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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I wasn't implying that you have to "like evVVverRRRrything" in order to have a good taste in music, I was saying that a very narrow taste is a bad taste in music. I'm referring here to people who, say, only listen to metal or only listen to hip hop or only listen to (*gag*) showtunes. Not having very narrow taste doesn't mean you have to love everything from Earl Scruggs to Merzbow, it just means you are willing to approach music with even the smallest sliver of an open mind.
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Absolutely. But I'm sure that you've seen what I described just as much as I have.
I also definitely agree that it can cut both ways like the example your provide above. Ultimately, what I was getting with my first comment is that there are some people who seem more concerned with limits (or lack thereof) than what their personal tastes and preferences are telling them.
I guess what I'm really trying to say is that bad taste in music develops when a person starts ignoring their own tastes to fit in to whatever peer group they've decided they want to belong with. Whether that's hardcore metalheads, or country purists, or all encompassing political correctness of liking
evVVverRRRrything, when the limit is based on social pressure rather than individual preference the taste has gone bad.
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Originally Posted by Goofle11
Also, this depends on who is saying "You have a bad taste in music..." to be honest. I was told I had a bad taste in music yesterday from somebody who mainly listens to Snow Patrol, Creed and Coldplay.
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This reminds me of getting called a F-bomb in high school for listening to RHCP discs like Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik by people with Bon Jovi shirts.