Tuesday, July 26, 2005
column
New column up at the Harlan Daily Enterprise. It's about music snobs
You're a music snob and you know it, you big hypocrite.
I deny your allegations.
Exhibit A: Kelly Clarkson
Exhibit B: My love of the Britney Spears song, Toxic.
Exhibit C: My love of that one Hillary Duff song abou the rain.
Exhibit D: My love of Journey and Night Ranger.
OK, first of all there is nothing wrong with loving Journey or Night Ranger. Sister Christian is one of my favorite 80's songs.
As for the other three exhibits. What do Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, and Hillary Duff all have in common? That's right, they are all attractive young women and you are a dirty old man so it only makes since that you would love their songs. I'm sure the video have probably influenced your love as well.
Now for some reason why you are a music snob:
Exhibit A: You are constantly trying to force Sunday Valley down our throats.
Exhibit B: You told your friend Sara (see how I kept the joke going)you wanted some soul music. Who wants to listen to soul music??!! I'll give you a hint, it's not your average radio listener!
Exhibit C: At Men's Weekend KY the music on James' Ipod was favored over the music on your Ipod. Anyone who knows James knows his musical taste coincides with whatever the radio and MTV are spewing out (no offense James). I believe the music on your Ipod was a bit to eclectic for the other guys.
Exhibit D: The Spectacular Fantastics. Yes, I found them but you fell in love with them almost instantly. Most people wouldn't even give them a chance. Which brings me to...
Exhibit E: You love to find new music to listen to. You like to discover bands the average radio listener will never even know existed. That to me is the tell tale sign of a music snob.
I'm not saying you are a hardcore music snob who belittles others for the music they listen to, but make no mistake my friend, you are a music snob!
Let's find out once and for all!
The Music Snob Test
It's only 10 questions but it will give us a general idea.
I was a Semi-snob with a 69%.
First of all, BP and Dirty will probably be really offended at your implication that my music taste was too eclectic for them.
Secondly, I think you've managed to prove that my music taste probably wouldn't be considered mainstream, but I still object to the term "snob" simply because I don't try to make others feel belittled over the music they like - which was really the kind of person the column was talking about.
Thirdly, there's no denying that I am, indeed, a dirty old man, but I still enjoyed those songs I mentioned sans videos. To further prove that point, I hated the Lindsay Lohan song and I think we all know how I feel about Lindsay Lohan by now.
If I have offended BP or Paul I apologize, I was simply going on what James told me which was that everyone like his moice selection more because it was all stuff they new from the radio...or something like that.
I don't consider you someone who belittles others musical taste, but I do consider you a music snob. I don't think a snob has to be someone who looks down their noses at others, although their certainly are snobs who do that.
For example, my wife is a futniture snob. She grew up with a father who worked in the furniture industry and she learned what good furntiure was. She doesn't walk into someones house and belittle their choice of furniture, but if we are going to purchase a large piece of furniture she has certain standards she looks for.
That's what I think of when I think of a music snob. Someone who has higher standards for their music I guess. They don't belittle others but at the same time their is no way in hell they are going to be buying the new Kelly Clarkson CD no matter how catchy a song is.
WOW! I really butchered the spelling of music in that first paragraph!
I see your point now and I accept it. By your definition I would say I'm a music snob.
However, I only got a 53% on the music snob test. But it was a stupid test just based on the last question about punk music.
I agree it was a lame test but it was the only one I could find.
I got 35%. I like music.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I liked NKOTB. If you laugh, or are disgusted, then you're a music snob.
Okay, you got me... I'm a music snob.
my wife is a food snob.
if it comes from a can, or if the word "instant" is associated with the product in any way, she won't eat it.
i merely say this to support my friend, ian, and his wife's snobbery of furniture.
as for music, i would like to point out that taste in music is not a talent. this means that, although you listen to some indie band that no one else has heard of does not make you special in any way. you just put forth that much effort to find obscure music. case in point, when we find a band worth listening to, don't we share that info with our friends? we do this because we know that the band will be appreciated by others on a large scale. there is nothing special in us that allows us to appreciate that band, except for the fact that we have ears.
my point is, i agree with patrick's thesis in his article, because there are those morons out there who still believe that they are somehow cooler or more "individual" because they listen to crap no one else has ever heard of.
but a part of me agrees with ian, also. jc samsonite is a douchebag. no contest.
