Ignorant attitudes towards music.

Riddle101 · 15-04-2011 01:22PM

I have two friends who love Jedward. They're obsessed about them. So whenever someone makes a comment or a bad remark about them. The two of them basically start arguing with them. It's like you can't say anything bad about Jedward around them because they won't except that they are a horrible excuse for a music act. What's worse is the two of my friends have such childish replys when any of us decides to argue against them.

For example
"You're just jealous of Jedward"
"But their so nice"
"You don't even know them"
"They are talented"

I swear, sometimes I think the Jedward's fans are worse then Jedward themselves.

Eric Cartman · 15-04-2011 01:22PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Does anyone else not like music to be absolutely blaring. What's the point? How can you listen to it properly when your eardrums are being assaulted?

music at an acceptable volume for the mids and the highs is grand, the bass has to kick you in the heart though ,

Poor Craythur · 15-04-2011 01:23PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

those people who refuse to accept rap or dance artists as talented

That's a good one, actually.

Ash.J.Williams · 15-04-2011 01:23PM

FinnLizzy wrote: »

We were having a small sesh in my neighbour's apartment with my flatmate (18 year old girl, very mainstream taste in music) and my neighbour put on a bit of Sublime (relatively unknown among alot of my friends, but quite easy listening) through the speakers. To which point my flatmate changed the the song within 20 secs. The band? Only the musically inovative and under-rated JLS!
I can be a bit of a music snob, and ever since moving to college I couldn't understant why people put music on their iPods that's on the radio ALL THE TIME! And also be so rude as to think that their music taste takes priority over others, giving them only 20 seconds of airtime.

My question to you is, what do you think is the most ignorant attitude towards music?
(Eg: Not liking something because: it's too old? not in the charts? very unknown? too popular? not from a specific type of genre?)

was it your neigbours JLS?

Pyr0 · 15-04-2011 01:24PM

sock puppet wrote: »

Fair point I suppose. Though if you want to listen to Saxon at parties you might have better luck at your dad's 50th

Crusader, Crusader..

OutlawPete · 15-04-2011 01:24PM

The worst is people that fall over themselves to tell you they hate music that is usually what would be considered "uncool" or that has no credibility. People that will never admit to listening to or liking cheesey music really bug me as I know they are full of it. Everyone likes a bit of A-Ha or Milli Vanilli (or whatever their 90's / 0oughties equivalents are) from time to time. Makes me cringe when people try so hard to come across as liking only what's credible. NME reading twonks.

Embrace your inner cheeeseeee!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE

ShooterSF · 15-04-2011 01:24PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Exactly, people like what they are told to.

Which in the case of that song is poetically fitting

For Forks Sake · 15-04-2011 01:26PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

'hipsters' are by far the worst for music ignorance/snobbery , followed by girls under the age of 17

New York agrees with you

http://www.broadsheet.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/nyc-annoyances.jpg

CBBB · 15-04-2011 01:27PM

Firstly, on one hand its is rude for someone to change a song you had put on at a party, but its also rude to have a party and not consider your guests preferences.

But back to your question, I hate snobs that are snobbish about NOT trying anything new, be it food, drink, music, books, tv etc etc. Everyone had to try something once for the first time, otherwise we'd all be stuck on milk and the teletubbies, at what age do we get high notions of not liking something 'just because'..its not AC/DC, McDonalds, Carlsberg , etc etc. Having said all that I'm at the age where if its any good enough it'll find me, I like what I like because i think its good, emotive, fun etc , not because its of a certain genre. None of us should limit ourselves in any way, even bands that usually dish out rubbish have one good song everyone now and then that will stand the test of time. Likewise, everyone has a few dud songs, books too. If your tastes are as eclectic as you state you'll recognise that.

W.Shakes-Beer · 15-04-2011 01:28PM

Also, anyone else remember when that feckin Journey song was re-released?

Overnight there were idiots who swore they "always" loved Journey, purely because it ended up in the charts.

With that came the gobshítes who all had it as ringtones and when in a bar and it comes on:

"I bleeeeeeeedin luuuv diiis song!!"

Like a herd of sheep.

Put that song on a year before and people would say to turn it off.

I personally can't stand it even though I love 80's cheese (give me Whitesnake any day!)

:pac:

FinnLizzy · 15-04-2011 01:28PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

was it your neigbours JLS?

No! Plugged the amp out of the computer, had the song ready on her iPod and plugged it straight in!
She pulled the same craic at my 19th (we live in the same apartment) and it might be a bit bias, but my playlist kicks ass!

Bluegrass, dubstep, thrash metal, 80s novelty pop, viking metal, ska, punk, Thin Lizzy would ya believe it?

df1985 · 15-04-2011 01:29PM

That if you like "dance" your a pill popping skanger....really really annoys me.

