Is Rock A Misunderstood Genre?
Right now(when I started writing this) I’m listening to Slipknot and it has made me wonder what is so appealing about rock/metal music. I mean, many rock/metal music videos are north of 100 million views on YouTube so it obviously hits a loud chord with multitudes of people around the world. Despite this, rock music is largely frowned upon. This, then, begs the question: Is rock music misunderstood? As a result of being the last in my family, in my formative years I looked up to my siblings for guidance when it came to music(and they did a hell of a job). My one brother – a romantic at heart- exposed me to love songs, the most prominent being KayCee and JoJo. My other brother was more of a gangster-rap kind of guy, a 50 Cent stan. He put me on to a couple of other good rap albums in the many years that followed(I revisited HHP’s YBA 2 NW not too long ago). Then there’s my sister. Thanks to her I know more Beyonce and Rihanna songs than I’d like to admit. Not to forget my un