Finally, something we can all agree on.
Absolutely.
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You're a music snob and you know it, you big hypocrite.
I deny your allegations.
Exhibit A: Kelly Clarkson
Exhibit B: My love of the Britney Spears song, Toxic.
Exhibit C: My love of that one Hillary Duff song abou the rain.
Exhibit D: My love of Journey and Night Ranger.
OK, first of all there is nothing wrong with loving Journey or Night Ranger. Sister Christian is one of my favorite 80's songs.
As for the other three exhibits. What do Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, and Hillary Duff all have in common? That's right, they are all attractive young women and you are a dirty old man so it only makes since that you would love their songs. I'm sure the video have probably influenced your love as well.
Now for some reason why you are a music snob:
Exhibit A: You are constantly trying to force Sunday Valley down our throats.
Exhibit B: You told your friend Sara (see how I kept the joke going)you wanted some soul music. Who wants to listen to soul music??!! I'll give you a hint, it's not your average radio listener!
Exhibit C: At Men's Weekend KY the music on James' Ipod was favored over the music on your Ipod. Anyone who knows James knows his musical taste coincides with whatever the radio and MTV are spewing out (no offense James). I believe the music on your Ipod was a bit to eclectic for the other guys.
Exhibit D: The Spectacular Fantastics. Yes, I found them but you fell in love with them almost instantly. Most people wouldn't even give them a chance. Which brings me to...
Exhibit E: You love to find new music to listen to. You like to discover bands the average radio listener will never even know existed. That to me is the tell tale sign of a music snob.
I'm not saying you are a hardcore music snob who belittles others for the music they listen to, but make no mistake my friend, you are a music snob!
Let's find out once and for all!
The Music Snob Test
It's only 10 questions but it will give us a general idea.
I was a Semi-snob with a 69%.
First of all, BP and Dirty will probably be really offended at your implication that my music taste was too eclectic for them.
Secondly, I think you've managed to prove that my music taste probably wouldn't be considered mainstream, but I still object to the term "snob" simply because I don't try to make others feel belittled over the music they like - which was really the kind of person the column was talking about.
Thirdly, there's no denying that I am, indeed, a dirty old man, but I still enjoyed those songs I mentioned sans videos. To further prove that point, I hated the Lindsay Lohan song and I think we all know how I feel about Lindsay Lohan by now.
If I have offended BP or Paul I apologize, I was simply going on what James told me which was that everyone like his moice selection more because it was all stuff they new from the radio...or something like that.
I don't consider you someone who belittles others musical taste, but I do consider you a music snob. I don't think a snob has to be someone who looks down their noses at others, although their certainly are snobs who do that.
For example, my wife is a futniture snob. She grew up with a father who worked in the furniture industry and she learned what good furntiure was. She doesn't walk into someones house and belittle their choice of furniture, but if we are going to purchase a large piece of furniture she has certain standards she looks for.
That's what I think of when I think of a music snob. Someone who has higher standards for their music I guess. They don't belittle others but at the same time their is no way in hell they are going to be buying the new Kelly Clarkson CD no matter how catchy a song is.
WOW! I really butchered the spelling of music in that first paragraph!
I see your point now and I accept it. By your definition I would say I'm a music snob.
However, I only got a 53% on the music snob test. But it was a stupid test just based on the last question about punk music.
I agree it was a lame test but it was the only one I could find.
I got 35%. I like music.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I liked NKOTB. If you laugh, or are disgusted, then you're a music snob.
Okay, you got me... I'm a music snob.
my wife is a food snob.
if it comes from a can, or if the word "instant" is associated with the product in any way, she won't eat it.
i merely say this to support my friend, ian, and his wife's snobbery of furniture.
as for music, i would like to point out that taste in music is not a talent. this means that, although you listen to some indie band that no one else has heard of does not make you special in any way. you just put forth that much effort to find obscure music. case in point, when we find a band worth listening to, don't we share that info with our friends? we do this because we know that the band will be appreciated by others on a large scale. there is nothing special in us that allows us to appreciate that band, except for the fact that we have ears.
my point is, i agree with patrick's thesis in his article, because there are those morons out there who still believe that they are somehow cooler or more "individual" because they listen to crap no one else has ever heard of.
but a part of me agrees with ian, also. jc samsonite is a douchebag. no contest.
Finally, something we can all agree on.
Absolutely.
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