by madbunny » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:42 pm
While you've refined your question a few times, the original question as stated is kind of retarded. You might as well be asking why anybody would bother listening to anything other than Country Music, as it contains pretty much the same things.
The FUNCTION of art is to evoke emotion, or trigger some kind of reaction. Your milage will vary. It's a given that a lot of the time this fails abysmally, but that's fwhat it's supposed to do. That's also one of the reasons that 'classic rock' stations are always updating their music to about 20 years ago. It's designed to appeal to a certain age bracket. So, yes, in 2010 you'll be hearing matchbox 20 and linkin' park on the classic stations.
You've obviously been enamoured of your chosen musical style, and find it appealing for whatever reason (perhaps the guitar solos, perhaps the in your facy lyric style). You mention Def Leppard a couple times. Interestingly enough, Leppard isn't what most people would consider metal, though it has some of the same elements, in the same way that some Peter Frampton songs have some of the same elements yet would also not be considered metal.
On to my actual response on why I like what I do:
I listen to 'almost' anything. Seriously. When most people say that, what they really mean is that they don't cry and moan when something they are not used to gets played, even though all their personal music is mostly of one type (metal for instance). I listen to what reflects my mood, unless I'm feeling EMO, which is just wrong, so I'll play something cheerful, like country music, or cartoon soundtracks. When I'm at work, I play everything from Linkin park, Korn, Trapt, William Shatner, Beethoven, tons of soundtracks like Passion, and mortal combat, and Shania Twain in my room.
At home.. pretty much whatever perks my mood. AMVs tend to influence that alot, thus I'm accumulating a lot of Jpop. In the car.. mostly classic rock, or progressive rock unless my wife wants to listen to NPR.
Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a night. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.