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~~MicShazam~~ · 10-17-2017, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I respect people with very niche tastes over someone with broad tastes

even though the latter seems to be held up as the test more often

feel like tastes should become refined not just in music but across most things

You can have both broad and niche tastes, though. A wide variety of genres, spanning both niche and more above ground artists and styles.

I guess, given the premise of this whole discussion over the last several pages, that I'd say I respect broad tastes more than anything specific like a taste for avant garde. If someone has broad tastes, they would seem able to give a variety of things a shot and grow to like them. That's really all I need to take someone seriously. If a hypothetical other person knew everything about avant garde and jazz, but didn't really listen to anything else, I'd rather listen to the musical opinions of the person with very broad tastes.

So basically I respect the musical opinions of everyone on MB. No one in here seems musically closed minded to me. I don't think so at least. I don't have a good grasp of the tastes of every single member.

**Frownland** · 10-17-2017, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I respect people with very niche tastes over someone with broad tastes

even though the latter seems to be held up as the test more often

feel like tastes should become refined not just in music but across most things

Nah, people with ultra-niche tastes commonly hold those because they're unwilling to explore outside of that niche. After a certain point, they're basically the same as people who only listen to the radio to me.

**Frownland** · 10-17-2017, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

anything specific like a taste for avant garde

Are you being ironic?

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-17-2017, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Are you being ironic?

Yeah, yeah... I know avant-garde is more of an umbrella term. You know what I meant.

**Frownland** · 10-17-2017, 06:08 PM

You meant dissonance I think.

Avant-garde as a term is about as specific as "has drums".

**Frownland** · 10-17-2017, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I need a feel for what someone doesn't like to respect them as any kind of critic

assuming there are even enough hours in a day to become a real expert without having specialized, they're still not convincing as curators

And you're saying this because you actually feel that way and not because you have ultra niche taste right

OccultHawk · 10-17-2017, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Nah, people with ultra-niche tastes commonly hold those because they're unwilling to explore outside of that niche. After a certain point, they're basically the same as people who only listen to the radio to me.

I wouldn't go that far because some genres are so broad. I get your point though. But some jazz and metal aficionados really blow my mind.

OccultHawk · 10-17-2017, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You meant dissonance I think.

Avant-garde as a term is about as specific as "has drums".

I brought the term into the discussion and yeah I meant it as a synonym for dissonant and atonal music.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 10-17-2017, 06:21 PM

lol power metal

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-17-2017, 06:26 PM

I don't think I've ever met someone who was really interested in music but also had nothing but ****ty, unrefined tastes. Interest and knowledge end up going hand in hand, given enough time. So if some person really is serious about music, I'd expect their rec's to be worth at least checking out if I had the time.

Realistically, you don't always have time, so you have to sort - but that's a given.

EDIT: Power metal is fine. I need to get more into that, if anything.

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	I don't think I've ever met someone who was really interested in music but also had nothing but ****ty, unrefined tastes. Interest and knowledge end up going hand in hand, given enough time. So if some person really is serious about music, I'd expect their rec's to be worth at least checking out if I had the time. Realistically, you don't always have time, so you have to sort - but that's a given. EDIT: Power metal is fine. I need to get more into that, if anything.