just wait and see

When opinions or criticisms are expressed regarding ones taste in music the result is almost always bad. Every single person alive has a unique taste in music but no-one has the ability to understand someone disliking music that makes them feel good (or enjoying music that disgusts them). This usually leads to heated arguments and broken friendships.

I have probably one of the weirder tastes in music (Metal, hardcore techno etc). The usual response to this is along the lines of “That is not music..”.

Anyway due to my unique taste in music, and that I don’t care for reality TV (or TV at all really), I never got into the Idol franchise (Or the voice, or X factor etc). But I did see a YouTube video today about a screamo kid and it made me think. The kid wasn’t particulary good but the immediate reaction from the judges was that of disgust, Simon Cowell quoting “Why are you even here”.

I doubt that any singer who specialised in non-clean vocals would get anywhere in these contests. The judges would misjudge their own personal distaste for a contestants lack of skill.

I would truly love for a world renowned singer in the death metal genre (Matt Heafy, Christian Älvestam) to go on one of these reality TV shows. It is unlikely that the judges would recognise them (few are in touch with the niche that is death metal) and with the judges ignorance of previous fame I can guarantee that the response would be to tell these gifted musicians that they are not talented.

It would be the classic tale of Charlie Chaplin coming 3^rd in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

But I guess I only really care because people dislike music that makes me feel amazing.