Using the “noncommercial”/“non-major label” definition, a lot of death metal is indie anyway! It’s pretty absurd that “indie” is just a music genre for most people nowadays.
Yeah I did the same thing with movies too. These days I feel like I can appreciate the artistic value in just about everything. I don’t have to spend energy ‘hating’ on music and movies, and can just enjoy something simple, or move on if it’s not for me.
I realise that the only thing that annoyed me back way back when was the hype and promotion surrounding these songs.
For example, Ed Sheeran. I’m sure he’s a good singer, I’m sure his songs are genuinely game changing… but the sheer amount of hype surrounding him makes me not want to listen his songs, because I know he will not live up to it
I took a weird path, starting with death metal as a young teenager and ending up listening to indie music anyways.
Using the “noncommercial”/“non-major label” definition, a lot of death metal is indie anyway! It’s pretty absurd that “indie” is just a music genre for most people nowadays.
I was actually thinking of editing my comment to add a similar thought; I couldn’t agree more with everything you said.
Same kinda. Reject any music played over the radio and seek my own journey.
I ended up with listening to Lady Gaga, and going “ohh… she’s actually got some nice bossy tunes. oh wait this might be why she was popular.”
Yeah I did the same thing with movies too. These days I feel like I can appreciate the artistic value in just about everything. I don’t have to spend energy ‘hating’ on music and movies, and can just enjoy something simple, or move on if it’s not for me.
I realise that the only thing that annoyed me back way back when was the hype and promotion surrounding these songs.
For example, Ed Sheeran. I’m sure he’s a good singer, I’m sure his songs are genuinely game changing… but the sheer amount of hype surrounding him makes me not want to listen his songs, because I know he will not live up to it
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