People make fun of me :(

boosterjuice · 07-06-2005, 05:26 PM

I am constantly being made fun of for my musical tastes. Not so much for liking U2, but for liking other less mainstream bands such as ; Ryan Adams, Bloc Party, Kasabian, the Bravery, etc.
The culprits are mainly my wife, brother, and cousin but even my friends at work bawk at my apparant "deviant" taste in music.

Ryan Adams is the perticular point of most of the ridicule. On their first listen, they instantly write it off as country music and give me dirty looks like I should be shot for listening to country.

But the good news is that I know I have great taste in music. The people who mock me are hypnotized by mainstream media. I actually feel sorry for them.

Do people you know make fun of your musical tastes? If so, what bands/artists do they mock?

u2popmofo · 07-06-2005, 05:33 PM

Recently a friend dismissed a music recommendation from me because "Bloc Party doesnt sound like they'd be a good band from the name". His loss.

In the past I've been made fun of for being a fan of electronica (dont remember the artist).

kakvox · 07-06-2005, 05:38 PM

What music do they like?

impy13 · 07-06-2005, 05:40 PM

I get made fun of for U2 all the time. Others I get made fun of for: Norah Jones, Bjork, Dave Matthews, Eisley and Keane, to name a few. Big deal. As long as you like what you're listening to, fuck everyone else.

u2popmofo · 07-06-2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by inmyplace13
As long as you like what you're listening to, fuck everyone else.

This is why I like you.

smurf_sista · 07-06-2005, 05:46 PM

i get teased for likeing old music all the time, i love U2, Beatles John Lennon, Pauol McCartney and Wings, Bruce Springsteen, Cold Chisel,Hunters and Collectors & Crowded house just to name a few.

but i mean for crying out loud the people who tease me like Britney Spears ect. (sorry for any fans) U2 have been going on for 25 years! Britney wont!

But hey just don't take anything they say seriously!

you have a great taste in music

the rockin edge · 07-06-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by inmyplace13
I As long as you like what you're listening to, fuck everyone else.

indra · 07-06-2005, 07:47 PM

I've never really liked the same music as everyone around me, so odd looks and rolled eyes are quite the norm for me. Most people decided I must be a junkie listening to all that "weird stuff"

Even recently my sister asked me "How did you get mixed up with that stoner band?" (the stoner band is The Church -- well...it's pretty accurate

) I should have told her my dealer turned me on to them...

rjhbonovox · 07-06-2005, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by boosterjuice

Ryan Adams is the perticular point of most of the ridicule. On their first listen, they instantly write it off as country music and give me dirty looks like I should be shot for listening to country.

Maybe they mishear you, and think you said (B)ryan Adams!

BluRmGrl · 07-06-2005, 08:31 PM

Your musical choices - much like whether or not to utilize underwear - is a highly personal matter and should not be influenced, hampered, or otherwise deviated from based on the opinions of others.

(Besides, they have their own stupid bands - who are they to chastise you?!?!?)

youtooellen · 07-06-2005, 08:44 PM

well my friends mock me of liking U2, DMB, Goo Goo Dolls, or just my taste in adult alternative/rock stuff.

then my family mocks me of liking hardcore/thrash metal bands like Misery Signals, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Dillinger Escape Plan, and stuff like that.

but I really just like so many genres that it's possible for anyone to say a band they don't like and I like, and they'll mock me.
I mean to criticize a band is all right because everyone has different tastes and opinions, but to tell you, "Ew, you like that band! They suck.." and try to attempt to change your opinion.

That bothers me.

VertigoGal · 07-06-2005, 08:53 PM

some bands that I like (the Allman Bros or the Who) are cool to like or at least respected, but I get picked on for liking U2, Arcade Fire, The Bravery, and The Cranberries in particular.

