That's interesting. It's certainly an open door to discussion between diehards, and when I say diehards, I don't mean fans of a specific genre, but followers of music as a whole. The kind of people who dedicate hours to researching genres they may have never heard before, as well as deepening their knowledge with familiar genres; discovering more than just the usual representatives. It makes two individuals from potentially very different backgrounds colleagues, in a way. And that's why it bothers me that students of the medium are so easily labeled as hipsters, because they seek to discover music that outlasts trends; an inherently unhip way to listen to music.
That sounded pretentious as fuck, I realize, but I do feel a kinship with those who really put effort into discovering new sounds, even if their tastes couldn't be further from mine. Hey, even if they are, odds are strong that we will have at least a handful of albums in common, and that's enough to sustain one of those hours-long discussions Scumbo is talking about.