Why do people like dubstep so much?

So when I talk to people on the internet, they say their favorite type of music is "dubstep". So I looked into it and listened to a couple of songs, and it just sounded like repetitive techno to me. But it probably wouldn't be fair to judge a genre that I know little about, so I was wondering if you could give me a link to your favorite dubstep songs, so I could farily judge it. And I would also appreciate if you could answer the question of "why do people love dubstep so much?".

You mean Dubstep isn't a band?

I enjoy listening to dubstep. However, its pointless if you just listen to it through speakers or headphones. You need a subwoofer to truly appreciate it.

Its the Bass that makes dubstep enjoyable. Theres nothing quite like feeling the room shake as you listen to dubstep.

I've listened to some of it and I don't like 95% of what I've heard. Most of it's too ghetto for me.

Someone turned me on to this and it's pretty awesome

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Like any genre it has its good and bad songs, and it's relatively new (in terms of popularity), plus you know, it has dat bass wop wop wop wop wop.

why do you care what people like?

lol why don't ppl let dubstep alone?! it's not like growing one certain genre or band affects their their favorite genre or band in anyway.

I just like it for the bass drops. idk why, they are just really addicting.

Dubsteps from Croydon

Massive rioting and looting in Croydon

A correlation?

Definately - it was all bass fuelled thievery. Mark my words you listen to that stuff and you'll be straight down the local 7-11 filling your pockets with Mars Bars.

My wife didn't like dubstep... until she sat on the sub.

why do you care what people like?

TheShadowLord07

To be honest, I'm just highly curious why people say it is so good.

I just really like dubstep because it sounds good to me... I don't really know how to explain it other than that.

Everyone likes different kinds of music...

Noise with no real emotion. Give me power metal anyday.

Noise with no real emotion. Give me power metal anyday.

Starshine_M2A2

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.

[QUOTE="Starshine_M2A2"]

Noise with no real emotion. Give me power metal anyday.

Reed_Bowie

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCgW2-bPEY

these both have "soul" I guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGayzacR08

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"]

[QUOTE="Starshine_M2A2"]

Noise with no real emotion. Give me power metal anyday.

imaps3fanboy

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCgW2-bPEY

what was that?

so does this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGayzacR08

I couldn't hear you, my amp goes up to 11.

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"]

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.

Reed_Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCgW2-bPEY

what was that?

so does this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGayzacR08

I couldn't hear you, my amp goes up to 11.

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"]

[QUOTE="Starshine_M2A2"]

Noise with no real emotion. Give me power metal anyday.

imaps3fanboy

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCgW2-bPEY

these both have "soul" I guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGayzacR08

considering the first one is a human voice................

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"]

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.

Reed_Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCgW2-bPEY

these both have "soul" I guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGayzacR08

considering the first one is a human voice................

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"]

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCgW2-bPEY

these both have "soul" I guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGayzacR08

imaps3fanboy

considering the first one is a human voice................

not my cup of tea

Because it's trendy that's why. Electronic music would have been better off without this genre.

I've listened to some of it and I don't like 95% of what I've heard. Most of it's too ghetto for me.

Someone turned me on to this and it's pretty awesome

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Rusteater

[QUOTE="Rusteater"]

I've listened to some of it and I don't like 95% of what I've heard. Most of it's too ghetto for me.

Someone turned me on to this and it's pretty awesome

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

brandontwb

He's going to be at a club near me in November. I'm contemplating going just for the hell of it. I've heard a few of his songs, he's really not bad at all.

[QUOTE="brandontwb"][QUOTE="Rusteater"]

I've listened to some of it and I don't like 95% of what I've heard. Most of it's too ghetto for me.

Someone turned me on to this and it's pretty awesome

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Rusteater

He's going to be at a club near me in November. I'm contimplating going just for the hell of it. I've heard a few of his songs, he's really not bad at all.

good point, for really any music that isn't done by humans with instruments.Reed_Bowie

Pfft, whatever. Electronic music IS created with instruments. The instruments are just (mostly) electronic.

A few artists use said instruments well, but most don't. Dubstep seems to have an absurdly-high concentration of talentless "artists" doing the same thing over and over and over again. I can count the number of decent dubstep artists I've heard on one hand.

what is a dubstep?X360PS3AMD05

My thoughts exactly.is this what europeans are listening to? Hell in america its still pop/rap/hip-hop/rock as its always been unless i've heard it but didn't know what the heck it is and mistaken it for some other genre.

Used to not like it...

Loving it lately (but only in clubs and festivals).

lmfao I listen to it quite a bit because it's different and it has a lot of different sounds and types. It's just like any other electronic genre.

Some of the brostep is a little bit over the top. But it's all in good fun. Rusko and cookie monsta are pretty good. So if anyone's interested check them out

Also random link

My wife didn't like dubstep... until she sat on the sub.

Rusteater

I'm surprised more people don't listen to more intelligent music, like death metal.CRS98

For the same reason people like any genre of music...

It appeals to them.

Alright so from what I gathered, most dubstep songs sound like they are building to a climax, but the climax never happens.

Alright so from what I gathered, most dubstep songs sound like they are building to a climax, but the climax never happens.

Reed_Bowie

If you want emotional dubstep I feel like this would be one of the best exampleshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm1OZGASefA

Why do people like rock or metal so much?

People like different things.

People have different music tastes.

Now a better question is, Why don't more people like Glee?

People have different music tastes.

Now a better question is, Why don't more people like Glee?

arad96

My wife didn't like dubstep... until she sat on the sub.Rusteater

^ Dubstep buzz me.

You can't truly appreciate it unless you're raving it out and feeling it in your bones. Still I'm partial to a bit of casual dubstep listening of an eve and I especially like good dubstep remixes of songs I already like, here be some of my less obtuse favourites, nowt new recently really:

Mt Eden - Sierra Leone
Chrispy/Rihanna - Rude Boy
Roksonix/Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Chase & Status - Running/Blind Faith
Caspa & Rusko - Rock Bottom/Rainbow Teardrops

And it's not really dubstep but I'm still gonna post this because I've been f****** addicted to it recently.

People have different music tastes.

Now a better question is, Why don't more people like Glee?

arad96

Because that show has terrible writing. And the jokes are so bad, that if I told you to write the worst possible jokes that you could write, they wouldn't be as bad as the jokes on Glee.

Now that I think about it, I don't even know what dubstep sounds like... But from what I've read, I probably wouldn't like it.

I really don't understand why people like it. It never appealed to me.

Noise with no real emotion. Give me power metal anyday.

Starshine_M2A2

because power metal has so much emotion. Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite genres, but most bands that people say are emotional just end up writing songs like other bands in the genre. Plus, dragons aren't emotional (I know not all PM is fantasy). Plus, symphonic metal is where it's at.

So when I talk to people on the internet, they say their favorite type of music is "dubstep". So I looked into it and listened to a couple of songs, and it just sounded like repetitive techno to me. But it probably wouldn't be fair to judge a genre that I know little about, so I was wondering if you could give me a link to your favorite dubstep songs, so I could farily judge it. And I would also appreciate if you could answer the question of "why do people love dubstep so much?".

Reed_Bowie