The types of music we listen to and like has changed throughout the decades. From the Beatles in the 1960s to Michael Jackson to Jay-Z. The music industry has transformed throughout the years to coincide with the emotions and styles of its listeners. Music is another way people group others and associate the type of person you are with the type of music you listen too. Everyone went through it when they went through middle school / high school. You had the "goths" who listened to heavy medal and were more melo and shady. Then you had the popular kids who listened to all the new music that was being played on the radio. I feel that people like to generalize people by the type of music they listen too. Like when you listen to country music or rap music or alternative it tells you about the person. The people who go to country concerts are alot different type of people then that you would find at a Nickelback concert. Music has been used as a medium to express yourself or the mood you are in. I know when I work out i like to listen to rock music and up beat rap. Yet when i am hanging out in my room relaxing i like to listen to country or dave mathews. Music has been used as a medium to express yourself and your emotions through lyrics and beats. Music is a source of medium that help defines the person you are.
Lol, you are very true, when i was growing up i high school there were always the different group segregations that often were based on the type of music you listened to, such as the goths or the jazz club kids or the pop music crew. It is interesting how strong music genre is a medium in dictating our social interaction and identities depending on what we listen to. You can pretty much create an image of a person by the music they listen to.
ReplyDeleteI like the post because it is so true. In high school i listened to what my friends that was good music or just what ever was played on the radio because that was accepted to be the good music. Nowadays I listen to what ever has a good beat and I can move to. It is a very wide variety and sometimes may not define the person I really am.
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