I was told about this band today and a coworker showed me a youtube video of what they’re like.
My question is not a joke, but the existence of this band may be?
Help me understand? Wtf this is? Is this an attempt to troll the world that people have accepted as “rock music” so they kept going?
Is this “real music” and I’m the idiot?
It feels like elevator music for people in the “Beavis and Butthead” universe.
WTF IS HAPPENING?! (And no I’m not just talking about their absolutely ludicrous appearance, I’m talking about the whole package. The music sounds like LSD fueled song intros looped together without ever reaching a chorus, ever.
All art is subjective. But there are certain types of art that are less accessible–you either need to have an uncommon taste, or you need to have a deep knowledge of the type of art to appreciate it.
I felt the same way when I first heard jazz bop. Just sounded like noise. Then I played in a jazz band for three years, and by the end of that time, I had a much stronger appreciation for that music. Not because the music was different, but because I could hear more in it than I could years before.
Angine de Poitrine is kinda similar. Some people love it right away, but most of us hear it and it sounds like random noise. But there’s a reason they’ve become popular, and once you get into it a bit more, you can hear some of the cool stuff they do.
For the record, I don’t listen to AdP much, but I’ve been doing music long enough to have an ear to appreciate them.
If you want more info, Charles Cornell does a great breakdown of their music and suggests why people like them so much. Worth a watch.