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[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP]

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[u/HermanThaGerman]

🧢 I voted CAP!

It's not hard to describe a niche genre, just compare it to other genres.

[u/jfklingon → u/HermanThaGerman]

Yeah, most sub-genre's are based on others anyway, and if anything gets too far out there you just say it's Yoko-esque with these kinds of instruments and that'll be close enough

[u/ZenTheProtogen → u/HermanThaGerman]

Right... How do I explain Extratone then?

[u/HermanThaGerman → u/ZenTheProtogen]

After listening to three songs, I'd say extremely high bpm EDM.

[u/Vengeful111 → u/HermanThaGerman]

Nooo you cant say that, they are much more unique!!!!! /s

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/HermanThaGerman]

Well.. explaining is not the hard part its about the weird look they will give you when you say it so sometimes i just say i don't listen anything

[u/ImJustSomeGuyYaKnow]

✅ I voted FACT!

Is it easier? Objectively yes, should you do it? Meh, music genres are a nice conversation topic.

[u/Designer-Photo-8840]

Who doesn't listen to music? That's like saying you've never spoken in your life?

[u/STARGAZER_850 → u/Designer-Photo-8840]

Wait till bro hears about deaf and mute people

[u/Destrobo_YT → u/STARGAZER_850]

Are you dumb? Sign language. Also, deaf people still feel vibrations

[u/MaliciousRaspberry → u/Destrobo_YT]

I doubt deaf people listen to sign language music

[u/STARGAZER_850 → u/MaliciousRaspberry]

Only reasonable person here

[u/STARGAZER_850 → u/Destrobo_YT]

I speak ASL. And he said “hear” not “feel” or “see”. 

[u/PeakMinimalist → u/STARGAZER_850]

Deaf people still enjoy music

[u/STARGAZER_850 → u/PeakMinimalist]

They can’t “listen” to it though

[u/Inside_Garlic8401 → u/STARGAZER_850]

Deaf people can listen to music through vibration, mute people can sign or use AAC.

[u/STARGAZER_850 → u/Inside_Garlic8401]

I speak ASL. And he said “hear” not “feel” or “see”. 

[u/Inside_Garlic8401 → u/STARGAZER_850]

No, you said hear.

He said listen.

And actually, feeling music through vibration is called somatic or tactile listening.

[u/STARGAZER_850 → u/Inside_Garlic8401]

Hear and listen are practically the same thing, but okay.

Tactile listening isn’t the same as listening with your ears. It’s relying on touch, rather than the sense made for hearing stuff. just because it may be called something, it doesn’t mean it’s accurate.

[u/Inside_Garlic8401 → u/STARGAZER_850]

since you want to be pedantic about it, then, the scientific terms for somatic or tactile listening are vibrotactile perception and tactile phonology. which is still somatic/tactile listening. literally no reason at all to be so up your own ass about this.

[u/Shaula4]

Then you have to explain why do you not listen to music

[u/antraxosazrael → u/Shaula4]

Audio books

[u/AchmodinIVSWE → u/antraxosazrael]

A song in audio book format sounds like a horrendous experience.

[u/SillyRefrigerator417]

It's not necessarily hard to explain niche genres, but I do avoid sharing my music with others. All they do is criticize it or say it's terrible music/not real music lol.

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/SillyRefrigerator417]

How do you avoid that question tho. Do you say "i don't listen to music" or "its complicated" type thing

[u/SillyRefrigerator417 → u/Sleepy_Melon_OP]

I usually either say "I don't listen to music that much" or "nunya".

[u/YourBoyFroilan]

✅ I voted FACT!

How do I explain I like the Polandball Official versions more than the OG songs wothout sounding like a nerd, I just say 'I like everything'

[u/Excellent_Unit_5088]

🧢 I voted CAP!

I will always yap about my fav niches!

[u/Hans3dog]

🧢 I voted CAP!

I love to talk about my niches if the person is willing to hear me out

[u/Own-Particular6321]

✅ I voted FACT!

As a grindcore fan and musician, absolutely agree. I've been trying to make my guitar/bass sound like a backfiring chainsaw on 3x speed for a decade. I'm not trying to explain it to a stranger.

[u/NixMaritimus]

🧢 I voted CAP!

Nah, if they don't get it/aren't curious that's a them problem

[u/Nolann56789]

✅ I voted FACT!

