This post just made me realize I can’t do this. I think the umpteenth mention of pitbull just broke me.
Not a fan which isn’t really even the point. The difference between the pitbull track you posted and the Weeknd track you posted is pretty substantial.
I’m having flashbacks to countless hours of listening to Bro step for social purposes. You guys have fun and I will definitely check out some of your personal selections.
Alright, I’m caving to the fact that you all weren’t feeling this and have updated categories. There is now only one category that requires the Haverford definition of a banger.
My musical tastes are actually quite varied. I enjoy indie rock, used to listen to a lot of punk rock and hard rock during my high school years, I do enjoy a good banger, edm, and pop music. I do know all but one of the songs funcrusher posted. My only real dislike is country.
You got me, how can I resist. I was close to attempting BANGERS!! anyway.
Be warned I will certainly not be interpreting 2000s indie to be the acoustic coffee house stuff skydiver correctly hates. For better or worse, obviously!
Yeah I’m gonna say acoustic coffee house is not really what I’m thinking when I say that either. I took out my example but The New Pornographers, The Shins, and Band of Horses are examples of Indie Rock bands I really like.
This category should be interesting. Already contemplating the idea of whether or not actual strings have to be involved to qualify as indie rock. @anon29622970 please don’t comment. I’m leaning yes but there are artists that make their productions tough to recognize if you don’t have the ear.
I want to play because you seem like a pretty great host and because I have a penchant for tusked marine mammals. I like the category adjustments.
But I think I could be unreliable due to life circumstances.
All this is to say, feel free to include me if you don’t get the full 12, and once deadlines for submissions are announced I’ll be able to let you know if I will be able to get them in.
But if you get 12 just bump me out, and I’ll rail if/when I can.
I’m probably not in as I’ve mostly tapped out my musical knowledge in previous walruses but not a fan of these baseless attacks on OP. Seems to me a banger is whatever you define it as.
I mean, nobody can make anyone change their own personal lexicon.
I’m honestly surprised that there seem to be almost zero posters here that lived in metro areas during the golden ages of hip hop. DJ Premier tracks were pretty synonymous with the term.
A banger is just a really good, upbeat track in any genre. If you were at metal shows in the 90s you would hear the term there. Or goth or punk clubs, or bluegrass festivals today, or…