You play a song that no ones heard and are told to "turn that shiite off"......
3 months later when the radio stations have picked it up......"OHHHHH i love this song!!"

krudler · 15-04-2011 01:31PM

At this point in time, anything covered by Glee or X-Factor instantly loses its cool status.

I did chuckle at the irony of people buying Killing In The Name Of as a way of "sticking it the man" yes, sticking it to the man buying a single by a band who work for Sony, of whom Simon Cowell is a stockholder and he made more money from it regardless. well done.

Scanlas The 2nd · 15-04-2011 01:32PM

krudler wrote: »

Its just as annoying as people who scoff when you say you like "a bit of everything" when asked what music you like, a if theres only one genre of music you should like and stick to :rolleyes: I used to work for HMV so over the years started listening to stuff I would have never had an interest in before, so flicking through my mp3 player theres stuff from Johnny Cash to The Beastie Boys to classical, Miles Davis, 80's cheese, System of a Down to The Prodigy and everything along the way.

People who listen only to whats in the charts are equally as annoying to people who only listen to bands who play in front of 12 people and are so hip it hurts.

Couldn't agree with this more. I like Whitney Houston, Mozart, 50 cent, R Kelly, Tony Bennett, Phil Collins, Oasis, Prince, The Bee Gees, most Mo Town stuff, Thin Lizzy, Johnny Cash and I could go on and on and on. Most of the stuff I like I don't even know who sings it. So I either answer "what music do you like?" with "a bit of everything" or "I don't like music" just to amuse myself and see how they react.

Eric Cartman · 15-04-2011 01:32PM

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

Also, anyone else remember when that feckin Journey song was re-released?

Overnight there were idiots who swore they "always" loved Journey, purely because it ended up in the charts.

With that came the gobshítes who all had it as ringtones and when in a bar and it comes on:

"I bleeeeeeeedin luuuv diiis song!!"

Like a herd of sheep.

Put that song on a year before and people would say to turn it off.

I personally can't stand it even though I love 80's cheese (give me Whitesnake any day!)

:pac:

what annoys me even more is people like me who had journey floating around for years and then all of a sudden it became popular and people accusing you of being a sheep , also the people who think dont stop believing is journeys only good song

Sinfonia · 15-04-2011 01:33PM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Something different and obscure may be good but I've to spend time and possibly money to try and I may be disappointed.

...

OutlawPete · 15-04-2011 01:35PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Phil Collins ..

You might get banned for that, but sure fcuk it .. I'll go down with ya :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mu8m8_-tRo

Poor Craythur · 15-04-2011 01:35PM

krudler wrote: »

At this point in time, anything covered by Glee or X-Factor instantly loses its cool status.

And Glee's creator gets pissy with anyone who refuses to let him use their music. :rolleyes:

FinnLizzy · 15-04-2011 01:36PM

If I could explain the music industry in one cartoon

ragg · 15-04-2011 01:36PM

I hate Music snobs. I really really do.

You know the type that hate anything popular. Even if they liked it before it became popular, the minute it hits main stream they automatically hate it.

They can be identified by wearing over sized, over head, head phones and can be heard spouting guff like

"ooh you should hear this good japanese song, there is so much emotion in the lyrics"

its usually always some wanky jazz nonsense with foreign lyrics.

You will forgive me if i keep listening to 98 FM and leave them off listening to music made by little japanese orphans that will only ever heard by about 8 people.

Eric Cartman · 15-04-2011 01:36PM

krudler wrote: »

At this point in time, anything covered by Glee or X-Factor instantly loses its cool status.

+1000 agreed , thats my only music snob rule, if you dont have the original and instead have the glee / xfactor cover , I instantly have no respect for you or your opinions in music

sbsquarepants · 15-04-2011 01:38PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Does anyone else not like music to be absolutely blaring. What's the point? How can you listen to it properly when your eardrums are being assaulted?

I'm with you. I absolutely hate music too loud - it completely takes away from it.

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

This drives me insane! Im going to stick my neck out here and say that I personally feel that Floyd only have a handfull of songs worth listening to.

The snobbery when it comes to that band is unreal. Dopes that think they gain IQ if they listen to it and dismiss everything else.

I'm also with you!
Floyd are ****e 3 or 4 good songs max, and live, they're unbearable wanksters.

