Anyone from the UK?

I'd love to join in, but I don't know what you are talking about.

Don't take that as you need to stop though! 🥰
Just one of those things, you know when you bump into somebody who's into the same music as you, for the same reasons? And you immediately start nerding out and speaking a different language (mostly quoting beloved lyric snatches), one that nobody else knows but the two of you know intimately without ever having learnt it.

This would be me at a party, immediately ignoring everybody else because I found a fellow traveller and nothing else matters in that moment. I have done this at parties.

NB, this doesn't happen with Phil Collins or Abba fans. It has to be artists who nobody else has a clue about. The bond is tighter that way.
 
It is a little like the resistance, the resistance to bland people-pleasing music.
But if it’s people pleasing it can’t be that bad - otherwise it wouldn’t please people? There is a reason impenetrable jazz music isn’t crowd pleasing - good luck to those who enjoy it though.

I will definitely take some upbeat pop over droning depressive mumblings but that’s just me.
 
Just one of those things, you know when you bump into somebody who's into the same music as you, for the same reasons? And you immediately start nerding out and speaking a different language (mostly quoting beloved lyric snatches), one that nobody else knows but the two of you know intimately without ever having learnt it.

This would be me at a party, immediately ignoring everybody else because I found a fellow traveller and nothing else matters in that moment. I have done this at parties.

NB, this doesn't happen with Phil Collins or Abba fans. It has to be artists who nobody else has a clue about. The bond is tighter that way.

I love music. I hate music snobs. Those who are in the corner at parties obsessing over who has the obscurest limited edition of a band noone has heard of and for some reason thinks that makes them 'better' than others. Why does it have to be artists noone else has a clue about? Surely a bond can still be forged?

I like what I like and I respect what other people like. No need to make the 'other' reference.

I made a really good friend due to a bananarama gig. I'm so glad neither of us were pretentious enough to diss someone else's loves.

It's like here. Don't yuck my yum. Just cos it's not for you doesn't make it less or more valid.

Love what you love and celebrate it. Bad Manners are only acceptable playing Lip up Fatty.
 
I feel the same about book snobs. God so you've read a 1500 page tome about what ever. Who gives? Unless you fucking loved it. Then good on you. So what if you read Dan Brown, or Dr Seuss or Agatha Christie or Barbara Cartland.

Do you enjoy it? Then why does it matter what someone else likes.

I am VERY intelligent. And comfortable with that. (Sorry for not being modest) but just because I like to escape my brain at times doesn't make me dumb?

Fucking hell

I think I've found my soapbox.
 
I feel the same about book snobs. God so you've read a 1500 page tome about what ever. Who gives? Unless you fucking loved it. Then good on you. So what if you read Dan Brown, or Dr Seuss or Agatha Christie or Barbara Cartland.

Do you enjoy it? Then why does it matter what someone else likes.

I am VERY intelligent. And comfortable with that. (Sorry for not being modest) but just because I like to escape my brain at times doesn't make me dumb?

Fucking hell

I think I've found my soapbox.
Now we all want to know your favourite Dan Brown book!
 
I feel the same about book snobs. God so you've read a 1500 page tome about what ever. Who gives? Unless you fucking loved it. Then good on you. So what if you read Dan Brown, or Dr Seuss or Agatha Christie or Barbara Cartland.

Do you enjoy it? Then why does it matter what someone else likes.

I am VERY intelligent. And comfortable with that. (Sorry for not being modest) but just because I like to escape my brain at times doesn't make me dumb?

Fucking hell

I think I've found my soapbox.

i haven't read many 'classics', so i am not 'well read'.

then again, i still think if you're hard pressed to find a better writer that Raymond Chandler, except he just writes crime novels, so he's not important.

horses for courses. I usually read non-fiction, biographies, history stuff, but right no i am totally lost in a novel that hasn't featured in any of the 'prize' lists.

it's all subjective.

I mean, i even talk to someone who likes (insert name of a band who you hate here)
 
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