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Post by Orange on Oct 25, 2010 20:03:20 GMT -5
Anybody have any stories about dealing with music snobs? I think the thing that bothers me the most about music snobs is one thing when it comes to metal. I'll admit that pretty much the only modern metal band I like is Slipknot, but some people take it upon themselves to discredit your taste in metal because Slipknot isn't as heavy as a Cannibal Corpse.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 20:06:00 GMT -5
Anybody have any stories about dealing with music snobs? I think the thing that bothers me the most about music snobs is one thing when it comes to metal. I'll admit that pretty much the only modern metal band I like is Slipknot, but some people take it upon themselves to discredit your taste in metal because Slipknot isn't as heavy as a Cannibal Corpse. Funny. Because Cannibal Corpse isn't considered metal (or good, for that matter), and as for Slipknot, the "not metal" thing comes from Corey Taylor himself.
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Post by Orange on Oct 25, 2010 20:08:24 GMT -5
Anybody have any stories about dealing with music snobs? I think the thing that bothers me the most about music snobs is one thing when it comes to metal. I'll admit that pretty much the only modern metal band I like is Slipknot, but some people take it upon themselves to discredit your taste in metal because Slipknot isn't as heavy as a Cannibal Corpse. Funny. Because Cannibal Corpse isn't considered metal (or good, for that matter), and as for Slipknot, the "not metal" thing comes from Corey Taylor himself. Really? That would've been a good counterpoint I could've used, but I always thought they were considered metal. What genre are they in?
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Post by punishment on Oct 25, 2010 20:10:32 GMT -5
Funny. Because Cannibal Corpse isn't considered metal .....As a good person would do, I'm gonna respect your opinion.... >.>
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 20:12:21 GMT -5
Pitchfork Media That's all I have to say about that.
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Post by Display Name on Oct 25, 2010 20:13:13 GMT -5
<------Totally a music snob.
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Post by thespaceman on Oct 25, 2010 20:40:49 GMT -5
I can be one. Especially when it comes to Johnny Cash. I know a ton of hipster douche wipes who saw Walk The Line, went out and bought the Middle Finger shirt and think they know everything about Cash. So I call out their poserosity. I've literally been a fan all of my life. I didn't do it to be part of some greaser scene or some other bullshit. I love the music, and have read everything I could about the man. He is a truly inspiring individual, and I can't stand that most his messages are lost on so many twits who hear Cocaine Blues and think it's "totally awesome Bro!" that he talks about drugs and murder.
I also hate Rush, so I have had to deal with my share of snobs telling me how I am completely clueless about music because I don't "get" Rush...
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Post by salsashark on Oct 25, 2010 20:48:39 GMT -5
I like lots of types of music, but I am most certainly a music snob overall. I don't really take the term as an insult--I just see it as being discerning or having a higher form of appreciation for it because I'm really into music. It's the same with anyone who is really into something--horror movies, literature, food, whatever else--so there are snobs of all sorts, and I don't think all snobbery is a bad thing. Granted, if you can't ever have fun or analyze things to death, that's a problem, but snobbery is sort of like fanboy dedication taken to a new strata.
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Post by salsashark on Oct 25, 2010 20:50:46 GMT -5
Pitchfork Media That's all I have to say about that. They break some really, really stellar bands that the mainstream is afraid to devote coverage and praise to. They can total assholes sometimes, but overall, Pitchfork does a lot more good than bad. Pitchfork really sets the standard nowadays; it's so bizarre to see Rolling Stone talking about Sleigh Bells or Best Coast or whatever, and it's probably all because of P-fork in the first place.
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Post by Alex Shelley on Oct 25, 2010 20:58:27 GMT -5
Metal music snobs are the worst, with punk music snobs coming it at second.
See, I just don't get the point of it. I like what I like. Why do people feel the need to judge what other people listen to? I don't care if the music I listen to is "bad" - I LIKE it! That's all that matters to me, is if I like the music or not. Not what genre it is, not if it's supposedly good or not.
I don't get what the point is in thinking somebody else has "bad" music taste. So what if somebody likes Good Charlotte over Black Flag? Why should I care? And what right would I have to tell them that their music taste is bad because of it?
