My Unpopular Music Opinions ...

[@mom2mmpt]

When I was young (teenager, young adult), I used to get very anxious when people asked my what type of music I listened too. I wasn't necessarily worried that they would make fun of me if they disagreed, but it was just too personal for me to share. Listening to music was like escaping to my own little island. I'm sure I was self-conscious about it too, but I felt like if they knew what I liked then they were peeking into my soul. Too philosophical? Too deep? Probably. I'm a lot more laid back now and proud of the eclectic tastes I have in music. Love your channel. Never know what you are going to talk about next. Keep it up!

[@howdyimvictoria]

I love the way you put that, I especially relate to the music being your own little island. That’s how it should be, and you should be able to share or not share whatever pieces and parts of that island that you want to without someone passing judgements onto you about it. There’s lots of music and musical experiences I have that I like to keep between myself & I, and it’s just as important to me if not more so than the things I share on here and with people in day to day life, too. I’m so happy you found the channel, I am glad to open up a communal musical island!! Lol thank you for the kind word & sharing your experience, this is exactly why I want to have the channel to begin with.

[@soulsearcher7077]

are you an INFP? just wondering!

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

You just made me self reflect

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

As a teenager I feel anxious whenever someone asks me what music I like irl but online I have no problem

[@scenesroland3424]

i completely agree with you on your disco take! i genuinely can’t understand how people can think it’s a bad genre by any means; it’s so funky and soulful! i feel like a lot of people have a similar dislike or stigma for older music in general nowadays just because it’s ‘old’ or sounds too much like a certain era (not everyone thinks this of course but i’ve definitely seen this pop up)

[@howdyimvictoria]

Right!! They never give any reasoning, they just say they don’t like it. I feel like younger generations haven’t been re-introduced to the best parts of music before they were here. I grew up with a musician mom, so I listened to everything and was raised on whatever she was in the mood for and that spilled into my own way of finding music. Slowly but surely a new appreciation will arise, I think that’s going to be a really fun moment in the music industry again.

[@prinsauce]

what you said about artists not owing fans to stick to one genre, that reminds me of how that’s almost like a taboo in the metalheads community. like you have these amazing huge bands that changed the face of metal, and then there’s a good chunk of their fanbase complaining about their music becoming “soft” over the years. i personally don’t think it’s creatively healthy to make the same kind of music over and over. especially, if you as an artist have been around for more than a decade, some change is bound to happen because as artists grow and evolve, so does their art. not only that but artists today have to accommodate with the pace in music. considering how accessible and easy it’s become to create new stuff these days, as great as that sounds, that’s led to an unfortunate over-saturation of the market. it’s turned into this machine that has to pop out new stuff left, right and center. and since music is mostly about virality right now (unfortunately), artists basically have to keep up with it if they don’t want to get left behind. because fans can and will move on to other artists. anyway, that was a long winded way of saying that artists should be, in fact, encouraged to explore different genres. it’s not only creatively stimulating but also opens doors for more fans to know them as well. think taylor swift or metallica (literally, that’s how they became mainstream). sorry for the rant. lol

[@howdyimvictoria]

All of this is exactly right literally couldn’t have said it better myself Especially the part about it being unhealthy to not change it up like that’s a recipe for burnout

[@Joostja]

I totally agree, there's no such thing as a bad taste in music. Except for Imagine Dragons ofcourse

[@howdyimvictoria]

I’d be lying if I said middle school me didn’t get down to radioactive in the back of the bus tho!!!! There’s a time for everything is where I stand 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Joostja]

@@howdyimvictoria You know what, I'll let this one pass

[@howdyimvictoria]

@@Joostja love to hear it

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

Change imagine dragons to rolling stones and I'll agree

[@alanar2341]

Girl this is the first time I see a video from yours and OMG every word that you said was so right that I already love your channel

[@howdyimvictoria]

So happy to have ya!!!

