Just some food for thought, considering I've been around less frequently in past weeks.
Is melody necessary in music? I have a difficult time listening to music that is lacking in melody. I can appreciate dissonance, atonality, and the respective atmospheres associated with each, but is it bad that I tend to prefer music that has identifiable melody?
I'm not talking about catchiness, which in actuality is just melody which connects with the majority of ears(subjectively, I find Burzum/Venom/Darkthrone/Mayhem and similar minimalist black metal bands quite catchy at times...same for death bands like Suffocation/Dying Fetus/Withered Earth).
Just wondering what the general consensus was...
Is melody necessary in music? I have a difficult time listening to music that is lacking in melody. I can appreciate dissonance, atonality, and the respective atmospheres associated with each, but is it bad that I tend to prefer music that has identifiable melody?
I'm not talking about catchiness, which in actuality is just melody which connects with the majority of ears(subjectively, I find Burzum/Venom/Darkthrone/Mayhem and similar minimalist black metal bands quite catchy at times...same for death bands like Suffocation/Dying Fetus/Withered Earth).
Just wondering what the general consensus was...