Silver_Surfer1 wrote:I think some of the names of some of these groups should raise some cause for concern. Like names stated in posts above such as "Through The Eyes Of The Dead", "3 inches of Blood", "Bullet For My Valentine", "Thine Eyes Bleed", etc., etc., etc.This all sounds very dark, depressing, uninspiring, and not a lot of fun. I think that is the exact opposite of what music should be, but that's just my opinion.
Caged Wolf, that was a great link.Thanks for sharing it with us. I agree with some of it regarding the personalities, etc., however, I also think different types of people, personalites can love different types of music too. I know unwealthy people who love opera as much as wealthy people do. I know some people who love country music that certainly are not shy at all, and so on, and on.
I think the main thing is that many forms of music is important to all different types and peoples and loved by the same.
Well, there's going to be some dark and depressing in every genre of music out there. I've heard plenty of rock and opera that's kind of sad. I'm not into any of those that you mentioned specifically, so I don't know if the music they write is as dark as the band names imply, but if you listen to power metal (which as I said, is my favorite subgenre), it's often not very dark and depressing and can be downright inspiring in some ways. I'm going to cite the following line, which I've used in my signature before...
"Dancing on the path and singing, now you got away, you can reach the goals that you have set from now on, every day, there is no way you would go back now, oh no, those days are past, life is waiting for the one who loves to live, and it's not a secret."-Sonata Arctica, 'Victoria's Secret'.
I think that line is both beautiful and inspiring. A lot of Sonata Arctica is of this nature, and it's as much poetry, both happy and sad, as it is music, which is the reason I love them so much. But of course, we all expect different things from music.
As for the link, nothing like that can be 100% true, as I know people whose personalities/music tastes don't fit into that study. I'm not particularly wealthy but I have heard opera I like, mostly Wagner. I don't think I'm shy, but there's a couple country songs out there I like. I love rock, both classic and new, but I don't think I'd consider myself rebellious. But regardless, I found the article interesting and to be true, but far from universally.
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