[@felixfeelstherock]

Please do a video on genre!!! I am very interested to hear more about it!

[@howdyimvictoria]

I’m working on it now, hopefully will have something soon!

[@felixfeelstherock]

@@howdyimvictoria I can’t wait and will surely watch it! Always prioritize your mental health first and don’t feel the need to rush! ❤️

[@bassooness]

YO, YOU GOT ME WHEN YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT ALTOS. YES. YES. I AGREE WITH YOU 100000%. THEY DESERVE LOVE AND RECOGNITION. THEY ARE SO KIND AND CHILL TO BE AROUND, AND THEIR COLOR OMGGGG........ sorry I'm screaming buT GIRL, ALTOS...............

[@oddbender423]

found this video randomly and I'm now a fan. you are so cute, funny, and engaging

[@LostDoctor312]

Great video!! My fiancee (who is a trained singer. Alto) agrees about sopranos haha. You got me inspired to make my own unpopular music opinions video!

[@howdyimvictoria]

Hahaha I love to hear the agreement on the sopranos hot take, it’s just how it is 🤣 Ahh I can’t wait to watch yours!!

[@felixfeelstherock]

I loved this video amd I subscribed as well! I really liked hearing your opinand agreed with them all! An unpopular opinion i have is that it does not matter what language a song is in for it to be a good song! You don't have to know what its saying to vibe with it. And if its that important for you to know what its saying try to find a translation. Like you said music is a feeling, so I can't see why someone would hate a song simply because of the language in which its sung.

[@howdyimvictoria]

So glad you liked the video!! & I agree with you completely, people miss out on so much good music because they limit themselves to things like language or genre!

[@felixfeelstherock]

@@howdyimvictoria exactly! If a song is good it’s good no matter the genre or language there’s always something for everyone they just gotta give it a chance!

[@shoreytalksguitar3313]

You made many good points Victoria, especially re recording quality and who has the right to have opinions on music

[@tomorrowilearned8471]

That food analogy is a bit of a reach considering cannibals exist.

[@howdyimvictoria]

I don’t even know how to respond to this 😭😭

[@freddieblue6351]

Before Disco, the so-called highly intelligent people hated The Carpenters...the 70's redheaded step children...lol...I love them. I play music as well, thank you for telling it like it is.

[@howdyimvictoria]

Hahaha I love this comment. Thank you so watching :)

[@z0ranz0ran]

Your opinions ate.

[@howdyimvictoria]

love to hear it I was scared I was gonna get dragged by every soprano in the world

[@CarolineStrunk-ld4ri]

I absolutely love your personality babe I love you 💖

[@erikkoski6129]

I agree with the last one so much that is so true and so me I'm not educated in music in anyway academically but I am educated in my experience with it

[@howdyimvictoria]

That’s more than enough for you to have your say in music. I’m glad you’re here 😌🧡

[@erikkoski6129]

@@howdyimvictoria thank you and I love your videos :)

[@JBL277]

Great video, great points. I'm not ashamed to say that I love blink-182 and Nirvana (they have lots of haters) and they're one of my main reasons why I became a musician/guitarist :)

[@erikkoski6129]

Genre is the same as flavor profile like try it out personally I don't have a favorite genre I love all music now I have one I listen to more when the mood occurs but like i could show you my Playlist and you would see what I mean

[@howdyimvictoria]

I don’t have a favorite genre either! I definitely have ones I listen to more than others but not particularly one that I can strongly say is my #1. I’d love to see your playlist, if you wanna drop a link!

[@neo.5327]

Hey TAWRENCE 😂😂😂 , that name killed me.

