03-26-2022, 02:37 PM
(03-25-2022, 03:30 PM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: I say this without the slightest hint of irony or humor:
If I had the choice to listen to Taylor Swift and Katy Perry all day versus, say, Stevie Ray Vaughan for example -- I am taking the former, and I don't hesitate.
Taste is subjective on every dimension. All of these generalizations about what modern music is are unfounded. I also consider, just as a flat philosophy, "technical skill" to be among the least important elements of quality music. Obsession with that breeds genres I consider to be utterly unlistenable (e.g., progressive rock) and degrades an [IMO] much more important factor: writing.
Wow on the Swift and Perry over SRV, that is all. Don't disagree with the rest of your post though.