Mechanic Media

Not everyone agrees on music, especially teenagers and adults. When I was a teenager, not every adult agreed with the type of music I listened to. However, I was very fortunate to have a mother who also enjoyed the kind of music that I did. Even though she enjoyed most of what I listened to, she didn’t like some of it. She respected my choices and let me listen to what I wanted to listen to. Even so, teenagers and adults don’t usually agree on music taste.

When I was a teenager, there were many different musical styles. I’m not sure that one could even count all of the styles. In one main genre, such as rock, there could be tens or hundreds of sub-categories, such as Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Death Metal, Alternative, and many more. In addition to the many different sub-categories, different countries also had different genres. It might have been hard to hear a certain type of music produced from different countries. The styles of music in my teenage years were endless.

Sometimes, different styles of music conflicted with each other. This also included the kind of people who listened to these types of music. Sometimes, if a group of people who were primarily listeners of Hip-Hop and Rap, found someone who listens to Punk or Emo music, they would attack him based on his appearance and musical influence. In my time, there also was a large amount of blending together different genres. For example, my favorite artist, Celldweller, was a blend of Electronic and Rock music, creating the Electronic Rock sound.

The different types of music I listened to, and others in my generation listened to, were completely different from what older generations listened to. Some older generations grew up with what was considered Classic Rock in my generation, or Psychedelic Rock. These were completely different from the genres I listened to, such as Heavy Metal and Electronic Rock. A lot of new genres emerged with the use of technology. These conflicted with what older generations listened to and sometimes older generations considered what we listened to to be garbage or something that just was not good. However, I always believed that it was best to follow what you want in life, and not what others tell you.

In conclusion, the musical styles of my teenage years were sometimes drastically different than those of older generations. In my mother’s teenage years, she never grew up with the Pop or Hip-Hop music we have now. This lead to a sort of dislike of the genres. Some followers of certain genres would also fight with others, based solely on a dislike for certain musical genres. Even though there were great differences involving music in my teenage years, I found that I was happy being presented with a chance to be a part of something new.