Why do people like heavy Metal when all it does is put me sleep?

ROCKANDROOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

So, you’ve never been a pissed-off, disenfranchised teenager? Or I should say, you’ve never been a teenager?

 

And you haven't grown emotionally or musically since then?

 

Like everything else in life, I’ve done it backwards. I was the teenager who listened to mainly classical music, and I didn’t discover metal until I was in my 30s. Now it’s the majority of what I listen to.

I don’t play it, due to the fact that I’m not good enough yet.

I’ve never tried to parse out exactly why I like it so much, so that’s a good question. I never got into jazz, hip-hop/rap, or RnB, because I don’t get them. I’m not on the same wavelength. I can respect the talent and skill in much of it, but don’t enjoy it. My introduction to metal was “The Human Equation” by Ayreon back when I was studying music. Before that I had always hated harsh vocals, but listening to that album, it clicked. I started to get the emotion/feeling behind it, and I love the power, the bombast, and the big world of sounds in the genre. Having said that, there is a ton of variety within metal, and there are a lot of sub-genres I don’t really appreciate.

 

This study confirms that your music taste doesn't really develop beyond your teen years

 

The appeal to me is the feeling of connection to the music. Just like any style. I can't get into country because it doesn't speak to me. The twisted, yet intricate harmonies and sarcastically sneered lyrics just do it for me. Don't get me wrong, metal heads are most critical of their own, I can name a ton of popular metal bands I think suck very much. For example, I love some old school death metal, but I can't take any black metal seriously. It's not for me. Yet, I love me some experimental prog metal like Protest The Hero, just as much as simplistic riffage of Bolt Thrower.

 

Yes, lm sure that's universally aplicable.

applicable

 

I'm the opposite. I hated music until I was introduced to metal. Then I was a strict metalhead for years, and only after that I started appreciating other genres.

The "study" tells most people who like 'Creep' from Radiohead were 14 when it was first released in '93. I was 14 in '93 but never liked the Radiohead.

 

Ohboy... Really, OP?

 

Best bed for metal?

 

For me, metal is like any other style of music. If it's great players and good tunes/arrangements, I'm there.

And there is some SERIOUS bass playing under some of it. I remember an online review of Fender's Steve Harris Signature Precision Bass: The reviewer knew about Maiden vaguely, but thought, to be fair, he should listen up and get a little schooled in their thing, probably thinking it was just a bunch of fast 16 notes. As he wood-shedded some of their tunes, he was stunned at how serious Harris' parts were, and he had to run to catch the bus, so to speak, to get the parts under his hands.

Like most other styles of music, there's stuff I like, and then the rest of it . . . .

 

Also everyone doesn’t need to like the same music. There’s no best.

 

Just listen to Slayer’s “decade of aggression” while driving in LA traffic and you will get it.

 

I love a super-wide array of music styles. While I no longer care to listen to many of the rock, county and new wave I enjoyed years ago, I still love turning up the volume on Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Testament, Metallica, Slayer and many more.

For me, there's simply an intensity with metal music that most other genres can't touch... and when I'm in the mood, nothing else will do.

Also, it may be a live thing -- having seen many of these bands in concert, I gotta say metal's live vibe is incredibly strong. I've seen so many of the tops from rock, country, jazz and hip-hop... and with very few exceptions, the presence and strength in a live setting pales in comparison to the best metal shows I've seen. It's tribal with metal -- the greats simply motivate their fans to run through walls for them.

 

As much as I love AC/DC, The Scorpions, Motley Crue, Badlands and Ozzy -- not metal in my book.

The majority of the 90s hair band groups are hard rock, not metal.

 

Nonsense. I still like a lot of the stuff from my teen years but I've always looked to see what else is out there. A lot of my fave music comes from after teen years ... or before. I don't imagine I'm alone in this. I expect there are also a lot of people who do fit in with the study's conclusion. Doubt that it's as universal as implied.

 

This thread is like explaining a joke.

 

What, heavy metal's a joke to you? Does it amuse you? ...