[@howdyimvictoria]

Yeah idk why I used it as a username 😭😭

[@erikkoski6129]

So I'm curious on your thoughts about the Avril Lavigne death conspiracy she is my all time favorite and like she's pushing 40 now she's going back to her pop punk roots but people thought "she died" and was replaced because her music changed like it generally gets under my skin and as a fellow lover of music I'd love to know you thoughts on that

[@howdyimvictoria]

I’m really excited to see what she does nowadays with the music I think it’s great that she is planning a comeback. I have heard about that conspiracy but haven’t looked into it enough to go in depth but I will look into it more, maybe do a conspiracy video or something!

[@erikkoski6129]

@@howdyimvictoria okay awesome also if you're curious she has a new song that comes out Wednesday and I'm Hella excited lol

[@vaggelhs112]

agreed w literally everything! well said

[@howdyimvictoria]

Love to see it thank you 🥰

[@Jessica.Shawnte]

Just because a person writes their music doesn’t make it good just because someone is good singer doesn’t make their music

[@iluvyou210]

I love you! I love disco as well ❤❤

[@erikkoski6129]

I heard that the other day I got into the old unrealesed album of Michelle branch where you can hear the quality not that good and alot of people were hating on it like for me the lesser quality audio the better you can hear their voice because then the instruments and background isn't as loud and you can really hear their voice

[@howdyimvictoria]

What’s the album called? I would love to check it out! If you like that sound, I’d recommend checking out Connie Converse and her How Sad How lovely album. If you’re interested in the backstory I have a video about that on the channel from a few weeks back. The whole album is filled with little snippets of her talking and general noise of her surroundings, it’s really cool!

[@erikkoski6129]

@@howdyimvictoria oooh thanks I love new music recommendations and yeah the album is called the broken bracelet I found it somewhere on KZbin

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

A few thoughts: I'm not a Nickelback fan... but they got some good tunes. I'm a bigger fan of the older, heavier stuff that didn't get played to death on the radio, but I'm biased towards heavy music anyway, so... take that for what it's worth lol. Also, How You Remind Me was overplayed to hell, but it really is an excellent song. I just didn't realize it until I had a few years of not hearing it constantly, and it just happened to play on the radio at work one day. Changed my view of the song in a single listen. Audio fidelity =/= song quality. Look at any album by the Strokes or Queens Of The Stone Age: deliberately lofi, and still great music! I'd love to make an album that was designed specifically to be recorded on the old 78 rpm shellac records. Anyone remember those? Definitely not high fidelity, but it would be fun to make it work! Also, not a big disco fan personally... but I'd be lying if I said I didn't bop to Boney M and Abba when I was a kid lol. Genre has become an almost meaningless term in recent years. You got rappers making metal, metal bands making rap, jazz musicians making electronica, styles getting fused and amalgamated left right and centre... and it's glorious! Ps. Gatekeepers of any genre can piss off.

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

so would you say you're against music critiquing in any form? (album ratings etc)

[@howdyimvictoria]

Not necessarily. Critiquing music is one thing, shitting on someone's work is another. You can disagree with an artistic choice and also have an understanding that taste is subjective and just because I don't like something, doesn't mean it's bad. No matter what sound comes out, someone on the other end probably had a lot of feelings go into it as well as a lot of work - and when you keep that in mind, I personally find myself just appreciating the music rather than looking for things that are wrong with it. Some songs or albums just aren't for me, but I can almost always find a friend or acquaintance I think would like it. Maybe I am against critique and for conversation? I honestly don't know, the whole concept of critique is subjective too. I like this question now I'm gonna keep thinking about this lol

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

@@howdyimvictoria lmao ikr? Generally, music is a weird thing to critique since there aren't any objective guidelines (except for when you are required to follow a certain structure). I am always asking myself what makes people on pitchfork (for example) qualified to critique artists' songs. I also loved how you made it clear that there's a difference between being a fan of the artist and being a fan of some of their work. I was quite disappointed when Lorde released Solar Power last year, and that made me realize that I might have been a fan of her Melodrama album individually since it fit a certain time in my life. So that was an interesting observation :)

[@howdyimvictoria]

