I'm a Music Snob (country, house, indie, metal, rock)

Larkrise · 07-23-2007, 07:29 PM

I admit that I am a music snob. The music I like is the best music and no one will convince me otherwise.

I figured out just how much of a snob I am about a year and a half ago when I went into this vinyl store and asked if they have this specific classical record. The gentleman said "we do in cassette." I said to him, "eww you cannot listen to classical music on cassette." My story does not end there though. Last summer I was going shopping with my boyfriend and his friend who is also a self proclaimed music snob. We started arguing in a store over which bands should only be listened to on certain mediums. For instance, 80's hair bands and Rush should be listened to on only cassette. 70's music should be listened to on 8-track unless the band started before 1970, then it is alright to listen to it on vinyl. However, Kiss should only be listened to in 8-track form while cruising in a 1973 Chevelle. You should only listen to music on CD if it is a band that started after CDs were created.

Don't get me wrong though. I do enjoy a large variety of music. I suppose that you wouldn't find a larger variety of vinyl, cassette tapes, CD's and 8-tracks unless you went to a music store. I do know that my music intellect is not as good as it should be considering I am a self-proclaimed snob. When you think about all the other types of snobs I could be, I suppose I am happy to be a music snob.

Does anyone else consider themselves to be a music snob?

Frances · 07-23-2007, 07:33 PM

Put me on the list. My old housemates used to call me "The Music Nazi".

MHDTV · 07-23-2007, 07:57 PM

Same here(Goes off to vent anger against Coldplay and U2)

adidasss · 07-24-2007, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MHDTV

Same here(Goes off to vent anger against Coldplay and U2)

Coldplay are one of the best bands in the world.>.>

OT: I definitely am a music snob. I like to shit on people with crappy music taste and feel superior. Especially because I live in a country where people don't listen to indie much (and am a part of a specific population with extra crappy music taste...with notable exceptions). I especially like to insult people who listen to 80's metal, namely, Iron Maiden. I judge a person based on their music taste, if they have a shitty one, I can't really talk/hang out with them because they're not cool enough to be in my presence...

Although I suspect I've gone a bit off topic. I don't really care what medium I play my music on...

Sound Devastation · 07-24-2007, 05:52 AM

I am a music snob..

Mainly because i know alot more than most people about the underground experimental rock/metal scene and i consider these bands to be alot better than anything your average rock fan would have heard of. I also consider mp3s to be musical poison... All the bands i like have been around in the past decade, but i listen to them on both CD and vinyl... though vinyl releases MUST be remastered to make the most of the sound that vinyl can produce.

Bane of your existence · 07-24-2007, 07:05 AM

F*ck no. I listen to far too much **** to be considered a snob.

joyboyo53 · 07-24-2007, 07:54 AM

this piece of **** wont let me post what i keep trying... just keeps freezing

Sound Devastation · 07-24-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Bane of your existence

F*ck no. I listen to far too much **** to be considered a snob.

You can be a snob and listen to ****.. as long as you admit that its terribly bad but insist its great in a ironic sense.

right-track · 07-24-2007, 10:21 AM

I wouldn't claim to be a music snob, but when it comes to Northern Soul or rare 60's R&B I can get extremely anal.
On those subjects I would claim to be a connoisseur...snob NO!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-24-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sound Devastation

You can be a snob and listen to ****.. as long as you admit that its terribly bad but insist its great in a ironic sense.

I've been using that excuse to listen to Judas Priest for years.

07-23-2007, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Larkrise Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 56	I'm a Music Snob I admit that I am a music snob. The music I like is the best music and no one will convince me otherwise. I figured out just how much of a snob I am about a year and a half ago when I went into this vinyl store and asked if they have this specific classical record. The gentleman said "we do in cassette." I said to him, "eww you cannot listen to classical music on cassette." My story does not end there though. Last summer I was going shopping with my boyfriend and his friend who is also a self proclaimed music snob. We started arguing in a store over which bands should only be listened to on certain mediums. For instance, 80's hair bands and Rush should be listened to on only cassette. 70's music should be listened to on 8-track unless the band started before 1970, then it is alright to listen to it on vinyl. However, Kiss should only be listened to in 8-track form while cruising in a 1973 Chevelle. You should only listen to music on CD if it is a band that started after CDs were created. Don't get me wrong though. I do enjoy a large variety of music. I suppose that you wouldn't find a larger variety of vinyl, cassette tapes, CD's and 8-tracks unless you went to a music store. I do know that my music intellect is not as good as it should be considering I am a self-proclaimed snob. When you think about all the other types of snobs I could be, I suppose I am happy to be a music snob. Does anyone else consider themselves to be a music snob? __________________ I am all woman!

07-24-2007, 05:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	I am a music snob.. Mainly because i know alot more than most people about the underground experimental rock/metal scene and i consider these bands to be alot better than anything your average rock fan would have heard of. I also consider mp3s to be musical poison... All the bands i like have been around in the past decade, but i listen to them on both CD and vinyl... though vinyl releases MUST be remastered to make the most of the sound that vinyl can produce. __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**

07-23-2007, 07:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	Same here(Goes off to vent anger against Coldplay and U2)

07-24-2007, 07:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bane of your existence Such That Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,197	Fck no. I listen to far too much *** to be considered a snob.

07-24-2007, 07:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	this piece of **** wont let me post what i keep trying... just keeps freezing

07-24-2007, 10:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	I wouldn't claim to be a music snob, but when it comes to Northern Soul or rare 60's R&B I can get extremely anal. On those subjects I would claim to be a connoisseur...snob NO!