is fast and loud considered better?

In your opinion, is faster and louder rock considered "better"?

By whom?

Originally posted by generalissimo
In your opinion, is faster and louder rock considered "better"?

it's not something you can generalize.

Originally posted by trev33
it's not something you can generalize.

I think it's like eating super hot (spicy) foods, after a while, you don't notice you don't have any taste buds left and have to eat super hot to taste anything. Same with people who listen to super loud and fast, too much aural input ruins the ears. I once saw the Paul Butterfield blues band in Florida at a bar, sat in front right next to one of the large speakers and after the show my ears rang for 3 days, literally. Imagine people doing that for years on end. What's that? Can you speak up, you're mumbling.......

Originally posted by sonhouse
I think it's like eating super hot (spicy) foods, after a while, you don't notice you don't have any taste buds left and have to eat super hot to taste anything. Same with people who listen to super loud and fast, too much aural input ruins the ears. I once saw the Paul Butterfield blues band in Florida at a bar, sat in front right next to one of the large ...[text shortened]... people doing that for years on end. What's that? Can you speak up, you're mumbling.......

i don't think that's what the op is talking about (literal noise levels) but i stand to be corrected.

Originally posted by generalissimo
In your opinion, is faster and louder rock considered "better"?

In a word - yes.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
By whom?

by you.

thats why it says "in your opinion..."

Originally posted by generalissimo
In your opinion, is fast and bulbous rock considered "better"?

Certainly. Anything that bears more than a passing resemblance to a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag has to be good.

Originally posted by Marcusr
Certainly. Anything that bears more than a passing resemblance to a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag has to be good.

ok, so is this :YouTube

better than lets say this: YouTube

Originally posted by generalissimo
ok, so is this :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfkVGCU_BA

better than lets say this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxFcmZXDyc

actually generalissimo, in Pages own words he wished to portray the full spectrum of 'light and shade'.

Originally posted by generalissimo
by you.

thats why it says "in your opinion..."

Then you should have asked: do you think fast and loud music is better?

The answer is: some fast and loud music is better than some mellow music, and some mellow music is better than some fast and loud music.

Originally posted by generalissimo
ok, so is this :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfkVGCU_BA

better than lets say this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxFcmZXDyc

Both mediocre. Here is some fast and loud music which is better than both:

YouTube

And some mellow stuff: YouTube

In jazz many songs were slowed down leading to more intensity and improvisation. i'm sure it can work taht way with rock as well.

Originally posted by generalissimo
by you.

thats why it says "in your opinion..."

Your grammatical slip let you down. The passive "considered" after the expression "In your opinion" specifically means the question is about what other people consider and not "you" (i.e. us)

Originally posted by generalissimo
ok, so is this :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfkVGCU_BA

better than lets say this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxFcmZXDyc

Almost anything is better than Stairway to Heaven.