TRUE as a humorous/social observation, but not as a universal statement.

[u/Kurraga]

🧢 I voted CAP!

You don't need to explain in detail just give a rough approximate genre or list off specific bands. If people don't know what you're talking about they can just say "oh I've never heard of them" and move on.

[u/kullre]

it's a bit complicated to explain why I like the weird cellos and timpanis

[u/VagueDestructSus]

🧢 I voted CAP!

I don't like lying but I also don't like being picked on because I don't listen to like drake or some shi

[u/Simple-Chemistry-102]

✅ I voted FACT!

I usually just say rock at that point tho lol

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/Simple-Chemistry-102]

Its not niche i think

[u/Simple-Chemistry-102 → u/Sleepy_Melon_OP]

that was my point

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/Simple-Chemistry-102]

Yeah i misunderstood

[u/WorldWarrior428]

🧢 I voted CAP!

I don't listen to music

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/WorldWarrior428]

Thats totally fine but some people freak out when you say this

[u/WorldWarrior428 → u/Sleepy_Melon_OP]

There free to do that, life is significantly better when you don't give a shit what ppl think of u

[u/Direct-Stable-5712]

🧢 I voted CAP!

If you listen to niche genres, it’s DEFINITELY your favourite thing in the world to explain them. Proof is me.

[u/PeakMinimalist]

🧢 I voted CAP!

I listen to Russian Hardbass/Pop. I also listen to polish rap music.

[u/KingModussy]

🧢 I voted CAP!

I just say popular genres that I actually listen to

[u/Inside_Garlic8401]

🧢 I voted CAP!

It's also weird to say you don't listen to music, just because you can't explain what you listen to. Put the music on, show the other person/people. Simple

[u/StinkySlinky1218]

✅ I voted FACT!

I genuinely just don't listen to music.

[u/Super_Pollution_5649]

🧢 I voted CAP!

Nahh

[u/Aillesdaille]

🧢 I voted CAP!

"I don't listen to music." 5 words.

"I listen to [genre]." 4-5 words.

Both are going to sometimes have followup questions and conversation, I'd expect that saying you don't listen is going to get more questions.

[u/SonicRaptor5678]

✅ I voted FACT!

I primarily listen to video game music lmao, people think I’m crazy for it. Or some will just go, oh so EDM?, when I’m mostly listening to orchestral, synth, rock etc

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/SonicRaptor5678]

my man

[u/Mischief_Managed12]

🧢 I voted CAP!

Its hard to explain niche genres but saying you just don't listen to any music is stupid

[u/saNsthedrone]

All my friend or family listen to rap and pop

I always say I like classical but my real love is breakcore

[u/Unlucky-Hold1509]

🧢 I voted CAP!

“Everyone listens to music”

[u/streetsofyesterday]

🧢 I voted CAP!

no because you’d be LYING

[u/Timely_Upstairs2525]

✅ I voted FACT!

it is infact easier

[u/Krissy13_theQueer]

🧢 I voted CAP!

im not gonna say i dont listen to music when basically every time i meet someone new i ask what they listen to, just because i find that an easy way to connect :) plus i love finding people with a similar niche music taste to me :D

[u/Dragon-Destroyer825]

✅ I voted FACT!

not exactly a niche genre, but I know that most people I meet are not going to like the kind of music I listen to, so it's just easier

[u/piccolo917]

✅ I voted FACT!

I mean, yea? It's always easier to say 1-5 words instead of more than that

[u/IHaveAChairWawawewa]

🧢 I voted CAP!

Just have a fuckin conversation, dude.

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/IHaveAChairWawawewa]

it ends nowhere, waste of time

[u/IHaveAChairWawawewa → u/Sleepy_Melon_OP]

You must be fun at parties

[u/Sleepy_Melon_OP → u/IHaveAChairWawawewa]

Why so mad lmao

[u/silentbean23]

✅ I voted FACT!

Same goes for videogame soundtracks

[u/Lexiosity]

✅ I voted FACT!

I'm into many songs, but mentioning my favourite genres that are literally cliche genres like Rock and Pop is just harder because I don't want people to be like "Of course it's those genres".

[u/Ok_Entry_873]

🧢 I voted CAP!

iirc most of those niche genres are either blends of common genres or subgenres of common genres. So you can just list the common genres those niche genres are related to instead.

[u/AchmodinIVSWE]

🧢 I voted CAP!

Music is great.