This one is a little hard again, but I have to assume this only counts for people that don't know me. Anyone who knows me fairly well (or has been reading my blog for the past couple weeks) knows that I have a hugely diverse taste in music. I'm just as likely to get smooth jazz as classic rock as classical as 80's rock as pop on my iPod these days (I have been collection music through various channels for 10 years now and have songs from when I started collecting all those years ago).
When I think of the so-called "mainstream" musical sensibilities, the people who listen largely to what is popular at a given time (without trying to sound too pejorative about it...after all, taste is individual, and I do not fault people for what they like. Besides, to say I didn't enjoy any pop song made in the last year would be a flat out lie), it seems to me there is a bit of a hypocritical disconnect in their minds. Music is emotion. I don't think anyone would dispute this (or, at least, that music can be emotionally charged). No one would frown on someone for listening to a song that made them cry. And I'm pretty sure everyone seeks out songs that make them happy. And we all have a couple songs that make us laugh.
What about songs that make them angry?
I am a firm believer in the connection between music and emotion. All music is emotionally charged...so why this general distaste for "angry" music? As I believe I said before in this series of blogs, I have a large collection of music for every mood. And I think the songs that would surprise some people are the songs I have for when I'm angry. And yes, there are some of these that I love.
So without further ado:
Winner: Indestructible (Disturbed) - This is not just an "angry" song. This is an angry song that I really, really like. It is so primal and visceral. So charged with hate. They may be ugly emotions, but there are some times when we just don't want to listen to Katie Perry (some would argue there are a lot of times when we don't want to listen to Katie Perry, but I disgress...). I keep a nice supply of angry songs for when I write battle scenes in RPs or just in my "doodles" (short little writings I do just for fun), or for when my more upbeat and happy songs just make me want to hurl my iPod against the wall, and this is one of my favorites. Disturbed is a pretty good band for these sorts of songs, really. Down with the Sickness is a good one if you ignore the nonsensical screaming in one version of the song (some might say all their music is screaming, but there's a bit in the middle that's just over the top on the "explicit" version of this song).
I don't listen to this kind of music that often, but when I do...Disturbed is a pretty good pick. Rob Zombie and Rammstein are other good artists for this, but they seem a little more shallow. At least Rob Zombie anyways. But the emotion is there, in my opinion, and that's what's important.
Runner Up: I really can't think of one that is drastically different than the "winner." I guess I could put I Wanna Be here, but I think everyone knows I love that song by now. I suppose I could put something cutesy like Katamichi Catch Ball here just to throw everyone off after the surprise winner today...IT'S JUST SO ADORABLE!
Yeah, let's go with those as runners up.
Honorable Mentions
Etc, etc, etc...I think you get the point.
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