can a musical taste be superior?

my roomate listens to modern crap rock and pop. i mean, shinia twain kind of pop. terrible stuff. he tells me that the simpler the better, that its stupid to listen to music thats too subtle or complex. what the fuck? i try to tell him that i enjoy music in the same way that someone admire a great piece of art. my standards are high, but that allows me to enjoy higher quality music.


i actually convinced him to go with me to a keller williams show. martin sexton was the opener, and he was decent. my roomate said that martin was better than keller, just because he has a better voice. keller was SUPERB that night, one of the greatest acoustic guitarists out there, but he didnt like him because his singing voice wasn't catchy enough

what a surface level asshole

 

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yea we try to be tolerant and say it's all perception and tolerance but it's a big lie. Miles Davis, Garth Brookes just not the same
I may be too superficial to hang out with a country music fan well I am actually

 

Now this is why the majority of mainstream bands, in general, suck these days.

Thank you Clear Channel.

Though I do like country music, bluegrass, and folk, I wouldn't exactly consider Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, or any of those wankers country... Now if you'd like to get into better stuff... John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tymynski, Ron Block, generally what you would call alt-country. I also like progressive newgrass/bluegrass like nickelcreek and jam oriented stuff like Bela and Yonder... Way better stuff and the songwriting is down to earth, not written by some six-digit record producing Nashville slave to Time-Warner or BMG.

 

^ you are wise beyond your years, well said buddy!

 

I listen to whatever i want to listen to. Complex or Simple! Mainstreem or Alternative!
Everything!

 

"can a musical taste be superior"

Yes. very much so.

however, once you realize that your taste is better than the average person's, most people dont listen to you and think you're an asshole -- as is apparent on these forums -- but atleast in the end, you know that you're right and that anyone who disagrees is killing themselves with the crap they listen to.

I tried to tell my girlfriend's friend back in ohio that System of a Down weren't music, and she said that I was an intolerant son of a bitch.... well, go take music appreciation, lady.

 

The big 18 today! Happy birthday...

 

thanks a lot.

 

I don't think that there's such a thing as bad taste.Someone listen to complex music,I'm listening to simplier music cause I want to relax with it, not to get tired with it.
But people must listen to the music they like

 

Yeah, chuck... go out and buy some cigarettes and lottery tickets just for the hell of it, ahah.

 

No, a musical taste can't be superior. I'm into rock etc. and I don't like rap at all but that doesn't mean I feel better than people who love rap and hate the music I like.
It's just a matter of personal taste.

 

I listen to whatever i like,however, i happen to dislike any new mainstream music. I also admire music the way i would admire a piece of art.

 

I suppose mine are as well, but I love the aderenaline rush I get when I find music nobody really knows about.

To hell with Radiohead soundalikes, I'd rather hear Debashish Bhattacharya, John McLaughlin, or something...

 

no
there is only pretentious snobs who think they have superiour taste

 

me being one of them. :sunglasse

 

taste is inherently subjective..you can't say that a certain music "isn't music" especially..that makes no sense

 

I enjoy Primus, Slayer, Slipknot, Tom Jones, Vishwa Bhatt, Steve Vai, Black Sabbath, and other orgasmic musical experiences.

 

haha, nice persona there

 

Of course there can be a superior music taste. Music isn't created equal, if one thinks all music tastes are equal then they are basically saying that Bob Dylan is no better than Britney Spears. People with bad music taste should stop trying to make excuses for it and just admit that they have worse taste. Me personally, I have a ways to go in my musical searching, but to say that someone who takes whats on top 40 clear channel radio is equal to my taste is not right. There is inferior music, therefore there is inferior tastes in music. I'm gonna go to sleep now.