Paragon8384 t1_itn5x0f wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:36 PM

No, there is no such thing. People like different music for different reasons. It suits their tastes and makes them happy.

However, when people say *insert famous pop artist name here* is the greatest or most creative without taking into account musical ingenuity & innovation, in-depth lyricism & themes, and instrumental talent, that pisses me off. Saying a 3 min. rehashed pop song is more amazing or creative than, say, a 20-minute prog rock/metal epic is asinine.

When it comes to music, there really is no "greatest", just who's the most successful. But again, all music tastes are different. Be glad you have music you enjoy in your life.

SlurpMyDaycare OP t1_itn8l71 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:55 PM

Some people swear by that Juice Wrld is the greatest artist and is a legend. I don’t think he hit that status. Sure, I think he’s got some good ass songs and I get the message of most of his songs and it sucks cause it seems like he had other intentions with his music but people saw him and thought wow that’s cool I’m gonna pop some pills so I can be like him, though the dude was struggling hard with addiction and preaching it through his music but then again there were many artists doing the same thing around this time, he is one of the more talented ones out of them but I don’t feel like he changed the game. I would agree Queens could be in the Legend class because they made a really big impact, I don’t personally like their music but I understand why others do and that their style and experimentation had completely changed the game. There are some artists that had clearly impacted the world in a big way and it seems that term kinda gets thrown around too much without clear reasonings.

Paragon8384 t1_itnagyl wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:08 PM

Yep. My favorite band is Haken (pronounced "Hay-ken"), a prog metal band from England. I'd say they're a lot more creative than nearly all highly successful bands/artists, but I'd never label them as the "greatest". You can only equate greatness with how successful you are, and in the world of popular music, success usually doesn't equal unparalleled creativity.