@@user-rv7ge1tc4l It’s an important and cool observation to come to!! The importance comes in how your personal relationship with that artist or their music relates to your life & the parasocial relationship you experience there. Like I’m much more inclined to critique the choices of an artist I have followed throughout their entire career and enjoyed the majority of their music. Does that make sense? Lol

[@erikkoski6129]

Ooooh one more thing what about the people who say "I don't listen to music " I've came across a few guys who said that like if you don't listen to music ya scare me lol

[@howdyimvictoria]

Hahahahaha I mean I agree a little It’s weird to not like music at all How is that even possible? Like even in movies, you don’t like music?? It’s just not me 🤣

[@erikkoski6129]

@@howdyimvictoria honestly like how do you not like music like I honestly think it's a human thing shit even certain animals have been found to enjoy music

[@hannah_harpist]

naurrr but youre right ab sopranos

[@howdyimvictoria]

I know 😭😭😭 half the time it ain’t even their fault it’s the choir teacher!!! they love to gas up the sopranos and leave the altos in the dust

[@jaylonsharp236]

I prefer Pop and R&B. I like Country I just think it sounds better when it’s not mixed with other genres like Pop especially. Those 2 genres just don’t mix well in my opinion

[@howdyimvictoria]

I can totally understand that, there’s nothing wrong with loving some classic country and specially the way it sounds/feels Honestly I love country mixed with just about anything lol

[@jaylonsharp236]

@@howdyimvictoria I’ve also never been somebody who listened to songs for the message or to stuff that I can relate to. I look at music as like ‘’it’s not what you say it’s how you say it’’. Like listening to how the singer flows and stays in rhythm with the music

[@craftingranger7552]

More people need to hear this. Lorde didn't deserve the hate she got for Solar Power

[@erikkoski6129]

Genre started as a race thing blues and rock n roll and the exact same except why artists such as Elvis did want to be associated with black artists so they made an entire genre based on it

[@howdyimvictoria]

Yes! There is a whole history behind the creation and popularization of Genre. I think I might make a longer more researched and detailed video about that because it’s really interesting.

[@erikkoski6129]

@@howdyimvictoria yeah it is and please do I'd love to see it :)

[@jasperchance3382]

Amateur here, thanks for the rant!

[@oliviahammond5453]

I think that Nickelback gets so much hate because of how hard they leaned into the style of their like 5 year popularity span. (The hair, the bedazzled jeans, etc.) however I also think a lot of their hate is super misogynistic like women loved their stuff so men had to hate it and or make fun of it?

[@howdyimvictoria]

Ooooh, you make a really good point with the misogyny thing I don’t think I’ve ever even thought about it from that perspective, but that makes sense. I can see the style thing, too. But everybody was doing that back then! All the style from that era was off hahaha

[@erikkoski6129]

Disco It one of those things you have to be exposed to to like I guess like I don't hate it Donna sommer and the bee gees are great just isn't really my thing lol

[@howdyimvictoria]

That’s understandable, it’s all about personal experience.

[@erikkoski6129]

When I hate on an artist it's not so much their music as them personally like Taylor swift I can't stand her she just has that thing about her that rubs me the wrong way like she would look at a poor person and laugh

[@howdyimvictoria]

I can see that perspective, but for me personally, I have somewhat of a boundary there because I know I will most likely never get to know that person well enough to really know who they are if that makes sense. But, with that being said, there are definitely people who bother me for reasons I don’t really know of that aren’t super valid reasons. For me, I love Taylor Swift!! Lol but to each their own 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@erikkoski6129]

@@howdyimvictoria haha very true

[@steve._gracious]

When did she laugh at a poor person, mate? (I'm not trying to attack you, just asking)

[@ShoNuff3K]

The end. I'm out. Nickelback and Lima beans.

[@jairreal7573]

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[@zhak27]

I actually didn't know that people didn't like disco!! I thought it was a universal loved or at least liked genere🥲 oh well