Interactions with Random People About Music

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by bearman:
  I get the biggest glares if I ever wear my Inspiral Carpets "Cool as Fuck" shirt or my Ned's Atomic Dustbing "Did you miss Ned's?" on the front and the "then you FUCKED UP" on the back. I couldn't really care less though, I try not to wear them during daylight hours when I'm more likely to run into small kids.
 
 

funny - i have the same neds shirt and always get a lot of weird looks/glares. i did buy another one and it has the lyrics to kill your television on the back (first verse i believe) and says kill your television down the sleeve. doesnt have the same effect.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Something you'd NEVER hear a guy tell a girl.
 
 

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
 
 
 although recently and while drunk, i told a boy: 'i would never sleep with you because you have terrible taste in music.'

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Hey, what's wrong with Steve Miller?
 
 

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Geez, I don't think Julian's tastes is that bad..
 
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
 although recently and while drunk, i told a boy: 'i would never sleep with you because you have terrible taste in music.'

[/b]

Ahhahahah. Well, Julian hasn't tried to take me to a Steve Miller Band concert or talk to me about all the Dave Matthews Band concerts he's been to and can't remember.
 
 So he's in the clear...for now. [/b]

[godsshoeshine]

i usually say rock n roll, mostly

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
  Question 2:   what do you say when people ask who your favorite band is?
 

put my fist in the air and start chanting GBV GBV GBV, while jumping up and down
 
 i've had people come up to me and ask which voices i was guided by before

[TheDirector217]

Originally posted by bearman:
  Having now seen the White Stripes at what is arguably their peak, and going back and watching Mick and the boys at Madison Square Garden in 1969, there is no way in hell that Jack White is as brilliant as Keith Richards. Director, you did the right thing. Unfortunately, sometimes people don't care to do their homework. It's kind of like comparing apples and oranges, and it's unfair to compare the two bands. Jack has to put the energy of four people into one (since Meg is such a dud of a drummer), but still...the Stones playing "Sympathy for the Devil" or "Gimme Shelter" beats "Seven Nation Army" ANY DAY.

Thank you.  You see my vision.  And I'm damn sure Jack White would tell you the same thing.  
 You are a great man.

[6949]

An old roommate told me when it comes to music he likes bands that nobody has heard of yet and when they become popular he stops liking them. I told him he wasn't an actual fan of the music because if he liked a band he would continue to like them unless there was an artistic change or his tastes changed-not because people discovered them.
 
 I never could figure the kid out.

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  Something you'd NEVER hear a guy tell a girl.
 
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
 
 
 although recently and while drunk, i told a boy: 'i would never sleep with you because you have terrible taste in music.'

[/b]

I'd sleep with a girl if she liked horrible bands like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Rush, Grateful Dead, et al.  But I'd have to fantasize she was someone else.
 
 Plus, no cuddling afterwards.
 
 Brian

[TheDirector217]

Originally posted by le sonick:
  can i just say you are all a bunch of SNOBS!
 
   really, you are , dont even try to deny it.

I am.  But I wouldn't be if the majority of people weren't so fucking ignorant in regards to music.  Know your history, and if you're not into the classics at least be well-versed in current music/music period so you make an educated comment.  
 
 But to tack on to what Hoya was saying earlier, I may run out to a bar here & there with a nice jukebox.  Run into middle-aged cats who opine on why younger cats (like myself) don't listen to any "good music".  The look on their faces when I end up schooling them on groups THEY grew up listening to is fuckin' priceless.

[TheDirector217]

Originally posted by 6949:
  An old roommate told me when it comes to music he likes bands that nobody has heard of yet and when they become popular he stops liking them.
 I never could figure the kid out.

That my friend, is hipsters in general & a majority of the people who populate this lovely board we convene at.  Which is why I don't really tend to tip my hand as to my musical likes/preferences.  You must figure out, as I did recently, that it's not your job to lead the blind.   :cool:

[6949]

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
   

Originally posted by 6949:
  An old roommate told me when it comes to music he likes bands that nobody has heard of yet and when they become popular he stops liking them.
 I never could figure the kid out.