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Post by "Twisted and Tormented" Ash on Oct 25, 2010 20:59:22 GMT -5
I can be a music snob when it comes to bands that the 'hipster' kids are getting into but don't have a clue about. Like Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, etc, etc. I admit there are some who know their stuff but kids today only get to them because of certain songs that they find it to be cool.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Oct 25, 2010 21:01:05 GMT -5
I also hate Rush, so I have had to deal with my share of snobs telling me how I am completely clueless about music because I don't "get" Rush... Tool, too.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Oct 25, 2010 21:07:41 GMT -5
metal elitest are my favorites because i was one for a very long time, im not as vocal in my opinions as i once was
....that said i still dont consider slipknot metal though
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Oct 25, 2010 21:08:31 GMT -5
I can be one. Especially when it comes to Johnny Cash. I know a ton of hipster douche wipes who saw Walk The Line, went out and bought the Middle Finger shirt and think they know everything about Cash. So I call out their poserosity. I've literally been a fan all of my life. I didn't do it to be part of some greaser scene or some other bulls***. I love the music, and have read everything I could about the man. He is a truly inspiring individual, and I can't stand that most his messages are lost on so many twits who hear Cocaine Blues and think it's "totally awesome Bro!" that he talks about drugs and murder. I also hate Rush, so I have had to deal with my share of snobs telling me how I am completely clueless about music because I don't "get" Rush... I think the point is that just because someone calls someone else out on their ignorance, it doesn't necessarily make them a music snob.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 21:14:22 GMT -5
When I meet a super music snob I'll play the antagonist to the hilt, I remember one guy rattling on about metal once so I started singing the praises of Limp Bizkit. I thought the guy was going to have an aneurysm as he vehemently derided my choice of Limp Bizkit. Good times.
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Post by Alex Shelley on Oct 25, 2010 21:21:10 GMT -5
When I meet a super music snob I'll play the antagonist to the hilt, I remember one guy rattling on about metal once so I started singing the praises of Limp Bizkit. I thought the guy was going to have an aneurysm as he vehemently derided my choice of Limp Bizkit. Good times. Limp Bizkit is about the only band I'll admit is actually bad. I'll be able to defend pretty much anything else. But they just suck. ...And yet I'm a huge Limp Bizkit fan. Go figure
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 21:21:25 GMT -5
I also hate Rush, so I have had to deal with my share of snobs telling me how I am completely clueless about music because I don't "get" Rush... Tool, too. And Queen, Led Zepplyn, and Def Leppard. I hate all of those bands personally. Queen isn't bad, just INSANELY overrated by kids who don't have a clue. Zepplyn sucks, I'm not afraid to say that. Never heard a Zepplyn song I like. Def Leppard is just the 80s version of Buckcherry, just smutrock garbage. I like all kinds of music though, I swear. I just think some rock acts out there have music that has aged badly and just sounds like trash now. I once countered someone giving me hell about hating Zepplyn by saying I like Duran Duran better (which I do...provided I am not even remotely a fan of theirs either). He countered by asking how I could possibly dare compare the two, and I said DD's music was better. He then started giving me the facts how Zepplyn sold way more and sold out way more concerts, to which I countered "So, Lady Gaga must be the single most talented singer on Earth right now, then?"...that was the end of that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 22:00:36 GMT -5
Funny. Because Cannibal Corpse isn't considered metal (or good, for that matter), and as for Slipknot, the "not metal" thing comes from Corey Taylor himself. Really? That would've been a good counterpoint I could've used, but I always thought they were considered metal. What genre are they in? Well, some consider them to be death metal, but to many others (as well as me), they don't sound like a lot of other death metal bands. But that may come from bias or whatever. I don't know.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2010 22:02:21 GMT -5
And Queen, Led Zepplyn, and Def Leppard. I hate all of those bands personally. Queen isn't bad, just INSANELY overrated by kids who don't have a clue. Zepplyn sucks, I'm not afraid to say that. Never heard a Zepplyn song I like. Def Leppard is just the 80s version of Buckcherry, just smutrock garbage. I like all kinds of music though, I swear. I just think some rock acts out there have music that has aged badly and just sounds like trash now. I once countered someone giving me hell about hating Zepplyn by saying I like Duran Duran better (which I do...provided I am not even remotely a fan of theirs either). He countered by asking how I could possibly dare compare the two, and I said DD's music was better. He then started giving me the facts how Zepplyn sold way more and sold out way more concerts, to which I countered "So, Lady Gaga must be the single most talented singer on Earth right now, then?"...that was the end of that. LOL, Led Zeppelin and Def Leppard. I love Queen so I won't get into that, but I very much agree about Zeppelin and Leppard. There's not a single Zeppelin song I even remotely like, and the only Def Leppard song I like is "Promises".
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Post by El Hijo De Slapnuts on Oct 25, 2010 22:08:11 GMT -5
I am a music snob,I consider some stuff like Limp Bizkit to blow,I find modern day Slipknot to be trying too hard for a mainstream sound,but I'm fairly open about my metal,though some bands draw my ire for unfair reasons,like Dragonforce(long story).
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