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Originally Posted by Glice
With all due deference to yourself, Mr Instigator - and I think you can take a bit of banter, unlike a lot of people here I disagree with - It's this sort of attitude that I want to avoid. I quite often want strangle people with their own intestines when I hear them saying, "Oh, they ripped off band x" or try and tell kiddies half their age that new band x were influenced by old band y. It's annoying and patronising. People listen to music, and they should, and although some people are receptive to influence lists, the overwhelming majority of people genuinely don't care where the music comes from, they just like to listen to it.
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hey man, that is EXACTLY what I am talking about. Music lovers of any age are curious and interested to hear about related bands, projects, music that influenced their band, etc. I am not the type to tell anyone their music susks because it "rips off so-and-so" or because "so-and-so did it better".
I am more along the lines of "hey, if you like band A, you may like this older band B that was kick ass ten years ago."
and when this type of music talk goe son, and a kid of 20 comes off like a fucking asshole treating me or anyone like a dipshit old relic just because they offer mention of a worthwhile band from the past, THAT is the shit that makes ME mad!
and THEY ALMOST ALL GROW OUT OF IT!
and if they don't they turn out like those fucking loser ass 35 year olds you see that believe all music peaked when they were 22. You know the type.
It goes both ways. I like when younger fans tell me, "hey, you like unwound and sonic youth? You may like this BAND X, that is new"