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Post by rabbeseking on Dec 2, 2008 16:58:13 GMT -5
I think he was just saying that your music taste is typically average and annoyingly common.
At least that's what I got out of it.
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Post by helixfc3s on Dec 2, 2008 17:12:39 GMT -5
I also like Scooter... which I think is pretty uncommon. His music is kind of weird but I like it...
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Post by mypallyowndu on Dec 2, 2008 17:21:02 GMT -5
I know a lot of you are still in high school or early 20s, but I am curious how self-reflective you are in your musical tastes?
I turn 26 in a few months and I can say that my tastes and practices have changed dramatically from the time I was 16. One of the more disturbing trends that I've realized is how little new music I listen to now. I always swore I wouldn't become one of those lame old guys that only listens to music from his early college years, but I find that's quickly becoming the case (and I'm not even 30 yet).
I think one reason for this is how BORED I am of the genres I listened to in high school and college. Seriously, at this stage, if I hear guitars that have a hint of melody, I reach for the skip button. Or if I hear a rap song with a drum kit that keeps dividing the time meter in half each bar with stupid similes and obvious puns laid on top.
One good consequence of this is that it's forced me to explore other genres. One of my favorite albums from the last few years is Scott Walker's "The Drift." It is downright terrifying, evoking all sorts of nightmarish images when I listen to it. And, because it lacks any obvious structure, it has great replay value (you never know where a song is going next). I've also been reading a great book called "The Rest is Noise" by Alex Ross. It covers contemporary classical music, starting with Strauss and Mahler. I'm at the part right now discussing John Cage and, to compliment it, I've been listening to his stuff. I don't know if I "like" it but still, it's pretty interesting to think about whether or not Cage sitting in front of a piano for 20 minutes doing nothing counts as music.
This has been a bit rambling but, I guess my question is: do you ever get bored of your professed favorite genre? Do you see yourself continuing to listen to new music when you are 30, 50, or 80? What do you do to "keep it fresh"?
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Post by helixfc3s on Dec 2, 2008 17:28:52 GMT -5
This has been a bit rambling but, I guess my question is: do you ever get bored of your professed favorite genre? Do you see yourself continuing to listen to new music when you are 30, 50, or 80? What do you do to "keep it fresh"? Yes, most of the time in fact. When I'm bored of my favorite genre, I go listen to my other favorite then my other favorite and so on. I do not usually listen to the new music that comes out unless it'd be an album of one of my favorite bands. For me, the older albums of the band are better than the one that gets currently released. To keep the music I listen to "fresh," I just stop listening to it for awhile and just listen to some other genre for awhile. Then I go back to it and I just get back into it. |
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Post by BetaMaxx on Dec 2, 2008 17:45:20 GMT -5
Well i can listen to almost anything upbeat or something where i can follow the beat. I also like older music like Frank Sinatra because i find it easy to listen to. Also i enjoy listening to musical sores from movies and games. I cant say i have a favorite genre or band, but i can say I hate Slipknot with a burning passion.
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Post by mrfabulous on Dec 4, 2008 9:58:57 GMT -5
Do you ever get bored of your professed favorite genre? Do you see yourself continuing to listen to new music when you are 30, 50, or 80? What do you do to "keep it fresh"? I don't really have a favorite genre, but if I listen to the same kind of music strung together, I tire of it really quickly. That's what I hate with a lot of records these days - the songs sound the same and then I have no patience for them. There are very few bands I love that keep the formula with all of their music. I hope that answers your question. I see myself holding on to a lot of the music I've discovered so far. Good or bad, most of it will stick with me when I'm older due mostly to not just nostalgia, but just how f*cking GOOD it is. |
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Post by rabbeseking on Dec 4, 2008 14:45:20 GMT -5
I'm not especially proud about this, but usually when I hear someone's music tastes, it makes me think differently of them.
For instance If I was talking to a very intelligent and witty guy, and then he told me "........Oh yeah and I love Linkin Park and MCR", I'd probably lose a lot of interest in talking to him again. Just this douchebag brain of mine I guess.
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Post by mrfabulous on Dec 4, 2008 14:53:02 GMT -5
It's elitism. As long as you're not asserting it in a way that puts people down, then don't worry about it.
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Post by mypallyowndu on Dec 4, 2008 14:58:41 GMT -5
Rabbes deep down, we are all douchebags so don't worry about it. I've stopped talking to people because they thought that Godard was a brand of chocolate and then proceeded to say that their favorite movie ever is Fight Club.
Sincerely,
Douchey McDouchebag
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Post by Cocyx The Skeleton on Dec 4, 2008 15:15:31 GMT -5
i've stopped talking to people who used the word 'pretentious' and 'elitist' which are basically buzzwords for people who want to defend a terrible taste without actually, y'know, defending it
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Post by mrfabulous on Dec 4, 2008 15:24:53 GMT -5
I was using it in the sense of what it's generally known as, and what I've come to known as.
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Post by emiemipoemi on Dec 4, 2008 15:43:01 GMT -5
I know a lot of you are still in high school or early 20s, but I am curious how self-reflective you are in your musical tastes? My music tastes changed SO MUCH since I was a teen. I like a lot of stuff from many different styles, but I'm not a genre whore. Just because something is punk rock does not mean I will automatically gravitate towards it. I do have to say that Incubus is my favorite band. |
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Post by Cocyx The Skeleton on Dec 4, 2008 18:24:58 GMT -5
I was using it in the sense of what it's generally known as, and what I've come to known as. still a massive cop-out :[ |
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Post by mrfabulous on Dec 5, 2008 7:45:42 GMT -5
 Well, I'm sorry. |
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Post by helixfc3s on Dec 5, 2008 15:45:09 GMT -5
I'm not especially proud about this, but usually when I hear someone's music tastes, it makes me think differently of them. For instance If I was talking to a very intelligent and witty guy, and then he told me "........Oh yeah and I love Linkin Park and MCR", I'd probably lose a lot of interest in talking to him again. Just this douchebag brain of mine I guess. I hate that most people that talk about music is like that. It is just ignorance that some people can't respect other people's personal tastes, likes or dislikes. That is not any different from saying I'm not interested in talking to this person because he looks like xyz and is different from me. I may not like someone else's music taste, but I respect that they choose their own music they appreciate. That's what makes the world go round and makes everyone different. |
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