That my friend, is hipsters in general & a majority of the people who populate this lovely board we convene at.  Which is why I don't really tend to tip my hand as to my musical likes/preferences.  You must figure out, as I did recently, that it's not your job to lead the blind.    :cool:  [/b]

I'm just trying to understand his/their logic. It would be like me saying I won't listen to  bands unless they're already popular (which is far from true).

[nkotb]

How do you explain your musical tastes to people with whom you're having a casual conversation?
 
 I generally just tell people I listen to everything, and then give a few examples of what I've recently been spinning.  Sometimes I'll just throw out genres as a guide or, depending on the person, actually tell them in-depth a bit more.
 
 I normally don't geek out like the rest of you seem to when discussing music with outsides; it's too frustrating.  I'll never forget my first class during my freshman year of college; some dude with long-hair was sitting next to me, and he had a Butthole Surfers patch on his backpack.  When I tried to strike up a conversation, he told me he never listened to them and only put the patch there because he wanted something "non-mainstream."  That was the last time I tried to engage someone about music without them engaging me first.
 
 What do you say when people ask who your favorite band is?
 
 Ween, which of course gets tons of questions or blank stares.  I've often been asked to spell it, and some ask what type of music.  Again, I stick with "everything" since that's what they play.  Of I just tell them they used to be a punk band and are now big in jam band circles, which leads people to mention Phish.  That's usually the end of the conversation.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
   

Originally posted by le sonick:
  can i just say you are all a bunch of SNOBS!
 
   really, you are , dont even try to deny it.

I am.  But I wouldn't be if the majority of people weren't so fucking ignorant in regards to music.  Know your history, and if you're not into the classics at least be well-versed in current music/music period so you make an educated comment.  
  [/b]

not to be a devil's advocate, but are you saying that unless you know the history of all music, you shouldnt strike up a music conversation?
 
  i like drinking wine, but dont know much about it, so does that mean i have no right striking up a wine conversation with a waiter at a restaurant or another bat patron?
 
  i love music, and i choose to spend too much time researching it and listening to it. other people do the same with video games, fashion, movies or sports.  
 
  i know you are just getting carried away and arent in real life a complete dick to anyone who expresses an opinion about music you dont agree with.  but personally, when someone starts talking music with me that obviously doesnt spend as much time and energy on the subject as i, i like to "show off" a bit with my widespread knowledge of music.  sometimes its nice to talk to people who dont think they know more than you (like most people on here, ahem, probably including me)
 
 no wonder some of you go to shows alone.

[ggw]

I usually give an answer like "Carpathian chamber-pop" or "Balinese tribal fusion."

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I hear what you're saying, buy why bother showing off something to people who don't give a shit about it and can't truly appreciate it?
 
 I'd rather show off my music knowledge somewhere where it's appreciated...like this board, the odd friend who is into music, or my wife who usually humors me. Though obviously, my knowledge of music pales to some of y'all.
 
 

Originally posted by le sonick:
    but personally, when someone starts talking music with me that obviously doesnt spend as much time and energy on the subject as i, i like to "show off" a bit with my widespread knowledge of music.  sometimes its nice to talk to people who dont think they know more than you (like most people on here, ahem, probably including me)
 
 no wonder some of you go to shows alone.

[nkotb]

I do agree with you about this.  It's such a drag to constantly hear how listening to Pop Punk Band X is pointless because you're unaware that Punk Band Y did it first.  It's yawn-worthy, in my opinion.  It's also why I sort of like Brian Wallace's rants, though I think he's just as foolish for counting out anything that's older.
 
 The only reason in the world to listen to something is because you like it.  Although I appreciate the influence that they had, I don't listen to the Stooges because they were the blueprint for blah blah blah; I listen to them because they SLAY.  And maybe U2 had a larger impact on the world of music as we know it, but I'd still much rather listen to a Thermals album, who will probably not even be a blip on the radar in 15 years.
 
   

Originally posted by le sonick:
 not to be a devil's advocate, but are you saying that unless you know the history of all music, you shouldnt strike up a music conversation?