Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Switch genres..
When I really started getting into music as a teen my genres were a mix of classic and hard rock, Spanish pop, and a little american top 40 . All three of those genres have devolved into rubbish I no longer listen to. And even when something comes out that I am inspired by, the artist always ends up failing me.
On the other hand, kpop and jpop keep me alive. Genre fusions, advanced production, actually catchy melodies, great videos, etc. Sure, there is lot of garbage, even from artists I like but I feel everytime I hear a song that is transcendental it was worth past disappointments.
I can imagine in a genre like jazz where it is as much about experimentation as it is tradition, it can feel pretty stagnant because how can you push forward without alienating your core?
So maybe try something else. Prog rock, Indie rap, Vocaloid music, surely there is something out there that will let you know music is alive and well. For me it is K and Jpop, you just have to find yours.
Although jazz may be "dead" in terms of new things to try, there are so many jazz artists I haven't even begun to listen to, and I have so many CDs I have only heard once, that I doubt I'll try venturing into other musical forms, but my son-in-law is a huge K-pop fan, so perhaps I'll give it a listen :)