I already said what my objective was; to see what kind of rock you like. And the objective has been met. I'm an ESTJ, dammit, what do you want from me?
I don't know. With no offence intended, I struggle to understand why anyone could not like any kind of rock at all.
I suppose I like it because it can express the full range of emotions: it can be intense, exuberant, romantic, cheeky, aggressive, thrilling, pensive, fun, melancholy, among many other things. I also think its appeal has to do with the guitar; there's just something inherently marvelous about it. It's such a versatile and expressive instrument.
. However, I find the accessibility of it very appealing. This is music ANYONE can make. You just need a guitar. This makes it very relatable to the everyman because it is made by the everyman for the everyman.
This is a big reason for me. I like novelty, change, and experimentation, and rock music, as a subgenre of popular music in general, is always evolving. It brings in some of the best bits of everything else.
I also like the simplicity, especially when it takes more complex styles of music & fits them to a rock music format. Sometimes expressing something in a more simple manner is far more difficult than doing it in a complex way. It also makes rock music seem very raw, which in turn, feels real & emotionally moving.
When this combines with intelligent lyrics, then it's a great combination of technical simplicity & emotional complexity. Some of the most difficult things, especially emotionally, are communicated in a relatively simple way.
As an extension of this idea, rock music (again, being part of popular music) is "the music of the people". I can see why the self-proclaimed, elitist, aristocratic elfboy may not find this appealing
I also enjoy the lyrical content. The genres you list [MENTION=5684]Elfboy[/MENTION] don't seem to have in depth lyrical content. Rock music has become increasingly poetic since, IDK, the 50s (?). The modern poet is arguably the rock singer-songwriter, as few read contemporary poetry anymore.
I knew I was walking to a Te bitchslap. oh well, nothing I could do about it I guessOkay then!
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This is a big reason for me. I like novelty, change, and experimentation, and rock music, as a subgenre of popular music in general, is always evolving. It brings in some of the best bits of everything else.
I also like the simplicity, especially when it takes more complex styles of music & fits them to a rock music format. Sometimes expressing something in a more simple manner is far more difficult than doing it in a complex way. It also makes rock music seem very raw, which in turn, feels real & emotionally moving.
When this combines with intelligent lyrics, then it's a great combination of technical simplicity & emotional complexity. Some of the most difficult things, especially emotionally, are communicated in a relatively simple way.
As an extension of this idea, rock music (again, being part of popular music) is "the music of the people". I can see why the self-proclaimed, elitist, aristocratic elfboy may not find this appealing
I also enjoy the lyrical content. The genres you list [MENTION=5684]Elfboy[/MENTION] don't seem to have in depth lyrical content. Rock music has become increasingly poetic since, IDK, the 50s(?). The modern poet is arguably the rock singer-songwriter, as few read contemporary poetry anymore.
Something else: I feel as though loud rock music lets me release my inner ESTP.
Although it's not me wanting to cultivate a certain image, I have to admit that it kind of tickles me to be the girl who adores Def Leppard and who will also ramble on at length about obscure poetry. People sometimes think you need to be one or the other, and it's not really the case.
So lame, mainstream nu-metal with strained vocals is acceptable?
I didn't bitchslap you!
Learned my lesson there.
Let the record show that I beat Elfboy at his own game.
AwElfboy feels emo
but you have a whole new world of music to explore! 
What's not to be excited about??
Interesting! Do you remember what the non-mellow types listened to? I would have thought rock would attract non-mellow people... but maybe it's because it would be cathartic to mellow people? I for one am not an aggressive person but I find loud rock to be cathartic for that reason. I guess people who are aggressive all the time would want a different sort of musical catharsis -- maybe music that makes them vulnerable?
