Taking music too seriously

Scanlas The 2nd · 22-05-2012 02:04PM #1

Do you take music too seriously or do you know anyone who does.

When these sort of people ask what sort of music Im into I say I don't like music to their bewilderment.

flutterflye · 22-05-2012 02:05PM

Seems to be a general teenagery/early-mid 20's thing - then most grow some cop on.

PseudoFamous · 22-05-2012 02:05PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

When these sort of people ask what sort of music Im into I say I don't like music to their bewilderment.

How can you not like music? That's pretty weird.

FatherLen · 22-05-2012 02:06PM

i dont, although i love music, play a few instruments and am in a band(yeah, i'm a rockstar) but i know a few people that will argue to death which bands are better and other shite like that. music is relative.

krudler · 22-05-2012 02:07PM

how can you not like music? its such a broad medium there has to be something you enjoy listening to, its like saying you dont like books or movies. specific types of music yeah, but the entire medium? thats mad.

Shryke · 22-05-2012 02:07PM

Not liking music is weird. I love music but wouldnt judge others too much. Not liking music at all is very odd.
I dont find music type snobs nearly as bad as soccer fans. As soon as you say you dont follow it you might as well not exist.

Sky King · 22-05-2012 02:07PM

flutterflye wrote: »

Seems to be a general teenagery/early-mid 20's thing - then most grow some cop on.

Yeah you are dead right.

I can't wait until I approach 30 and cop the hell on and stop listening to decent music and start buying Lady Ga Ga and stuff like that, it's going to be great.

flutterflye · 22-05-2012 02:08PM

Sky King wrote: »

Yeah you are dead right.

I can't wait until I approach 30 and cop the hell on and stop listening to decent music and start buying Lady Ga Ga and stuff like that, it's going to be great.

Yeah coz that is EXACTLY what I said. :rolleyes:
Maybe you'll learn to read what is written when you hit 30 too.

Scanlas The 2nd · 22-05-2012 02:08PM

I like music, I just like to see their reaction.

Useful.Idiot · 22-05-2012 02:10PM

I don't think there is such a thing as taking music TOO seriously. Music is one of the most important things in my life and I believe that I would have had a much lesser life if I didn't listen to music at all. It confounds me when people say they don't listen to or enjoy music. I can't go a day without music and I will love it until the grave!

JerryHandbag · 22-05-2012 02:10PM

As the first comment under this says...."Music heals"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDXuCE7LeQ

Sky King · 22-05-2012 02:11PM

flutterflye wrote: »

Yeah coz that is EXACTLY what I said. :rolleyes:
Maybe you'll learn to read what is written when you hit 30 too.

Tell me how you grow some cop on when you reach your mid 20's so?

I'd like to be aware of it when it starts to happen!

opinion guy · 22-05-2012 02:12PM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Do you take music too seriously or do you know anyone who does.

When these sort of people ask what sort of music Im into I say I don't like music to their bewilderment.

This question often amuses me. Why do I have to pick a particular type of music to like ? Usually I answer with - I like good music.

OldGoat · 22-05-2012 02:12PM

Well jazz was never my bag till I heard a barn burner on an air-check and that was the bomb. Now I listen to balloon lungs Bose bouncing all night long and thats real gone man.
Hip?
Cool.

minidazzler · 22-05-2012 02:12PM

flutterflye wrote: »

Seems to be a general teenagery/early-mid 20's thing - then most grow some cop on.

You call it copping on, I call it learning to be OK with boredom and routine.

I fcuking love music.

biko · 22-05-2012 02:14PM

I'm really into music, my music, good music.
Other people's taste in music is crap.

Mr Benevolent · 22-05-2012 02:15PM

Sky King wrote: »

Yeah you are dead right.

I can't wait until I approach 30 and cop the hell on and stop listening to decent music and start buying Lady Ga Ga and stuff like that, it's going to be great.

That's what I did after 30 (I'm 32). Far less pretentiousness and snobbery. Big fan of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Better than **** moaning about the Beatles being the only good band ever.

Ruralyoke · 22-05-2012 02:16PM

As someone said music snobbery is silly alright.

But to suggest that being really into music is a phase you grow out of is equally dumb.

I am music obssessed. It is extremely important in my life.

I am utterly uninterested in sport as it happens - should everyone over the age of 30 who will be following the olympics cop themselves on?

stovelid · 22-05-2012 02:18PM

I take it very seriously as in I love it and listen to it all the time.

Being, however, over the age of 20 means that I don't really care what other people listen to.

