Music

Music eh? Well I guess the best way to write about music is to try and define what different kinds of music there are. A stupid thing to try to do? Probably. I’m sure many artists out there would scoff at the idea that their ‘unique sound’ could be easily compartmentalized in a neat and tidy category. Well, they’re not here and chances area they won’t be reading this. Anyway, here is my best shot at defining what kinds of music people listen too. If you object, if you think that I’ve omitted anything just let me know and you can sign onto the site and write whatever you want to. Seriously.

Types of Music:

Classical

Why start with classical? Well, I guess that’s where people expect you to start. Many people think that music was pretty much perfected several centuries ago and everything since is crap. Well those people are crap. Classical music is complex and layered and beautiful but it is not spontaneous. Spontaneity is very important in music I think.

Tribal

People always seem to think that music only goes back as far as classical music, but obviously tribal music has been around for much longer. In many ways it is the best music out there. It is spontaneous, emotive, danceable and easy to make. Go tribal music!

Hip Hop

Hip Hop is the newest form of music out there and so far we have only seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of its capabilities. People often call Jazz the only American Art form…I would tend to agree with this but Hip Hop is a close second place. Beats, Rhymes, Life…what else could you want? Some bling perhaps…well there is also plenty of that, but for real, who gives a F%#K about that stuff.

Blues

Bands that play the blues are usually not very good. The blues are a personal thing, and should usually be played by some guy who is very ugly and is half full of whiskey. Without this how can you have the blues…can good-looking people get the blues? They can, but they have to be on heroin.

Rock

It is very hard to argue with Rock & Roll. In many ways it is a lot like Christianity. It involves icon with long hair, and people have been predicting and attempting to initiate its demise since it began. But like Christianity Rock seems here to stay for a little while anyway. So every time a young man picks up a guitar and preaches the gospel of rock it will survive.

Jazz

As was mentioned before, Jazz is the only true American art form. Improvisational, cool, sexy, angry, sad, happy, jazz has it all, and nobody can touch jazz for its amalgam of styles and variations. If music is alive jazz is the air that music breathes.

Alternative

What is alternative anyway. Basically it’s whatever will be popular after what is popular now, is no longer popular. So the next time you go into a club and see some gay vegetarian pressed up against a microphone pushing buttons ironically just think that you are looking at the future.

Dance

Dance music is music for people who don’t know anything about music. This is perfectly all right though, because dance music is for dancing, not for contemplating. A good dance track gets into your core and possesses you. A bad dance track is what they play when you are waiting to get into hell.

Country

Country gets a bad rep, but there isn’t a more humble, fun loving and sincere brand of music out there. Basically it is story telling and if you don’t like a good story you probably have no soul. And if you have no soul, enjoy your bad dance music.

Folk

Folk is supposed to be the music of the people. Something that everyone can relate to via some sort of common experience. Lately this meaning has been perverted to mean that one has to play an acoustic guitar to play folk. This is crap. If you have something to say and you want to put music to your thoughts, that is folk.

Rap Music

Rap music is a creation of an American minority. It was widely believed the rap music, as a fad will not see the test of time…. But it has already been around for nearly 20 years. Rap music can be traced to the West African professional singers and storytellers. Rap music was an offshoot of the Hip Hop culture – characterized by graffiti and break dancing. Rap music has been influenced considerably by Jamaican music. The Bronx in New York City was the originating hub of rap music.

Metal Music

Metal music emerged post World War II. Metal music was described as music that arises from the dissatisfied. Metal music is heavily influenced by the structure of the songs. While in rock music, songwriting is based within a form; in metal music the central melody decides the structure of the song. A scientist has described metal music as ‘information music’.

Trance Music

Trance Music is generally played in the club houses and dance floors of discos. Trance Music was developed in the early quarters of the 20th century. The tempo of Trance Music is fast. It is often dubbed as electronic art music. It acquired its name from the repetitious beats of the percussions. The name trance gets from the state of trance of mind in the process of listening to the musical beats. Trance Music can also be termed as the music of the inner cities of America. The influences of Klaus Schulze have popularized the Trance Music. Trance Music is said to be a product of post industrial cultural shifts.

It casts a hypnotic spell on the listeners. It is due to this particular reason; Trance Music is associated with drugs. Similar to drugs, the Trance Music takes you in the world of numbness. Trance Music is often related to the neo- hippie culture of the occidental societies. Trance Music is a rebel against the established orthodox political and social systems. It is form of music that supports peace, love and personal freedom. It refutes the "big-brother" of George Orwell. Trance Music incorporates "Acid Trance" by Hardfloor and Eternal Basement; "Anthem Trance" by Blank and Jones, Speed and so on; "Classic Trance" by Dance to trance and Jam and Spoon and many more. Trance Music can be amazing gifts for the people who has a preference for Trance Music.