Spill Your Guts II: What You Think About MB Members' Taste In Music

permalink · 08-12-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by boardsofcanada

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Originally Posted by +81

Devo is better

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TheBig3 · 08-12-2010, 02:01 PM

Not many people know who Kraftwerk are period. 14 year olds might have a better idea since they are more prone to watch Dazed and Confused, but try asking on the bus. I've got an American $20 the first 5 you ask don't know. (if you're avoiding hipsters).

sidewinder · 08-12-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Sidewinder: He should be as happy discussing his influences as the music he so commendably seeks these days. I feel that he is reticent to talk about the music he grew up with as snippets of his posts pertain to his like of those bands still and MB is not all about finding new music. It's still OK to talk about older music and I would welcome chats of this nature.

Only Janszoon and Urban seem to not be bothered that they grew up with/still like music that is not de riguer with a modern music forum and it's a shame that there isn't more of us.

Don't get me wrong, it's not as if I try to hide my past in any way, I guess I just limit my time on here and prefer to discuss things I'm currently listening to or finding new stuff, for the most part. If I could spend all day on here and wasn't so lazy, I'd contribute more to discussions of stuff I used to listen to. I'm definitely not ashamed of anything.

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Originally Posted by duga

I stopped worrying about that a long time ago. I never really cared, but now since I devour so much new music it just happens that way. I'm fairly certain 75% of what I mention to the friends I hang out with regularly they will not have heard of. Now that I think about it, that has actually gotten pretty old for me. I kind of wish everyone has heard the music I listen to now...I like to talk about it.

Yeah back in my teen and college years I liked being the guy to always recommend stuff to my friends, the "obscure music guy" even though the stuff wasn't really that obscure, they just didn't know about it. But it has definitely gotten old. I'm addicted to online forums now because there seems to be no one in the real world that listens and likes to talk about good music. Or maybe I'm just antisocial and I don't interact with enough of them.

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

If I got to fly to Italy and row a boat to an uncharted island to hear a cassette of some untrendy, obscure music there, I bet the whole experience of listening to that music would be much more meaningful to me than if I had simply found the song on the Internet or just heard it over the radio. The song would forever be linked in my mind with an adventure!

Totally agree with this post. I have many memories of searching for hard to find albums (not this great of a memory though) and it's kind of cool. These days everything is a few clicks away unless you're seeking a physical copy. But to be honest I'm ok with that, being an old man and all.

Not really up for the hunt anymore.

Antonio · 08-12-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Paloma

What is your point, Chris? Kraftwerk is a band a lot of 14 yr olds know, as it's a band that was popular with most of that gen's parents, you know?? Goddamn. Just like I had the Clash passed on to me because MY parents listened to them. Understand now?

i didn't know about them till i joined this site and i'm gonna be 20 in a few months

but yeah, i'd say it depends on where as well as who you're asking, like said before they're not very popular stateside and tbh i know that if i ask a bunch of my friends they'd be drawing blanks

rammetal7 · 08-13-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by boardsofcanada

agreed.

Especially since I'm 14 and my friends don't even know who kraftwerk is. I'm kinda sick of being the Obscure Band Person in the class.

I am the obscure band person in the class myself, well, more of the old school guy really, but still, nobody at my school knows of this band:

Rickenbacker · 08-18-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

but yeah, i'd say it depends on where as well as who you're asking, like said before they're not very popular stateside and tbh i know that if i ask a bunch of my friends they'd be drawing blanks

Exactly. Outside of my circle of friends who are really into music, very few of my friends know who Kraftwerk is.

CanwllCorfe · 08-19-2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

CanwllCorfe - Just impeccable. I'd snatch his collection up in a second. Minus the metal stuff, it's absolutely flawless.

I'm only doing his, as I don't know jack**** about anyone else.

N'aww thanks

permalink · 08-19-2010, 09:38 AM

Man y'all must have some lame friends if they don't know who Kraftwerk are

Mojo · 08-19-2010, 09:40 AM

Well to be honest, i would have said that a very, very, small percentage of 14 year old kids now would know who Kraftwerk were. Maybe a few more of them would have heard their name before but they wouldn't know shit about them. Why would they?

permalink · 08-19-2010, 09:42 AM

-shrug- I guess you're right, I knew who they were cause my parents were of that era. It's a lot weirder to not know DEVO I think

08-12-2010, 02:01 PM	#402 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,246	Not many people know who Kraftwerk are period. 14 year olds might have a better idea since they are more prone to watch Dazed and Confused, but try asking on the bus. I've got an American $20 the first 5 you ask don't know. (if you're avoiding hipsters). __________________ I've moved to a new address

08-19-2010, 09:40 AM	#409 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Well to be honest, i would have said that a very, very, small percentage of 14 year old kids now would know who Kraftwerk were. Maybe a few more of them would have heard their name before but they wouldn't know shit about them. Why would they? __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

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08-19-2010, 09:38 AM	#408 (permalink)
Sansa Stark Guest Posts: n/a	Man y'all must have some lame friends if they don't know who Kraftwerk are

08-19-2010, 09:42 AM	#410 (permalink)
Sansa Stark Guest Posts: n/a	-shrug- I guess you're right, I knew who they were cause my parents were of that era. It's a lot weirder to not know DEVO I think