical style to be dragging the institutions in the mud. Of course I don't like punk either and of course I don't like to hear any band blindly talk crap about society. I may be used to french rap but in quebec, rap is all about swearing and saying girls are ****s so yeah, rap disgust me in more than one way...
lame main stream rap yes... i dont even consider that rap i consider that jsut pop.
but if you look at some of the classics, biggy, tupac, outkast, etc, poobs, A.P., D-Block, thats some good stuff right there
Depends on which styles you talking about. Alot of rock from these times is shitty , still some really good young bands. I prefer the classic rock anyways , and the only rap i listen to is Eminem , which is alot influenced by rock as Eminem said that itself. Which you also hear in his instrumentals.