trip hop - press play and sit back.
I hate classifying things into genres, because quite simply there isn't a single "genre" I enjoy on the whole (That said there are genres I *don't* enjoy on the whole).
When I was younger my musical exposure was basically my parents musical taste, I didn't really like any popular music at all.
So I grew up listening to things like
Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, The Kinks, Creedence, The Animals
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London
Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, New Order
I did discover and listen to bands I'd discovered on my own, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy, Space, Madness, King Crimson etc
Then when I hit secondary school I started listening to more metal like
Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Cathedral, Carcass, Venom, Testament, Kreator, My Dying Bride, Emperor.
My enjoyment from metal was mostly to do with enjoying the aggression (I was of course an angry teenager) and guitar-smitthing, to be honest I was for at least 2 years in school the only "mosher". I enjoyed the individuality.
Then when everything got **** (new heavily commercial metal bands appealing to 9 year olds etc) my appreciation for metal soured. I reverted back to the music that was the basis for my musical taste.
Then I basically became closed off musically for at least...say 5 years.
That was until a close friend invited me to join his band and I started guitarring a bit more, he introduced me to some new bands, Bloc Party, Biffy Clyro, Muse that I started enjoying. I've discovered more bands since then but I'm still (really) very closed minded when it comes to music. I like good, interesting, varied music and musical knowledge makes me very difficult to please.
I searched "trip hop" on youtube and i must say, it's far superior to hip hop. Why don't more people listen to it?
I like it.
the same reason most americans don't listen to breaks or DnB. it's not "normal".
The lack of a proper D'n'B scene I have always thought has got a lot to do with the relatively small Jamaican communities (compared to other communities) in inner cities in the US. A lot of D'n'B grew out of Jungle which was basically just 'rave went to Brixton'.
I'd like to smarsh the music exec who came up with the term 'trip-hop'
Sheepdip there always has been quality metal in the underground although i have to say that the last few years saw an increase in proper metal styles. From the retro thrash movement to the come back of old school death metal.
I'd like to smarsh the music exec who came up with the term 'trip-hop'
so when I hear someone say they listen to a particular genre, or 'such and such genre is where it's at' instead of talking about a specific artist, it always makes me chortle. No offense.
Listing your favorite genres isnt frowned upon, certainly not.. but why have 30 different sub-genres to differentiate between heavy metal that either has growling or no growling, death lyrics or speed riffs.. 15 different ways to say 'electronic music'.. Techno? Noooo, that's definately deep minimal house. What? You must be crazy, it has DnB elements throughout.. Well mate, I'd call that acid.. etc. etc.
i think when you like a certain aspect of a genre so much, it deserves its own sub genre in your mind, thus we have Shoegaze, Trip Hop, Black Metal, Marital, Dub, etc. im positive that anyone outside of that circle would lump it under one big genre - all black, doom, death, trash, goth, goes under METAL! etc etc etc. but for someone who listens to these sub genres exclusively, it makes it alot easier to find other ppl who have the same special interest.