"What do you listen to?"

**Frownland** · 02-19-2012, 02:59 PM

If I used musical taste as a basis for peer-friends, I would have two friends.

Mrd00d · 02-19-2012, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

If I used musical taste as a basis for peer-friends, I would have two friends.

And that's why I have two friends.

Howard the Duck · 02-19-2012, 06:46 PM

to be fair, very few of my friends engage me in conversations about music

cos they listen to stuff like Five Finger Death Punch, Green Day and Air Supply

erm, i'd rather not, thx

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 02-20-2012, 06:52 AM

This question actually came up yesterday. I was kind of surprised but I blurted out "mostly folk and country." The asker seemed to accept this so I stopped myself from saying anything else. My favorite two artists are folk and country but my tastes extend way beyond that.

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

to be fair, very few of my friends engage me in conversations about music

cos they listen to stuff like Five Finger Death Punch, Green Day and Air Supply

erm, i'd rather not, thx

Yeah, I wouldn't touch that.

Stephen · 02-20-2012, 09:33 PM

Conversation usually goes something like this;

them: What sort of music do you like?

me: I like pretty much anything, I have pretty varied tastes.

them: Oh have you heard of/do you like <insert band that makes me want to jam rusty screwdriver in ear>

me: <pained silence while I try to figure out how to avoid offending them>

RVCA · 02-20-2012, 09:59 PM

"I've been listening to a bit of metal lately"

and then they give me a raised eyebrow and invariably think less of me as a person as they walk away

Howard the Duck · 02-21-2012, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

"I've been listening to a bit of metal lately"

and then they give me a raised eyebrow and invariably think less of me as a person as they walk away

no, say "I've been listening to a lot of power metal lately"

then see their reaction

Mrd00d · 02-21-2012, 08:39 PM

/signed with Unicr0n's and Conan's points. It's nice to have the options, and it's nice to have a collection in case the internet dies. Just in case.

~~Farfisa~~ · 02-21-2012, 08:42 PM

"I like Pornogrind" = People thinking I'm a rapist.

nbakid2000 · 03-09-2012, 12:59 PM

Most people don't ask me that question - instead, I'm usually the one asking the question. Unfortunately, most of the time it's "I listen to everything" which I absolutely HATE as an answer because it tells me nothing and it's so cliche.

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02-20-2012, 09:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,851	Conversation usually goes something like this; them: What sort of music do you like? me: I like pretty much anything, I have pretty varied tastes. them: Oh have you heard of/do you like <insert band that makes me want to jam rusty screwdriver in ear> me: <pained silence while I try to figure out how to avoid offending them>

02-20-2012, 09:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	"I've been listening to a bit of metal lately" and then they give me a raised eyebrow and invariably think less of me as a person as they walk away

02-21-2012, 08:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	"I like Pornogrind" = People thinking I'm a rapist.

03-09-2012, 12:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
nbakid2000 Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 179	Most people don't ask me that question - instead, I'm usually the one asking the question. Unfortunately, most of the time it's "I listen to everything" which I absolutely HATE as an answer because it tells me nothing and it's so cliche.