..instead of just appreciating the greatness of all the different artists?
I beg to differ..
See this article below.
Top 15 Greatest Composers Of All Time - Listverse
I was just reading the above article on someone's list of the greatest composers of all time and when I turned to the comment section I couldn't stop laughing at recognizing the stan wars between fans of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach etc. These supposedly sophisticated music lovers turn into little children when debating who are the greatest of all time.
Bach stans are snobs who are adamant he's in a class of his own (kinda like Pac stans I guess but I'm a Pac fan myself
) and seeing Mozart vs Beethoven stans go at is like reading Nas vs Jay-Z stan discussions. 
Here's what 'Diana' says in response to 'Mike' (
).
'Erik' () comes in 
for Bach and Beethoven:
Hit 'em with the 'That's a few hot symphonies every ten year average' line.
Remember, these are grown people. Imagine this is your accountant typing away at the keyboard right after lunch before he gets to handling your financial business.
'Mark'
It's kinda sad that this hero worshipping and caping/haterating is so pervasive in so many facets of our culture but it's definitely there beyond rap, sports and the Coli y'all.
To be fair, I wonder how much of this is down to a bunch of younger millennials arguing with older folk on that site. There are some who seem to be more levelheaded and who acknowledge that all are great in their own right. Y'all think this type of bragging, worshipping and caping is just common to human nature and has always been this way or has it gotten worse with the latest generations?
I beg to differ..
See this article below.Top 15 Greatest Composers Of All Time - Listverse
I was just reading the above article on someone's list of the greatest composers of all time and when I turned to the comment section I couldn't stop laughing at recognizing the stan wars between fans of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach etc. These supposedly sophisticated music lovers turn into little children when debating who are the greatest of all time.
Bach stans are snobs who are adamant he's in a class of his own (kinda like Pac stans I guess but I'm a Pac fan myself
) and seeing Mozart vs Beethoven stans go at is like reading Nas vs Jay-Z stan discussions. Here's what 'Diana' says in response to 'Mike' (
).'Erik' (
) comes in for Bach and Beethoven:Hit 'em with the 'That's a few hot symphonies every ten year average' line.
The capitalization comes out in more and more posters as the discussion goes on.
Remember, these are grown people. Imagine this is your accountant typing away at the keyboard right after lunch before he gets to handling your financial business.
'Mark'
It's kinda sad that this hero worshipping and caping/haterating is so pervasive in so many facets of our culture but it's definitely there beyond rap, sports and the Coli y'all.
To be fair, I wonder how much of this is down to a bunch of younger millennials arguing with older folk on that site. There are some who seem to be more levelheaded and who acknowledge that all are great in their own right. Y'all think this type of bragging, worshipping and caping is just common to human nature and has always been this way or has it gotten worse with the latest generations?
Rap > classical music as an expressive art form. Not opinion, but fact.
