What do you look for in music?

what do you look for in music?

sound

smiley faces

you ;)

you mean what do I HEAR for in music? ;)

it can't be too popular, but it also can't be literally whos

Layered polyphonic melodies
Strong vocal delivery
Bold lyrics

i want it to be fun

crushing depression
the sounds of starving 2 death somewhere isolated

Good timbre
Good Rhythm
Good chops
Good Hooks

My favorite band is Jamiroquai because they deliver all of these with high bpm and a masterclass musician on every instrument as well as vocals.

bruh just listen to what sounds good to you. who cares about popularity.

memorable, well crafted melodies, preferably with repeating motifs

I don't really know what I look for. It's a shitty cliche answer but "I know when I hear it." I like Metallica, Everything Everything, Manchester Orchestra, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Queens of The Stone Age, Die Mannequin, etc. I don't really know if there's much of a common thread with them but I just enjoy them all a lot.

i like when the rappers tell me they are gonna fuck my bitch, it’s funny because i don’t have a bitch and i get an ironic laugh out of it

Whatever that I enjoy listening ti in various moods

i like weird chords, multi-part song structures and cool synths, i don't like when music gets too complex, i don't like beats-centric music

beauty, emotions

This

Energy.
If it doesn't make me jig about in my seat, it's not for me.

polyrhythms, a fair recognition of the importance of dissonance, innovation, awareness of the state of the musical scene

i listen to angry hardcore/metal music and i like feeling tough and angry. i'm always bitter all the time, bitter and angry and sad too.

I can appreciate music on the theory level, but the music that really catches me is just something is.

seconded

Charm
Expression
Beauty
Polyphony
Complex chord progressions, although still within the tonal system
Imitative counterpoint

I pretty much just listen to Bach

*Listen for

R I F F S, B E A T Z and vocalists that dont sound like shit
youre a fag

i like it when it sounds good

its all about the chord changes for me. the rest is just accesory to that

noise, chaos and rock n roll and sometimes fuzzzzzz

Yeah, I can relate.
The chords serve as the foundation for all of the melodies and other sounds.

shame the new album sucked other than the t/t

expression of emotions mostly

just wrong
muh polythythsm