People that listen to pop and rap usually couldnt care less, but most of my friends are into rock, just crappy rock like emo that they've convinced theirselves is okay cos "they arent that big yet!" It's the emo/punk fans and the elitist classic rock fans that give you the most shit. (the ones that think all music is shit after Jim Morrison died).

lmjhitman · 07-06-2005, 08:59 PM

i'll admit, i'm pretty much the music snob in my circle of friends.

the most flak i get is for listening to U2.

elevation2u · 07-06-2005, 09:12 PM

hmmmm ive been made fun of for msuical tastes since i can remember
ive never been a fan of pop, hip/hop or r&b and thats always whats been popular with classmates, so now im used to it.
currently all the rave where i live is on : gwen stefani, maroon 5, green day, killers, usher,
..none which i like

im ALWAYS being made fun of for being a u2 fan.. as well as springsteen, police and dylan

ive NEVER met a u2 fan in person

but im used to being made fun of music taste

we all know who has the better music taste

indra · 07-06-2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by elevation2u

we all know who has the better music taste

why, thank you for the compliment!

elevation2u · 07-06-2005, 09:58 PM

indra

indra · 07-06-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by elevation2u
indra

Couldn't resist.

zonelistener · 07-06-2005, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by inmyplace13
As long as you like what you're listening to, fuck everyone else.

Your musical tastes make you an individual. We all have our opinions...we should all BASK in each others differences!

typhoon · 07-06-2005, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by lmjhitman
the most flak i get is for listening to U2.

Seriously.

Oh, and the country haters can go suck a dick. Everyone pretends to have diverse and interesting tastes, but God forbid any twang enter into it. What's more annoying is when people say they hate all country except Johnny Cash or whoever else is trendy. Obviously, you haven't heard very much considering how much else out there is in the same vein.

Anyway, listen to whatever you like. Go forth and be uncool. Let everyone else worry about what's okay to like.

elevation2u · 07-06-2005, 10:29 PM

i hear country music at my work all the time

so i know all the lyrics but i honestly don't like it
i guess it would be the equivelant of "corridos" in mexico which many people like but no matter how many times i listen to it i dont like it

the country doesnt irritate me as much as it used to but some of still does
lyrics:
"i loooove this bar"
"well i dont care, it's 5 oclock somewhere"
"i'm a redneck woman....."
"well i didnt cry, when old yeller died at least not when my friends were around"

and prepare youself

i like johnny cash

...is woody guthrie country??
i like folk thats about as clsoe as ig et to country i guess

07-06-2005, 05:26 PM	#1
boosterjuice Refugee Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,810 Local Time: 07:47 PM	People make fun of me :( I am constantly being made fun of for my musical tastes. Not so much for liking U2, but for liking other less mainstream bands such as ; Ryan Adams, Bloc Party, Kasabian, the Bravery, etc. The culprits are mainly my wife, brother, and cousin but even my friends at work bawk at my apparant "deviant" taste in music. Ryan Adams is the perticular point of most of the ridicule. On their first listen, they instantly write it off as country music and give me dirty looks like I should be shot for listening to country. But the good news is that I know I have great taste in music. The people who mock me are hypnotized by mainstream media. I actually feel sorry for them. Do people you know make fun of your musical tastes? If so, what bands/artists do they mock? __________________

07-06-2005, 05:33 PM	#2
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,182 Local Time: 08:47 PM	Recently a friend dismissed a music recommendation from me because "Bloc Party doesnt sound like they'd be a good band from the name". His loss. In the past I've been made fun of for being a fan of electronica (dont remember the artist). __________________

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elevation2u Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2002 Location: corner of Badlands & Magnolia Mountain Posts: 5,371 Local Time: 05:47 PM	i hear country music at my work all the time so i know all the lyrics but i honestly don't like it i guess it would be the equivelant of "corridos" in mexico which many people like but no matter how many times i listen to it i dont like it the country doesnt irritate me as much as it used to but some of still does lyrics: "i loooove this bar" "well i dont care, it's 5 oclock somewhere" "i'm a redneck woman....." "well i didnt cry, when old yeller died at least not when my friends were around" and prepare youself i like johnny cash ...is woody guthrie country?? i like folk thats about as clsoe as ig et to country i guess __________________

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07-06-2005, 05:38 PM	#3
kakvox Refugee Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,258 Local Time: 08:47 PM	What music do they like?

