RobH
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| posted on 2004-8-3 at 01:34 |
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Classify THIS!
Human beings have always been fascinated with classifying things into as small a group as possible. It's what we do. Everything is assigned some
label or category, and music is no exception. This isn't necessary a bad thing, though, as it can provide us with an idea of how some music will
sound before listening to it. Think about it. What's the first thing you ask someone when you find out they're in a band?
The problem is that, in practice, people will ignore entire sections of musical culture, not because of its artistic merit, or even its sonic appeal,
but based on the label which has been (sometimes arbitrarily) assigned to it. Is the classification of music really a good idea, or should we try to
examine each piece on its own merits?
www.sluggy.com
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Jeff K
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| posted on 2004-8-3 at 05:02 |
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When someone tells me they're in a band I first ask them who has influenced the players in the band and then the band's sound as a whole.
http://www.westpointrock.com
http://www.myspace.com/westpoint
.WAR IS OVER - If you want it.
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Rob
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| posted on 2004-8-3 at 07:58 |
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RobH has a good point, but think about when you walk into the music shop, if there was no "classification" it could take a long time to
find the "artist" your looking for. But your point is valid,some
"artist's/bands/group's" material is definatly misplaced
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RobH
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| posted on 2004-8-3 at 22:34 |
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I don't think I really made any point in my post. Even if I did, that's not really what I was going for. I was just pointing out that it
seems musical classification has become nothing more than a barrier for people when choosing the music they will listen to. I really have nothing
against a well organized record shop.
The first question anyone ever asked me when they found out I was in a band was "What kind of music do you play?"
www.sluggy.com
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tremendous
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| posted on 2004-8-4 at 00:29 |
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i think that's a pretty good question to be honest.
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Jake
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| posted on 2004-8-4 at 14:36 |
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Music classification, generally, is a good thing. It can help finding music, can save you time listening to some music.
But other times, it's a load of rubbish..when a band is classed as 'skapunkemohardpostcore' what the hell are you supposed to think?
Yes that's great or damn, not more stuff like that. Sometimes it's a little obscure, for example they could have just said
'ska-punk' or something simpler.
[/my 2 cents]
Female.
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tremendous
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| posted on 2004-8-15 at 01:48 |
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the thing is, the only viable alternative to classification as it stands which i can think of is to lump all music together. the thing is, most people
are most interested in certain styles of music, and how can you expect them to find new bands they like if they don't know where to start
looking? the cover of a CD generally doesn't say what the music is like. finding new bands to listen to would be a nightmare - picking a CD from
a store at random, for a lot of people, will hardly ever turn out to be something the buyer really likes.
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armour_guitarist
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| posted on 2004-8-15 at 01:52 |
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well the radio is how most people i know are introduced to new bands, and it makes senes that the radio stations classify music, becuase if they
didn't, you probably couldn't stay on the same station and hear a lot of music that you like.
if that didn't make sense, sorry.
Some things take more than a lifetime.
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