Post #526544 by woofmutt on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 4:33 PM

I like "smooth jazz." (But I hate the term "smooth jazz.")

I don't like all of it, in fact there's far more of it that is utter crap than any good.

A lot of people hat smooth jazz and most people who are serious jazz fans or who have taste or good sense really really hate smooth jazz.

And for the most part their hatred is well founded. The majority of smooth jazz is just glorified elevator music.* It's unimaginative, repetitive, and aimed at a target audience which will only be drawn to music that's instantly familiar.

I'd guess most smooth jazz fans don't really pay attention to the music the way serious jazz fans do. If the music were interesting to the point that it projected itself into their thoughts they probably wouldn't even like it.

But I think there's a lot of skill in crafting music which perfectly captures the tone of a warm gray morning, being out on the water on a sunny day, or late hours in the city.

I also think Kenny G is proof that all the music from Hell isn't just rock-n-roll. Mr G's music makes me feel as if a sap covered cork screw is being slowly twisted into my skull.

(An earlier version of this post appeared in the What do you like that most people hate? thread.)