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Okay. So...the problem with this is, that these industries, I'm just gonna use Japanese vs American, are really, the same.
I think the biggest difference between styles, as far as mainstream music, is that hip hop has very nearly completely immersed itself, into every aspect of pop music in the US, where as in Japan, pop, in it's purest form, is what is more popular.
So you have to understand, why the songs in the US sound the way they do.
Secondly, I think you have to understand that, music is different for everyone, and everyone looks for different things in their music. You have to get away from this idea of "quality", and I know, god I know, it's NOT easy.
But, the best thing to do, is to try and look at all music and all artists, from different perspectives, and see their pros and cons.
You also have to realize the truth in, why you actually like a particular type of music, and why you don't like others.
Honestly, all of these things, take a little bit of "growing up" on your part. They happen with time. Not overnight.
For me, I think, I like all different types of music, possibly, every type. I like those American songs with catchy beats, and repetitiveness, because, I like to dance, and I like to be sexy, and these songs, are great to dance and be sexy to lol
In terms of particular artists and "quality" let me give you my biggest example. Koda Kumi. I LOVE Koda, beyond words. She is one of my favorite artists, and one of my favorite people, in the whole world.
Her music? It's not ground breaking lol It's not extremely personal a lot of the time, it's not written by her, sometimes the compositions aren't the best either. She doesn't always write all her lyrics, and a lot of them certainly aren't "true" or "sincere".
But I love her music. I love the sound she produces, a mixture between hip hop, R&B, and pop. I love that her music is GREAT for dancing. I love that I'm never ever sad when listening to her music, and that her songs, not only make me feel happy, but they also make me feel empowered and sexy. I love her vocals, which are nearly flawless, even though her voice is "unique".
None of these things, have to do with, the actual way in which the music is made. The song could be totally repetitive, and unoriginal, and mainstream, and not unique, but I've found that, that isn't the most important thing sometimes.
And while those things are wonderful, and can produce AMAZING results...they aren't everything, and honestly, there are some artists who produce such amazing, original, pieces of art with their music, and I just don't like it at all.
I don't want to listen to GREAT music that I don't like. I want to listen to music that I like, good or "bad".
Another thing I realised today, is that, it's not really so bad when an artist repeats a certain type of sound for a song. For people who love that kind of song, hey, they just got another song they can love too.
You seem kind of "new" to all this, so let me just say that, there are as many overproduced, talentless, unoriginal people in the Japanese industry, as there are in others. There is as much SEX in the Japanese industry, as there is in others. It's just more camouflaged, and actually, imo, more disgusting, but that's just me.
To answer your question, I can't cut myself off from any "type" of music, and certainly not any music from any particular country because, it's all music, and it's all the same.
I don't think Japanese music is the best type of music either. I certainly love it more, but that doesn't make it better.
so anyway...sorry for long post lol
@strawberi: lol we always write a lot XD
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