Krappyappy wrote:
fuck you, rap is kickass.
get off your high horse and enjoy it for what it is - a beat to dance to, occasionally with some good lyrics thrown in.
oh and for the record, rap/hiphop > punk. punk is antimelodic musical nonsense. take away the 'cooler than you' political undertones, and punk loses all of its appeal. i've yet to hear a punk guitar player who knows how to play more than three chords in a row.
the more you learn, the more you learn to appreciate.
Wow, somebody arguing that rappers have more talent than punk bands. Granted, punk is the easiest form of rock to play, but who really cares? The thing is, all of them can play more than just 3 chords. For the record, there's 7 basic chords... Do you think somebody who can only play those chords get a record label and form a punk band? No. Sure they aren't as amazing as John Petrucci or Steve Vai, but they get the job done. Listen to Lars Frederiksen, he plays only punk in his solo band and a bit of ska with Rancid but still mostly punk. He's an amazing guitarist. What about Dead Kennedys? You obviously know nothing about punk if you think all they do is play 3 chords, I guess I could get into a world famous punk band because I can do that and more on my guitar...
The other thing is that punk is more than just music. It's the only genre that doesn't sell out (well not real punk bands anyways, if you want an idea of fake punk bands it's basically Blink 182, Green Day, Fallout Boy, and all that stuff.) They don't care about the money, they just want to do it for themselves and the fans. Go check out the Ramones documentary. While all the famous bands at the time got their own personal jet, the Ramones drove from show to show jamming everything into one van. If they wanted to, they could've easily have sold out and gotten whatever they wanted, but they didn't, they were in it for the music, something that's rare today.
One thing that I hate about rap and hip hop and whatever else there is, is the fact that I just can't appreciate it. I've been playing guitar for a bit over 2 years, I've gone through all that frustration that it takes to learn a musical instrument. One thing that I picked up along those 2 years is a great appreciation for people that can play any instrument. Singing never really appealed to me, in fact my top 5 favorite songs of all time don't even include any lyrics. (If you're wondering what 5 songs here they are: 1 - Steve Vai - The Audience Is Listening, 2 - Steve Vai - Juice, 3 - Michael Angelo Batio - No Boundaries (Speed Kills), 4 - I'm not sure what the name is, it's the last Steve Vai song at the G3 with Malmsteen, and 5 - Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain.) Anybody could walk up to a synthesizer and press random buttons and make some musical notes. It seems like rap is some messed up form of poetry with a beat.
And you can dance to rap/hip hop? Seriously, maybe if you were dancing with somebody and you want to point to your crotch while bouncing up and down, then it would be called dancing. I went to my prom and my date didn't even want to dance because you can't really dance to that kind of music. She even wrote me a little note saying "Thanks for not making me dance like a slut." I figured it was easier for me because I don't like dancing anyways. If you really want to dance quickly, go dance to Beach Boys or something, I fail to see how that can even be called dancing...
I know plenty of people who say all rap songs are basically the same, and these are the people who actually listen to rap all the time. They agree with me that punk and all rock songs are so much more diverse than the same old stuff you hear in rap. Again, with the exception of emo and those fake punk bands crying that they're girlfriends don't like them. At least they have the right idea of getting a girlfriend, not going around trying to get laid around every corner. I even know that, I'm only 17. Sex is literally the last thing on my mind when I talk to a girl, and it's probably better off that way.
Long story short:
Rap = People who can talk fast to a rhythm who get all the fame and glory along with loads of cash because of the media.
Punk = People who just want to jam out, they don't care if anybody likes or dislikes them, they just want to have fun.
Rock in general = A genre of people who can truly be appreciated through their dedication to music and their instruments...
And the funniest thing about that post is when you said " the more you learn, the more you learn to appreciate. " Simply because that's the biggest oxymoron I've ever heard in my life!
