Don't Be a Musical Snob

[moosatcows]

I have a few musical credentials under my belt. I started playing piano when I was three, trumpet when I was ten, started voice lessons at fourteen and ended up with a degree in music education. I know music. I also know a lot of people who know music. And when I say know, I'm not talking about the type who are fanatics, who read Rolling Stone

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[inknmetalrings]

You know I'm lol'ing all over the place on this one because we've had similar if not as in-depth discussions. The first thought that came to my head on the opening paragraph was "F'ing hipster douchebags". As a fan of and having spent an evening with the boys of Armor for Sleep the night "Smile for Them" dropped, I have a very different appreciation for "Williamsburg" than most people outside of that part of NY.

To the new OLP fan above. :::thumbs up!::: Sadly I have to miss Mr Maida and Co. in Manhattan tonight and am very sad.

I'm too trusting a soul sometimes and occasionally leave the car unlocked in my driveway. One night a few weeks back someone relieved said vehicle of the small road case that contained about 50 CD's. Based on what I hear coming out of most cars that stop at the intersection in front of my house, I have hoped since I discovered the thievery that the person who took my collection actually listened to some of it. Around here all the folks seem to only know Country and Hip-hop. What was in the case ranged from industrial (Stabbing Westward), to folk rock (Joan Baez) to Post-Jersey hardcore (Thursday) to cheesy pop dance rock (Cobra Starship). I even like old FOB. I have some unknown indie stuff like God Fires Man, Your Vegas, & The Crash Moderns. My deepest rock love though is Kill Hannah.

Now that's just my in-car listening. I also like Classical, "world" and even some hip-hop. I love cheesy dance rock cuz it gets me off the couch and cleaning house when home or on the dance floor when I'm out. Sometimes the only thing that's about the lyrics is that you can sing along even though they probably aren't the greatest writing.

And allow me to suggest some music for you...Femme Fatality, InnerPartySystem,Plushgun and my dear friends comasoft.

[inknmetalrings]

p.s. What the person didn't know was that the burned copy of The Dreaming's EP's was from the original masters. Don't worry, I have the actual CD that the band gave me safely in the house. I just really hoped they listened as none of the electric stuff ever gets played live any more, the acoustic stuff was only ever performed live once and the remixes are all done by Carlton (formerly of Deadsy). They're all pretty rad tracks.

[moosatcows]

Thanks for the recs. I'll look them up pronto.

As my dear friend Sarah says, I wish people could be arrested for douchebaggery. Like, I wish it was a felony. Then every time I hear someone utter a snobby phrase about some of my favorite music, I could go all citizen's arrest on their ass. Felonious douchebaggery. I love it.

What's unfortunate is that I'm preaching to the choir here. My LJ readers, for the most part, do not engage in this type of felonious douchebaggery.

Douchebaggery. (Had to say it again...)

[inknmetalrings]

Felonious douchebaggery is awesome. It needs a t-shirt like "Don't you wish stupid was painful?"

Totally understand the preaching to the choir thing. I write a lot of stuff that I know falls on deaf ears or is never discovered.

Did you get my email response the other day?

[princessleia04]

Oooh, thanks for the music suggestions as well. :) I will have to check those out.

I was a huge OLP fan in high school and then kind of fell out of touch with them. So it was fun to kind of rediscover them.