If music is poetry, then why is it...?

... some music is criticized for being too poetic. I mean music and lyrics is poetry set to music and such, but why is it critics say an artist is too poetic in their sound (example:Billy Corgan), shouldnt that be a good thing??? Why is some music is criticized for being too poetic when in fact music is poetry set to music??? i mean, not all poetry has to be consistent and rhyming, so what difference does it make if one band is poetic, while anothers music does not make sense??? Does music have to all be mindless pop? what's your opinion on this???

If music is poetry, then why is it...?

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but music isnt JUST poetry set to music. Its beats and sounds and all kinds of noises that make up the song.

Sometimes a song thats too poetic could take away from that fact, and might serve better as a poem on its own.

If music is poetry, then why is it...?

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you know, i never thought of it that way. i just think that our civilization is just soo stupid that they don't uderstand the artistic things in life.
i agree - music should be considered an art form not a commodity

there's a place for cheesy pop - just not in my record collection
Music, like art, theatre and and literature is to be judged

subjectively. And critics have their opinions of what is

pleasing and what is not good, but that does not give them

the final say. Poetry and lyrics as forms of poetry are

created for effect. If you enjoy the music and the poetic

effect of the lyrics, that's all that matters. My opinion is no

more nor less than yours.
Hmm. I never considered music poetry so much as I considered poetry music. I've never actually heard of an artistic whose lyrics are criticized for being too poetic, but that seems kind of absurd to me, now that you mention it. The best songs have very poetic lyrics, like Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," considered by many to be one of the best songs of all time. Actually, a lot of Cohen's work is very poetic (Suzanne being a prime example), and he's considered one of the foremost modern composers. So I really can't understand why anyone would criticize a song for being "too poetic." I suppose I could understand if the band focused on lyrics and had music that didn't match or didn't bring out the right feel, or if they had overly flowery or obtuse lyrics in pretensions to great poetry, but the first is bad music, and the second is bad poetry. Neither music or poetry as a whole should be to blame for its sucky bits. And I know most of my favorite songs are very poetic.

"Hallelujah," by Leonard Cohen (the John Cale version)

"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," by Bob Dylan (as sung by Joan Baez)

"Sounds of Silence," by Simon %26amp; Garfunkel

"Helplessly Hoping," by CSN

"Until the End of the World," by U2

"At Seventeen," by Janis Ian

"Diamonds and Rust," by Joan Baez

"Daffodil Lament," by the Cranberries