People's problems with growling

Yeah, it first seemed like this thread would only get posts from people who actually like growling, and we'd be thinking there's no objection to them. Well I don't like them. I have one album from Opeth because the musics OK, but I could listen to the music live at a festival because it was basically just mess most of the time in my ears. Don't blame me on this, it's just how it sounds to me. It's the same with a lot of music. I'm still trying to figure out when did musicians reach the point, when distortion was the only way to go about. There's basically no rock songs on radio nowadays without any distortion on the guitar. And then it was in the singing.

Of course, everything can be an art, and I don't deny that, and I appreciate people who can do something well, but it certainly is not something I'd do or pay for. Just like I wouldn't pay to go see someone juggle or do stand-up comedy. And the way I see it, a lot of growling is there to express suppressed aggression. Ever listened to those Norwegian death metal bands? Yet these guys make it sound pretty ridiculous.

There seems to be quite a lot of anger in the world nowadays, all these wrist cutting experiments, piercings, swearing, tattoos, showing offs, growling about satan. It's no wonder some might rather enjoy some Kansas for a change. Though a good point was made about Yes and Sigur Ros getting repetitive or about how all the pop music is filled with bass drums. That or rap lyrics. Another thing I can barely stand.