Originally posted by: royaldank
I have a live Jurassic 5 show from last summer and it's pretty good. I hear the Roots are really good live, although I've never listened to much of their music. They are playing at Bonnaroo this summer (
link) so I might try and walk over to catch some of their set.
I find there are two types of people...those that love music, and those that like music. People that like music are happy getting in their car each day and tune into the local radio station. At home, they watch some MTV and like music in clubs. People that love music are generally folks that dive deep into the formats they like and realize that it's an artform. While they may not like certain formats, they generally are wise enough to realize it's their tastes and not make absurd statements like "rap sucks." I've also found that those content with the radio and MTV usually don't care to consider music any further and use gross, absurd generalizations like "your music sucks."
Personally, I rarely listen to rap. Disposable Heros, Tribe Called Quest, Jurassic 5, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Digible Planets, and the Beasties are all pretty cool. But, I much prefer jam band type music; more specificly, jazz/funk and electronic type jam music. Stuff like Galactic, Particle, Sound Tribe Sector 9, and the New Deal. I prefer musical pieces and movements over catchy, hook laiden songs. You might find some of the bands I just mentioned interesting. Lots of folks that like rap claim it's mainly because the beats. Jam band music is built around the concept of the beat and rythms revolving around the beat.