Rock and Pop, another question for you all?

I think people identifying with music is quite natural. It is a very human thing to want to find their place, wherever that may be. If you love something a lot, you want to apply it to every part of your life. However, many people take it to the extreme, as you pointed out. They feel the need to bash others simply for having a differing opinion than theirs. As a fan of metal, I especially notice this among other metal fans. They seem to think that metal is in some way objectively better than other forms of music. I must admit that not too long ago, I used to think that way as well (I'm only 18 now). But for the most part, I've learned to accept people's preferences more. I tend to distance myself from being a "metalhead" because of all the connotations that term tends to be accompanied by.

As for my favorite music, like I said, it is metal, and that includes metal of almost all genres (black metal is not my cup of tea though). However, I mostly listen to metal for its artistry, emotion, complexity, and musicality, instead of how heavy it is. That does not mean I don't love properly done heaviness.

My favorite genre for a long time has been progressive metal, Dream Theater being especially an inspiration to me. I used to call them my favorite band, and maybe that still rings true. I also love melodic death metal, technical death metal, fold metal, metalcore, avant-garde metal, symphonic metal, and many more. Some of my favorite bands are Between the Buried and Me, Killswitch Engage, Edge of Sanity, System of a Down, Periphery, Wintersun, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, The Omega Experiment, Opeth, All That Remains, Children of Bodom. I'm never quite satisfied with how many bands I know.

As for different and unusual genres, I don't enjoy most hip hop, but some that actually talk about interesting topics (not like Black and Yellow) have impacted me in the past. I have enjoyed some of Eminem's music, as well as this guy called Tupac. Also, much more recently, I have been interested in electronic music, after being vehemently against it for so long. This band that combines metal and electronic industrial has me listening to them for the past few weeks, and I love it. They are called Blood Stain Child.

Blood Stain Child - Forever Free

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Noc8BFnrM

I hope to get into more electronic music like that in the future.

Also, thanks for the thoughtful question. I was looking at some of your other questions and they all seem to be things that I agree with, or at least are well written. You are a very literate person!

As the songs of birds in the wild helps them find their feathermates, so does music for humans. It defines our tribe, and goes much deeper than a simple "like". For instance, have you ever known two people to hook up who did *not* share a love of at least some of the same kinds of music?

Also, it makes sense that those of us who can move more easily between social groups are also more tolerant and accepting of different types of music. That's just a theory. It may be that the reason they have a wide variety of friends may be because they are more accepting of different types of *everything*. But it's an interesting question.

Those who judge are just that type of personality. Unaccepting of those different from themselves.

I'm a fan of music in general. Defining ourselves with just one genre is nonsense if you ask me.

I listen to a lot of alternative and classic rock. But I do like a lot of foreign music as well. Some people may find that weird but that just goes to show that you don't always have to understand the lyrics of a song to really feel a connection to it. Here's some of my favorite foreign songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOelT-v3kqQ - this song is very catchy. I actually first heard it on a GTA radio station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRx5PrAlUdY - This is an extremely popular one. A smash hit from Romania.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OzWIFX8M-Y - This one really strays from what I normally listen to. It has a dubstep feel to it.(which I usually hate) but I love it in this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI03ejx1_k8 - One of my favorites growing up.

i lissin to metal the more heavy the better like you said i like acid bath five finger death punch aloing with disturbed but i cant pick my fav out of these i like them all dont really have a fav my fav song is porbly stircken by disturbed or 100 wasy to hate by five finger death punch both awesome songs. but as for as the weredist music i lissin to is green day not saying there wereid but most of my friends are like wow you lissin to green day never wouldve guessed it.

Ok i do alot of metal..but listen to jazz ..reggae.. ska...blues..alot different..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLE-WeGR68&featur...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfcPc1qUOHg&featur...

Metal to reggae.