Squirm · 15-04-2011 01:40PM

People who have a major chip on their shoulders when it comes to anything "mainstream" or "pop" or in the charts. They're too cool to listen to bands that other people have heard of or to like songs that have actually done well in terms of sales etc. If I like something, I look it up and download it... if I don't like it, I don't make an effort to listen to it again. At a party, play what you like as long as there's a bit of a mixture of stuff and it isn't depressing as f*ck. I like some pop songs, I like some songs in the charts and on the radio, I like some of the "generic, mass produced, crap, not even written by the artists". Equally, I like ska, I like rap, I like classical music and rock. I like some metal and Indie. If it's good I like it and I couldn't give a sh*te if it's cool or not or if I'm "cool" for listening to it. It's rude to turn a song off after 20 seconds, but there's nothing ignorant about liking JLS if that is her preference. They're not to my taste, but I can't say I've heard their album, so maybe I'm wrong.... I couldn't name my favourite band or song or even genre. The most ignorant attitute usually, I find, belongs to those people who judge others based on what they listen to and do everything to not be "mainstream". There's something really immature about it.

derfderf · 15-04-2011 01:41PM

df1985 wrote: »

That if you like "dance" your a pill popping skanger....really really annoys me.

That annoys me too but if you've only ever been clubbing in Ireland it's pretty easy to pick that attitude up.
Ireland is the only place i've seem people continually jump on stage up to the dj untill he's at the point of walking off. And they do it over and over again till they're thrown out. Much better scene abroad.

ragg · 15-04-2011 01:42PM

Squirm wrote: »

People who have a major chip on their shoulders when it comes to anything "mainstream" or "pop" or in the charts. They're too cool to listen to bands that other people have heard of or to like songs that have actually done well in terms of sales etc. If I like something, I look it up and download it... if I don't like it, I don't make an effort to listen to it again. At a party, play what you like as long as there's a bit of a mixture of stuff and it isn't depressing as f*ck. I like some pop songs, I like some songs in the charts and on the radio, I like some of the "generic, mass produced, crap, not even written by the artists". Equally, I like ska, I like rap, I like classical music and rock. I like some metal and Indie. If it's good I like it and I couldn't give a sh*te if it's cool or not or if I'm "cool" for listening to it. It's rude to turn a song off after 20 seconds, but there's nothing ignorant about liking JLS if that is her preference. They're not to my taste, but I can't say I've heard their album, so maybe I'm wrong.... I couldn't name my favourite band or song or even genre. The most ignorant attitute usually, I find, belongs to those people who judge others based on what they listen to and do everything to not be "mainstream". There's something really immature about it.

Amen

wild_cat · 15-04-2011 01:42PM

Hipsters from what I've gathered are not really that hip. As underground as they think they are they usually don't have a clue about what is going on in real subculture. According to Vice :cool:... Their monies are keeping the US garage scene going.. so I suppose there not all that bad.

Not a major Sublime fan but i'd prefer it to JLS.

RichieC · 15-04-2011 01:45PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

those people who refuse to accept rap or dance artists as talented , people who say the beetles influenced everything and people who kick up a fuss when you put on a song they havent heard , they automatically call it shít because they didnt here it on music channels or the radio

'hipsters' are by far the worst for music ignorance/snobbery , followed by girls under the age of 17

It's cute how you try to RP Cartman all the time! a bit lame but cute.

RichieC · 15-04-2011 01:47PM

I literally will listen to any kind of music, I even like some country, I like some Rap. I will not suffer sh*te music, though.

Chefburns · 15-04-2011 01:48PM

ragg wrote: »

I hate Music snobs. I really really do.

You know the type that hate anything popular. Even if they liked it before it became popular, the minute it hits main stream they automatically hate it.

They can be identified by wearing over sized, over head, head phones and can be heard spouting guff like

"ooh you should hear this good japanese song, there is so much emotion in the lyrics"

its usually always some wanky jazz nonsense with foreign lyrics.

You will forgive me if i keep listening to 98 FM and leave them off listening to music made by little japanese orphans that will only ever heard by about 8 people.

I actualy think this is an unfair sweeping generalisation there! I have "over sized, over head, head phones" and I don't run around spouting tripe like that! In fact I've never met a person who says stuff like that and actually owns a decent pair of headphones! And also to say that any one with these huge headphones automatically listenes to really obscure stuff is ridiculous! I listen to bands like Blink 182 and Kings of Leon you don't really get much more main stream than that without using autotune! One thing I find more annoying than musical ignorance is sweeping generalisations...... oh and Justin Bebir gotta hate Justin Bebir

sbsquarepants · 15-04-2011 01:48PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

+1000 agreed , thats my only music snob rule, if you dont have the original and instead have the glee / xfactor cover , I instantly have no respect for you or your opinions in music

You're missing the point.
X-factor is about finding a performer - not to find the future of music. And in fairness to it it has found some great singers -Leona Lewis' voice is second to none.(you can't tell me her version wasn't better than snow patrols) That Rachel girl from last year sounds every bit as good as Aretha in her prime.
That's all it sets out to do, and i think it does it quite well sometimes (well those 2 times anyway):D
That been said i'm sick to death of it now!

I can't believe i just defended the x factor.
I feel dirty:mad:

Ignorant attitudes towards music.

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