07-06-2005, 05:40 PM	#4
impy13 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,414 Local Time: 02:47 PM	I get made fun of for U2 all the time. Others I get made fun of for: Norah Jones, Bjork, Dave Matthews, Eisley and Keane, to name a few. Big deal. As long as you like what you're listening to, fuck everyone else.

07-06-2005, 05:46 PM	#6
smurf_sista Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in the TARDIS Posts: 400 Local Time: 11:47 AM	i get teased for likeing old music all the time, i love U2, Beatles John Lennon, Pauol McCartney and Wings, Bruce Springsteen, Cold Chisel,Hunters and Collectors & Crowded house just to name a few. but i mean for crying out loud the people who tease me like Britney Spears ect. (sorry for any fans) U2 have been going on for 25 years! Britney wont! But hey just don't take anything they say seriously! you have a great taste in music

07-06-2005, 07:47 PM	#8
indra ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,689 Local Time: 09:47 PM	I've never really liked the same music as everyone around me, so odd looks and rolled eyes are quite the norm for me. Most people decided I must be a junkie listening to all that "weird stuff" Even recently my sister asked me "How did you get mixed up with that stoner band?" (the stoner band is The Church -- well...it's pretty accurate ) I should have told her my dealer turned me on to them...

07-06-2005, 08:31 PM	#10
BluRmGrl Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leather Heaven Posts: 7,808 Local Time: 09:47 PM	Your musical choices - much like whether or not to utilize underwear - is a highly personal matter and should not be influenced, hampered, or otherwise deviated from based on the opinions of others. (Besides, they have their own stupid bands - who are they to chastise you?!?!?)

07-06-2005, 08:44 PM	#11
youtooellen New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,580 Local Time: 08:47 PM	well my friends mock me of liking U2, DMB, Goo Goo Dolls, or just my taste in adult alternative/rock stuff. then my family mocks me of liking hardcore/thrash metal bands like Misery Signals, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Dillinger Escape Plan, and stuff like that. but I really just like so many genres that it's possible for anyone to say a band they don't like and I like, and they'll mock me. I mean to criticize a band is all right because everyone has different tastes and opinions, but to tell you, "Ew, you like that band! They suck.." and try to attempt to change your opinion. That bothers me.

07-06-2005, 08:53 PM	#12
VertigoGal Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: I'm never alone (I'm alone all the time) Posts: 9,860 Local Time: 08:47 PM	some bands that I like (the Allman Bros or the Who) are cool to like or at least respected, but I get picked on for liking U2, Arcade Fire, The Bravery, and The Cranberries in particular. People that listen to pop and rap usually couldnt care less, but most of my friends are into rock, just crappy rock like emo that they've convinced theirselves is okay cos "they arent that big yet!" It's the emo/punk fans and the elitist classic rock fans that give you the most shit. (the ones that think all music is shit after Jim Morrison died).

07-06-2005, 08:59 PM	#13
lmjhitman Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: tbtf Posts: 4,317 Local Time: 07:47 PM	i'll admit, i'm pretty much the music snob in my circle of friends. the most flak i get is for listening to U2.

07-06-2005, 09:12 PM	#14
elevation2u Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2002 Location: corner of Badlands & Magnolia Mountain Posts: 5,371 Local Time: 05:47 PM	hmmmm ive been made fun of for msuical tastes since i can remember ive never been a fan of pop, hip/hop or r&b and thats always whats been popular with classmates, so now im used to it. currently all the rave where i live is on : gwen stefani, maroon 5, green day, killers, usher, ..none which i like im ALWAYS being made fun of for being a u2 fan.. as well as springsteen, police and dylan ive NEVER met a u2 fan in person but im used to being made fun of music taste we all know who has the better music taste

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elevation2u Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2002 Location: corner of Badlands & Magnolia Mountain Posts: 5,371 Local Time: 05:47 PM	indra