In Reply to: Scientists identify the most important music genre... posted by mkuller on May 7, 2015 at 11:15:48:
Whenever "importance" is discussed, there must be an objective to that importance.... If it's arbitrary, scientists could conjure up a study that determines the "most-important" music actually came from Barney the Dinosaur..... Or ukulele bands..... Or Lawrence Welk..... Or a pack of howling wolves......
For example, if "importance" is tied to the objective of high-fidelity sound reproduction, one can argue that classical, jazz, or even rock might be the "most important" music genre..... Or if "importance" is tied to moral compass, one can argue religious music is the "most important".... Or if "importance" is to the objective of freedom, a study can conclude American patriotic music is "most important".....
For that reason alone, I suspect this "scientific study" was motivated by social or political agenda.... Which is usually the case when "importance" or "relevance" is discussed without any real objective..... I have nothing against hip-hop, but from the objective of music at face value, I don't think even rappers would claim it was the "most important" music genre.
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- "Importance" Means Nothing Without an Objective..... - Todd Krieger 16:14:02 05/07/15 (0)