There IS some truth in this, and even though I realize the guy is trying to be funny, it is not until the end that he gets completely absurd. The Strokes are a band that critics absolutely LOVE to hate for some reason. If I had a dollar for every time that I have read some jabroni saying that they are ripping off Iggy Pop or the Velvet Underground, I would be a friggin' millionaire by now.
Uh...you know "the guy" isn't me, right? I posted it. Didn't write it. The Strokes reference was the only one I didn't get. Not exactly my favorite band but comparing them to Blink 182? I don't think so.
Actually, that makes you a musical "elitist" not a snob. Get your terms straight. I find this thoroughly amusing. Musicians hate critics for the most part and critics are snobs for the most part, so this is hilarious. Here's one I could add... 11. When someone asks you what kind of music you like, be either extremely vague or extremely specific. An example of vague would be "Oh, I like a little bit of everything." Of course, "everything" does NOT include country except Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash, rap except hip or trip hop and house, pop except the Beatles and pretty much any music predominantly made outside of the United States except Europe and Jamaica. An example of specific would be "I like jazz, but only bop and only bop from the 60's. I also like hip hop but only bands like the Roots because they play their own instruments. Also, I like Led Zepplin but only Led Zepplin I because they were still true to their roots in the blues. Then there's folk music, but only Bob Dylan before he went electric..." Continue like this until the person who asked has either walked away, fallen asleep or killed him/herself in self-defense.
i like his new one even more than his last one. it's been in my CD player non-stop since i got it. BTW..... i've been jamming jack johnson for years now. y'all are just a bunch of poseurs.
#12 Your "sound system." Make sure that you have lots and LOTS of vinyl records. Tell everyone that nothing sounds better than vinyl and CD's suck but you buy them now only because you have to. Own a vintage turntable, a receiver with tubes (it's so much warmer!) and the best speakers you can find. Buy a cheap CD player because "they're all the same, aren't they?" Most importantly, make sure that the whole thing looks old. Paint it wierd colors or scratch up the outside. You want it to look like you could care less how it sounds even though you really do. Oh, and have the crappiest stereo ever made in your car. Having this allows you to say, "Nothing sounds as good as my system at home" and most will believe you when they are riding in your 1983 with the stereo cranking out distortion and little else. It also gives you the appearance that you are really too cool to care about how it sounds anyway.
Definitely. And I would further venture that anyone who does not like, or at the very least respect, the genius of Willie has some sort of deficiency in the very fiber of their being.
ha ha ha ha. the genre thing is so right on. i actually had a guy tell me that his band is "Nu-new wave". seems like there is only one band per genre now-a-days. another trend as of late has been to take a specific genre of music, generally some form of rock, then.. when the bands who were leading the pack fall back to new bands .. label them as "false-(whatever genre)" as in "false-emo" "false mod" and so on. this gets very annoying as it seems as these people find newer bands.. they cease to respect the bands they were in love with just 4 months prior. i guess its all in attempt to be on the leading edge and make yourself sound cool. usually these people just come off sounding like they have never actually appreciated any musical work in their life. its all about the clothes and hair though aint it? Brian
haha this thread reminds me of one of the greatest films ever...high fidelity. Barry: Holy ****e. What the **** is that? Dick: It's the new Belle and Sebastian-- Rob: It's a record we've been listening to and enjoying, Barry. Barry: Well, that's unfortunate, because it sucks ass! ---------------------------------- Barry's Customer: Hi, do you have the song "I Just Called To Say I Love You?" It's for my daughter's birthday. Barry: Yea we have it. Barry's Customer: Well, can I have it? Barry: No, actually, you can't. Barry's Customer: Why not?! Barry: God! Do you even know your daughter? There's no way she likes that song! Oop, is she in a coma?
#13 - If it's contemporary, its sucks, i.e. "Interpol sound like they're from the 80s but they suck because they're ripping off Joy Division." BTW, I hate the freaking 80s.
RM 95 and other music lovers, bought the Pernice Brothers new cd today and damn that is some fine music, sure that you will love it RM95
If two of my favorite groups are the Velvet Underground and Rush does that make me both very cool and very geeky at the same time?
