Would music be better if we didn't feel the need to lump it into genres?
>>55631776>wefuck off
>>55631776idk i think putting things into categories is a pretty innate human tendency. there would be no way to sift through things. youd have to compare every new album to an already existing album. "this album is like this other album" itd be tedious and annoying.
Necessary
>>55631862Not only is it a human tendency, it's what makes 'art' art. Classification is an essential part of understanding all art theoretically and historically. No great work of art in history has ever not interacted with generic form in some way.Also genre makes it a million times easy to actually find music in the first place.
>>55631776How would the music be better if it was uncategorized?
>>55631809Are you somehow offended by the royal use of collective pronouns? Because that is an interesting thing to be offended by.
>>55631776>1776But seriously, genres are pretty important. Especially if you're looking for it in the music store.
>Hmmm what kind of music am I feeling today?>I think I'll listen to some music music
>>55631874very true, art does require context to mean anything. thats why so many fags dismiss a lot of modern art, they dont understand the context.
What if we got rid of the concept of "the band" and went back to orchestras
>>55631931I personally am fairly dismissive myself of modern art, precisely because I understand the context.>>55631937I feel that orchestras should be more malleable in their composition. Like, I'd love to see one which made use of a few rows of guitars and maybe a couple of synth kits or more elaborate percussion.
>>55631913>yfw music is a genre of art
>>55631972im mostly referring to people who dont know shit about art. but i guess if you fully understand the context and still dont like most modern art thats your own thing.
>>55631972>Like, I'd love to see one which made use of a few rows of guitars and maybe a couple of synth kits or more elaborate percussion.Please make this happen
>>55631972>band has a few rows of guitars
>>55632052It sounds like something Godspeed or Swans might do. Actually if you've heard of Rhys Chatham he does a similar sorta thing, vid related.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0WaNVgJqCU
>>55632108It's like listening to the ocean.