Immaculate Pasta · 22-05-2012 02:20PM

I like music. Oh, yeah. I like all the bands. I’ve got a broad taste, you know. From the Britpop bands like UB40, Def Leppard, right back to classic rock, like Wings, who are only the band The Beatles could have been :cool:

flutterflye · 22-05-2012 02:20PM

Sky King wrote: »

Tell me how you grow some cop on when you reach your mid 20's so?

I'd like to be aware of it when it starts to happen!

Not really sure.
Just noticed it - the music snobbery just seems to abate.

enfant terrible · 22-05-2012 02:21PM

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

I don't think there is such a thing as taking music TOO seriously. Music is one of the most important things in my life and I believe that I would have had a much lesser life if I didn't listen to music at all. It confounds me when people say they don't listen to or enjoy music. I can't go a day without music and I will love it until the grave!

Agreed music can be emotional and powerful.

Your post reminded me of the scene in equilibrium when he hears music for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b3_-pPzDVk

LordAlf · 22-05-2012 02:23PM

i think what flutterflye means by saying cop on is not that you will start liking different music, but you won't let it keep defining yourself and you realise that its just music.

music is great and all but a lot of people like to use it as a way of elevating themselves above others. people like doing that, they like making out that the thing they are really into is more important then other arts etc. a lot of people need this as they are never really truly comfortable with who they are

Logical Fallacy · 22-05-2012 02:27PM

Confab wrote: »

That's what I did after 30 (I'm 32). Far less pretentiousness and snobbery. Big fan of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Better than **** moaning about the Beatles being the only good band ever.

In fairness, anyone who wants to be considered a music snob and can only come up with The Beatles for "Best Band Ever" needs to rethink things a bit.

The more obscure and unknown the better for that kind of answer. Let the world know that you know secrets.

mackg · 22-05-2012 02:28PM

Domo230 wrote: »

Few things piss me off more than music snobbery.

"Oh how can you like pop/Metal/R&B/Elevator music/Justin Bieber. You should like these noises instead"

No I shouldn't. Maybe my brain receives pleasure from listening to a different type of music than you. Your music isn't better if I don't feel anything from it.

I've had a lot of fun drinking cans and arguing about this type of thing with my friends. I have a friend who recently went to see Pink, we take the piss out of him over it, it doesn't mean anything. In a lot of cases slagging the type of music you're into is just a way to initiate some friendly banter. Conversations that revolve around repeatedly saying how much we respect each others opinions don't sound like half as much fun tbh.

foxyboxer · 22-05-2012 02:28PM

Oasis or Blur?

Oasis, no wait Blur, I mean Oasis.....

cloptrop · 22-05-2012 02:31PM

When people ask me what type of music Im into ,,,,,,,, actually no , nobody ever does that , suppose Im just the type of person people couldnt care about enough to ask.
Id probably say something cool like "greatest hits albums, any artist you want their greatest hits album will be listenable most normal albums have filler on them". Then they would rejoice and want to be my friend . Until then I shall sit here playing a basic version of hotel california on my acoustic and give the big come ask me a question eyes.

Logical Fallacy · 22-05-2012 02:33PM

mackg wrote: »

I've had a lot of fun drinking cans and arguing about this type of thing with my friends. I have a friend who recently went to see Pink, we take the piss out of him over it, it doesn't mean anything. In a lot of cases slagging the type of music you're into is just a way to initiate some friendly banter. Conversations that revolve around repeatedly saying how much we respect each others opinions don't sound like half as much fun tbh.

Indeed, I tend to view music snobbery as being more of a response based thing than what people actually listen to.

I'd consider anyone who gets overly defensive about what they listen to as being a music snob...but then again I guess that is based in the fact that I am involved in the electronic music scene where a lot of people have this weird mix of aggressive/defensive arguing about music. They always seem to mix defending there own choices with running down others.

Just listen to what you like, who gives a **** at the end of the day?

Caliden · 22-05-2012 02:33PM

Don't make fun of Skrillex/Deadmau5 otherwise you will have a mob of angry fanboys come after you insisting that they are the best artists to have ever been born.

Logical Fallacy · 22-05-2012 02:36PM

Caliden wrote: »

Don't make fun of Skrillex/Deadmau5 otherwise you will have a mob of angry fanboys come after you insisting that they are the best artists to have ever been born.

lol, winding up their fanboys is the best thing ever though.:D

minidazzler · 22-05-2012 02:37PM

Caliden wrote: »

Don't make fun of Skrillex/Deadmau5 otherwise you will have a mob of angry fanboys come after you insisting that they are the best artists to have ever been born.

I never have been able to get into Deadmau5. Lyrical content overall is more important to me, which is why Scroobius Pip is way up there.

I absolutely HATE when people say "There is no good music anymore". There is some absolutely fantastic music coming out in the last 10 years in all genre's, yet people insist that there has been no great music since the 70's, which is just patently stupid.

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