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Old 11-09-2012, 09:34 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Trollheart View Post
I get what he's saying. A lot of young 'uns these days are distancing themselves from your Nicky Minajs, One Directions and Lady Gagas (should that be Ladies Gaga?) and trying to be so mature and "above it all" by saying they like the Beatles, more or less because that's what they think people older than them think they should be listening to. We see it a lot: oh this group sucks, listen to the Beatles, from someone who's probably heard a few hits and (like me) never a full album. It just comes across as posing I think.
I genuinely love The Beatles. I don't give a damn about going against the grain just for the sake of somehow being cool. I was listening to bands like Th Guess Who and CCR when I was 10.

I think what you described is a popular stereotype these days.
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